The severe vibration of a screw compressor outlet piping system caused the fatigue failure of some thermowells and the unscheduled shut down of the system. The main reasons of the abnormal vibration in the outlet piping system were investigated by developing an acoustic model to simulate the gas pulsation and establishing two finite element models to conduct the mechanical vibration analyses. T...

Nanoimprinting is a simple and efficient way to generate nanopatterns over a large area by pressing a master mould to penetrate into the surface of a substrate. It is known that interfacial friction force is a main factor responsible for pattern defects in nanoimprints. Here, nanoimprinting of metals by carbon nanotube arrays under a high-frequency vibration perturbation were studied via molecu...

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent cells capable of differentiating into any mesenchymal tissue, including bone, cartilage, muscle, and fat. MSC differentiation can be influenced by a variety of stimuli, including environmental and mechanical stimulation, scaffold physical properties, or applied loads. Numerous studies have evaluated the effects of vibration or cyclic tensile strain ...

It is currently unclear how mechanical micro-vibration affects the in vitro culture of embryos in Japanese Black cow. In the experimental groups, immature oocytes and fertilized embryos were cultured using the micro-vibration culture system with the vibration set for 5 sec at intervals of 60 min and frequency of 20, 40 or 80 Hz, respectively, during in vitro maturation and in vitro development....

A typical passive mechanical isolation system utilizes a mass-spring-damper as a mechanical filter. Active isolation control systems typically include an electromagnetic transducer to develop the required control forces. In this paper, the technique of sensor-less active shunt control is applied to a mechanical isolation system. An electrical impedance is designed and connected to an electromag...

In diagnosing mechanical faults of rotating machinery, it is very important to know the vibration feature of the machine with various forms of fault. A rotor system with fault is generally a complicated non-linear vibrating system. Its vibration is in a very complex form. Rotating machinery is very popular in industrial applications. Most of the mechanical failures are due to vibrations. It is ...

ub lis he d by M an ey P ub lis hi ng ( c) IO M C om m un ic at io ns L td A mechanical powder metallurgy process involving a vibration stage before cold and hot compaction has been developed to manufacture functionally graded materials (FGMs). The microstructure and mechanical properties of p 2124 FGMs produced by this process have been studied. It was found that the vibration stage modified t...

In this study, the scope of CFRP cables in cable-stayed bridges is studied by establishing a numerical model of a 1400-m span of the same. The mechanical properties and characteristics of CFRP stay cables and of a cable-stayed bridge with CFRP cables are here subjected to comprehensive analysis. The anomalies in the damping properties of free vibration, nonlinear parametric vibration and wind f...

Anti-vibration gloves have been used in real workplaces to reduce vibration transmitted through hand-held power tools to the hand. Generally materials used for vibration attenuation in gloves are resilient materials composed of certain synthetic and/or composite polymers. The mechanical characteristics of the resilient materials used in anti-vibration gloves are prone to be influenced by enviro...

Internal friction and void ratio will change among granular particles under vibration, and the size of void ratio directly affects strength of granular media. To further study the effect of vibration parameters on granular mechanical properties, discrete element method is used to simulate particles motion in a vibrating rectangular case by PFC2D software and study the influence of vibration fre...