An oil cushion that has been reported earlier by the author (1−2)†is further investigated to establish its optimum performance characteristics. In particular, the effects of clearance between the piston and cylinder, the oil escape area and different types of input force on the dynamic behaviour of the oil cushion are studied. A singularity that occurred in a previous study (2) has now been successfully eliminated. A simple but accurate numerical solution to the second-order nonlinear equation of motion is also presented.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
SatterM. A.DownsB.WrayG. R.‘Reduction of impact noise at the design stage: A specific case study’ofProc. Instn mech. Engrs1971–72186 (Pt 1), 391.
2.
SatterM. A. ‘Design and analysis of an oil cushion’, J. mech. Engng Sci.197315 (No. 1), 48–52.
3.
DavisH. T.Introduction to non-linear differential and integral equations1960 (Dover Publications).
4.
PipesL. A.HarvillL. R.Applied mathematics for engineers and physicists1970 (McGraw-Hill Kogakusha Ltd, Tokyo, Japan).
5.
CollinsR. E.Mathematical methods for physicists and engineers1968 (Reinhold Book Corporation).
6.
KamkeE.Differentialgleichungen Lösungsmethoden und Lösungen1959 (Chelsea Publishing Company, New York).
7.
DaviesT. V.JamesE. M.Nonlinear equations1966 (Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, New York).
