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dashpot

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dash·pot  (dshpt)
n.
A device consisting of a piston that moves within a cylinder containing oil, used to dampen and control motion.
dashpot [ˈdæʃˌpɒt]
n
(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a device for damping vibrations; the vibrating part is attached to a piston moving in a liquid-filled cylinder
[from dash1 + pot1]
Translations
dashpot
n (Tech) → Pralltopf m


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The first is the Maxwell model, which consists of a spring and a viscous dashpot (damper) in series.
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Knoop's early apparatus was commercialized in 1940 but a dashpot was soon added to slow the indenter (5).
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Actuator elements are engineering elements (like contact or dashpot elements).
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