Dynamic stiffness and damping properties of elastic elements with reinforced-composite coverings

1986 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-227
Author(s):  
B. L. Pelekh ◽  
B. I. Salyak ◽  
I. S. Kogut ◽  
A. Yu. Mykita
1979 ◽  
Vol 101 (4) ◽  
pp. 458-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. P. Gargiulo

A model has been developed to compute the dynamic stiffness and damping properties of externally pressurized, porous-wall, gas journal bearings which includes the effects of journal rotation and eccentricity. This paper presents the derivation of the governing equations and the perturbation analysis used to find the unsteady characteristics. Typical nondimensional performance curves are found and the influences of seven governing parameters are discussed. A companion paper describes an experimental investigation of porous journal bearings.


Author(s):  
Xian-Xu Bai ◽  
Peng Chen ◽  
Li-Jun Qian ◽  
Ping Kan

A magnetorheological fluid (MRF) mount featuring unidirectional squeeze mode for vehicle engine mounting system is proposed and designed to attenuate the engine vibration with characteristics of broadband and small amplitude. The MRF mount is comprised of upper and lower bases for installation, a main rubber for static load, a bobbin for electromagnetic coil winding and a squeeze plate. The bottom surface of the bobbin and the top surface of the squeeze plate form the polar plates, between which the MRF is squeezed during the rebound of the MRF mount. Combining dynamic stiffness property of passive hydraulic mounts without fluid and adjustable damping force of MRF at squeeze mode, the MRF mount could provide a unique variable dynamic stiffness and damping properties, by adjusting the exciting current. To evaluate the performance of the MRF mount, a mathematical model considering the behavior of MRF at squeeze mode is derived to theoretically analyze and numerically simulate the dynamic stiffness and equivalent damping properties of the MRF mount. Further, the MRF mount based quarter vehicle mounting system model considering suspension system is constructed to analyze the force transmissibility of engine mounting system in frequency domain and simulate the relative displacement response in time domain.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
Xiaoyuan Zheng ◽  
Zhiying Ren ◽  
Liangliang Shen ◽  
Bin Zhang ◽  
Hongbai Bai

In this study, a laminated composite damping structure (LCDS) with metal rubber (MR) as matrix and silicone rubber (SR) as reinforcement has been designed. The embedded interlocking structure formed by the multi-material interface of the LCDS can effectively incorporate the high damping characteristics of traditional polymer damping materials and significantly enhance the adjustable stiffness of the damping structure. Based on the periodic cyclic vibration excitation, dynamic tests on different laminated structures were designed, and the damping performance and fatigue characteristics under periodic vibration excitation of the LCDS, based on MR and SR, were explored in depth. The experimental results exhibited that, compared to single-compound damping structures, the LCDS with SR as reinforcement and MR as matrix has excellent stiffness and damping characteristics. The incorporation of the silicon-based reinforcement can significantly improve the performance of the entire structure under cyclic fatigue vibration. In particular, the effects of material preparation and operating parameters on the composite structure are discussed. The effects of MR matrix density, operating frequency, amplitude, and preload on the stiffness and damping properties of the MR- and SR-based LCDS were investigated by the single factor controlled variable method. The results demonstrated that the vibration frequency has little effect on the LCDS damping performance. By increasing the density of the MR matrix or increasing the structural preload, the energy dissipation characteristics and damping properties of the LCDS can be effectively improved. With the increase in vibration excitation amplitude, the energy consumption of the LCDS increases, and the average dynamic stiffness changes at different rates, resulting in the loss factor decreasing first and then increasing. In this study, a damping structure suitable for narrow areas has been designed, which overcomes the temperature intolerance and low stiffness phenomena of traditional polymer rubber materials, and provides effective guidance for the design of damping materials with controllable high damping and stiffness.


Author(s):  
Nicoleta M. Ene ◽  
Florin Dimofte ◽  
David A. Clark

The purpose of this paper is to study the dynamic behavior of a journal bearing sleeve center by using a transient approach. Unlike other papers presenting the motion of the shaft inside the bearing sleeve, in this paper the rotor is considered rigid having only a small unbalance and the motion of the sleeve center is analyzed. The sleeve is supported by elastic elements. In addition, the axial ends of the bearing are exposed at two different pressures. To the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first study of such a bearing configuration. Moreover, the influence of the stiffness and damping properties of the elastic element on the sleeve dynamic behavior (trajectories, motion frequencies, etc.) is also analyzed. Relative and absolute trajectories of the sleeve center and FFT analysis of the motion are presented.


Author(s):  
Kai Feng ◽  
Xueyuan Zhao ◽  
Zhiyang Guo

With increasing need for high-speed, high-temperature, and oil-free turbomachinery, gas foil bearings (GFBs) have been considered to be the best substitutes for traditional oil-lubricated bearings. A multi-cantilever foil bearing (MCFB), a novel GFB with multi-cantilever foil strips serving as the compliant underlying structure, was designed, fabricated, and tested. A series of static and dynamic load tests were conducted to measure the structural stiffness and equivalent viscous damping of the prototype MCFB. Experiments of static load versus deflection showed that the proposed bearing has a large mechanical energy dissipation capability and a pronounced nonlinear static stiffness that can prevents overly large motion amplitude of journal. Dynamic load tests evaluated the influence of motion amplitude, loading orientation and misalignment on the dynamic stiffness and equivalent viscous damping with respect to excitation frequency. The test results demonstrated that the dynamic stiffness and damping are strongly dependent on the excitation frequency. Three motion amplitudes were applied to the bearing housing to investigate the effects of motion amplitude on the dynamic characteristics. It is noted that the bearing dynamic stiffness and damping decreases with incrementally increasing motion amplitudes. A high level of misalignment can lead to larger static and dynamic bearing stiffness as well as to larger equivalent viscous damping. With dynamic loads applied to two orientations in the bearing midplane separately, the dynamic stiffness increases rapidly and the equivalent viscous damping declines slightly. These results indicate that the loading orientation is a non-negligible factor on the dynamic characteristics of MCFBs.


1997 ◽  
Vol 119 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Goodwin ◽  
P. J. Ogrodnik ◽  
M. P. Roach ◽  
Y. Fang

This paper describes a combined theoretical and experimental investigation of the eight oil film stiffness and damping coefficients for a novel low impedance hydrodynamic bearing. The novel design incorporates a recess in the bearing surface which is connected to a standard commercial gas bag accumulator; this arrangement reduces the oil film dynamic stiffness and leads to improved machine response and stability. A finite difference method was used to solve Reynolds equation and yield the pressure distribution in the bearing oil film. Integration of the pressure profile then enabled the fluid film forces to be evaluated. A perturbation technique was used to determine the dynamic pressure components, and hence to determine the eight oil film stiffness and damping coefficients. Experimental data was obtained from a laboratory test rig in which a test bearing, floating on a rotating shaft, was excited by a multi-frequency force signal. Measurements of the resulting relative movement between bearing and journal enabled the oil film coefficients to be measured. The results of the work show good agreement between theoretical and experimental data, and indicate that the oil film impedance of the novel design is considerably lower than that of a conventional bearing.


Author(s):  
Ahmad W. Yacout

This study has theoretically analyzed the surface roughness, centripetal inertia and recess volume fluid compressibility effects on the dynamic behavior of a restrictor compensated hydrostatic thrust spherical clearance type of bearing. The stochastic Reynolds equation, with centripetal inertia effect, and the recess flow continuity equation with recess volume fluid compressibility effect have been derived to take into account the presence of roughness on the bearing surfaces. On the basis of a small perturbations method, the dynamic stiffness and damping coefficients have been evaluated. In addition to the usual bearing design parameters the results for the dynamic stiffness and damping coefficients have been calculated for various frequencies of vibrations or squeeze parameter (frequency parameter) and recess volume fluid compressibility parameter. The study shows that both of the surface roughness and the centripetal inertia have slight effects on the stiffness coefficient and remarkable effects on the damping coefficient while the recess volume fluid compressibility parameter has the major effect on the bearing dynamic characteristics. The cross dynamic stiffness showed the bearing self-aligning property and the ability to oppose whirl movements. The orifice restrictor showed better dynamic performance than that of the capillary tube.


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