calculating Natural Frequency
calculating Natural Frequency
(OP)
Hi guys,
Firstly, thanks to everyone for this wonderful forum. It's a great source of help.
To my question. I am trying to calculate the natural frequency of a piezo electric crytal I have. It's 10mm in diameter and 1 mm in thickness. Could someone please tell me which equation I'd have to use to calculate this? The material is PZT.
Thanks so much in advance
Firstly, thanks to everyone for this wonderful forum. It's a great source of help.
To my question. I am trying to calculate the natural frequency of a piezo electric crytal I have. It's 10mm in diameter and 1 mm in thickness. Could someone please tell me which equation I'd have to use to calculate this? The material is PZT.
Thanks so much in advance





RE: calculating Natural Frequency
RE: calculating Natural Frequency
I just thought of another issue. Are you pre-stressing your crystal? This would impact your results as well
RE: calculating Natural Frequency
doop, the answer to your second question is more or less no, since materials do not have a natural /frequency/. That is, geometry is (I think) always involved in calculating frequencies of mechanical systems.
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Greg Locock
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