Damping

In mechanics, the internal friction may be one of the causes of such damping effect. For many purposes the damping force Ff can be modeled as being proportional to the velocity v of the object:

where c is the damping coefficient, given in units of Newton-seconds per meter.

Related pages

 RLC circuit
 Oscillator
 Resonance
 Seismic damper
 Vibration
 Vibration isolation
 Vibration control

References

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Category:Mechanical vibrations
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Category:Classical mechanics