On the Non-Linear Dynamics of a Traveling Cable With Small Sag

Author(s):  
Christoph G. Reuter ◽  
Peter Hagedorn

Abstract Traveling cables or threadlines appear in a number of technical applications such as textile machinery, V-belts, ski lifts, funiculars and also in simple models of traveling webs in paper machinery. The mechanical models used so far, most often neglect the effect of sag due to the weight of the cable, although it is well known that in some cases it may be quite important. In this paper, the authors develop a particularly simple model for translating cables using the assumption that the longitudinal inertia forces are negligible in comparison to the transversal inertia forces if the sag of the cable is sufficiently small. This assumption has already been made in a study of linear vibrations of stationary cables in 1970 by Irvine & Caughey. This lead to surprising results which have also been verified experimentally in the laboratory. The extended model presented in this paper includes gyroscopic and nonlinear terms in the equations of motion, related to the cable transport velocity and geometric nonlinearities. As a particular case (zero longitudinal speed and linear theory) the model of Irvine & Caughey is again contained in the present analysis. The linear and non-linear vibrations about a steady state solution are studied. The results show some interesting features which may also be relevant to technical systems if the transport speed is sufficiently high.

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Ribeiro

The geometrically non-linear vibrations of plates under the combined effect of thermal fields and mechanical excitations are analyzed. With this purpose, an accurate model based on a p-version, hierarchical, first-order shear deformation finite element is employed. The constitutive material of the plates is linear elastic and isotropic. The equations of motion are solved in the time domain by an implicit time integration method. The temperature and the amplitude of the mechanical excitation are varied, and transitions from periodic to non-periodic motions are found.


2018 ◽  
Vol 148 ◽  
pp. 07004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomás R. C. Chuaqui ◽  
Pedro Ribeiro

This paper addresses the formulation of displacement based, non-linear, plate models adopting Eringen's non-local elasticity, to study the modes of vibration of thin, nano plates. Plate models governed by ordinary differential equations of motion with generalized displacements as unknowns have some advantages over mixed type formulations, but difficulties arise in the development of such non-linear models when non-local effects are taken into account. To circumvent those difficulties, approximations of debatable justification can be imposed. Different approximations are discussed here and the accuracy of the best non-local, non-linear displacement based model achieved is put to test, by carrying out comparisons with a model based on Airy’s stress function.


Author(s):  
Zenon J. del Prado ◽  
Paulo B. Gonc¸alves ◽  
Michael P. Pai¨doussis

In this work, the influence of the characteristic geometric parameters of a cylindrical shell, such as radius-to-thickness and radius-to-length ratios, on both the linear and non-linear vibrations of a fluid-filled cylindrical shell with internal flowing fluid is studied. The Donnell non-linear shallow shell equations are used to study a simply supported cylindrical shell subjected to both lateral and axial time-dependent loads with internal flowing fluid. The fluid is assumed to be inviscid and incompressible and the flow isentropic and irrotational. An expansion with eight degrees of freedom, containing the fundamental, companion, gyroscopic and five axisymmetric modes is used to describe the lateral displacement of the shell. The Galerkin method is used to obtain the nonlinear equations of motion which are, in turn, solved by the Runge-Kutta method. First, the parametric linear equations are used to study the influence of geometry and physical properties on the natural frequencies, critical flow and critical circumferential wavenumber. Secondly, numerical methods are used to describe the influence of geometric characteristics on the non-linear frequency-amplitude relations of the shell. The results obtained show the influence of the geometric parameters on the vibration characteristics of the shell and can be used as a basic tool for design of cylindrical shells in a dynamic environment.


1974 ◽  
Vol 13 (03) ◽  
pp. 151-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. B. Lindbebo ◽  
Fr. R. Watson

Recent studies suggest the determinations of clinical laboratories must be made more precise than at present. This paper presents a means of examining benefits of improvement in precision. To do this we use a mathematical model of the effect upon the diagnostic process of imprecision in measurements and the influence upon these two of Importance of Diagnosis and Prevalence of Disease. The interaction of these effects is grossly non-linear. There is therefore no proper intuitive answer to questions involving these matters. The effects can always, however, be calculated.Including a great many assumptions the modeling suggests that improvements in precision of any determination ought probably to be made in hospital rather than screening laboratories, unless Importance of Diagnosis is extremely high.


Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Yasser Salah Hamed ◽  
Ali Kandil

Time delay is an obstacle in the way of actively controlling non-linear vibrations. In this paper, a rotating blade’s non-linear oscillations are reduced via a time-delayed non-linear saturation controller (NSC). This controller is excited by a positive displacement signal measured from the sensors on the blade, and its output is the suitable control force applied onto the actuators on the blade driving it to the desired minimum vibratory level. Based on the saturation phenomenon, the blade vibrations can be saturated at a specific level while the rest of the energy is transferred to the controller. This can be done by adjusting the controller natural frequency to be one half of the blade natural frequency. The whole behavior is governed by a system of first-order differential equations gained by the method of multiple scales. Different responses are included to show the influences of time delay on the closed-loop control process. Also, a good agreement can be noticed between the analytical curves and the numerically simulated ones.


1987 ◽  
Vol 115 (2) ◽  
pp. 367-371 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Singh ◽  
Y.V.K. Sadasiva Rao

Author(s):  
Lionel Manin ◽  
Jarir Mahfoudh ◽  
Matthieu Richard ◽  
David Jauffres

Sports and mountaineering activities are becoming more and more popular. Equipment constructors seek to develop products and devices that are easy to use and that take into account all safety recommendations. PETZL and INSA have collaborated to develop a model for the simulation of displacements and efforts involved during the fall of a climber in the “safety chain”. The model is based on the classical equations of motion, in which climber and belayer are considered as rigid masses, while the rope is considered as a series of non-linear stiffness passing through several devices as brakes and runners. The main goal is to predict the forces in the rope and on the return anchor at the first rebound of the fall. Experiments were first performed in order to observe and determine the dynamic characteristics of the rope, and then to validate results stemming from simulations. Several fall configurations are simulated, and the model performs satisfactorily. It also provides a close approximation of the phenomena observed experimentally. The model enables the assessment of the existing equipments and the improved design of the future one.


1998 ◽  
Vol 212 (2) ◽  
pp. 295-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.R. Öz ◽  
M. Pakdemirli ◽  
E. Özkaya ◽  
M. Yilmaz

1976 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 292-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. B. Davies

A previously established small-perturbation analysis is developed to express the unsteady-state continuity-of-flow equation for an isolated recess in a passively compensated, multirecess, hydrostatic journal bearing in terms of generalized co-ordinates. The concise form of this equation enables motion of the shaft about the concentric position to be described by equations which are derived in closed form for bearings with orifice, capillary or constant flow compensation and any number of recesses. These equations of motion, and hence the expressions for the receptances which describe the response of a bearing to external excitation, are shown to be of exactly the same form for all bearings of the type considered. Furthermore, the damping ratio and natural frequency in any particular case are determined by a single dynamic constant which is shown to be equal to a linear combination of circular functions and a limited number of coefficients which may be found explicitly by routine use of signal flow graphs. The results of the analysis, which is exact within the stated assumptions, are compared with those of other workers and the steady-state solution of the equations of motion is shown to give an expression for static stiffness which is useful for design purposes. Numerical values of the dynamic constant for bearings with between 3 and 20 recesses are given graphically.


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