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What (who) is Dampen - definition

REDUCTION IN MOTION OF AN OSCILLATORY SYSTEM THROUGH FRICTIONAL FORCES
Dampening; Dampening effect; Overdamping; Underdamping; Critical damping; Over-damping; Under-damping; Dampen; Critically damped; Damping coefficient; Damped waves; Damping Ratio; Damping constant; Damped; Underdamped; Critical Damping; Damped sine wave; Overdamped; Undamped; Over-damped; Over damped; Damped sinusoid; Damping ratio; Damped wave
  • The effect of varying damping ratio on a second-order system.
  • Plot of a damped sinusoidal wave represented as the function <math>y(t) = e^{- t} \cos(2 \pi t)</math>
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dampen         
v. a.
Moisten, damp.
dampen         
¦ verb
1. make damp.
2. make less strong or intense.
reduce the amplitude of (a sound source).
Derivatives
dampener noun
dampen         
(dampens, dampening, dampened)
1.
To dampen something such as someone's enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense.
Nothing seems to dampen his perpetual enthusiasm...
VERB: V n
To dampen something down means the same as to dampen
it.
Although unemployment rose last month, this is unlikely to dampen down wage demands...
The economy overheated and the Government used to interest rates to dampen it down.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P
2.
If you dampen something, you make it slightly wet.
She took the time to dampen a washcloth and do her face.
VERB: V n

Wikipedia

Damping

Damping is an influence within or upon an oscillatory system that has the effect of reducing or preventing its oscillation. In physical systems, damping is produced by processes that dissipate the energy stored in the oscillation. Examples include viscous drag (a liquid's viscosity can hinder an oscillatory system, causing it to slow down; see viscous damping) in mechanical systems, resistance in electronic oscillators, and absorption and scattering of light in optical oscillators. Damping not based on energy loss can be important in other oscillating systems such as those that occur in biological systems and bikes (ex. Suspension (mechanics)). Not to be confused with friction, which is a dissipative force acting on a system. Friction can cause or be a factor of damping.

The damping ratio is a dimensionless measure describing how oscillations in a system decay after a disturbance. Many systems exhibit oscillatory behavior when they are disturbed from their position of static equilibrium. A mass suspended from a spring, for example, might, if pulled and released, bounce up and down. On each bounce, the system tends to return to its equilibrium position, but overshoots it. Sometimes losses (e.g. frictional) damp the system and can cause the oscillations to gradually decay in amplitude towards zero or attenuate. The damping ratio is a measure describing how rapidly the oscillations decay from one bounce to the next.

The damping ratio is a system parameter, denoted by ζ (zeta), that can vary from undamped (ζ = 0), underdamped (ζ < 1) through critically damped (ζ = 1) to overdamped (ζ > 1).

The behaviour of oscillating systems is often of interest in a diverse range of disciplines that include control engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, structural engineering, and electrical engineering. The physical quantity that is oscillating varies greatly, and could be the swaying of a tall building in the wind, or the speed of an electric motor, but a normalised, or non-dimensionalised approach can be convenient in describing common aspects of behavior.

Examples of use of Dampen
1. But higher prices are beginning to dampen demand.
2. The equipment available does nothing to dampen the riders‘ spirits.
3. Remarkably even this did not dampen his popularity.
4. He is, however, sensible enough to dampen expectations.
5. However, you can dampen the headache with painkillers.