Hey guys, I was wandering if anyone could help me out with the process of dimensioning a shaft.
I vaguely remember a process(G. Niemann) by iterations with this formula:
d =[(16 x M)/ pi x tau)]^3
where M is the torque, and tau is shear stress. One then picks a standard size equal or greater...
I'm currently designing a relatively unorthodox diesel (and ethanol) 4 (short)stroke engine and I can't seem to get conclusive information on wether it is or not beneficial to use 5 valves per cylinder.
Sure there is a gain in the lower inertial values per valve-unit and greater flow area but...