Based on more than 30 years of research and practical experience, this book is the first to combine theory and design guidelines dedicated solely to positive displacement compressors. After introducing the sound- and vibration-producing mechanisms common to different types of compressors, the author discusses free and forced vibrations of compressor housing shells, mainly for hermetically sealed compressors. He then examines vibration in casings and other components, such as suction and discharge tubes, and surging in coil springs. Detailed chapters explore the design and vibrations of automatic plate or reed valves as well as the analysis and design of suction and discharge mufflers.
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Vibration
Mechanical Engineering
Plant Engineering
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Professional

Continuing to lay an analytical and computational foundation for the study of vibration in complex structures, Vibrations of Shells and Plates, Third Edition was updated to reflect advances made since publication of the second edition. The author demonstrates how the vibration behavior of shells and plates differs from that of beams through theoretical development and examples. He also explains complicating effects on vibration such as the influence of rotation, shear, rotatory inertia, moment loading, residual stresses, and composite layers. New material includes the parabolic cylindrical shell, natural frequencies and modes, power series method, and explicit strain energy equations for many standard cases.
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Vibration
Mathematics & Statistics for Engineers
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Undergraduate