Resonant Dynamics and Saturation in a Coupled System With Quadratic Nonlinearities
This work examines the behavior of a three-degree-of-freedom weakly coupled system. The system is composed of two components. The first is a two degree-of-freedom translational system that possesses an internal 2 : 1 resonance between the linear normal modes, which are coupled through quadratic nonlinearities. Under external forcing this component exhibits the saturation phenomena. The second is a rotational mass with a small imbalance, supported by the translational component. The angular speed of the rotor is not fixed, rather, the rotor is subject to a small torque and therefore its angular velocity slowly varies in time. A dynamic resonance occurs when the angular velocity of the rotor evolves to a neighborhood of one of the frequencies of the linear normal modes. Each of these resonances has been independently investigated previously in the literature. This work uncovers how the behavior of the dynamic resonance is modified by the mode coupling introduced by the 2 : 1 internal resonance and describes how the amplitudes of the linear normal modes are dependent on the properties of the dynamic resonance.