Horizontal and Vertical Dashpot Constant Conversion

[puffy333]

A co-worker came to ask me if I knew the equation to convert a Vertical Dashpot Constant (2.793x10^6 lb-s/in) and Horizontal Dashpot Constant (1.626x10^3 lb-s/in) to % Critical Damping.

Any help on this would be great, I've only ever seen damping as a percentage... then again I haven't been in the biz for very long.

Thanks!
Puffy333

 

[GregLocock]

You need to know the effective mass and the spring constant for the systems.

Cheers

Greg Locock

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