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Re: [Fot] FW: Flywheel wt & crank harmonics -TR3/4

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Subject: Re: [Fot] FW: Flywheel wt & crank harmonics -TR3/4
From: Tony Drews via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2020 23:33:13 -0500
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I noticed it on track at 5600 rpm because it foamed the fuel in the 
float bowl, not because I actually felt it.

- Tony

On 5/21/2020 8:56 PM, Joe Alexander via Fot wrote:
> On my street TR4A, the harmonics came in about 2800 RPM and again at 
> 5600 RPM.
>
> It was an interesting sensation. Hard to describe.
>
> I never noticed it in any of the race engines.
>
> Joe Alexander
> 4505 Donald Dr
> Cedar Falls, IA 50613
> The-vintage-racer.com
> Gasketinnovations.com
> Cell:  319.464.4711
>
>
>> On May 21, 2020, at 6:14 PM, timmmurphh--- via Fot 
>> <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>> *From:* timmmurphh@gmail.com <timmmurphh@gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Thursday, May 21, 2020 6:06 PM
>> *To:* 'TeriAnn J. Wakeman' <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
>> *Subject:* RE: [Fot] Flywheel wt & crank harmonics -TR3/4
>>
>> The weight of the flywheel will definitely affect the harmonic 
>> frequency.  The heavier the flywheel, the lower the harmonic 
>> frequency will be. The flywheel contributes a significant amount to 
>> the total rotating inertia due to its weight and that the weight is 
>> at greater radius than the other rotating masses.  Inertia increases 
>> as the square of the radius. It is not a linear function of the radius.
>>
>> An RPM of 5200 was mentioned as the harmonic resonance.  I had always 
>> heard that it was more like 6300 RPM.  I have never seen a 
>> calculation for it. It would be complex.  Note that lighter pistons 
>> and connecting rods would tend to lower the harmonic frequency as 
>> they would reduce the inertia in the engine.
>>
>> Tim Murphy
>>
>> *From:* Fot <fot-bounces@autox.team.net 
>> Wakeman via Fot
>> *Sent:* Thursday, May 21, 2020 2:44 PM
>> *Subject:* [Fot] Flywheel wt & crank harmonics -TR3/4
>>
>> Something I have wondered about for years.
>>
>> Does the weight of the flywheel affect the RPM and intensity of 
>> harmonics inherent in a TR3/4 stock crank? I've never found an answer 
>> to that question.
>>
>> TeriAnn
>>
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    <p>I noticed it on track at 5600 rpm because it foamed the fuel in
      the float bowl, not because I actually felt it.</p>
    <p>- Tony<br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/21/2020 8:56 PM, Joe Alexander via
      Fot wrote:<br>
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      On my street TR4A, the harmonics came in about 2800 RPM and again
      at 5600 RPM.
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div>It was an interesting sensation. Hard to describe.</div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div>I never noticed it in any of the race engines.<br>
        <br>
        <div dir="ltr">Joe Alexander
          <div>4505 Donald Dr</div>
          <div>Cedar Falls, IA 50613</div>
          <div>The-vintage-racer.com</div>
          <div>Gasketinnovations.com</div>
          <div>Cell:  319.464.4711</div>
          <div><br>
          </div>
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          <blockquote type="cite">On May 21, 2020, at 6:14 PM,
            timmmurphh--- via Fot <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" 
href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>&lt;fot@autox.team.net&gt;</a> wrote:<br>
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                    <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" 
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                    <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 21, 2020 6:06 PM<br>
                    <b>To:</b> 'TeriAnn J. Wakeman'
                    <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" 
href="mailto:tjwakeman@gmail.com";>&lt;tjwakeman@gmail.com&gt;</a><br>
                    <b>Subject:</b> RE: [Fot] Flywheel wt &amp; crank
                    harmonics -TR3/4<o:p></o:p></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">The weight of the flywheel will
                definitely affect the harmonic frequency.  The heavier
                the flywheel, the lower the harmonic frequency will be. 
                The flywheel contributes a significant amount to the
                total rotating inertia due to its weight and that the
                weight is at greater radius than the other rotating
                masses.  Inertia increases as the square of the radius. 
                It is not a linear function of the radius.<o:p></o:p></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">An RPM of 5200 was mentioned as the
                harmonic resonance.  I had always heard that it was more
                like 6300 RPM.  I have never seen a calculation for it. 
                It would be complex.  Note that lighter pistons and
                connecting rods would tend to lower the harmonic
                frequency as they would reduce the inertia in the
                engine.<o:p></o:p></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">Tim Murphy<o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <b>On Behalf Of </b>TeriAnn J. Wakeman via Fot<br>
                    <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 21, 2020 2:44 PM<br>
                    <b>To:</b> FOT &lt;<a
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                      moz-do-not-send="true">fot@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br>
                    <b>Subject:</b> [Fot] Flywheel wt &amp; crank
                    harmonics -TR3/4<o:p></o:p></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
              <p><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:&quot;Adobe
                  Garamond&quot;,serif">Something I have wondered about
                  for years.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
              <p><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:&quot;Adobe
                  Garamond&quot;,serif">Does the weight of the flywheel
                  affect the RPM and intensity of harmonics inherent in
                  a TR3/4 stock crank? I've never found an answer to
                  that question.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
              <p><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:&quot;Adobe
                  Garamond&quot;,serif">TeriAnn</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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