Springs for Model

Springs for Model Six springs for four crank balancing apparatus made by G

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Springs for Model
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Six springs for four crank balancing apparatus made by G
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Six springs for four crank balancing apparatus made by G. Cussons Limited.

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:
Y1996.25.3
Materials:
metal (unknown)
Measurements:
overall (box): 100 mm x 320 mm x 410 mm,
type:
spring
credit:
Gift of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds