Granular dampers for the reduction of vibrations of an oscillatory saw

Michael Heckel, Achim Sack, Jonathan E. Kollmer and Thorsten Pöschel

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2012, vol. 391, issue 19, 4442-4447

Abstract: Instruments for surgical and dental application based on oscillatory mechanics submit unwanted vibrations to the operator’s hand. Frequently the weight of the instrument’s body is increased to dampen its vibration. Based on recent research regarding the optimization of granular damping we developed a prototype granular damper that attenuates the vibrations of an oscillatory saw twice as efficiently as a comparable solid mass.

Keywords: Granular damper; Granular system; Dissipation mechanism; Vibrations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2012.04.007

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