IMPACT OF MECHANICAL VIBRATION

  • Unique Paper ID: 149748
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 1
  • PageNo: 487-491
  • Abstract:
  • The Mechanical phenomena where any motion that occurs about some equilibrium point is known as vibration. It is also observed as any shaky Motion. Clearly, vibration can thus be Ruinous which is the reason for its unwished-For. However, it can also be good and useful as observed in some mechanical and construction equipment. Vibration can be observed in pendulum set in motion, a plucked guitar string, vehicles driven on rough terrain and geological activities like earthquakes. It is also observed in vibratory conveyors, washing machines, electric massaging units, compactors, hoppers, and the like. Thus the reason for the vibration study is to minimize the effect of vibration to zero through proper design of machines and their Manufacturing’s. In this connection, the mechanical engineer tries to design the engine or machine to minimize the vibrational effect, while the structural engineer tries to design the supporting structure to ensure that the effect of vibration is safe. Despite its damaging effects, vibration can be used profitably in several consumer and industrial applications. The efficiency of certain machining, casting, forging, and welding processes has been found to be improved by vibration. It is also employed to simulate earthquakes for geological research and to conduct studies in the design of nuclear reactors. Clearly, vibration studies focused on the nasty of vibration and how to reduce its effect. It may open a floodgate of new investigations into the effect of the various vibration types which may in turn lead to new designs and fabrication of appropriate engineering strategies to governor and shrink to the simplest minimise the harmful effect of the various vibration types.

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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 1
  • PageNo: 487-491

IMPACT OF MECHANICAL VIBRATION

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