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Introduction: Description of Ball-Bat Collision. forces large (>8000 lbs!) time short (<1/1000 sec!) ball compresses, stops, expands kinetic energy potential energy lots of energy dissipated bat is flexible bat bends, compresses the goal... large hit ball speed. v ball. v bat.
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Introduction: Description of Ball-Bat Collision • forces large (>8000 lbs!) • time short (<1/1000 sec!) • ball compresses, stops, expands • kinetic energy potential energy • lots of energy dissipated • bat is flexible • bat bends, compresses • the goal... • large hit ball speed
vball vbat vf Kinematics of the Ball-Bat Collision r bat recoil factor = mball/Mbat,effective e Coefficient of Restitution (COR) typical numbers: r 0.25 e 0.50 vf = 0.2 vball + 1.2 vbat Note: this talk focuses entirely on COR
COR and Energy Dissipation • e COR vrel,after/vrel,before • in CM frame: (final KE/initial KE) = e2 • e.g., drop ball on hard floor:COR2 = hf/hi 0.25 • typicallyCOR 0.5 • ~3/4 CM energy dissipated! • depends on impact speed • mostly a property of ball but… • the bat matters too! • vibrations , “trampoline” effect
Accounting for Energy Dissipation: Dynamic Model for Ball-Bat Colllision • Collision excites bending vibrations • Ouch!! Thud!! Sometimes broken bat • Energy lost lower COR, vf • Find lowest mode by tapping • Reduced considerably if • Impact is at a node • Collision time (~0.6 ms) >> Tvib see AMN, Am. J. Phys, 68, 979 (2000)
bat ball Mass= 1 2 The Essential Physics: A Toy Model rigid limit 1 1 on flexible limit 1 1 on 2
y 20 y z The Details: A Dynamic Model • Step 1: Solve eigenvalue problem for free vibrations • Step 2: Nonlinear lossy spring for ball-bat interaction • Step 3: Expand in normal modes and solve
f1 = 177 Hz f3 = 1179 Hz f2 = 583 Hz f4 = 1821 Hz Normal Modesof the Bat Louisville Slugger R161 (34”, 31 oz) Can easily be measured: Modal Analysis
F vs. CM displacement F vs. time Ball-Bat Force • Details not important • --as long as e(v), (v) about right • Measureable with load cell
Vibrations and the COR the “sweet spot” COR maximum near 2nd node
24” 27” 30” Some interesting insights: • Center of Percussion close to lowest node @ 27” • Coincides neither with max COR @ 29” • …nor with max. vf • Far end of bat doesn’t matter • mass, grip, …
T= 0-1 ms Ball leaves bat T= 1-10 ms Time evolution of the bat • Conclusions: • Knob end doesn’t matter • Batter’s grip doesn’t matter • vibrations and rigid motion • indistinguishable on • short time scale
Bounce superballs from beam (Rod Cross) Conclusion: Nothing on far end of beam matters
Flexible Bat and the “Trampoline Effect” Losses in ball anti-correlated with vibrations in bat
The “Trampoline” Effect: A Closer Look • Compressional energy shared between ball and bat • PEbat/PEball = kball/kbat (= s) • PEball mostly dissipated (75%) • BPF = Bat Proficiency Factor e/e0 • Ideal Situation: like person on trampoline • kball >>kbat: most of energy stored in bat • f >>1:stored energy returned • e2 (s+e02)/(s+1) 1 for s >>1 eo2 for s <<1
Trampoline Effect: Toy Model, revisited Mass= 1 2 bat ball
The “Trampoline” Effect:A Closer Look Bending Modes vs. Shell Modes • k (t/R)3: small in barrel • more energy stored • f (1-2 kHz) < 1/ • energy mostly restored • Net Effect: BPF > 1 • k R4: large in barrel • little energy stored • f (170 Hz, etc) > 1/ • energy lost to vibrations • Net effect: BPF 1
Some Interesting Consequences(work in progress) s kball/kbat e2 (s+e02 )/(s+1) BPF = e/e0 • BPF increases with … • Ball stiffness • Impact velocity • Decreasing wall thickness • Decreasing ball COR • Note: effects larger for “high-s” than for “low-s” bats • “Tuning a bat” • Tuning due to balance between storing energy (k small) and returning it (f large) • Tuning not related to phase of vibration at time of ball-bat separation
Summary • Dynamic model developed for ball-bat collision • flexible nature of bat included • simple model for ball-bat force • Vibrations play major role in COR for collisions off sweet spot • Far end of bat does not matter in collision • Physics of trampoline effect mostly understood and interesting consequences predicted • should be tested experimentally