Description / Abstract:
This SAE Recommended Practice applies to flywheels and
flywheel-starter ring gear assemblies used with internal combustion
engines of the spark ignition and diesel type equipped with a
governor or speed limiting device. Engine sizes are those capable
of using SAE No. 6 through SAE No. 00 flywheel housings.
This document applies to methods used to determine the
rotational speed capability of flywheels for stresses imposed by
centrifugal forces only.
Purpose-This document is intended to establish
maximum allowable rotational speeds for flywheels under
centrifugally imposed stresses