An anti-vibration compound is a temperature-resistant mixture of a liquid with fine particles, which is used to reduce

oscillations Oscillation is the repetitive or periodic variation, typically in time, of some measure about a central value (often a point of equilibrium) or between two or more different states. Familiar examples of oscillation include a swinging pendulum ...

in calender rolls and to dampen

vibration Vibration is a mechanical phenomenon whereby oscillations occur about an equilibrium point. The word comes from Latin ''vibrationem'' ("shaking, brandishing"). The oscillations may be periodic, such as the motion of a pendulum—or random, su ...

s in fabricated structures like machine beds and housings.

Use

Vibration may limit the performance of a calender or

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. It can have numerous sources such as bulk variations in the sheet, bearing problems, or misalignment of the

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. Vibration manifests itself as a high frequency periodic movement of the roll body with an amplitude from less than one to several µm. When anti-vibration compound is introduced to the center bores of the rolls, vibration is transferred from the solid roll structure to the incompressible fluid component of the anti-vibration compound. Its solid particles are less mobile due to their

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. Thus the fluid is forced to oscillate around the solid components. The flow energy is absorbed by micro

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by which the vibration is damped. The benefits are a smoother running with increased operating speed and production, longer operating times of the

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covers between re-grindings and improved product quality due to the reduction of barring. {{DEFAULTSORT:Anti-Vibration Compound Classical mechanics