posted on 2018-10-25, 09:58authored byPeter R. Wagstaff
This investigation of the design and performance of high-speed spring
loaded cam systems attempts to relate the design technique to a more
realistic model of the system. The testing of the validity of experimental
and analytical results is also a requirement that has received particular
attention. Where appropriate, experimental, analytical and design
techniques are examined in a more general way. The starting point of this
work is the author's study of pushrod operated valve gear in an automobile
engine. Investigations have been continued on a variety of
engines, all having the basic common factor of a controlling valve spring.
The results are therefore particularly relevant to this class of system
and appropriate to the types of motion controls required to operate
automobile valves efficiently.
History
School
Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering
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Publication date
1975
Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy at Loughborough University.