Wished I'd seen this a week ago, I just ordered my finish kit. I'm not familiar with Lord Mounts, what makes them smoother or more desirable? Are there any other implications to how everything under the cowl fits together if you use them?
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Fluidlastic Mounts & Dampers
LORD Corporation’s fluid technology is quickly becoming the standard for superior noise and vibration isolation, as well as energy dissipation applications, due to its combination of high performance, ease of maintenance and efficient use of space. Our fluid technology is currently featured in mounts, lead lag dampers and torque restraints in both fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft.
Fluidlastic Mounts
LORD Fluidlastic fluid mounts combine rubber and fluids to provide vibration isolation and noise reduction measurably better than conventional mounts. They also provide greater versatility because the mounts are tuned to precisely match application requirements. Typical applications include engine mounts for fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft.
The fluid mount is three mounts in one depending upon the frequency and amplitude of the excitation. It’s a spring providing basic load and motion capability to the system, a damper providing restricted motion at or near resonant conditions, and a tuned absorber providing superior isolation at a specific frequency.
Fluid mounts are rubber mounts that encapsulate a fluid that flows through a variety of ports and orifices depending upon the dynamic characteristics needed (Fig. 1). The result is a very versatile and effective vibration isolator.
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Fluid Mount Diagram
Features & Benefits
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The use of sealed fluid chambers and elastomers offers higher static stiffness with lower dynamic stiffness.
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The mounts (isolators) are self-contained and hermetically sealed, so they don’t leak. No service or field maintenance is required.
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Like traditional elastomeric mounts, LORD fluid mounts are designed to last at least one engine TBO (time between overhaul). They can be remanufactured and returned to zero-hour parts.
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LORD fluid devices can reduce up to 25% of overall system weight and decrease mechanical complexity.
Fluidlastic Dampers
Our fluid technology improves traditional dampers by eliminating the problematic sliding seals typically found in hydraulic dampers. A channel, tailored to meet the required application parameters, controls the oscillatory fluid flow between chambers. The fluid dampers can be designed with straight viscous damping or inertial damping. This allows performance to be tailored with temperature and frequency.
LORD fluid dampers are routinely designed to meet challenging operating conditions where traditional dampers may fall short, including cold temperature environments and small oscillatory displacements.
Since we use fluid to generate damping, a highly fatigue resistant elastomer can be used in lieu of a high-damped elastomer. This feature allows for a small component size with high endurance life.
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The guy I talked to was very friendly and helpful, familiar with Van's designs, and knew exactly what I needed as soon as I said "IO-360 for an RV-7". I'd add the part number here but I'll be danged if I can find it this morning.
