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Required energy absorption of a shock absorber — From operating conditions

Required energy absorption of a shock absorber struck by a workpiece in free fall. Gravity acts through the fall and through the stroke, so the potential energy over the sum of the drop height and the stroke is added.

Diagram: Vertical, free fall From operating conditions

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Input

Workpiece mass
mm
Workpiece speed just before free fall
v0v_0
Acceleration due to gravity
gg
Height of free fall
hh
Distance travelled from impact to stop
stst

Result

Energy to absorb
EE

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