NODAL

NODALCymatics propulsion bench

Baseline

Drive

Safe

Frequency521.0 Hz

nearest (1,1) · 474.8 Hz

Amplitude42%

Lock resonance

Snap to nearest plate mode

Procedure

Characterized

Plate is the driven face. Layer 1 sits on the metal; later layers ride above it. Only non-combustive, vibration-stable media.

L1 · plate
Material
ISO calibration media. Safe baseline for nodal mapping.
Thickness1.20 mm
Z 14.5 MRayl · ρ 2.65 g/cm³ · granular

circular · Al 6061 · 320 mm

521.0 Hz

Safe

— · Idle

Fz 0.00 nN

STA 412 · WL 88 · BL 0

Frequency → force. Peaks sit on plate modes and λ/4 stack matches.

Run a sweep to plot Fz(f)