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Title: | Plate actuator vibration modes for levitation |
Authors: | Almurshedi, A Atherton, M Mares, C Stolarski, T Wei, B Wang, Y |
Keywords: | Tribology;Piezoelectric;ANSYS;Squeeze-film |
Issue Date: | 2015 |
Citation: | International Tribology Conference, Tokyo, Japan, 16-20 September 2015 |
Abstract: | The design of an aluminium or steel plate of various thicknesses for achieving levitation of a small aluminum disk is investigated by simulation using ANSYS. Each plate design is excited by an arrangement of four hard piezoelectric actuators driven with an AC voltage, which produces a centre displacement for generating a squeeze-film in the gap between the vibrating plate and the disk. Physical experiments show levitation conditions for one of the designs. |
URI: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/11907 |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Research Papers |
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