Parameter Settings
Equipment Mass m
100 kg
Mass of the equipment to be isolated
Excitation Frequency f_exc
50 Hz
Motor speed, etc. (e.g. 1500 rpm → 25 Hz)
Target Natural Frequency f_n
5.0 Hz
Isolation effective when f_exc / f_n > √2
Damping Ratio ζ
0.05
Natural rubber ≈ 0.05–0.1, viscoelastic ≈ 0.2
Number of Mounts n
4
Near resonance region (TR > 0.5)
No isolation effect (resonance amplification region, TR > 1)
Design Guidelines
Isolation effective: r = f_exc/f_n > √2 ≈ 1.41
Typical design: r ≈ 3–5 (TR ≈ 5–15%)
Precision equipment: r > 5 (IL > 20 dB)
Isolation effective: r = f_exc/f_n > √2 ≈ 1.41
Typical design: r ≈ 3–5 (TR ≈ 5–15%)
Precision equipment: r > 5 (IL > 20 dB)
Transmissibility TR
—
dimensionless
Insertion Loss IL
—
dB
Natural Frequency f_n
—
Hz
Total Stiffness k_total
—
N/mm
Mount Stiffness k_mount
—
N/mm
Static Deflection δ_st
—
mm
Frequency Ratio r
—
f_exc / f_n
Load per Mount
—
N/unit
Transmissibility TR vs Frequency Ratio r (Log Scale)