Engine balance refers to the inherent motions of the components of an engine, such as an internal combustion engine, and the engineering solutions used to minimise the motions: improving engine balance reduces vibration and other stresses which can improve the overall performance (reliability, cost, efficiency etc.) of an engine powered machine.
Read more about Engine Balance: Inherent Mechanical Balance, Steam Locomotives
Famous quotes containing the words engine and/or balance:
“Industrial man—a sentient reciprocating engine having a fluctuating output, coupled to an iron wheel revolving with uniform velocity. And then we wonder why this should be the golden age of revolution and mental derangement.”
—Aldous Huxley (1894–1963)
“True balance requires assigning realistic performance expectations to each of our roles. True balance requires us to acknowledge that our performance in some areas is more important than in others. True balance demands that we determine what accomplishments give us honest satisfaction as well as what failures cause us intolerable grief.”
—Melinda M. Marshall (20th century)