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Measurement of Shock Absorber Characteristics
Measurement of Shock Absorber Characteristics
Measurement of Shock Absorber Characteristics
A
SEMINAR
ON
“MEASUREMENT OF SHOCK
ABSORBER CHARACTERISTICS”
Submitted By:
Mr. Shaikh Afsar A. Rashid
Exam Seat No –T120090973
In partial fulfillment of
Third Year Mechanical Engineering
Padmashri Dr.VithalraoVikhePatil
College of Engineering, Ahmednagar.
[2015-16]
Savitribai Phule Pune University
CERTIFICATE
T h i s i s t o c e r t i f y t h a t M r . ShaikhAfsarA.Rashid
Place: Ahmednagar
Prof.A.D.Kachare Dr.K.B.Kale
INDEX
List Of Table V
List of Graph VI
Abstract VII
1 Introduction 1
2
Literatature Suevey 5
3
Shock Absorber test rig 6
4
Specification of test rig 11
5 Experimentation and calculation 12
6
Result and Discussion 15
Conclusion 18
References 19
Savitribai Phule Pune University
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Every orientation work has imprint of many people and this work is no different.This work
gives me an opportunity to express deep gratitude for the same.
While preparing seminar work received endless help from number of people.This report
would be incomplete if I dont convey my sincere thanks to all those who were involved.
First and foremost I would like to thank my respected guide Prof.A.D.Kachare &
Dr.K.B.Kale (H.O.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering) for giving me an opportunity
to present this seminar and his indispensable support, priceless suggestions and valuable time.
Finally, I wish to thank my friends and my family for being supportive, without whom this
seminar would not have seen the light of day.
Every work is an outcome of full-proof planning, continuous hard work and Organized
effort.This work is a combination of all the three put together sincerely.
LIST OF FIGURES
3.2 Accelerometer 11
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF GRAPH
ABSTRACT
Shock absorber, an example of under damped vibrationsystem is the key element in the
suspension system ofany automobile vehicles which aim to absorb a maximum amount of kinetic
energy and sometimes potential energy. This seminar mainly focuses on the measurement of
transmissibility of shock absorber andits analysis at various loads and speeds. Transmissibility is
a measure of effectiveness of the vibration isolating material. For the measurement ofthe
transmissibility of the shock absorber a test rig is designed and developed. An experiment on the
test rigis carried out at different speeds and loads which lead to the output in terms of sinusoidal
waveform on strip chart recorder. The waveform is used to find out the transmissibility at
different load-speed combination. The results obtained are used to find out the behavior of
transmissibility at different speed and loads.
1. INRODUCTION
is taken with the help of various sensors mounting on test rig and by using the data,
characteristics of shock absorber is calculated. Testing of shock absorber may be
categorized under two main headings:-
(1) Rig testing of part or whole of the shock absorber;
(2) Road testing of the shock absorber on the vehicle;
Rig testing of complete shock absorbers or their separate parts may be placed under
three further headings:
(1) To measure performance;
(2) To check durability;
(3) To test theoretical models.
Testing of theory is required to validate methods of analysis and to give confidence in
theory for design work. This is likely to involve testing of individual parts or testing
of complete shock absorber to relate damping characteristics, to investigate piston or
rod seal friction effects, etc.Performance testing is required to check that prototypes or
samples of production dampers meet their specifications within tolerance, and are
adequately consistent one to another. Incompetition, performance testing is required
to check that a given valve set-up gives the expected behavior and, again, that
dampers are consistent and in matched pairs. Consistency tests and matching tests are
frequently disappointing because of the sensitivity of the dampers to small
dimensional discrepancies in the valves and to small leakage paths. Adjustable are
frequently inconsistent one to another in their response to the adjustment setting.
Testing may therefore be used to select matched pairs or to refine manufacture and
assembly to the necessary level.
Durability testing is sometimes performed by rig testing, and this can be useful for
initial testing of new materials or production methods, but the primary durability
testing is by road testing.
Road testing may be divided into four main categories
(1) Long-distance testing of durability on public roads;
(2) short-distance durability testing on severe test roads;
(3) Ride and handling testing on public roads;
(4) Ride and handling testing on special test roads.
Long-distance road testing of dampers alone would generally be uneconomic, but is
undertaken in conjunction with reliability testing of all the other parts of complete
2. LITERATURE SURVEY
Attempts have been made previously to find out the various shock absorber properties
by various approaches.Rao and Greenberg carried experiment for measurement of
equivalent stiffness and damping properties of shock absorber. Y. Ping studied
dynamic behavior of an oil-air coupling shock absorber. A K Samantray developed
preloadingmechanism for liquid spring /damper shock absorber and studied the shock
isolation properties. For nonlinear viscous damping device force transmissibility of
multi degree of freedom is also studied by Peng and others. Also simulation and
experimental validation of vehicle dynamic characteristic for displacement sensitive
shock absorber with fluid flow modelling. An extensive work has been done on
transmissibility of vibration isolator like SALIM vibration isolator Pneumatic
Vibration Isolator which is used in various stationary applications. Yang Ping and
other researched on dynamic transmissibility of complex nonlinear coupling isolator.
From the above literature review it is found that very limited work has been done on
the force transmissibility of the shock absorber so far as the loading condition is
concerned. This experimental research work presents a model to calculate the force
Transmissibility of shock absorber at various loading conditions. The principle
mechanism for the basis of this test rig designed to measure the force transmissibility
is scotch yoke mechanism. This mechanism converts rotary motion of the circulating
disc into the linear motion of the shock absorber. At various loads and speeds
combinations the readings on the test rig is taken with the help of bar graph recorder
and by using the data available from the graphs in terms of amplitude the
transmissibility at various load-speed combinations is calculated. [3]
The design of shock absorber test rig has been developed for vibration measurement
System. This product actually developed to test and indicates the condition of shock
Absorber in automotive vehicle. As it functioning, this product can be used as a tool
to verify the capability of shock absorber. Figure 3.1 shows the complete of the design
of shock absorber test rig. This shock absorber test rig is a rigid structure with two
main components connected vertical. The upper vertical is the shock absorber while
the lower connection to the base structure is the pneumatic cylinder. The upper and
lower component is divided by the middle plate. This middle plate is supported with
two units of guide shaft for smooth movement. The shaft holder is placed at each end
of the guide shaft for protecting and secures the guide shaft joints. The complete
shock absorber test rig is system consist of a few important parts which are: shock
absorber, guide shaft, linear guide bushes, air cylinder, air regulator and air pilot
valve. This test rig is design for interchangeable shock absorber testing. Therefore, it
can be used to test the shock absorber according to: vehicle 850ccand 1600cc
capacity. In order to collect signals generated from the test rig components, there are
the sensors positioned on the test rig. The unit of accelerometer is secured on the
middle plate to record signal from the vibration caused from the cylinder when
activated to compress the shock absorber. The accelerometer is low impedance,
voltage mode designed for vibration measurement.
The sensing element (accelerometer) actually is in contact with the process and
Gives an output which depends in some way on the variable to be measured. Than
The element that take the output of accelerometer and convert it into more suitable for
further processing is a signal conditioning elements. Therefore, it is suitably
processed and modified in the signal conditioning element so as to obtain the output
Fig3.2: Accelerometer
Furthermore, one unit of force sensor is mounted to the cylinder shaft at middle plate.
This is to measure the force generated from the cylinder when activated to push up the
shock absorber. The data acquisition system used is the digital type using a digital
computer and has multiple channels for measurement of various physical variables.
The computer controls the addressing, data input and processes the signals as desired
for display and storage. The computer, control the addressing and data input and
processes the signal as desired for display and storage. Data acquisition system
consists of the components which are:
a) Personal Computer
b) 8 channels signal analyzer
c) Analog to digital acquisition card
d) Software (DEWESoft 6.3)
e) Amplifiers
Figure 3.4 shows the 8 channel rack signal analyzer. The sensors that are secured on
The shock absorber test rig are connected to the computer using this 8 channel rack.
This 8 channel rack is a signal conditioning element. The output from the sensors is
converted into more suitable output for further processing. It is because the output of
the transducers or sensors element is usually too small to operate an indicator or a
recorder. Therefore, it is suitably processed and modified in signal conditioning
element to obtain the outputting desired form.
This shock absorber test rig is designed for vibration measurement to analyze the
Capability of shock absorber. Before the analysis on the shock absorber is done, this
test rig must be tested. In order to perform testing on shock absorber test rig, the
shock absorber was mounted on the test rig. For activation of the cylinder, the
minimum of air supply from 2 to 7 bars is required. This air is directly supplied to air
regulator then to solenoid valve. The right button is pressed to activate the pneumatic
Cylinder to compress the shock absorber. The other button was pressed to bring back
The pneumatic cylinder to home position. When the test rig is at home position, the
Cylinder piston is retracted.
The input signal of all sensors is recorded by the Data Acquisition System after
generated from the test rig. The force generated from the cylinder is measured by the
load cell. The displacement of the shock absorber is measured by wire displacement
sensor while the vibration of the middle plate is measured by accelerometer. All the
input signal from the sensor than were processed to get the output data. [2]
Similar readings are obtained for different loading and speed conditions with different
peak to peak amplitude.
K=17000 N/m
Cc=320 N/ms
Now,
Where-
F1= Dynamic force due to spring
F2= Total dynamic force = F1+ Fdw
Fdw= Dead weight (Weight of shock absorber=1.5 kg and weight of bush=3.5 kg is
added while calculating the dead weight as it also contributes in the to the total
weight.)
Ftr= Transmitted force
X1=Deflection of spring without dashpot.
X2=Deflection of spring with dashpot.
B) Practical approach to transmissibility calculation: Readings on the strip chart
recorder in the form of sinusoidal waveform are taken. These readings are nothing but
the representation of the force transmission. Line AB is supposed to be the center line
of the waveform but due to the application of load and speed the center transfers to
the upwards and the new centerline will be the CD. Hence from the readings obtained
We can calculate the transmissibility practically using equation
Tr(practical) =
𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑡𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑜𝑓𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑤𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚
(𝐿𝑖𝑛𝑒𝐶𝐷)
𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑡𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒 /2
………………………………. (8)
For W= 49.01N and
n= 120 rpm
(Tr)Practical= 18/24
=0.75
The results for the loads 49.05N (0 kg), 68.67N (2 Kg),88.29N (4 Kg) and speeds 120
RPM, 150RPM, and 180RPM with their combinations is take. Results for practical
and theoretical transmissibility are obtained. Table 6.1 shows the values of the inputs
given to the test rig and table 6.2 shows the results obtained.
Table 6.1 Input data to test rig and displacements obtained at strip charrecorder
From the data obtained in Table 6.1 and Table 6.2 graphs can be plotted for the
speed verses Transmissibility and Load verses Transmissibility. The graphs are given
in
Figure 6.1 and Figure 6.2
CONCLUSION
1) From Fig.6.1 it is clear that as load increases at constant speed, the transmissibility
of the system goes on decreasing practically. There is increase in transmissibility
calculated by theory but it is nearly negligible.
2) From Fig.6.2 it can be concluded that when speed increases at constant load, the
transmissibility of the system goes on increasing. Practically it shows the increase in
distinct manner while theoretically it shows very small increase.
REFRENCES
[1] H.R.Sapramer,Dr.G.D.Acharya’’Test Rig Design for Measurement of Shock
Absorber Characteristics.’ Afro - Asian International Conference on Science,
Engineering & Technology
AAICSET-2015
ISBN: 9-780993-909238y”.
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