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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Measuring Inflation Pressure in Sports Balls

Imagine what the media might say if a volleyball deflated in the middle of a serve or a basketball stopped bouncing when an Olympian was dribbling. For athletes relying on sports balls not to deflate, testing for maximum capacity is pertinent.

Dynamic tests measure energy lost and stored, and depending on the testing application, the operator can learn how material properties are affected by various levels of strain.

In one study, the relationship between over- and under-pressurization and energy loss at various levels of deformation was observed. An ElectroPuls™ E3000 and WaveMatrix™ dynamic testing software was used to cyclically compress entire balls at constant frequencies. Find out what happened during the study.

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