4,7 TRANSMISSIBILITY Let us consider Fig. 49 for analysis. The spring and damping forces are kr and ct respectively. ‘The amplitude of vibration is A, so the maximum value of these forces will be kA and cod respectively. The forces are perpendicular to each other, because of phase difference being 90° s0 their resultant Fy is given as Fy = (kA + (cwAt = Ay? + 20%) (471) Inthe above equation Fy is the force transmitted tothe foundation, The disturbing force is ‘The ratio of F, to Fis called transmissbility. So it can be expressed mathematically, as Fe Tt. (4.7.2) F (4.7.2) From Eqn. (439), we have Kk VfI-(o/e,)F +Beolo,? (473) Substituting the values of F and F, in Eqn, (47.2), we have (4.74) wn(47.5) F, Te 5F =025 then the systom is said to have 25% transmissibility. The following informations are available from Eqn. (4.7.4) and Fig. 4.10: 1. The area of vibration isolation starts when transmissibility is less than unity and o/, >V2. Thus when the frequency of exciting force is given, the isolation mouats can be designed such that o/«, > ¥2. Lf wis small the value of @,, should be small and the value of nafural fequny| s/f |e from high value of mass it or low value of stiffness, Thus if the disturbing frequency «is low the isolation can be accomplished by adding certain amount of mass to the system.2 Damping is important specially at resonance otherwise TR will be excessively large. }. In the vibration isolation region o/c, >v/2, so Eqn. (4.7.4) in absence of damping can be written as 1. Unity value of T.R. occurs at two points where w/c, is zero and v2 for all values of damping, . Under ideal operating conditions, T.R. must be zero. Hence, «o/ @,, should be as large as possible. Thus, the natural frequency of the system should be small iv., weak spring with fairly heavy mass.‘The three cases are discussed here. Case 1 olo, <1 ‘We know that inertia and damping forces are given by the expressions mo*A and owA respectively. It is clear that both the terms are affected by « When the value of ois very small, inertia and damping forces are reduced consi- derably resulting the small value of in Fig. 4.2 Hence, the phase angle is reduced and F is balanced by spring force KA which are almost equal and opposite in magnitude. See Fig. 4.5(0). of, =1 When the frequency of excitation increases and becomes equal to the natural frequency «,, resonance occurs. The phase angle becomes 20°, Inertia force and spring force are found to be equal and opposite. Excitation force balances the damping force ie, cwA= F. Thus giving the amplitude of vibration at resonance A=F/co (33.1) See Fig. 45(b). ofo, 1 At very high frequencies q inertia force increases very rapidly and its magnitude is very large. Damping and spring forces are small in magnitude, When the value of o/ ,, is very high, the phase angle 4 is very close to 180° See Fig. 4.5(0).