Damping of rotating beams with particle dampers
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2009
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Els D.N.J.
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The main research objective of this study was to determine the performance parameters of particle dampers (PDs) under centrifugal loads. A test bench was developed consisting of a rotating cantilever beam with a PD at the tip. Equal mass containers with different depths, filled with a range of uniform sized steel ball bearings, were used as PDs. For all the tests, the total PD mass was identical. During operation the tip of the beam was displaced, and after release, the beam could vibrate freely. The decay in the vibratory motion of the tip of the beam was measured over a range of centrifugal loads. From the data analysis, it can be concluded that there are two zones of damping, one with a high and one with a low damping factor. These damping zones depend on the ratio between the peak vibration acceleration and the centrifugal loading. Each zone has a limit in terms of the centrifugal loading beyond which the PD cannot function if the vibration amplitude is fixed. In the high damping zone, it was found that the excitation state of the particles was high enough for the system vibration frequency to change. In the low damping zone, there is only limited motion between the particles. The main parameters that influence the performance of the PDs are the PD length/diameter aspect ratio, and the particle size. An important finding is that a PD with less layers (increase in particle size) will still function at a higher centrifugal load compared to one with a smaller number number of layers. Copyright © 2009 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.
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Centrifugal loading, Centrifugal loads, Damping factors, Data analysis, Excitation state, High damping, Main parameters, Number of layers, Particle dampers, Peak vibrations, Performance parameters, Research objectives, Rotating beam, Rotating cantilever beams, System vibrations, Test benches, Uniform-sized, Vibration amplitude, Vibratory motion, Aspect ratio, Ball bearings, Centrifugation, Combinatorial optimization, Data reduction, Excited states, Rotation, Steel containers, Structural dynamics, Damping
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Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference