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Attenuation vs frequency
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GregLocock
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Detective work. Random guesses. Substitution. Hand calculations.
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Par1,
In addition to what Greg Locock mentioned, I would start by testing each device by itself, if you can. Check the spectrums after you are done and see if you see anything that compares to the spectrums you have for testing with all devices present. If you cant find something there, test with one device, test with two devices, test with three, and so on. By changing one device at a time, you might be able to pinpoint what is causing a spike.
Are any natural frequencies being excited by the whole system being coupled? Do you have a soft tipped hammer to excite the structures yourself (without damaging anything) and get some natural frequencies?
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Fred
In addition to what Greg Locock mentioned, I would start by testing each device by itself, if you can. Check the spectrums after you are done and see if you see anything that compares to the spectrums you have for testing with all devices present. If you cant find something there, test with one device, test with two devices, test with three, and so on. By changing one device at a time, you might be able to pinpoint what is causing a spike.
Are any natural frequencies being excited by the whole system being coupled? Do you have a soft tipped hammer to excite the structures yourself (without damaging anything) and get some natural frequencies?
Regards,
Fred
A spike implies a resonance of some sort. It may be part of one component, or due to the unfavorable interaction of several parts.
All you can do is start making some changes and see what happens to the results.
The Greg Locock, Sherlock Holmes approach should eventually guide you to the right conclusions.
All you can do is start making some changes and see what happens to the results.
The Greg Locock, Sherlock Holmes approach should eventually guide you to the right conclusions.
Warp:
Read again the original post.
He said:
"I have Attenuation(dB) vs frequency plot for the Assembly..."
A spike in atten vs freq would be an attenuation peak due to one of the elements; I interpret his post as wanting to know how to identify which element produces which "spike."
Having some rudimentary knowledge of theory, plus some test data should do it.
Read again the original post.
He said:
"I have Attenuation(dB) vs frequency plot for the Assembly..."
A spike in atten vs freq would be an attenuation peak due to one of the elements; I interpret his post as wanting to know how to identify which element produces which "spike."
Having some rudimentary knowledge of theory, plus some test data should do it.
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