damping, in physics, restraining of vibratory motion, such as mechanical oscillations, noise, and alternating electric currents, by dissipation of energy. Unless a child keeps pumping a swing, its motion dies down because of damping.
What is the damping effect?
Damping is an influence within or upon an oscillatory system that has the effect of reducing or preventing its oscillation. In physical systems, damping is produced by processes that dissipate the energy stored in the oscillation.
What is damping in engineering?
What is damping? Damping is the dissipation of vibratory energy in solid mediums and structures over time and distance. Similar to the absorption of sound in air, damping occurs whenever there is any type of friction that diminishes movement and disperses the energy.
What are 2 types of damping?
Types of damping are: viscous and hysteretic damping. Viscous damping depends on frequency. Hysteretic damping assumes non-linear relations between stress - deformations.