Effect of a dual-mass flywheel on the impact-induced noise in vehicular powertrain systems

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 220, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 747-761

  Theodossiades, S ^a   Gnanakumarr, M ^a   Rahnejat, H ^a   Kelly, P ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FORD WERKE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Driveline clonk; Dual mass flywheel; Powertrains; Solid mass flywheel; Transmission rattle

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; CONSTRAINT THEORY; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

DRIVELINE CLONK; DUAL-MASS FLYWHEEL; POWERTRAINS; SOLID-MASS FLYWHEEL; TRANSMISSION RATTLE;

FLYWHEELS;

EID: 33947597076     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544070JAUTO55     Document Type: Article

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