Steam-induced vibration is a kind of self-excited vibration which is one of the most important issues affecting the operation reliability of steam turbines. A lot of actual cases of steam-induced vibration of steam turbine were collected in this work. And steam-induced vibration fault was statistical and classified by fault reason, happened time, occurrence load and fault severity. The statisti...

UNLABELLED The internationally accepted limit values and the health effects of hand-transmitted vibration exposure have been described extensively in the literature from temperate climate countries but not from a tropical climate environment. OBJECTIVES We conducted a systematic review of the health effects of hand-transmitted vibration exposure in tropical countries to determine the characte...

Mechanical loading can modulate tissue plasticity and has potential applications in rehabilitation science and regenerative medicine. To safely and effectively introduce mechanical loads to human cells, tissues, and the entire body, we need to understand the optimal loading environment to promote growth and health. The purpose of this research was 1) to validate a limb vibration and compression...

OBJECTIVES To determine the extent of hand transmitted vibration exposure problems, particularly hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS), among construction workers in Malaysia. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted on a construction site in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 243 workers were recruited. Questionnaire interviews and hand examinations were administered to 194 respondents. Vibration mag...

with the prolonged use of domestic centrifugal pump, due to erosion, corrosion and an unbalance the sever vibration of the pump are resulted. an erratic sound coming out of pump makes the user uncomfortable. here, tuned vibration absorber (tva) is used as a vibration controlling device. it is designed to reduce the rms velocity below 20% of the circumferential speed, at which the impeller is ba...

Although many rail travellers use portable computers while travelling, the train environment has not been influenced by the desire to operate computers. Some trains provide power points and tables for portable computers, but an optimal design also requires understanding of how typing is disturbed by train motion. There are numerous studies of typing in static conditions and many studies of the ...

Touch of the hand with a stationary surface at nonmechanically supportive force levels (<1 N) greatly attenuates postural sway during quiet stance. We predicted such haptic contact would also suppress the postural destabilization caused by vibrating the right peroneus brevis and longus muscles of subjects standing heel-to-toe with eyes closed. In experiment 1, ten subjects were tested under fou...

We studied the effect of vibratory stimulation of different leg muscles [bilateral quadriceps (Q), hamstring (HS) muscles, triceps surae (TS), and tibialis anterior (TA)] in seven normal subjects during 1) quiet standing, 2) stepping in place movements, and 3) walking on the treadmill. The experiments were performed in a dimly illuminated room, and the subjects were given the instruction not to...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the changes over a workshift in fingertip tactile perception thresholds in users of impact wrenches exposed to intermittent hand transmitted vibration. A further aim was to assess the relation between acute changes in tactile sensation, sensorineural disorders, and vibration dose. METHODS The study populations consisted of 30 workers exposed to vibration (16 men and ...