A Note on the Damped Vibration Absorber

BY JOHN E. B R O C K , 1 ST. LOUIS, MO.

N T H E following, formulas for optimum damping for three (c/co) 2 = A1/.B1 [5]

I cases of the dynamic vibration absorber with damping are

presented and the method of derivation is indicated. The Performing the indicated operations and rationalizing the re-

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writer is prejudiced against notes and papers which are not self- su't' w e obtain
contained and self-explanatory; in the present instance, how- r^ ^y . ri
ever, it would require twenty paragraphs of material readily (c/c 0 ) 2 = — — [6]
available elsewhere to introduce three paragraphs of new results.
Accordingly, reference is made to the book, "Mechanical Vibra- „ . .. ...
,, , , T, ^ -rt . „ TT . ,, , , 11 By a similar process, we obtain
tions, by J. P. Den Hartog. 2 Using the notation employed by
Den Hartog, and referring to the figures accompanying his text, m [3 + "\/m/(2 + ju)]
the following remarks apply: (c/co) 2 = 8 C T + Y3 ^
1 Case of Optimum Tuning. In this c a s e , / = 1/(1 + ju), and
the abcissas of points P and Q of the (g, xjx,,) diagram are, for a horizontal tangent at point Q. Clearly, a convenient
respectively average value is

„ _ J l - Vm/(2 + ,) ff2 _ J l + V M / P + M) . , m (c/co)2 _ [8I

T 1 + M " 1 + M 8(1 +

while the common ordinate is 2 Case of Constant Tuning. In this case, / = 1, and the
abscissas of points P and Q are, respectively

(li'll-w = (*!"<)»~ V 1 + M 121 gi = V i — V ^ 7 ( 2 + 7); = V ' l + V m / ( 2 + m)..(9]

In order to cause the curve of (xi/x„) vs. g to pass horizontally w h i l e t h e o r dinates are, respectively
through point P, we first require that it pass through a point P'

of abscissas = ^ 1 ~ V/./C2 + + 8a n d ordinate ( x i / x J = = = (1 + m) V ^ T J ) - ? '

V I + -, and then let S approach zero as a limit.

m
Hartog's equation [57] for (c/c c ) 2 , we get
Solving Den (— ) =
(1 + „ ) V W ( 2 + f ) + M
[10]

/ \2 ,, 2 2, , 2 j2 It is seen that the ordinate of point P is greater than that of point

( - ) = — — [rf g — ( 1 — g ) ( / — g)\ [3j Q Accordingly, it is desired that the (g, xjx„) curve pass hori-
\c°/ ! (xi/xiiV [1 (1 + a<)!72]2 • 11 zontally through point P for optimum damping. Employing the
, — I process used previously, we obtain
1 — V m/(2 + M) + S ( / ) = J l + f i s substi- r / n
1 + m 1 " m(3 + M)[I + V M / ( 2 + M ) ] ^
tilted in Equation [3 ], we obtain a result of the form 8(1 +

| ® V _ A0 + + AtS2 + A363 + . . . 3 Qase 0j Lanchester Type Damper (Viscous Damping). In

\c„J B0 + Bid + Bib2 + B:,S3 4 - . . . . this case, / = 0, and the abscissas of points P and Q are, respec-
tively
Since Equation [3] assumes the indeterminate form 0 / 0 if 5 = 0,
it is clear that A 0 = B 0 = 0 and that our desired result is given </i = 0; gi — V 2 / ( 2 + [12]
by
while the ordinates are
1Instructor in Applied Mathematics, Washington University.
2"Mechanical Vibrations," by J. P. Den Hartog, McGraw-Hill t X\\ /i'i\
Book Company, Inc., New York, N . Y . , 1940, pp. 115-129. I— J =1; I - J = 1 + 2//» [13]
Contributed by the Applied Mechanics Division for presentation \ x n / o = oi \ x ti/a = ai
at the Annual Meeting, New York, N. Y., December 2-6, 1940, of
T H E A M E R I C A N S O C I E T Y OF M E C H A N I C A L E N G I N E E R S . Employing the process used previously in order the make the
Discussion of this paper should be addressed to the Secretary, curve pass horizontally through point Q, we obtain
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cussion received after the closing date will be returned. (c/co) 2 = [14]
NOTE: Statements and opinions advanced in papers are to be 2(1 + n) (2 + n)
understood as individual expressions of their authors and not those
of the Society. for optimum damping.

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