SSP 142 – Dual-Mass Flywheel
Noise sources and their prevention are receiving increasing attention in automobile engineering. This is driven by the demand to reduce noise pollution in road traffic and to improve ride comfort.
With the development of modern lightweight vehicles and engines, the vehicle’s natural damping of vibrations is inevitably reduced.
In an internal combustion engine, uneven combustion generates torsional vibrations in the crankshaft and flywheel. The dual-mass flywheel prevents these torsional vibrations from being transmitted to the drivetrain, where they could cause resonance vibrations.
The dual-mass flywheel is first applied in the Audi V6 engine and will later be used in other engines.