Direct derivation of the two-shaft system balance conditions for the second order reciprocal inertia forces on the V-type eight cylinders internal combustion engines with a plane crankshaft

Abstract

By employing the “four shafts balance concept” paper [1] has reported a balance regime for the second order reciprocal inertia forces on the V-type eight cylinder internal combustion engines with a plane crankshaft. Thereafter, paper [2] has acquired a “two-shafts balance” regime, but through a rather tedious roudabout degenerating manipulation. The present article has, but starting out directly from the “two-shafts balance concept”, successfully acquired the same results as those in paper [2]. In addition, we propose, herein, a third balance system which might be, in general, called the slipper balance” regime.