Module:12

Lecture:2
Vibration Absorber:
Let us consider the system m1 and K1 is the original SDOF system and the absorber consists
of the mass m2 and the spring K2 .

Equilibrium Equation
m1
x1 K1 K 2 x1 K 2 x2 F1 sin t
m2
x2 K 2 x1 K 2 x2 0
m2
x2 K 2 x1 x2 0 m2
xL K1 x1 K 2 x2 0
m1
x1 K1 x1 K 2 x1 x2 F1 sin t

x1 x1 sin t x2 x2 sin t

Let

We obtain two algebraic equations for X1 and X 2 having matrix form,

K1 K 2 2 m1

K2

X1

X2

X 1 F1

K 2 m2 X 2 0
K2

2 m2 F1

K 2 m1 K 2 2 m2 K 22
2

K 2 F1
K1 K 2 m1 K 2 2 m2 K 22

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 2 m2
K 2 1
F1
K2

X1
K 2 m1 2 m2
K2
K1 1 2
K 2 1
K1 K 2

K1
K2
K1
K1
2
1 F1 K1

2
2

m1 K 2 m2 m1 K 2
1 .
1 . .
m2 K1 n a m1 m2 K1

K1
m1

Natural frequency of main system

K2
m2

Natural frequency of absorber alone

xSt F1 K1

Static deflection of the main system

m2
m1

Ratio of the absorber mass to main mass

We can rewrite as
1 a 2 xst

X1
2
2
2
2

a
1 1
n

If a , the amplitude X1 of the main mass reduce to zero.

2

X
F
X 2 n st 1
K2
a
So that,
X 2 t

m1n2 X st
F
1
2
m2a
K2

F1
sin t
K2

Force in the absorber spring at any time is

K 2 x2 t F1 sin t

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