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In summary, I have done a finite element analysis of one example of a cantilevered thin plate and compared it to those frequencies predicted by the Barton formulation. I get 'good agreement' between the two.

There is no need to do a FE analysis of this type of valve, so before I go on, here is a present.

I developed an Excel spreadsheet to 'do the math' for the Barton formulation of cantilever, thin plates in vibration. It can be downloaded here, Barton-forum.zip.

1. it is good only for steel
2. there is sufficient accuracy for thin plates of a/b ratios, 0.5:1 through 5:1.
3. I used the English Engineering System for units. If you are using the MKS system, convert your dimensions to inches before entering them into the data sheet. [2.54 cm/inch]
4. simple directions are inside the sheet.
5. it passed one test, so I think it is correct.

The location of this Excel spreadsheet in this thread is here.