Crankshaft Engine Balancing
The centripetal force created by a crankshaft imbalance will depend upon the amount of imbalance and distance from the axis of rotation (which is expressed in units of grams ounces or ounce-inches) A crankshaft with only two ounce-inches of imbalance at 2 000 rpm will be subjected to a force of 14 2 lbs At 4 000 rpm the force grows to 56 8 Get price