Multi-Mass Flywheel

Basics

• A variation of a Flywheel that is resistant to sudden rotational speed change induced damage
• It uses one or more shells containing weights and springs
• The internal springs + disk(s) dampen the "shock" of a rotational speed change
• The outer shell adds additional mass, but mainly protection for the internals
• This mechanism can be done with a single disk and spring, a single disk with two springs, and then stacks and/or planetary "rings" of disk+spring combos

See Also

• Flywheel

Useful Links

• The Wikipedia Page on Multi-Mass Flywheels