A Guide To Resonance
Welcome to our latest blog post, where we delve into the fascinating world of resonance and natural frequency! Over the years, we've consistently noticed that our articles exploring these topics…
Mass Loading Explained
Mass loading is the phenomenon whereby the mass of the Accelerometer alters the natural frequency of the test subject The video below demonstrates the phenomenon of mass loading and the…
Noise & Vibration Analysis: Back To Basics
Sometimes it doesn't hurt to revisit some of the basic building blocks that form the foundation of what we do. And so we have gathered together a few of our…
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After finding the natural frequency of a system, what could be done to stop or reduce the systems resonance being excited? Basically put, how do we avoid resonance This is…
What Is Resonance? (Part 3)
In the previous two articles (What Is Resonance? (Part 1) & What Is Resonance (Part 2)) in this series we have looked at how we can identify a resonant frequency.…
How do I find the natural frequency of an inlet manifold?
There are a number of ways to find the natural frequency (resonance) of a part like an automotive inlet manifold. Here are three different types of popular test techniques. But which one should you use and why?
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What is Resonance? (Part 2)
This article is a follow on from What Is Resonance? (Part 1) and answers some of the issues not covered in that post. How do you find the resonant frequency…
5 Videos That Explain Resonance
One of our most popular articles here on the Noise & Vibration Measurement Blog is What Is Resonance? by James Wren. Since this is such an important concept in noise…
10 Outstanding Noise, Vibration And Acoustics Videos
For our latest collection of videos we’ve searched for the most interesting examples of noise, vibration and acoustic examples and applications we could find. A couple are educational, some are of technical interest and some are just LOUD!
10 Cool Engineering Videos
We’ve scoured the web (well, YouTube mostly) for the coolest engineering related videos we could find. Have you got your own favourite engineering videos? Please use the comment box at the end of this post to tell us what they are.
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What Is Resonance?
We hear the word used a lot, but what is resonance? First, in order to explain we have to explain the terms we will use.
- A period is the amount of time it takes to complete one cycle
- The number of cycles in one second is the frequency of an oscillation.
- Frequency is measured in Hertz, named after the 19th-century German physicist Heinrich Rudolf Hertz
- One Hertz is equal to one cycle per second.
