• DocumentCode
    1235861
  • Title

    Describing-Function Analysis of Thermally Self-Excited Mechanical Oscillators

  • Author

    Reich, Herbert J.

  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1968
  • fDate
    6/1/1968 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    116
  • Lastpage
    119
  • Abstract
    This paper presents an example of the broad applicability of techniques developed initially for use in a specialized field. Describing-function techniques, which are useful in the analysis of nonlinear circuits, are applied to the analysis of thermally selfexcited mechanical oscillators. The amplitude and frequency behavior predicted by this method of analysis are in qualitative agreement with the observed behavior of typical oscillators.
  • Keywords
    Circuit analysis; Cooling; Frequency; Gravity; Nonlinear circuits; Nonlinear systems; Oscillators; Resistance heating; Thermal force; Wire;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Education, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9359
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TE.1968.4320359
  • Filename
    4320359
    • Link To Document
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