Particle Impact Damping in the Horizontal Plane Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • Particle impact damping (PID) is a meaas for increasing component fatigue life by reducing structural vibrations. A particle-filled enclosure attached to an area of high velocity converts kinetic energy into heat through inelastic inter-particle and particle-enclosure collisions. The experimental study shows that for components experiencing transient vibrations in the horizontal plane (perpendicular to gravity), significant damping (30% per cycle) can be achieved at very low acceleration amplitudes (below Ig) through the use of particle impact damping. Copyright 2006 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. All rights reserved.

name of conference

  • 47th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference
    14th AIAA/ASME/AHS Adaptive Structures Conference
    7th

published proceedings

  • 47th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference>BR< 14th AIAA/ASME/AHS Adaptive Structures Conference>BR< 7th

author list (cited authors)

  • Witt, B., & Kinra, V.

citation count

  • 3

complete list of authors

  • Witt, Bryan||Kinra, Vikram

publication date

  • May 2006