An Overview of the Mechanics of Oscillating Mechanisms

Christopher Provatidis^1,

¹Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

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Christopher Provatidis. An Overview of the Mechanics of Oscillating Mechanisms. American Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 2013; 1(3):58-65. doi: 10.12691/ajme-1-3-1

Abstract

This paper extends a previous study on the mechanics of oscillating mechanisms in which motion of an object is produced by attached rotating eccentric masses. In addition to the well known twin contra-rotating pair (Dean drive), the single eccentric mechanism is studied. In contrast to the contra-rotating systems where the initially still object moves along a vertical track, this study shows that in case of a single eccentric mass the track of the same object is extended in both the horizontal and vertical directions. In both configurations, the path is mainly influenced by the initial linear and angular momentum of the eccentrics. While contra-rotation requires a motor to ensure constant angular velocity, in single systems the latter event is conditionally achieved per se. In order to demonstrate the significance of the initial angular momentum in the motion of the object, the two types of eccentrics were applied for the conditions of the elementary Rutherford-Bohr’s model of a hydrogen atom and also of a virtual hydrogen molecule. It was found that, if intermolecular forces suddenly disappear at a specific synchronization, the virtual molecule or atom is predicted to reach the incredible altitude of 72km.

Keywords:
Two-body motion synchronization inertial propulsion dean drive hydrogen atom

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