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Accelerometers, Sensors & Data Acquisition Cards etc are expensive and highly delicate
instruments. They have to be handled carefully without impact or shock. The electrical
connections of these devices must be carefully implemented. If in doubt, please clarify with
Lab personnel before going ahead with the experiment.
B
5
0.0
0.2m
M =1 kg
5
0.0
m
A
M r 2 cos
C
m=balancing mass
m r 2cos
m r 2 sin
(1)
The inertia force in the horizontal axis caused by the mass M of the piston is,
F (t ) Mr 2 cos t Mr 2
cos 2t
... Primary+Secondary components
n
(2)
rad / s N RPM
60
(3a,b)
f
Hz
2
(2) The effect of balancing mass m at a radius r is to create a horizontal force FH(t)=
mr 2 cos t opposing the primary horizontal force F(t) . The horizontal component is
now reduced to (M m)r 2 cos t . But a new unbalanced vertical component is
introduced mr 2 sin t . This is reflected in the FFTs of the horizontal and vertical
accelerations after balancing mass is attached.
(3) As increases, inertia forces increase as 2.
2.Apparatus
The setup consist of the following apparatus,ss
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Specifications
Accelerometers: Model No: 8702B50
Specification/Product No.
Measuring Range
Frequency Range
Weight
Sensitivity
8702B50
+ 50 g
0.5 to 10k Hz
8.7 grams
+ 100 mV/G
Mounting
Operating Temperature Range
Voltage
Stud/wax
- 55 to 100 C
20 to 30 V
Power
Unit:
Model
No:
5110
Specification/Product No.
Measuring Range
Frequency Range
Weight
5110
0.1 to 60k Hz
0.15kg
- 10 to 54 C
9V alkaline Battery
Output Resolution
6009
8 SE/4 DI
14bits
48kS/s
12bits
RPM Indicator :
Type : Proximity to Voltage Converter
Output Range : 10 Voltage
Power Supply 230 Voltage
Excitation voltage : 5 V to Proximity
4. Experimental Procedure:
a. Connections
The accelerometers (vertical and horizontal) are connected to the input sockets of the
DC power supply unit (type 5110). The output signal from the power supply units are
connected to the USB port, which leads to the 8 channel NI card. The RPM sensor is
also likewise connected to NI card. Thus three channels of the NI card are used. The
output data are acquired by a LabView based program which captures and display the
time domain signal of the vibration and also can calculate the FFT.
5.Sample Results
Here RPM (N)=240;
=25.1 rad/s, f = 4Hz.
The primary frequency components are 4, 8 , 16 .Hz etc. These are clearly seen in
Fig 2.a FFT of Horz signal (without balancing mass). Whereas Fig 2.b shows only
some random frequency corresponding to vertical signal.
Amplitude (g)
12
(frequencyHz)
(frequencyHz)
Fig.2 a, b
Amplitude (g)
First peak
suppressed
12
(frequencyHz)
(frequencyHz)
Fig.3 a, b