An experimental methodology to study engine gear rattle problems

2021 ◽  
Vol 263 (3) ◽  
pp. 3335-3343
Author(s):  
Ata Donmez ◽  
Ahmet Kahraman
Keyword(s):  
Sound Pressure ◽  
Gear Train ◽  
Experimental Methodology ◽  
Gear Pair ◽  
Test Set ◽  
Strongly Nonlinear ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Speed Fluctuations ◽  
Gear Rattle

Gear induced noise represents a major part of overall automotive drivetrain noise. Gear rattle noise is caused by strongly nonlinear dynamic behavior of the gear pair, primarily due to external torque of speed fluctuations under lightly loaded conditions. Such loading conditions cannot be generated by using the conventional gear dynamics test set-ups that employ power recirculating gearbox arrangements or conventional electric motors. In this paper, a new test set-up is introduced to emulate the actual torque/velocity fluctuations of the input and/or output members of a gear train through three-phase synchronous servo-motors. In addition to establishing backlash boundaries, a pair of absolute encoders are used to measure the relative motions of the gears as well as their impacts along the drive and coast sides flanks or gears. Torsional vibratory behavior of a gear pair is presented at different backlash values under several input/output fluctuation conditions along with the companion sound pressure measurements.

Characterization of Nonlinear Rattling Behavior of a Gear Pair Through a Validated Torsional Model

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ata Donmez ◽  
Ahmet Kahraman
Keyword(s):  
Piecewise Linear ◽  
Nonlinear Behavior ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
System Response ◽  
Gear Pair ◽  
Computationally Efficient ◽  
Linear Solution ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Gear Rattle

Abstract Dynamic response of a gear pair subjected to input and output torque or velocity fluctuations is examined analytically. Such motions are commonly observed in various powertrain systems and identified as gear rattle or hammering motions with severe noise and durability consequences. A reduced-order torsional model is proposed along with a computationally efficient piecewise-linear solution methodology to characterize the system response including its sensitivity to excitation parameters. Validity of the proposed model is established through comparisons of its predictions to measurements from a gear rattle experimental set-up. A wide array of nonlinear behavior is demonstrated through presentation of periodic and chaotic responses in the forms of phase plots, Poincaré maps, and bifurcation diagrams. The severity of the resultant impacts on the noise outcome is also assessed through a rattle severity index defined by using the impact velocities.

Profile Sliding Phenomenon in the External Non-Circular Gear-Train with Cycloidal Profile

2021 ◽  
Vol 31.2 (149) ◽  
pp. 53-57
Keyword(s):  
Contact Point ◽  
Gear Train ◽  
Gear Pair ◽  
Sliding Velocity ◽  
Matching Process ◽  
Analytical Formulas ◽  
Set Up

During matching process of the non-circular gear pair with cycloidal profile (epicycloid – hypocycloid), the profiles of the driving and driven gears are mating following the gearing principle of the non-circular gear train. Those profiles are generated by each other, and they will be rolling and sliding when working, producing a relative sliding velocity at the contact point. It is one of the factors causing the irregular wear of the mating gear-profiles. The sliding coefficient has been used to access this phenomenon when designing gear-train. Therefore, it is vitally necessary to set up analytical formulas to analyze, evaluate profile sliding process, and it is the goal of this research. Moreover, the achieved results also show that the combination of the epicycloid and hypocycloid profiles has an advantage over the involute profiles, because the sliding curve of the firstly mentioned profiles stays consistently symmetrical, which means both mating profiles are equally worn, and no adjusting of the sliding coefficient is required.

Non-Linear Vibration Modeling and Simulation of a Gear Pair Based on ADAMS and Simulink

2013 ◽  
Vol 681 ◽  
pp. 219-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun Jing Huo ◽  
Hui Liu ◽  
Zhong Chang Cai ◽  
Ming Zheng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Gear Train ◽  
Transmission Model ◽  
Time Varying ◽  
Gear Pair ◽  
Mesh Stiffness ◽  
Feedback Model ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Speed Fluctuation ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Multi Body

To set up the virtual prototype of a gear train system in the dynamic analysis software ADAMS, the torsional vibration model of a gear pair was transformed into an equivalent transmission model in which a multi-body model was established in ADAMS and its meshing force solution model was established in Simulink. The time-varying mesh stiffness, gear clearance, meshing errors and other non-linear factors can be included in the gear meshing feedback model, more importantly, the influence of gear speed fluctuation on the time-varying mesh stiffness was taken into consideration. The simulation results contrastively prove the feasibility of co-simulation for obtaining the dynamic characteristics of gear meshing process.

Dynamic characteristics of squeeze-type mount using magnetorheological fluid

2005 ◽  
Vol 219 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y K Ahn ◽  
J-Y Ha ◽  
Y-H Kim ◽  
B-S Yang ◽  
M Ahmadian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Characteristics ◽  
Experimental Analysis ◽  
Vibration Isolation ◽  
Dynamic Behaviour ◽  
Electrical Current ◽  
Magnetorheological Fluid ◽  
Test Set ◽  
Mr Fluid ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Stiffness And Damping

This paper presents an analytical and experimental analysis of the characteristics of a squeeze-type magnetorheological (MR) mount which can be used for various vibration isolation areas. The concept of the squeeze-type mount and details of the design of a squeeze-type MR mount are discussed. These are followed by a detailed description of the test set-up for evaluating the dynamic behaviour of the mount. A series of tests was conducted on the prototype mount built for this study, in order to characterize the changes occurring as a result of changing electrical current to the mount. The results of this study show that increasing electrical current to the mount, which increases the yield stress of the MR fluid, will result in an increase in both stiffness and damping of the mount. The results also show that the mount hysteresis increases with increase in current to the MR fluid, causing changes in stiffness and damping at different input frequencies.

Topological Synthesis of Epicyclic Gear Trains Using Vertex Incidence Polynomial

2017 ◽  
Vol 139 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinjamuri Venkata Kamesh ◽  
Kuchibhotla Mallikarjuna Rao ◽  
Annambhotla Balaji Srinivasa Rao
Keyword(s):  
High Velocity ◽  
Mechanical Energy ◽  
Gear Train ◽  
Recursive Method ◽  
Gear Pair ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Epicyclic Gear ◽  
Thick Line ◽  
Gear Trains ◽  
Isomorphic Graphs

Epicyclic gear trains (EGTs) are used in the mechanical energy transmission systems where high velocity ratios are needed in a compact space. It is necessary to eliminate duplicate structures in the initial stages of enumeration. In this paper, a novel and simple method is proposed using a parameter, Vertex Incidence Polynomial (VIP), to synthesize epicyclic gear trains up to six links eliminating all isomorphic gear trains. Each epicyclic gear train is represented as a graph by denoting gear pair with thick line and transfer pair with thin line. All the permissible graphs of epicyclic gear trains from the fundamental principles are generated by the recursive method. Isomorphic graphs are identified by calculating VIP. Another parameter “Rotation Index” (RI) is proposed to detect rotational isomorphism. It is found that there are six nonisomorphic rotation graphs for five-link one degree-of-freedom (1-DOF) and 26 graphs for six-link 1-DOF EGTs from which all the nonisomorphic displacement graphs can be derived by adding the transfer vertices for each combination. The proposed method proved to be successful in clustering all the isomorphic structures into a group, which in turn checked for rotational isomorphism. This method is very easy to understand and allows performing isomorphism test in epicyclic gear trains.

Analysis for Vehicle Interior Noise Using Helmholtz Resonator

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wakae Kozukue ◽  
Ichiro Hagiwara ◽  
Yasuhiro Mohri
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Resonance Frequency ◽  
Sound Pressure ◽  
Helmholtz Resonator ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Vehicle Interior ◽  
Vehicle Cabin ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Element Method

In this paper the reduction analysis of the so-called ‘booming noise’, which occurs due to the resonance of a vehicle cabin, is tried to carry out by using the finite element method. For the reduction method a Helmholtz resonator, which is well known in the field of acoustics, is attached to a vehicle cabin. The resonance frequency of a Helmholtz resonator can be varied by adjusting the length of its throat. The simply shaped Helmholtz resonator is set up to the back of the cabin according to the resonance frequency of the cabin and the frequency response of the sound pressure at a driver’s ear position is calculated by using the finite element method. It is confirmed that the acoustical characteristics of the cabin is changed largely by attaching the resonator and the sound quality is quite varied. The resonance frequency of the resonator can be considered to follow the acoustical characteristics of the cabin by using an Origami structure as a throat. So, in the future the analysis by using an Origami structure Helmholtz resonator should be performed.

A large-scale test set-up for measuring VOC emissions from wood products under laboratory conditions in simulated real rooms

Holzforschung ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Höllbacher ◽  
Cornelia Rieder-Gradinger ◽  
Daniel Strateva ◽  
Ewald Srebotnik
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Wood Products ◽  
Test Set ◽  
Voc Emissions ◽  
Laboratory Conditions ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Scale Test ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Realistic Data

Abstract A large-scale test set-up was designed to evaluate the volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions of building materials in a real room situation but under laboratory conditions. Two model rooms (ModR) with a volume of 30 m3 each were constructed of the wood-based building materials X-lam and OSB, respectively. Temperature and relative humidity (RH) inside the ModR were kept in a range of 21°C–25°C and 45%–55% RH. VOCs were collected at 13 different times over a period of 23 weeks, and the total VOC (TVOC) concentration was calculated from GC/MS data. Results were quantified as toluene equivalents (TE). In the X-lam-ModR, the TVOC concentration decreased by 64% over the whole measurement period from 115 to 41 μg m-3 TE. Terpenes were the most abundant substance group and accounted, on average, for 80% of the TVOC concentration. In the OSB-ModR, the TVOC concentration decreased by 72% from 443 to 124 μg m-3 TE. Aldehydes showed the highest concentrations, accounting, on average, for 52% of the TVOC, while 38% were terpenes. The results show that this type of test provides realistic data for the praxis.

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