What Is Damping?
Damping is the dissipation of kinetic energy in an oscillating system. Damping is the most efficient solution for remedying resonant vibration, a common and challenging problem that all structures have.
Loss Factor
The ratio of energy dissipated to energy stored by a system. Higher loss factors indicate more aggressive damping performance.
Viscoelastic Material (VEM)
A material that exhibits both viscous and elastic behavior. DTI uses these materials extensively in our products.
Viscoelastic Damping
Viscoelastic materials achieve improved damping performance in a system and are effective at converting mechanical energy to thermal energy.
Consequences of Resonance Excitation
Structural Damage
Manifest into high cycle fatigue issues causing cracking and damage prematurely to the structure
Critical Sensor Disruption
High vibration levels that can disrupt critical sensor's ability to act as intended.
