Damping of rotating beams with particle dampers

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dc.contributor.authorEls D.N.J.
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-15T08:18:36Z
dc.date.available2012-02-15T08:18:36Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
dc.identifier.citationCollection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference
dc.identifier.issn2734508
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/19787
dc.subjectCentrifugal loading
dc.subjectCentrifugal loads
dc.subjectDamping factors
dc.subjectData analysis
dc.subjectExcitation state
dc.subjectHigh damping
dc.subjectMain parameters
dc.subjectNumber of layers
dc.subjectParticle dampers
dc.subjectPeak vibrations
dc.subjectPerformance parameters
dc.subjectResearch objectives
dc.subjectRotating beam
dc.subjectRotating cantilever beams
dc.subjectSystem vibrations
dc.subjectTest benches
dc.subjectUniform-sized
dc.subjectVibration amplitude
dc.subjectVibratory motion
dc.subjectAspect ratio
dc.subjectBall bearings
dc.subjectCentrifugation
dc.subjectCombinatorial optimization
dc.subjectData reduction
dc.subjectExcited states
dc.subjectRotation
dc.subjectSteel containers
dc.subjectStructural dynamics
dc.subjectDamping
dc.titleDamping of rotating beams with particle dampers
dc.typeConference Paper
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