A damper is a common component in a door closer to prevent it from slamming shut. A spring applies a force to close the door, which the damper compensates by forcing fluid flow through an orifice, often adjustable, between the reservoirs, slowing the movement of the door.

Consumer electronics often use dampers when you do not want a media access door or control panel to open suddenly when you release the door latch. The damper provides constant, smooth movement until the access door is fully opened.

The hydraulic cylinder of a car shock absorber is a shock absorber. They are also used in carburetors, where the return of the throttle lever is damped just before the throttle is fully closed, and then allowed to close completely slowly to reduce emissions. The main piston of the British SU carburetor has a stepped needle. This needle is kept in the fuel flow hole. Manifold vacuum causes this piston to rise, allowing more fuel to enter the airflow. The SU shock absorber has a fixed hydraulic piston that cushions the main piston when it moves up. A valve in the piston disengages damping when the main piston returns.

Shock absorbers can handle large forces and high speeds. For example, they are used to stop steam catapults on the decks of aircraft carriers.

Relays can have a long delay by using a piston filled with liquid that is slowly allowed to escape. Electrical switches can use delay points in their overcurrent detection mechanism to reduce the reaction speed to short events, making them less sensitive to false activation during transients, while still being sensitive to sustained overloads. Another use is to delay the closing or opening of an electrical circuit. A timer of this type can be used, for example, for timed lighting of a staircase.

Anti-stall mechanisms in internal combustion engines aim to prevent engine stalling at low revolutions. Anti-stall mechanisms use dashpots to stop the final closing movement of the throttle.

Shock absorbers are used as models for materials that exhibit viscoelastic behavior, such as muscle tissue. The Maxwell and Kelvin-Voigt models of viscoelasticity use springs and dampers in series and parallel circuits, respectively. Models containing dashpots add a viscous, time-dependent element to the behavior of solids, allowing complex behaviors such as creep and stress relaxation to be modeled.

A damper is a common component in a door closer to prevent it from slamming shut. A spring applies a force to close the door, which the damper compensates by forcing fluid flow through an orifice, often adjustable, between the reservoirs, slowing the movement of the door.

Consumer electronics often use dampers when you do not want a media access door or control panel to open suddenly when you release the door latch. The damper provides constant, smooth movement until the access door is fully opened.

The hydraulic cylinder of a car shock absorber is a shock absorber. They are also used in carburetors, where the return of the throttle lever is damped just before the throttle is fully closed, and then allowed to close completely slowly to reduce emissions. The main piston of the British SU carburetor has a stepped needle. This needle is kept in the fuel flow hole. Manifold vacuum causes this piston to rise, allowing more fuel to enter the airflow. The SU shock absorber has a fixed hydraulic piston that cushions the main piston when it moves up. A valve in the piston disengages damping when the main piston returns.

Shock absorbers can handle large forces and high speeds. For example, they are used to stop steam catapults on the decks of aircraft carriers.

Relays can have a long delay by using a piston filled with liquid that is slowly allowed to escape. Electrical switches can use delay points in their overcurrent detection mechanism to reduce the reaction speed to short events, making them less sensitive to false activation during transients, while still being sensitive to sustained overloads. Another use is to delay the closing or opening of an electrical circuit. A timer of this type can be used, for example, for timed lighting of a staircase.

Anti-stall mechanisms in internal combustion engines aim to prevent engine stalling at low revolutions. Anti-stall mechanisms use dashpots to stop the final closing movement of the throttle.

Shock absorbers are used as models for materials that exhibit viscoelastic behavior, such as muscle tissue. The Maxwell and Kelvin-Voigt models of viscoelasticity use springs and dampers in series and parallel circuits, respectively. Models containing dashpots add a viscous, time-dependent element to the behavior of solids, allowing complex behaviors such as creep and stress relaxation to be modeled.