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SolidWorks Motion: Part 3 – Motors
Sometimes, it is more convenient to use motors in an animation instead of key points. The video below will show how to add motors into an animation. The next post in the series will demonstrate how to change the transparency
... ContinuedW16 Engine: Intake Manifold
In this post about the W16 engine I will present the build of the intake manifold through top-down design.
See detailed explanations in the extended entry at the end of the post.
Thank you for reading about this build and stay tuned for the next post which will detail the build of the exhaust manifolds, turbo compressors and their integration with the intake manifold.
George Bucsan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Aerospace Engineering, 2014
... ContinuedW16 Engine: Block and Cylinder Heads
In this post about the W16 engine I will show the calculation of the camshaft phase angles and then detail the mating of the components in the cylinder heads with the rest of the engine.
Another animation that better allows to see the full movement of the engine can be found here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci7m0j5iCAQ).
See detailed explanations in the extended entry at the end of the post.
At the request of a reader I will upload the complete assembly but hide the parts that I have not presented yet. Download Engine.
Thank you for reading about this build and stay tuned for the next post which will detail the build of the intake manifold through top-down design strategy.
George Bucsan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Aerospace Engineering, 2014
... ContinuedW16 Engine: Inside the Cylinder Head
In this post about the W16 engine I will detail the build of the main internal parts of the Cylinder Head: the rocker fingers, the valves and the camshaft.
See detailed explanations in the extended entry at the end of the post.
Download the camshaft assembly, the valves and the rocker finger assembly.
Thank you for reading about this build and stay tuned for the next post which will detail the calculation of the camshaft phase angles and the mating of the components that go inside the cylinder heads.
George Bucsan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Aerospace Engineering, 2014
... ContinuedW16 Engine: The Cylinder Head (Part 3)
In this final post about the Cylinder Head of the W16 engine I will “repair” the part I made thus far and also adapt it for the right side of the engine.
See detailed explanations in the extended entry at the end of the post.
Download the finished Left and Right Cylinder Ceads.
You can find the previous part of this post here.
Thank you for reading about this build and stay tuned for the next post which will detail the build of the components that go inside the cylinder head and the mates used to connect and make them move.
George Bucsan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Aerospace Engineering, 2014
... ContinuedW16 Engine: The Cylinder Head (Part 2)
In this post about the W16 Engine I will continue describing the cylinder head’s build up until the point I initially thought it is ready, but then realized it is flipped upside down.
You can find the first part of this post here.
Download the part file.
See detailed explanations in the extended entry at the end of the post.
Thank you for reading about this build and stay tuned for the next post which will continue the with the cylinder head’s „repair” and conversion for the right side of the engine.
George Bucsan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Aerospace Engineering, 2014
... ContinuedW16 Engine: The Cylinder Head (Part 1)
In this post about the W16 Engine I will start describing the cylinder head and how it works. Then I’ll start detailing the build as usually.
The file: Download Camcase Left.
See detailed explanations in the extended entry at the end of the post.
Thank you for reading about this build and stay tuned for the next post which will continue the build of the cylinder head.
George Bucsan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Aerospace Engineering, 2014
... ContinuedW16 Engine: The First Animation
In this post about the W16 Engine I will create a partial assembly and make the parts presented thus far look and move like an engine. As usual, this build will be thoroughly detailed.
Download Block-Crankshaft-Pistons
See detailed explanations in the extended entry at the end of the post.
Thank you for reading about this build and stay tuned for the next post which will include the complex Camcase part.
George Bucsan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Aerospace Engineering, 2014
... ContinuedW16 Engine: The Crankshaft
In this fourth post about the W16 Engine I will introduce the Crankshaft and detail its build.
See detailed explanation in the extended entry at the end of the post.
Thank you for reading about this build and stay tuned for the next post which will include the Block-Crankshaft-Pistons assembly and its animation.
George Bucsan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Aerospace Engineering, 2014
... ContinuedW16 Engine: The Block
W16 Engine: The Block
In this third post about the W16 Engine I will introduce the Engine Block and detail its build.
See detailed explanation in the extended entry at the end of the post.
Thank you for reading about this build and stay tuned for the next post which will include the crankshaft and the math behind it.
George Bucsan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Aerospace Engineering, 2014
... Continued
W16 Engine in SolidWorks
This is a model of the W16 Turbo engine used in the world’s fastest production car. I modeled it as a final project for the Introduction to CAD class. During the next few weeks I will walk you through the build, post the files and explain some of the math behind it. This post will cover the modeling of the basic piston:
Here is the link to the document that I used as a reference.
“The W Engine Concept – Self Study Program” VW of America, 2002, available here
See detailed explanation in the extended entry at the end of the post.
Thank you for reading about this build and stay tuned for the next post which will include the Conrod and the Piston-Rod-Rings Assembly.
George Bucsan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Aerospace Engineering, 2014
... ContinuedSolidWorks Tutorial: Pip Squeak Engine Models, Drawings and Animations
For this minature pip squeak engine, students Duane McCants and Dale Bemben of Baker College created all the models, drawing files, animations and Power point presentation for Robert Cadwell's 10-week SolidWorks- based design class. When Robert sent me the files to
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