View Single Post
Old 04-13-2008, 09:11 AM   #9
Chris Cogan
Junior Member
 
Chris Cogan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Defiance, OH
Posts: 47
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default Re: Rod length? Piston speed?

Yes, I use Excel to do the math. Excel is great because it allows you to analyze the data in many different ways.(graphically, statistically, etc) So all I did in this case was create four columns, Crank Angle, Piston Position, Piston Speed and Piston Acceleration. Then I created cells for stroke, rod length, rpm and rod/stroke ratio (this saves a few parenthesis in the equations). Crank Angle goes from 0 to 719 degrees. Then copy in your equations for piston position, piston speed and piston acceleration at crank angle = 0 and then copy those cells down to the 719 cell and there you have it. Hope this helps. Take care.

Chris Cogan
Kaizen Motorsports
www.kaizen-ms.com
Chris Cogan is offline   Reply With Quote