Damper

A damper is a device that deadens, restrains, or depresses. It may refer to:

Music

• Damper pedal, a device that mutes musical tones, particularly in stringed instruments
• A mute for various brass instruments

Structure

• Damper (flow), a mechanical device in a duct or chimney that regulates airflow
• Stockbridge damper, used to suppress wind-induced vibrations on taut cables
• Tuned mass damper, a device mounted in structures to prevent discomfort, damage or structural failure by vibration

Other uses

• Damper (food), a bread of the Australian Outback
• In mechanical engineering, a damper is a device for suppressing vibrations in a mechanical system by dissipating energy.
  • Dashpot, a type of hydraulic or mechanical damper
• Shock absorber (British or technical use: damper), a mechanical device designed to dissipate kinetic energy
• An item of boiler technology used to regulate the fire
• In electronics, a kind of diode intended to absorb energy peaks, normally generated by inductive circuitry

See also

• Damping (disambiguation)
• Attenuator (electronics)