Title: Dynamic behaviour modelling of an internal combustion engine water pump transmission belt drive

Authors: Gaetano Sequenzia; Michele Calabretta; Ignazio Assenza; Salvatore Massimo Oliveri

Addresses: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e Informatica (DIEEI), University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 – Catania, Italy ' Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e Informatica (DIEEI), University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 – Catania, Italy ' Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e Informatica (DIEEI), University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 – Catania, Italy ' Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica Elettronica e Informatica (DIEEI), University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 – Catania, Italy

Abstract: Belt drives are commonly used in various types of transmissions to link two or more rotating shafts. In order to transmit the motion, an effective grip on the pulley has to be set by imposing a pre-load on the belt. Moreover, the dynamics of the system is strongly affected not only by the geometrical and inertial properties but also by the imposed belt tension force as a functional parameter affecting the vibration characteristics. In the present work, it is presented an integrated methodology, experimental and numerical, to determine the dynamic behaviour of a water pump drive in a high-performance internal combustion engine.

Keywords: belt; internal combustion engine; natural frequency; vibration modes; multibody model; water pump transmission drive.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVP.2021.113427

International Journal of Vehicle Performance, 2021 Vol.7 No.1/2, pp.170 - 184

Received: 17 Apr 2020
Accepted: 01 Aug 2020
Published online: 04 Mar 2021 *

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