A Study on the Mechanical Properties of Disc Spring Vibration Isolator with Viscous Dampers

In present study, the mechanical properties of disc-spring vibration isolator with viscous dampers is investigated by finite element analysis (FEA) and experiments. The result of FEA and static test reveals that frictional damping has significant effect on the static stiffness of combination vibration isolator, the ability to strengthen loading stiffness and lower unloading stiffness. However viscous damper has no effect on the static mechanical properties. The dynamic experiment shows that the dynamic performance of combination vibration isolator can be greatly improved with viscous dampers. Viscous dampers have little effect on dynamic stiffness of vibration isolator, but significant effect on damping characteristics. These conclusions are of significant importance in the analysis and design of combination disc-spring vibration isolators.