Dynamics & Vibrations

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Sonar Listens to Material PropertiesAcoustics:
Sonar Listens to Material Properties

NATO Undersea Research Centre in La Spezia, Italy
With the help of multiphysics modeling, a group of researchers at the NATO Undersea Research Centre in La Spezia, Italy, are studying how to use low-frequency...

Model Examples

Structural Analysis Presentation, General Introduction, V 4.2a: This presentation gives an overview of the Structural... Piezo-Acoustic Transducer: A piezoelectric transducer can be used either to transform an electric current to an acoustic...
Viscoelastic Structural Damper: Damping elements involving layers of viscoelastic materials are often used for reduction... SAW Gas Sensor: A surface acoustic wave (SAW) is an acoustic wave propagating along the surface of a solid material. Its...
Rotordynamics: Eigenfrequencies of a Rotating Blade: High rotational speed in rotating machineries can result in... Thermoelastic Damping in a MEMS Resonator: Thermoelastic damping, which arises when you subject a material to cyclic...
Baffled Membrane: Learn how to use the Acoustic-Shell Interaction interface in this tutorial example of a thin vibrating... Radially Polarized Piezoelectric Transducer: This tutorial model shows how a user-defined coordinate system can be used...
Critical Frequencies for a Rotor: The rotor in an electric motor is analyzed. In the design of a motor it is important... Heat Generation in a Vibrating Structure: When a structure is subjected to high frequency vibrations, a significant...
In-Plane Framework with Discrete Mass and Mass Moment of Inertia: In this model, you build and solve a 2D beam model... Gecko Foot: In nature, geckos use dry adhesion forces to climb walls. They have inspired researchers to develop...
Eigenfrequency Analysis of a Free Cylinder: This model calculates the eigenfrequencies and mode shapes of an... A Variety of Analyses of a Steel Component: This example shows a plane stress analysis of a mechanical component. The...