Question: The pipe carrying feed water to a boiler in a thermal power plant has been found to vibrate violently at a pump speed of 8

The pipe carrying feed water to a boiler in a thermal power plant has been found to vibrate violently at a pump speed of 800rpm. In order to reduce the vibrations, an absorber consisting of a spring of stiffness k
a
and a trial m
a
mass of 1 kg is attached to the pipe. This arrangement is found to give the natural frequency of the system as 750rpm. It is desired to keep the natural frequencies of the system outside the operating speed range of the pump, which is 700rpm to 1040rpm. Determine the new values k
a
and m
a
that satisfy this requirement.

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