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What is a Dual Frequency cycloid?

What is a Dual Frequency cycloid?

What is a Dual Frequency cycloid?

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I'm a mechanial guy working on a roller mechanism, and read that my mechanism uses a "dual frequency cycloid form."

What does this mean as far as the geometry is concerned?

What is a dual frequency cycloid? I understand a cycloid, but am failing to understand dual frequency.  

Is it two seperate paths, or 1 that is driven by a dual rate speed?  

RE: What is a Dual Frequency cycloid?

There are cycloid drives that are used in sediment separators. They provide a high speed drive to in inner and outer component with a small but high torque speed difference between inner and outer. Two motors running at slightly different speeds are used - maybe this is the dual frequency bit?

If you Google "decanter centrifuge" you will see the idea...

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