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dashpot [′dash‚pät] (mechanical engineering) A device used to dampen and control a motion, in which an attached piston is loosely fitted to move slowly in a cylinder containing oil. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The first is the Maxwell model, which consists of a spring and a viscous dashpot (damper) in series. Knoop's early apparatus was commercialized in 1940 but a dashpot was soon added to slow the indenter (5). Actuator elements are engineering elements (like contact or dashpot elements). |
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