Viscous Damper

A viscous damper is a mechanical device that reduces vibration and unwanted motion by converting kinetic energy into heat through fluid resistance. When a piston moves inside a fluid-filled cylinder, the fluid is forced through restricted passages or orifices, producing a force that opposes motion and increases with movement speed. In engineering, viscous dampers help control oscillations in structures, vehicles, machinery, and mechanical systems exposed to impacts, dynamic loads, or seismic activity. Their performance depends on factors such as fluid viscosity, piston velocity, orifice geometry, and operating temperature, making them important for improving stability, comfort, fatigue life, and structural resilience.

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JoVE Journal - Engineering

Parametric Optimization Design Method for Friction Plates of Hydro-Viscous Clutches

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2025

This study combines numerical analysis software with response surface methodology (RSM) to systematically explore the optimization design method for friction plates of hydro-viscous clutches.

3D Printing of In Vitro Hydrogel Microcarriers by Alternating Viscous-Inertial Force Jetting

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2021

Presented here is a mild 3D printing technique driven by alternating viscous-inertial forces to enable the construction of hydrogel microcarriers. Homemade nozzles offer flexibility, allowing easy replacement for different materials and diameters. Cell binding microcarriers with a diameter of 50-500 µm can be obtained and collected for further culturing.

Tracking Fibrinolysis of Chandler Loop-Formed Whole Blood Clots Under Shear Flow in An In-Vitro Thrombolysis Model

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2024

In-vitro thrombolysis assays have often struggled to replicate in-vivo conditions whether in the model thrombus being digested or in the environment in which thrombolysis is occurring. Herein, we explore how coupling the Chandler loop and Real-Time Fluorometric Flowing Fibrinolysis Assay (RT-FluFF) is used for high-fidelity, ex-vivo, clot lysis monitoring.

Shear Assay Protocol for the Determination of Single-Cell Material Properties

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2023

This protocol outlines the quantification of the mechanical properties of cancerous and non-cancerous cell lines in vitro. Conserved differences in the mechanics of cancerous and normal cells can act as a biomarker that may have implications in prognosis and diagnosis.

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JoVE Science Education - Environmental Sciences

Igneous Volcanic Rock

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2023

Source: Laboratory of Alan Lester - University of Colorado Boulder Igneous rocks are the products of cooling and crystallization of magma. Volcanic rocks are a particular variety of igneous rock, forming as a consequence of magma breaching the surface, then cooling and crystallizing in the subaerial environment. Magma is molten rock that typically ranges in temperature from approximately 800 °C to 1,200 °C (Figure 1). Magma itself is produced within the Earth via three primary melting...

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