Development and experimental performance validation of torsional viscosity damper for crank shaft system of transporting machine

• Published in: International journal of precision engineering and manufacturing 2015-06, Vol.16 (7), p.1591-1597
• Main Authors: Hong, Do-Kwan, Ahn, Chan-Woo, Shim, Jae-Joon, Lee, Sang-Suk, Jung, Young-Duk
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Engineering; Industrial and Production Engineering; Materials Science
• ISSN: 2234-7593; 2005-4602
• DOI: 10.1007/s12541-015-0209-8

The purpose of the present study is to deal with the development of a viscosity damper for the crank shaft system of a transporting machine using reverse engineering. A viscosity damper is developed to substitute import product. An engine simulator for performance evaluation has been produced to enable the control of engine speed using a PID controller and to evaluate the performance of several models by reverse engineering. Several prototypes are made according to the mass variation of an inertia ring. To evaluate the reduction effect of torsional vibration by viscosity damper, several sensors are used such as microphone, tri-axis accelerometer and the optical fibre sensor. In addition, order tracking and FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) analysis are performed by FFT analyzer and F/V converter according to speed increase (1,000~4,000 rpm). The viscosity damper for a high performance to reduce torsional vibration has been developed successfully using several designs, structural stability analysis and manufacturing techniques, as well as performance tests.