Professor Dalby's Engine Model
- Made:
- 1928 in Manchester
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Professor Dalby's four-crank engine balancing apparatus
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Professor Dalby's four-crank engine balancing apparatus, made by G. Cussons Limited, 1928. Plus box of weights and six springs.
If the inertial forces produced by moving parts in an internal combustion engine or steam engine are not balanced with counterweights or balance shafts, the imbalance can cause vibration.
Professor William Dalby was Head of Mechanical & Motive Engineering at Imperial College 1906-1931. He worked in the Admiralty Engineering lab during World War I, developing diesel engines for submarines and prototypes of gas turbine powered warships.
Details
- Category:
- Motive Power
- Object Number:
- Y1996.25.1
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), metal (unknown) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Measurements:
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overall: 295 mm x 370 mm x 970 mm,
- type:
- model - representation
- credit:
- Gift of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds
