Damping Rates of Anti-Vibration Gloves Made of Different Materials
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
No. | Appearance of Gloves | Features of Gloves | |
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1 | Palm is made of 5 mm CHLOROPRENE RUBBER. | ||
2 | Palm is made of CHLOROPRENE RUBBER. A 6 mm anti-vibration thicken pad provides protection against vibration. | ||
3 | There is an 8 mm special anti-vibration pad in the area extending from the palm to the fingertips. | ||
4 | A 7 mm FOAM LATEX RUBBER coating on the palm reduces impacts, shocks, and vibrations. | ||
5 | A 7 mm full-length palm padding (35% POLYURETHANE) reduces vibration and palm impact. | ||
6 | An 8 mm full-length palm padding (29% POLYURETHANE) reduces vibration and palm impact. | ||
7 | A 6 mm full-length palm padding (37% POLYURETHANE) reduces vibration and palm impact. | ||
8 | A 5 mm vibration damping layer is coated with a POLYMER. | ||
9 | There is a 5 mm SBR FILLER (Rubber Filler) on each finger and palm. | ||
10 | There is 2.5 mm CHLOROPRENE (NEOPRENE) padding in the palm. | ||
11 | There is soft 6 mm GEL FOAM padding in the thumb, index finger, and palm area. | ||
12 | The palm is covered with 3 mm of LATEX FOAM. |
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Results of Field Measurements
3.2. Results of Laboratory Measurements
3.3. Statistical Evaluation of the Measurement Results
4. Conclusions and Recommendations
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Air Consumption at 6 Bar | 60 I/s |
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Air Hose Diameter | 8 mm |
Water Pipe Diameter | 5 mm |
Impact Rate | ≥31 Hz |
Hole Diameter | 34–42 mm |
Sank Size | 22 × 108 |
Piston Stroke | 70 mm |
Working Pressure | 6 Bar |
Weight | 24 kg |
Glove No. | Average Values of the Vibration Exposure A Mine A(8)avg, (m/s2) | Vibration Damping Rate (%) | Average Values of the Vibration Exposure B Mine A(8)avg, (m/s2) | Vibration Damping Rate (%) | Average Values of the Vibration Exposure C Mine A(8)avg, (m/s2) | Vibration Damping Rate (%) | |||
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Ungloved | Gloved | Ungloved | Gloved | Ungloved | Gloved | ||||
1 | 20.95 | 16.14 | 22.96 | 14.36 | 11.30 | 21.31 | 14.11 | 10.33 | 26.79 |
2 | 16.78 | 19.90 | 11.58 | 19.36 | 10.62 | 24.73 | |||
3 | 16.83 | 19.67 | 11.96 | 16.71 | 10.77 | 23.67 | |||
4 | 17.86 | 14.75 | 12.07 | 15.95 | 10.87 | 22.96 | |||
5 | 18.12 | 13.51 | 12.34 | 14.07 | 10.93 | 22.54 | |||
6 | 18.24 | 12.94 | 12.42 | 13.51 | 11.13 | 21.12 | |||
7 | 18.27 | 12.79 | 12.44 | 13.37 | 11.31 | 19.84 | |||
8 | 18.88 | 9.88 | 12.54 | 12.67 | 11.70 | 17.08 | |||
9 | 19.18 | 8.45 | 12.88 | 10.31 | 12.66 | 10.28 | |||
10 | 19.19 | 8.40 | 12.89 | 10.24 | 12.69 | 10.06 | |||
11 | 20.06 | 4.25 | 13.79 | 3.97 | 13.29 | 5.81 | |||
12 | 20.13 | 3.91 | 13.84 | 3.62 | 13.42 | 4.89 |
Glove No. | Average Values of the Vibration Exposure A(8)avg, (m/s2) | Vibration Damping Rate (%) | |
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Ungloved | Gloved | ||
1 | 0.74 | 0.41 | 44.59 |
2 | 0.44 | 40.54 | |
3 | 0.45 | 39.19 | |
4 | 0.46 | 37.84 | |
5 | 0.47 | 36.49 | |
6 | 0.48 | 35.14 | |
7 | 0.49 | 33.78 | |
8 | 0.50 | 32.43 | |
9 | 0.52 | 29.73 | |
10 | 0.53 | 28.38 | |
11 | 0.54 | 27.03 | |
12 | 0.57 | 22.97 |
Statistic | Std. Error | ||
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Mean | 14.34 | 1.11 | |
95% Confidence Interval for the Mean | Lower Bound | 12.09 | |
Upper Bound | 16.59 | ||
5% Trimmed Mean | 14.29 | ||
Median | 13.51 | ||
Variance | 44.38 | ||
Std. Deviation | 6.66 | ||
Minimum | 3.62 | ||
Maximum | 26.79 | ||
Range | 23.17 | ||
Interquartile Range | 9.96 | ||
Skewness | 0.02 | 0.39 | |
Kurtosis | −1.02 | 0.77 |
Kolmogorov–Smirnov a | Shapiro–Wilk | |||||
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Statistic | df | p-Value | Statistic | df | Sig. | |
Vibration Damping Ratios | 0.11 | 36 | 0.20 * | 0.96 | 36 | 0.18 |
No. | N | Mean | Std. Deviation | Std. Error | 95% Confidence Interval for the Mean | Minimum | Maximum | |
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Lower Bound | Upper Bound | |||||||
1 | 3 | 23.69 | 2.81 | 1.62 | 16.70 | 30.67 | 21.31 | 26.79 |
2 | 3 | 21.33 | 2.96 | 1.71 | 13.98 | 28.67 | 19.36 | 24.73 |
3 | 3 | 20.02 | 3.49 | 2.02 | 11.34 | 28.69 | 16.71 | 23.67 |
4 | 3 | 17.89 | 4.43 | 2.56 | 6.87 | 28.90 | 14.75 | 22.96 |
5 | 3 | 16.71 | 5.06 | 2.92 | 4.14 | 29.27 | 13.51 | 22.54 |
6 | 3 | 15.86 | 4.57 | 2.64 | 4.51 | 27.20 | 12.94 | 21.12 |
7 | 3 | 15.33 | 3.91 | 2.26 | 5.61 | 25.05 | 12.79 | 19.84 |
8 | 3 | 13.21 | 3.63 | 2.09 | 4.19 | 22.23 | 9.88 | 17.08 |
9 | 3 | 9.68 | 1.06 | 0.61 | 7.03 | 12.33 | 8.45 | 10.31 |
10 | 3 | 9.57 | 1.01 | 0.58 | 7.05 | 12.09 | 8.40 | 10.24 |
11 | 3 | 4.68 | 0.99 | 0.57 | 2.21 | 7.14 | 3.97 | 5.81 |
12 | 3 | 4.14 | 0.66 | 0.38 | 2.49 | 5.79 | 3.62 | 4.89 |
Total | 36 | 14.34 | 0.66 | 1.11 | 12.09 | 16.59 | 3.62 | 26.79 |
Levene Statistic | df1 | df2 | Sig. |
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2.70 | 11 | 24 | 0.02 |
Statistic a | df1 | df2 | Sig. | |
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Welch | 20.41 | 11 | 9.31 | 0.00 |
Dependent Variable: Vibration Damping Ratios | ||||||
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(I) Glove-No. | (J) Glove-No. | Mean Difference (I–J) | Std. Error | Sig. | 95% Confidence Interval | |
Lower Bound | Upper Bound | |||||
1 | 9 | 14.00 * | 1.73 | 0.05 | 0.065 | 27.95 |
10 | 14.12 * | 1.72 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 28.24 | |
11 | 19.01 * | 1.72 | 0.02 | 4.81 | 33.21 | |
12 | 19.55 * | 1.67 | 0.03 | 4.12 | 34.97 | |
2 | 2.38 | 2.36 | 0.99 | −11.33 | 16.09 | |
2 | 11 | 16.65 * | 1.80 | 0.04 | 1.53 | 31.77 |
12 | 17.19 * | 1.75 | 0.04 | 0.84 | 33.54 | |
9 | 1 | −14.01 * | 1.73 | 0.05 | −27.95 | −0.065 |
11 | 5.00 * | 0.84 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 9.89 | |
12 | 5.54 * | 0.72 | 0.03 | 0.84 | 10.24 | |
10 | 1 | −14.12 * | 1.72 | 0.05 | −28.24 | −0.00 |
11 | 4.89 * | 0.82 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 9.64 | |
12 | 5.42 * | 0.70 | 0.02 | 0.97 | 9.88 | |
11 | 1 | −19.01 * | 1.72 | 0.02 | −33.21 | −4.81 |
2 | −16.65 * | 1.80 | 0.04 | −31.77 | −1.53 | |
10 | −4.89* | 0.82 | 0.04 | −9.64 | −0.13 | |
12 | 1 | −19.55 * | 1.67 | 0.03 | −34.97 | −4.12 |
2 | −17.19 * | 1.75 | 0.04 | −33.54 | −0.84 | |
9 | −5.54 * | 0.72 | 0.03 | −10.24 | −0.84 | |
10 | −5.43 * | 0.70 | 0.02 | −9.88 | −0.97 |
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