scholarly journals Damping prediction of particle dampers for structures under forced vibration using effective fields

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Niklas Meyer ◽  
Robert Seifried
Keyword(s):  
Energy Dissipation ◽  
Knowledge Exchange ◽  
Underlying Structure ◽  
Reduction Techniques ◽  
Linear Behavior ◽  
Damping Behavior ◽  
Effective Particle ◽  
Coupling Procedure ◽  
Particle Damping ◽  
Particle Dampers

AbstractParticle damping is a promising damping technique for a variety of technical applications. However, their non-linear behavior and multitude of influence parameters, hinder currently its wide practical use. So far, most researchers focus either on determining the energy dissipation inside the damper or on the overall damping behavior when coupled to a structure. Indeed, currently almost no knowledge exchange between both approaches occurs. Here, a bridge is build to combine both techniques for systems under forced vibrations by coupling the energy dissipation field and effective particle mass field of a particle damper with a reduced model of a vibrating structure. Thus, the overall damping of the structure is estimated very quickly. This combination of both techniques is essential for an overall efficient dimensioning process and also provides a deeper understanding of the dynamical processes. The accuracy of the proposed coupling method is demonstrated via a simple application example. Hereby, the energy dissipation and effective mass of the particle damper are analyzed for a large excitation range first using a shaker setup. The particle damper exhibits multiple areas of different efficiency. The underlying structure is modeled using FEM and modal reduction techniques. By coupling both parts it is shown that multiple eigenmodes of the structure are highly damped using the particle damper. The damping prediction using the developed coupling procedure is validated via experiments of the overall structure with particle damper.

scholarly journals Study on the Damping Effect of Particle Dampers considering Different Surface Properties

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Xiaowei Li ◽  
Yue Yang ◽  
Weixing Shi
Keyword(s):  
Energy Dissipation ◽  
Surface Property ◽  
Material Selection ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Contact Theory ◽  
Theoretic Model ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Particle Damping ◽  
Vibration Experiment ◽  
Particle Dampers

Particle dampers are nonlinear vibration control devices. The surface property has a great influence on the performance of the particle damper, but it is difficult to be considered and analyzed. This paper firstly gives a view of how to establish a theoretic model of the particle damper. The dynamic equation and energy dissipation coefficient of collision are revised from the Hertz contact theory in the proposed theoretic model, considering the friction of particles. Then, a contrastive collision model relying on the finite element method is established to verify the reasonability of the theoretic model. The effects of different factors which will have an influence on the performance of the particle damper are discussed, and several conclusions on how to optimize the particle damper are proposed. Except for the aforementioned dynamic analysis, this paper also presents a particle damping index to evaluate the capability of energy dissipation of different materials, in order to facilitate the material selection in the practical design. Finally, an experiment is developed to verify the character of the collision and energy dissipation. The feasibility of the proposed method to estimate the surface property of different particles is validated by the free vibration experiment.

scholarly journals Toward a design methodology for particle dampers by analyzing their energy dissipation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niklas Meyer ◽  
Robert Seifried
Keyword(s):  
Energy Dissipation ◽  
Loss Factor ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Design Rules ◽  
Damping Behavior ◽  
Motion Modes ◽  
Particle Dampers ◽  
Discrete Element Simulations ◽  
Excitation Conditions ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract Particle dampers show a huge potential to reduce undesired vibrations in technical applications even under harsh environmental conditions. However, their energy dissipation depends on many effects on the micro- and macroscopic scale, which are not fully understood yet. This paper aims toward the development of design rules for particle dampers by looking at both scales. This shall shorten the design process for future applications. The energy dissipation and loss factor of different configurations are analyzed via the complex power for a large excitation range. Comparisons to discrete element simulations show a good qualitative agreement. These simulations give an insight into the process in the damper. For monodisperse systems, a direct correlation of the loss factor to the motion modes of the rheology behavior is shown. For well-known excitation conditions, simple design rules are derived. First investigations into polydisperse settings are made, showing a potential for a more robust damping behavior.

Analysis and Optimal Placement of Particle Dampers Based on Discrete Element Simulation

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shilong Li ◽  
Jiong Tang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Dissipation ◽  
Discrete Element ◽  
Optimal Placement ◽  
Time Simulation ◽  
Highly Nonlinear ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Particle Damping ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Host Structure ◽  
Particle Dampers

Particle damper is formed by granular particles enclosed in a container which is attached to or embedded in a vibrating structure. The energy dissipation mechanism of a particle damper is highly nonlinear, and derived from a combination of collision/impact and friction among particles and between particles and the enclosure. Meanwhile, the coupling between particle dampers and the host structure and among multiple dampers further increases the difficulty to analyze the particle damping performance. In this paper, a new coupling method is developed to integrate the continuous host system with multiple particle dampers to analyze the energy transfer between the host structure and the dampers. The discrete element method (DEM) is employed to describe and analyze the particle motion inside each damper, which accurately accounts for various energy dissipation mechanisms of the particle damping system. In order to enhance the computational efficiency, a Verlet table combined with LC method is also used to improve the contact detection since the long time simulation is needed to perform damping analysis under a wide range of frequencies. The damping effect under different arrangements of particle dampers on a clamped-free beam is analyzed, and the results indicate that the optimal positions of dampers not only rely on the mode shape of the system, but also are dependent upon the excitation level.

Coupling Simulation Algorithm of Dynamic Feature of a Plate With Particle Dampers Under Centrifugal Loads

2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhaowang Xia ◽  
Xiandong Liu ◽  
Yingchun Shan
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Suppression ◽  
Extreme Temperature ◽  
Extreme Environment ◽  
Dynamic Feature ◽  
Simulation Algorithm ◽  
Centrifugal Forces ◽  
Granular Particle ◽  
Particle Damping ◽  
Particle Dampers ◽  
Element Method

Particle damper comprises granular particle enclosed in a container within a vibrating structure. The performance of particle damper is strongly nonlinear whose energy dissipation is derived from a combination of mechanisms including plastic collisions and friction between particles or particles and cavity walls. Particle damper containing suitable materials may be effective in a wider temperature range than most other types of passive damping devices. Therefore, it may be applied in extreme temperature environments where most conventional dampers would fail. It may also attenuate vibrations over a broad range of frequencies and cost less. Researches have indicated that particle damper could be a viable option for extreme environment applications. However, to date, no effort has come forward the can prove analytically or numerically that the particle damping is a viable solution for vibration suppression under centrifugal forces. In this paper, a coupling simulation algorithm based on the discrete element method and finite element method and the results of simulative studies aimed at understanding the effects of parameters of particle damper under centrifugal forces are presented. And the results show that the presented coupling simulation algorithm is effective and the analyses of dynamic feature of a plate with particle dampers under centrifugal loads are reasonable.

scholarly journals Energy dissipation prediction of particle dampers

2009 ◽  
Vol 319 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 91-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.X. Wong ◽  
M.C. Daniel ◽  
J.A. Rongong
Keyword(s):  
Energy Dissipation ◽  
Particle Dampers

scholarly journals On Vibration Suppression and Energy Dissipation Using Tuned Mass Particle Damper

2016 ◽  
Vol 139 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shilong Li ◽  
J. Tang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Dissipation ◽  
Vibration Suppression ◽  
Tuned Mass Damper ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Mass Particle ◽  
Local Displacement ◽  
Damping Effect ◽  
Mass Damper ◽  
Particle Damping ◽  
Damping Materials

Particle damping has the promising potential for attenuating unwanted vibrations in harsh environments especially under high temperatures where conventional damping materials would not be functional. Nevertheless, a limitation of simple particle damper (PD) configuration is that the damping effect is insignificant if the local displacement/acceleration is low. In this research, we investigate the performance of a tuned mass particle damper (TMPD) in which the particle damping mechanism is integrated into a tuned mass damper (TMD) configuration. The essential idea is to combine the respective advantages of these two damping concepts and in particular to utilize the tuned mass damper configuration as a motion magnifier to amplify the energy dissipation capability of particle damper when the local displacement/acceleration of the host structure is low. We formulate a first-principle-based dynamic model of the integrated system and analyze the particle motion by using the discrete element method (DEM). We perform systematic parametric studies to elucidate the damping effect and energy dissipation mechanism of a TMPD. We demonstrate that a TMPD can provide significant vibration suppression capability, essentially outperforming conventional particle damper.

scholarly journals Theoretical Analysis and Experimental Verification of Particle Damper-Based Energy Dissipation with Applications to Reduce Structural Vibration

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wangqiang Xiao ◽  
Lina Jin ◽  
Binqiang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Energy Dissipation ◽  
Simulation Model ◽  
Particle Density ◽  
Structural Vibration ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Air Resistance ◽  
Optimal Damping ◽  
Particle Damping ◽  
Dissipation Model ◽  
Particle Parameters

Particle damping technology can greatly reduce vibration of equipment and structure through friction and inelastic collisions of particles. An energy dissipation model for particle damper has been presented based on the powder mechanics and the collision theory. The energy dissipation equations of friction and collision motion are developed for the particle damper. The rationality of energy dissipation model has been verified by the experiment and the distributions for the energy dissipation of particles versus acceleration are nonlinear. As the experiment process includes lots of factors of energy dissipation, such as the noise and the air resistance, the experimental value is about 7% more than the simulation value. The simulation model can provide an effective method for the design of particle damper. And the particle parameters for damper have been investigated. The results have shown that choosing an appropriate particle density, particle size, and particle filling rate determined based on the simulation model will provide the optimal damping effect for the practical application of particle damping technology.

Particle damping: Noise characteristics and large-scale simulation

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (17) ◽  
pp. 3920-3930 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masato Saeki ◽  
Takahiro Mizoguchi ◽  
Mika Bitoh
Keyword(s):  
Computational Methods ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Memory Usage ◽  
Mass Ratio ◽  
Large Scale Simulation ◽  
Noise Characteristics ◽  
Particle Damping ◽  
Particle Dampers ◽  
Scale Particle ◽  
Large Scale Simulations

The performance of a large-scale particle damper in a vertical vibrating system was investigated experimentally and theoretically. To use particle dampers on an industrial scale, their noise characteristics must be clarified and a large-scale simulation is essential. This paper presents the results of an experimental investigation of the effects of the particle material, mass ratio and diameter on the amount of noise generated by a particle damper. In the theoretical analysis, two computational methods for conducting large-scale simulations of particle damping are proposed. The validity of the numerical methods is examined by comparison with experimental results. It is found that the calculation time and memory usage are decreased considerably by using the computational methods.

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