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Tomislav Skračić, MA
Undergraduate English
Course for
MARINE ENGINEERS
3rd Semester
Essential reading:
SPINČIĆ, A., PRITCHARD, B., An English Textbook For
Marine Engineers 2, Pomorski fakultet, Rijeka 2009.
LUZER, J., SPINČIĆ, A., Gramatička vježbenica engleskog
jezika za pomorce, Pomorski fakultet, Rijeka 2003.
Lesson 2
Crankshaft, Main Bearings and Shaft Alignment
KEY WORDS
crankshaft (n.)
main bearing
shaft alignment
reciprocating motion
at a top center
bending stress
connecting rod thrust
crankpin (n.)
adjacent bearing
torsional forces
semi-built design
crank web (n.)
forge (v.)
solid-forged
cast (v.)
- koljenasto vratilo / osovina, radilica
- glavni / temeljni ležaj
- centriranje osovine
- stapno gibanje
- u gornjoj mrtvoj točki
- naprezanje zbog savijanja
- potisak ojnice
- oslonac koljena, osovina letećeg ležaja
- pokrajnji ležaj, "odrivni" ležaj, "thrust" bearing
- torzijske / zaokretne sile
- izrađen od više dijelova
- 'pršuti' za uravnoteženje
- kovati
- izrađen u jednom dijelu
- lijevati
Lesson 2
Crankshaft, Main Bearings and Shaft Alignment
KEY WORDS
shrink on to (v.)
- navući u toplom stanju
crank journal
- oslonac temeljnog ležaja
journal (n.)
- blazinica, ležajna čaša (materijal koji se troši)
journal bearing
- leteći ležaj
carbon steel
- ugljični čelik (FeC)
alloy steel
- legura čelika
nickel - nikal
chromium - krom
molybdenum - molibden (Mo)
crank (n.)
- koljeno vratila
multi-throw shaft
- osovina s više koljena,
višecilindarska koljenasta osovina
firing order
- redoslijed paljenja
torque (n.)
- zakretni moment
torque wrench
- moment-ključ
load (n.)
- opterećenje
exhaust arrangement - ispušni sustav / raspored ispuha
Lesson 2
Crankshaft, Main Bearings and Shaft Alignment
KEY WORDS
misalignment (n.)
- loše centriranje, nepoklapanje osi
bearing shell
- blaznica temeljnog ležaja / košuljica ležaja
lining (n.)
- obloga, sloj
copper-lead
- bakar-olovo
aluminium-tin alloy
- legura aluminija i kositra
flash (n.)
- sloj obloge
lead (n.) - olovo
indium - indij
seating (n.)
- sjedište, postolje
transverse sadles
- poprečni nosači
thrust bolts
- vijci temeljnog ležaja preopterečeni na tlak
shim (n.)
- podložna pločica
bearing play
- zračnost ležaja
pressure lubricated
- tlačno podmazivane
tie rod
- kotveni vijak
tensioned
- stegnut
Crankshaft, Main Bearings and Shaft Alignment
DEFINITION OF A CRANKSHAFT
The crankshaft converts reciprocating motion in the
cylinder into rotary motion of the propeller shaft.
PARTS
The crankshaft is made up of throws and journals. A throw
consists a pin (secured or attached to big / bottom end
bearings) and two webs or cranks. Journals rest or lie in
the main bearings.
STRESSES (fluctuating)
Bending (when the piston is at TDC);
Sheer stress (in operation);
Torsion (due to speed change)
Crankshaft
MANUFACTURING
 Solid forged built in a single piece (small-slow speed
engines)
 Semi-built design (large medium-speed engines).
Crankpins & webs are forged or cast in one piece and
shrunk on to the journals.
 Fully-built (cast in single piece – webs are shrunk on
to the crankpins and journals).
Crankshaft
MATERIALS
• Carbon steel
• Alloy of nickel, chromium & molibdenum
• Specialy alloyed grey cast steel
Exercise 1 - Read the following text:
The crankshaft, which converts the
reciprocating motion of the piston to rotating
motion, must resist the bending stresses
caused by the connecting rod thrust when the
piston is at the top dead centre.
Then the maximum gas pressure acts straight
down on the crankpin and tends to bend the
shaft between the adjacent bearings. The
crankshaft must also withstand the torsional
forces produced by the change of speed.
Exercise 1 – Complete the sentences:
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The crankshaft converts ... ... to .... ....
It must resist the bending stresses caused by
the connecting rod thrust when ... ... .
Then the maximum gas pressure acts straight
down on the crankpin and tends to ... ....
The crankshaft must also withstand the ... ....
Exercise 2 – Read the text:
Medium speed engines have crankshaft usually
solid forged, i.e. made from a single piece, while
slow speed engine crankshafts are mostly of
semi-built design with crankpins and webs
forged or cast in one piece and shrunk on to the
journals. The type of steel used, which is carbon
or alloy steel containing nickel, chromium and
molybdenum, is chosen for its strength,
resistance to fatigue and hardness of bearing
surface.
Exercise 2 – Complete the sentences:
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Medium speed engines have crankshaft usually
solid forged, i.e. made ... ...
Slow speed engine crankshafts are mostly of
semi-built design with ... ...
They are ... or ... in one piece and ... on to the
journals.
The type of steel used for crakshafts is ... ...
It contains nickel, ... and must be resistant to ...
Exercise 3 – Read the text:
The cranks of a multi-throw shaft are set at
appropriate angles giving a “firing order” for
the engine. The firing order is chosen primarily
to obtain a smooth torque and the best
mechanical balance. However, main bearings
loads, exhaust arrangements suitable for
turbocharging and torsional vibration may also
be taken into account. Although the crankshaft
appears to be robust, they rely on the main
bearings to develop their full strength.
Exercise 3 – Complete the sentences:
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cranks of a multi-throw shaft are set at appropriate
angles giving ... ...
The firing order is chosen primarily to obtain ... ...
and ... ...
However, we must also take ito account:
 ... loads,
 exhaust arrangements suitable for ... and
 ... ...
Crankshaft rely on the ... ... to develop their full
strength.
Crankshaft, Main Bearings and Shaft Alignment
Questions & Discussion
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State the function of the crankshaft.
What forces is a crankshaft subjected to?
What kind of crankshafts are used in: a) Medium
speed diesel
Slow speed diesel
4. What does the choice of steel type for crankshaft
depend on?
What is the “firing order”?
What else is taken into consideration in designing a
crankshaft?