Vibrations

Altair Forum User
Altair Forum User
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

If critical damping is the quickest to return the system to initial position without oscillation, why don't we use critical damping everywhere?

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  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited November 2018

    Different applications need different damping characteristics. 

     

    A speedometer is a critically damped instrument which returns to zero at a faster rate and an auto-closing door is a heavily damped which closes slowly.

     

    Imagine the other way. 

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