Abstract
Rubber torsional vibration dampers are often used on mid-range engines. Usually, the geometry of a rubber torsional vibration damper is such that the rubber element in it undergoes shear.
However, in the work presented, a compression rubber damper is being proposed, in which the rubber element undergoes compression rather than shear. The proposed compression rubber damper, just like the shear rubber damper, is a tuned damper.
An analytical tool is being used to evaluate the stiffness of compression rubber design and thus evaluate its performance. The rubber geometry, material and plate design are selected through simulations.
The analytical tool demonstrates the functionality of the compression rubber damper paper and focuses on simulation-based product development using ANSYS for FEA and an in-house tool for torsional vibration analysis.
