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- From: jws@billy.mlb.semi.harris.com (James W. Swonger)
- Subject: Re: flywheel
- References: <1769.88.uupcb@chaos.lrk.ar.us> <1992Nov10.143717.11584@ericsson.se>
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 21:31:14 GMT
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- Some engines are internally balanced and the flywheel serves only to
- provide stabilization/energy storage for the next compression stroke.
- Others depend on the distribution of mass on the flywheel as part of
- the engine balancing scheme. These will need a specially-balanced
- lightweight flywheel to preserve engine balance.
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