Study of Engine Mountings: A Review

Abstract

Comfort, vehicle stability and driving ability are the important factors in the terms of the performance of the vehicle. IC engine is the source of power to the vehicle and it produces vibrations which reduces performance of vehicle, so it is needed to control the vibrations up to some extent. IC engine is made up of rotary and reciprocating parts, which produces unbalanced forces and vibrations during their operation. These vibrations will be reduced by minimizing the unbalanced forces and by providing the mounts which absorbs the vibrations [3]. Engine mounts plays an important role in reducing the vehicle vibrations and noise. The function of the engine mounting is to properly hold the engine and transmission system on the chassis of the vehicle [4]. The development of engine mounting system is currently focusing on the improvement of frequency and vibrational amplitude [5]. This paper focuses mainly on study of various types of engine mount and its optimization methods for vibration isolation.