Nearly all conventional piston engines have flywheels on them to smooth out engine vibrations caused by the thrust of individual

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Taya2010 [7]

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Nearly all conventional piston engines have flywheels on them to smooth out engine vibrations caused by the thrust of individual

piston firings. Why does the flywheel have this effect

Physics

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Artyom0805 [142] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-20T04:57:54+03:00

Artyom0805 [142]3 years ago

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This is because, the flywheel has a very large moment of Inertia and hence sudden piston torques have negligible effect on the flywheel, but every piston combined has a significant torque. This smoothens out the vibrations.

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