Timing and Auxiliary Drives Simulation
GT-SUITE provides engineers with the traditional layout, wrapping, and static analysis of these systems
Timing & Auxiliary Drives STATIC LAYOUT & DYNAMIC RESPONSES
Traditionally, timing and accessory drives were designed independently of the crankshaft and camshaft. However, it is increasingly clear that the response of these drives affect the entire system interaction.
These same models can be linked to already-existing crankshaft and/or camshaft models to study bearing loads, torsional vibrations, and bending effects. Static layout and dynamic response can now be performed with a single model, in a single tool: GT-SUITE.
Learn more about Timing & Auxiliary Drives APPLICATION HIGHLIGHTS
- Roller and silent chain drives, with rigid or flexible guides, pivoted or translating tensioners
- Spur and helical gear trains
- Ring-gears, planetary gear systems
- Accessory drive (V or ribbed) belts
- Timing belts with trapezoidal or arc-shaped teeth
- Planar multibody dynamics, with hubs supported by bearings or shafts
- Extensive output: chain/belt tension and lateral waves, friction forces, torques, transmission error
- 2D and 3D animations
Advanced Features
- Two-sided silent chains
- Two-sided timing belts
- Hydraulic/Mechanical belt/chain tensioners
- Gears: detailed 2D gear tooth contact kinematics, or faster simulations with equivalent mesh stiffness
- Compound gear-chain-belt systems
- Belt Slip and Hub Load Analysis
- Multiple levels of Gear modelling: lumped/Hertzian, helical/bevel/hypoid, and fully flexible
- Steady-state or fully transient simulations, speed ramps, start-stop
- Multiple ODE integrators for fast runtime
- Frequency-domain data analysis tools
Run Integrated Systems With:
- Valvetrain
- Cranktrain
- Oil circuit/Lube systems
- Transmissions
- Driveline
- NVH Noise Vibration Harshness
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