摘要：将变密度拓扑优化方法应用于发动机气缸体轻量化设计中.以气缸体上施加最大爆发压力工况下的载荷为边界条件,以气缸体总柔度最小为优化目标,以气缸体体积比为约束条件,以单元密度为设计变量,对气缸体进行拓扑优化.对优化后的结构重新建模,分析了在最大爆发压力工况下的应力分布.结果表明,气缸体质量减轻了5 kg,最大主应力与优化前相当,整体应力分布更加均匀,达到了等强度设计的目的.将变密度法应用于气缸体的等强度轻量化设计,有助于确定气缸体的最佳形状,并减少重复设计验证的次数.

摘要：For a single cylinder engine, the total unbalanced inertial forces occur in the engine block, which results in engine’s vibration and deteriorated noise. In order to eliminate the unbalanced forces, counterweight and primary balance shaft should be attached to the cylinder block so that engine durability and ride comfortability may be further improved. Traditionally one third of connecting rod assembly’s mass is treated as reciprocating mass, and two thirds as rotating mass when designing balance mechanism. In this paper, a new method based on the multibody dynamics simulation is introduced to separate the reciprocating mass and rotating mass of connecting rod assembly. The model consists of crankshaft, connecting rod, piston and the simulation is performed subsequently. According to the simulation results of the main bearing loads, the reciprocating mass and rotating mass are separated. Finally a new balance mechanism is designed and simulation results show that it completely balances inertial forces to improve the engine’s noise vibration and harshness performance.