Vibration damping system and a method of damping vibrations
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorsBishakh Bhattacharya, Jem Rongong, Geoffrey R. Tomlinson
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Abstract
A vibration damping system 8 wherein the system 8 comprises a magnetism generating medium 12 and a magnetism energy dissipating medium 16 whereby, in use, vibration of the magnetism generating medium 12 generates a magnetic field, the magnetism generating medium 12 and the magnetism energy dissipating medium 16 being so disposed with respect to each other that the magnetic field is then dissipated by the magnetism energy dissipating medium 16 thereby damping the vibrations of the magnetism generating medium 12.
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A vibration damping system wherein the system comprises a magnetism generating medium and a magnetism energy dissipating medium whereby, in use, vibration of the magnetism generating medium generates a magnetic field, the magnetism generating medium and the magnetism energy dissipating medium being so disposed with respect to each other that the magnetic field is then dissipated by the magnetism energy dissipating medium thereby damping the vibrations of the magnetism generating medium.
A method of damping vibrations of a body wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- (i) applying a magnetism generating medium to a body;
- (ii) applying a magnetism energy dissipating medium to a secondary structure;
- (iii) disposing the secondary structure in proximity to the body so that the magnetism generating coating and the magnetism energy dissipating medium are so disposed with respect to each other that the magnetic field is then dissipated by the magnetism energy dissipating medium thereby damping the vibrations of the body.
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