A Viscous Ring Damper for a Freely Precessing Satellite

Author

Pravin G. Bhuta
Leslie Robert Koval, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

A viscous ring damper for removing the wobble motion of a spin-stabilized satellite is proposed and analyzed. The analysis is performed by studying the energy dissipation in an auxiliary problem of the motion of a viscous liquid in a tube whose boundaries perform harmonic motion. The energy dissipated per unit mass of the damper fluid is maximized in terms of a -œwobble Reynolds number-. This maximization is experimentally verified. The decay of the cone angle of free precession is then obtained by the use of the -œenergy-sink-approximation-. The results of the theory are compared with those from a laboratory experiment.

Recommended Citation

P. G. Bhuta and L. R. Koval, "A Viscous Ring Damper for a Freely Precessing Satellite," International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Elsevier, Jan 1966.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/0020-7403(66)90009-9

Department(s)

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0020-7403

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1966 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1966