Vibration absorbing materials for aircraft

Part 1. Mechanism and research methods for damping of polymeric materials
Pavlukovich N.G., Ivanov M.S., Morozova V.S., Bolshakov V.A., Mekalina I.V.
UDC
621:678.8
DOI
10.18577/2307-6046-2026-0-3-85-96
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How to cite
Pavlukovich N.G., Ivanov M.S., Morozova V.S., Bolshakov V.A., Mekalina I.V. Vibration absorbing materials for aircraft. Part 1. Mechanism and research methods for damping of polymeric materials // Proceedings of VIAM. 2026. No. 3. DOI: 10.18577/2307-6046-2026-0-3-85-96. URL: https://test.viam.ru/en/journal/2026/3/7
Keywords
aircraft noise, damping, vibration absorption, viscoelastic materials, relaxation, polymer composites, noise reduction tests, vibration-damping materials
Abstract

The paper studies the problem of acoustic discomfort in an airplane cabin caused by noise of aerodynamic and structural origin. The main attention is paid to the methods of noise reduction using vibration-absorbing materials based on viscoelastic polymers. Physical mechanisms of vibration energy dissipation, in particular relaxation processes, in polymers are considered. Modern methods of investigation of vibration-absorbing characteristics are described, including dynamic mechanical analysis, analysis of amplitude-frequency and amplitude-time dependencies.

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