Constrained Layer Damper Modelling and Performance Evaluation for Eliminating Squeal Noise in Trams

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="473720.fig.001a" src="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/sv/volume-2014/473720/figures/473720.fig.001a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Acoustic measurements at a speed of 5 km/h</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="473720.fig.001b" src="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/sv/volume-2014/473720/figures/473720.fig.001b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Modal analysis of the resilient wheel used in Vitoria’s tram</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Squeal noise generated by the wheel 0L2 mode.</table>

Shock and Vibration

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Figure 1: Constrained Layer Damper Modelling and Performance Evaluation for Eliminating Squeal Noise in Trams 