Some dynamic properties of axially loaded wire ropes

Results are presented on the transverse damping, the transverse fundamental natural frequency as well as the longitudinal fundamental natural frequency for axially loaded wire ropes. Twelve different wire ropes are tested. During the test, a mass is centrally attached to the rope. The results indicate an increasing transverse damping with an increasing axial load. This damping is primarily attributed to a Coulomb damping. Although core material and construction influence the transverse damping of the wire rope, no relationships are found when comparing this damping with the structural strength, the number of wires used in the rope, the alloy composition or the heat treatment of the rope materials. The transverse and longitudinal fundamental natural frequencies of the axially loaded wire ropes with a mass centrally attached has been satisfactorily modeled.     

Two-degree-of-freedom vortex-induced vibrations using a force assisted apparatus

We report results from two-degree-of-freedom vortex-induced vibration tests on a flexibly mounted, rigid, smooth cylinder in cross-flow. The tests are performed for six in-line natural frequency to transverse natural frequency ratios. The Reynolds number based on diameter ranged from 11 000 to 60 000. To reduce structural damping in both directions, an apparatus utilizing two linear motors was used. Increasing the in-line to transverse frequency ratio caused a shift in the peak amplitude response to increasingly higher reduced velocities; and at a frequency ratio of 1.9, two distinct response peaks appear, in agreement with earlier experiments by Sarpkaya in 1995. Other comparisons are made with the low mass-damping, two-degree-of-freedom experiments by Jauvtis and Williamson in 2004. The frequency ratio affects the phase lag between transverse and in-line oscillations and hence the shape of the cylinder orbital.     

Two-degree-of-freedom vortex-induced vibrations of a circular cylinder at Re=3900

The vortex-induced vibrations of an elastically mounted circular cylinder are investigated on the basis of direct numerical simulations. The body is free to move in the in-line and cross-flow directions. The natural frequencies of the oscillator are the same in both directions. The Reynolds number, based on the free stream velocity and cylinder diameter, is set to 3900 and kept constant in all simulations. The behavior of the coupled flow-structure system is analyzed over a wide range of the reduced velocity (inverse of the natural frequency) encompassing the lock-in range, i.e. where body motion and flow unsteadiness are synchronized. The statistics of the structural responses and forces are in agreement with prior experimental results. Large-amplitude vibrations develop in both directions. The in-line and cross-flow oscillations are close to harmonic; they exhibit a frequency ratio of 2 and a variable phase difference across the lock-in range. Distinct trends are noted in the force-displacement phasing mechanisms in the two directions: a phase difference jump associated with a sign change of the effective added mass and a vibration frequency crossing the natural frequency is observed in the cross-flow direction, while no phase difference jump occurs in the in-line direction. Higher harmonic components arise in the force spectra; their contributions become predominant when the cylinder oscillates close to the natural frequency. The force higher harmonics are found to impact the transfer of energy between the flow and the moving body, in particular, by causing the emergence of new harmonics in the energy transfer spectrum.     

Wake structures and vortex-induced vibrations of a long flexible cylinder—Part 1: Dynamic response

Results showing the dynamic response of a vertical long flexible cylinder vibrating at low mode numbers are presented in this paper. The model had an external diameter of 16 mm and a total length of 1.5 m giving an aspect ratio of about 94, with Reynolds numbers between 1200 and 12 000. Only the lower 40% of its length was exposed to the water current in the flume and applied top tensions varied from 15 to 110 N giving fundamental natural frequencies in the range from 3.0 to 7.1 Hz. Reduced velocities based on the fundamental natural frequency up to 16 were reached. The mass ratio was 1.8 and the combined mass–damping parameter about 0.05. Cross-flow and in-line amplitudes, x–y trajectories and phase synchronisation, dominant frequencies and modal amplitudes are reported. Cross-flow amplitudes up to 0.7 diameters and in-line amplitudes over 0.2 were observed with dominant frequencies given by a Strouhal number of 0.16.     

Modal parameter prediction for structures with resistive loaded piezoelectric devices

Natural frequencies and damping ratios of a structure, with piezo devices bonded on it and shunted with a resistive load, depend on the electrical load itself. Therefore, several tests (experimental or numerical) ought to be carried out in order to determine the resistor which provides the maximum damping ratio for a mode of interest, and in turn the natural frequency of the whole structure. In this paper we present relationships which allow us to predict the modal parameters mentioned above, by using the natural frequencies of the structure when the external electrical circuit of the piezo device is in short or open conditions. Thus, only two tests would be necessary in order to obtain both the maximum damping ratio, introduced by the piezo device, and the natural frequency of the whole system. Besides, under an acceptable approximation, the resistive load, which should be used to obtain the maximum damping, can be obtained from the natural angular frequencies previously derived.     

On characteristics of two-degree-of-freedom vortex induced vibration of two low-mass circular cylinders in proximity at low Reynolds number

Two-degree-of-freedom vortex induced vibrations (VIVs) of two identical spring-supported circular cylinders in proximity with the mass ratio of 2 and zero damping at Re of 100 are numerically studied. Totally 20 arrangements of cylinders are investigated combining four stagger angles and five normalized center-to-center spacings. Results show that the in-line vibration amplitude is comparable to the transverse one for most arrangements and usually accompanies irregular cylinder trajectories. Extremely slender figure-8 cylinder trajectories usually seen in single-cylinder VIVs exist only for the tandem arrangements. Arranging the trailing cylinder to vibrate near the wake boundary of the leading cylinder enhances the possibility of irregular trajectories and impacts of both cylinders. Impact between cylinders must occur in cases with irregular cylinder trajectories; however, irregular cylinder trajectories could be found in impact-free cases. The stagger angle significantly changes the attribute of the transverse vibration frequency, toward either the single-cylinder VIV frequency or natural structure frequency in still fluid. The major transverse vibration frequency and the natural structure frequency in still fluid are decoupled for all the side-by-side arrangements and some far spaced tandem arrangements and highly correlated for non-tandem and non-side-by-side arrangements. The time-averaged impact frequency increases with decreasing normalized center-to-center spacing for most combinations of stagger angle and reduced velocity. Apart from the side-by-side arrangements, high-frequency impacts occur when the trailing cylinder is initially located in or near the wake zone of the leading cylinder. The mechanism of trailing cylinder chopping the gap-flow vortices plays an important role in determining the near-wake vortex structures for all non-side-by-side arrangements.     

Frequency lock-in during nonlinear vibration of an airfoil coupled with van der Pol Oscillator

The frequency lock-in during the nonlinear vibration of a turbomachinery blade is modeled using a spring-mounted airfoil coupled with a van der Pol Oscillator (VDP) oscillator. The proposed reduced-order model uses the nonlinear VDP oscillator to represent the oscillatory nature of wake dynamics caused by the vortex shedding. The damping term in the VDP oscillator is assumed to be nonlinear. The coupled equations governing the pitch and plunge motion of an airfoil are used to approximate the vibration of a turbomachinery blade. Springs having cubic-order nonlinearity for their stiffnesses are used to mount the airfoil. The unsteady lift acting on the blade is modeled using a self-excited nonlinear wake oscillator. The model for wake dynamics takes into account the influence of blade inertia. The nonlinear coupled three degrees of freedom (dof) aeroelastic system is studied for instability resulting in the frequency lock-in phenomenon. The equations are transformed into non-dimensional form, and then the frequencies of the coupled system are plotted to demonstrate the frequency lock-in. Further, the method of multiple scales is used to derive modulation equations which represent the amplitude and phase of the oscillation. The results obtained using the method of multiple scales are compared with direct numerical solutions to verify the present modeling method. The steady-state amplitudes of the response are plotted against the detuning parameter, which represents the frequency response curve. Further, the sensitivity of non-dimensional parameters such as coupling coefficients, mass ratio, reduced velocity, static unbalance, structural damping coefficient and the ratio of uncoupled pitch and plunge natural frequencies on the frequency response is investigated. The study revealed that parameters such as mass ratio, reduced velocity, structural damping coefficient, and coupling coefficients have a stronger influence in suppressing the amplitude of vibration. Meanwhile, parameters such as the frequency ratio, static unbalance, reduced velocity, and mass ratio significantly affect the range of frequency in which the lock-in phenomenon happens. Further, linear perturbation analysis is done to understand the qualitative effect of the system parameters such as coupling coefficients, mass ratio, frequency ratio, and static unbalance on the range of lock-in.     

Multi-frequency vortex-induced vibrations of a long tensioned beam in linear and exponential shear flows

The multi-frequency vortex-induced vibrations of a cylindrical tensioned beam of aspect ratio 200, free to move in the in-line and cross-flow directions within first a linearly and then an exponentially sheared current are investigated by means of direct numerical simulation, at a Reynolds number equal to 330. The shape of the inflow profile impacts the spectral content of the mixed standing-traveling wave structural responses: narrowband vibrations are excited within the lock-in area, which is limited to a single region lying in the high flow velocity zone, for the linear shear case; in contrast, the lock-in condition occurs at several spanwise locations in the exponential shear case, resulting in broadband responses, containing a wide range of excited frequencies and spatial wavenumbers. The broadband in-line and cross-flow vibrations occurring for the exponential shear current have a phase difference that lies within a specific range along the entire span; this differs from the phase drift noted for narrowband responses in linear shear flow. Lower vibration amplitudes, time-averaged and fluctuating in-line force coefficients are observed for the exponential shear current. The cross-flow force coefficient has comparable magnitude for both inflow profiles along the span, except in zones where the broadband vibrations are under the lock-in condition but not the narrowband ones. As in the narrowband case, the fluid forces associated with the broadband responses are dominated by high frequencies related to high-wavenumber vibration components. Considerable variability of the effective added mass coefficients along the span is noted in both cases.     

Flow-induced vibrations of a tethered circular cylinder

One of the most basic examples of fluid-structure interaction is provided by a tethered body in a fluid flow. The tendency of a tethered buoy to oscillate when excited by waves is a well-known phenomenon; however, it has only recently been found that a submerged buoy will act in a similar fashion when exposed to a uniform flow at moderate Reynolds numbers, with a transverse peak-to-peak amplitude of approximately two diameters over a wide range of velocities. This paper presents results for the related problem of two-dimensional simulations of the flow past a tethered cylinder. The coupled Navier–Stokes equations and the equations of motion of the cylinder are solved using a spectral-element method. The response of the tethered cylinder system was found to be strongly influenced by the mean layover angle as this parameter determined if the oscillations would be dominated by in-line oscillations, transverse oscillations or a combination of the two. Three branches of oscillation are noted, an in-line branch, a transition branch and a transverse branch. Within the transition branch, the cylinder oscillates at the shedding frequency and modulates the drag force such that the drag signal is dominated by the lift frequency. It is found that the mean amplitude response is greatest at high reduced velocities, i.e., when the cylinder is oscillating predominantly transverse to the fluid flow. Furthermore, the oscillation frequency is synchronized to the vortex shedding frequency of a stationary cylinder, except at very high reduced velocities. Visualizations of the pressure and vorticity in the wake reveal the mechanisms behind the motion of the cylinder.     

Experimental study on the added mass and damping of a disk submerged in a partially fluid-filled tank with small radial confinement

The dynamic response of submerged and confined disk-like structures is of interest in engineering applications, such as in hydraulic turbine runners. This response is difficult to be estimated with accuracy due to the strong influence of the boundary conditions. Small radial gaps as well as short axial distances to rigid surfaces greatly modify the dynamic response because of the added mass and damping effects.In this paper, the influence of the axial nearby rigid distance on the dynamic response of a submerged disk is evaluated when the radial gap is very small. Moreover, the effects of the fluid depth and fluid viscosity on the natural frequencies and damping ratio of the submerged disk are studied. The study has been performed experimentally and numerically using structural–acoustic simulations.For the experimental investigation a test rig has been developed. It consists of a disk attached to a shaft and confined with a small radial gap inside a cylindrical container full of water. The disk can be moved up and down along the shaft to vary the axial distance to the nearby rigid surface. Piezoelectric patches are used to excite the disk and the response is measured with submersible accelerometers. Several excitation patterns can be used due to the disposition of these piezoelectric patches. For each configuration tested, the dynamic response of the structure is studied analyzing the natural frequencies and damping ratio of the disk attached to the shaft. The numerical results have been compared with the experimental results.     

三种典型轴向运动结构的振动特性对比

轴向运动结构的横向振动一直是动力学领域的研究热点之一.目前大多数的文献只涉及对一种模型的研究,而针对几种模型的对比分析较少.本文对3种典型轴向运动结构(Euler梁、窄板和对边简支对边自由的板)的振动特性进行了对比分析.针对工程中不同的结构参数,本文为其理论研究中选择更加合理的模型提供了参考.通过复模态方法求解了3种模型的控制方程,给出了其相应的固有频率及模态函数.对于板模型,同时考虑了其自由边界的两种刚体位移以及弯扭耦合振动3种情况.通过数值算例给出了3种模型的前四阶固有频率随轴速和长宽比的变化情况,并应用微分求积法对复模态方法得到的解析解进行验证.特别采用三维图的形式分析了不同的轴速、阻尼、刚度和长宽比等参数混合时对3种模型第一阶固有频率的影响,着重研究了窄板和梁的不同的长宽比和轴速混合时对两者的第一阶固有频率的相对误差的影响.结果表明:随着轴速的增大,3种模型的固有频率逐渐减小. 窄板是板的一种简化模型.在各参数值发生变化时,阻尼对第一阶固有频率的影响最小.长宽比很大,轴速很小或为零时,复杂模型可以简化为简单模型.      

地震作用下基于ADMF和系统参数组合的最优MTMD

多重调谐质量阻尼器 ( MTMD)是由许多频率成线性分布的调谐质量阻尼器组成。可能的系统参数组合形成 5种 MTMD,即 MTMD-1～MTMD-5。基于在基底加速度作用下具有一般 MTMD时结构的加速度传递函数 ,建立了 MTMD-1～ MTMD-5加速度动力放大系数 ( ADMF)的统一模式。利用 ADMF和数值寻优技术进行了详细的最优参数研究。最优参数包括 :最优频率间隔、最优阻尼比、最优调谐频率比。大量的数值比较表明 :在MTMD地震反应控制工程中 ,应优先选择 MTMD-1。     

FLUID DAMPING OF AN ELASTIC CYLINDER IN A CROSS-FLOW

Damping characteristics of fluid–structure systems are difficult to measure or calculate. In the past, such data have been rather scarce. This study reports an attempt on the use of a numerical approach to derive damping ratios related to fluid–structure interactions. It is based on an autoregressive moving-average (ARMA) method, which is used to analyse the displacement time series obtained from a numerical simulation of an elastic cylinder in a uniform cross-flow. The damping ratios show a similar trend to those obtained in previous experiments. An alternative way to deduce damping ratios is to decompose the transverse force in the structural dynamics equation into a drag (or out-of-phase) and an inertia (or in-phase) component for analysis. The damping thus deduced is in fair agreement with that obtained from ARMA; however, at or near synchronization, where the natural frequency of the stationary cylinder is close to the vortex shedding frequency, there is a very substantial difference between the two results.     

基于加速度响应控制时MTMD的地震特性

研究了由多个刚度和阻尼保持为常量且频率呈线性分布的TMD形成的MTMD的地震特性。基于虚拟激励法和Kanai Tajimi及Clough Penzien地震谱 ,建立了结构 MTMD系统的加速度传递函数 ,进而导出了设置MTMD时结构的加速度动力放大系数 (ADMF)明确表达式。于是MTMD的优化准则选择为 :结构最大加速度动力放大系数的最小值的最小化 [Min .Min .Max .ADMF]。通过最优搜寻得MTMD的最优频率间隔、平均阻尼比、调谐频率比和相应的控制有效性指标。选择结构受控频率与地震卓越频率比的不同取值 ,研究地震卓越频率对MTMD最优参数及有效性的影响     

The finite element technique for predicting the natural frequencies,mode shapes and damping values of filamentary composite plates

This article presents the numerical method for predicting the natural frequencies, mode shapes and damping values of filamentary composite plates. This method is based on finite element technique, using damped element and allowing transverse shear deformation. For the example of this technique, the theoretical results comparing with experimental values of carbon fibre and glass fibre reinforced plastics plates (mid-plane symmetric) are provided. The dynamic properties of these laminates are discussed. Finally, a simple graphic technique to estimate the natural frequencies and damping values is suggested.     

Lock-in of the vortex-induced vibrations of a long tensioned beam in shear flow

The occurrence of lock-in, defined as the local synchronization between the vortex shedding frequency and the cross-flow structural vibration frequency, is investigated in the case of a tensioned beam of length to diameter ratio 200, free to move in both the in-line and cross-flow directions, and immersed in a linear shear current. Direct numerical simulation is employed at three Reynolds numbers, from 110 to 1100, so as to include the transition to turbulence in the wake. The Reynolds number influences the response amplitudes, but in all cases we observed similar fluid–structure interaction mechanisms, resulting in high-wavenumber vortex-induced vibrations consisting of a mixture of standing and traveling wave patterns.Lock-in occurs in the high oncoming velocity region, over at least 30% of the cylinder length. In the case of multi-frequency response, at any given spanwise location lock-in is principally established at one of the excited vibration frequencies, usually the locally predominant one. The spanwise patterns of the force and added mass coefficients exhibit different behaviors within the lock-in versus the non-lock-in region. The spanwise zones where the flow provides energy to excite the structural vibrations are located mainly within the lock-in region, while the flow damps the structural vibrations in the non-lock-in region.     

时滞耦合质量摆动力吸振器减振系统的等峰优化理论与实验

摆式调谐质量阻尼器因其便于安装、维修、更换,且经济实用,广泛应用于结构减振.它通过将摆的自振频率调谐到接近主系统的控制频率,使摆产生与主系统相反的振动,从而抑制或消除主系统的振动.本文通过对主系统无阻尼的被动减振系统和主系统有阻尼的时滞反馈主动减振系统进行多目标优化设计,实现了对主系统幅频响应曲线的等峰控制和共振峰与反共振峰差值的有效控制.首先,建立了时滞耦合质量摆动力吸振器减振系统的力学模型和振动微分方程,通过对主系统无阻尼的被动减振系统进行等峰优化,获得了减振系统的最优频率比和质量摆的最优阻尼比.对于主系统存在阻尼的被动减振系统,在该优化参数下主系统的幅频响应曲线等峰优化失效.其次,对于主系统存在阻尼的时滞反馈优化控制系统,采用CTCR方法得到了反馈增益系数和时滞的稳定区域.在保证系统稳定的前提下,通过调节反馈增益系数和时滞量两个控制参数能够实现对主系统幅频响应曲线的等峰控制.再次,对共振点处主系统振幅放大因子时滞敏感度和反馈增益系数敏感度进行分析,表明共振点幅值对反馈增益系数比对时滞更为敏感.最后,通过实验分别在频域和时域内对理论结果进行了验证.研究表明,通过采用时滞反馈对摆式调...     

Parametric excitations and lock-in of flexible hydrofoils in two-phase flows

This work introduces a reduced-order method to study the parametric excitations and lock-in of flexible hydrofoils caused by unsteady two-phase (cavitating) flow. The reduced-order method is based on a 1-DOF structural model coupled with a van der Pol wake oscillator with empirically derived relations for the variation in lift, cavity-length, and cavity-shedding frequency as a function of a non-dimensional cavitation parameter. The results are compared with several available data from both numerical simulations and experimental measurements. The frequency content of both the predicted and measured vibrations suggested that, in addition to the primary cavity-shedding frequency and the hydrofoil natural frequencies, unsteady two-phase flows may excite additional modulated frequencies due to time-varying fluid-added mass effects. The results show that these frequency modulations might cause the flexible hydrofoil to undergo higher-order resonances, as well as parametric resonances. While the maximum deformations for the primary and higher-order resonances were observed to damp out, parametric resonances might persist even with realistic fluid damping coefficients (4–12%). It was observed that with higher effective foil flexibility, the cavity-shedding frequencies may be significantly modified from the rigid foil trends, and may instead lock-in with the system natural frequencies.     

基础激励测试结构动力特性精度研究

结构动力特性决定结构在动力荷载作用下的动力响应,对结构的动力破坏与安全具有重要意义.精确测试结构动力特性参数是其研究的一个重要方面.采用基础激励的方法测试结构动力特性是一种行之有效的方法.通过实验的方法研究了基础激励测试结构动力特性的精度.实验结果表明,结构动力特性参数在实验范围内不受激励幅值大小的影响;基础激励频段范围对结构的振型影响不大,但对频率与阻尼比的影响很大;只要基础激励的频段包含所要测试的结构固有频率,就能精确测试出结构此阶的频率与阻尼比;如基础激励频段不包含所要测试的结构固有频率,则不能精确测试出结构此阶的频率与阻尼比.因此在使用基础激励方法测试结构动力特性时,应使基础激励的频段包含所要测试的结构固有频率.