What are the functions of a flywheel?
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The functions of a flywheel include the following three points: 1. Energy storage and speed stabilization: The flywheel uses its own moment of inertia to store part of the work input to the crankshaft during the power stroke, which is used to overcome resistance in other strokes, drive the crank-link mechanism past the top and bottom dead centers, ensure the crankshaft's rotational angular velocity and output torque are as uniform as possible, and enable the engine to overcome short-term overloads. 2. Driving the wheels: The driving component is the driving part of the friction clutch that engages and disengages the clutch. Its function is to transmit the engine's rotational force to the driving wheels through the transmission. 3. Starting the engine: A flywheel ring gear is mounted on the outer edge of the flywheel, which meshes with the drive gear of the starter motor to start the engine.