Technical gazette, Vol. 27 No. 6, 2020.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.17559/TV-20190719101429
The Influence of the Direction of Wood Cutting on the Vibration and Noise of Chainsaws
Wojciech Rukat*
orcid.org/0000-0003-4856-7543
; Poznan University of Technology, Institute of Applied Mechanics, Jana Pawla II 24 St., 61–139 Poznan, POLAND
Bartosz Jakubek
; Poznan University of Technology, Institute of Applied Mechanics, Jana Pawla II 24 St., 61–139 Poznan, POLAND
Roman Barczewski
; Poznan University of Technology, Institute of Applied Mechanics, Jana Pawla II 24 St., 61–139 Poznan, POLAND
Mateusz Wróbel
; Poznan University of Technology, Institute of Applied Mechanics, Jana Pawla II 24 St., 61–139 Poznan, POLAND
Abstract
Chainsaws generate high levels of vibrations and noise during work. Regardless of the type of their drive (electric, combustion) chainsaws excel TLVs (Threshold Limited Values) of vibration accelerations and the A-weighted sound level specified for eight-hour working day. The intensity of a vibro-acoustic impact of chainsaws on their operators depends on many factors. One of them is the type of the drive. This is due to significant differences in chainsaw design (inter alia characteristics of the drive, rotational speed, quasi-constant for an electric drive and variable for a combustion one). For chainsaws of the same or alike power and different type of the drive levels of vibrations and noise may vary. In this article noise levels and frequency weighted vibration accelerations for different direction of cutting kerf have been compared. Tests were performed with the same interchangeable cutting set (guide bar, cutting chain). The repeatability of conditions of the cutting process was ensured.
Keywords
chainsaw; cutting direction; noise; vibration
Hrčak ID:
248223
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Publication date:
19.12.2020.
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