Question 1.1: The sinusoidal vibration displacement amplitude at a particu......

The sinusoidal vibration displacement amplitude at a particular point on an engine has a single-peak value of 1.00 mm at a frequency of 20 Hz. Express this in terms of single-peak velocity in m/s, and single-peak acceleration in both m/s² and g units. Also quote RMS values for displacement, velocity and acceleration.

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Remembering Eq. (1.1),

x=X \sin \omega t                                                               (A)

we simply differentiate twice, so,

\dot{x} = \omega X \cos \omega t                                                           (B)

and

\ddot{x} =- \omega^{2} X \sin \omega t                                                       (C)

The single-peak displacement, X, is, in this case, 1.00 mm or 0.001 m. The value of \omega =2\pi f , where \mathcal{f} is the frequency in Hz. Thus, ω = 2π(20) = 40π rad/s.

From Eq. (B), the single-peak value of \dot{x} is ωX, or (40π × 0.001) = 0.126 m/s or 126 mm/s.
From Eq. (C), the single-peak value of \ddot{x} is ω²X or [(40π)²× 0.001]=15.8 m/s² or (15.8/9.81) = 1.61 g.
Root mean square values are {1}/{\sqrt{2} } or 0.707 times single-peak values in all cases, as shown in the Table 1.1.

Table 1.1

Peak and RMS Values, Example 1.1

Single peak value RMS Value
Displacement 1.00 mm 0.707 mm
Velocity 126 m/s 89.1 mm/s
Acceleration 15.8 m/s² 11.2 m/s²
1.61g 1.14g rms

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