PROBLEM 19.149
A simplified model of a washing machine is shown.
A bundle of wet clothes forms a weight wb of 20 lb in
the machine and causes a rotating unbalance. The
rotating mass is 40 lb (including mb) and the radius of
the washer basket e is 9 in. Knowing the washer has
an equivalent spring constant k = 70 lb/ft and
damping ratio
ζ
= c/cc = 0.05 and during the spin
cycle the drum rotates at 250 rpm, determine the
amplitude of the motion and the magnitude of the
force transmitted to the sides of the washing machine.
SOLUTION
Forced circular frequency: (2 )(250) 26.18 rad/s
60
f
ω
==
System mass: 40 lb
32.2
W
mg
==
Spring constant: 70 lb/ftk
70 7.5067 rad/s
k
mf
fm f