Chaotic belt phenomena in nonlinear elastic beam

IntroductionThechaoticphenomenainsolidmechanicsfieldsbringmoreandmoreinterest.In 1 998,F .C .Moon[1]analyzedthechaoticbehaviorsofbeamsexperimentallyfirst.Thenhestudiedthedynamicsresponseoflinearelasticbeamsubjectedtransverseperiodicload .Thechaoticmotionsoflineardampingbeamshavebeenstudiedbymanyscholarsathomeandabroadinrecentyears[2 ,3].ThedynamicbehaviorsofnonlineardampingbeamssubjectedtotransverseloadP=δP0 (f+cosωt)sin(πx/l)arestudiedinthispaper.Thecriticconditionsthatchaosoccursinthes…     

The post-Hopf-bifurcation response of an airfoil in incompressible two-dimensional flow

A bifurcation analysis of a two-dimensional airfoil with a structural nonlinearity in the pitch direction and subject to incompressible flow is presented. The nonlinearity is an analytical third-order rational curve fitted to a structural freeplay. The aeroelastic equations-of-motion are reformulated into a system of eight first-order ordinary differential equations. An eigenvalue analysis of the linearized equations is used to give the linear flutter speed. The nonlinear equations of motion are either integrated numerically using a fourth-order Runge-Kutta method or analyzed using the AUTO software package. Fixed points of the system are found analytically and regions of limit cycle oscillations are detected for velocities well below the divergent flutter boundary. Bifurcation diagrams showing both stable and unstable periodic solutions are calculated, and the types of bifurcations are assessed by evaluating the Floquet multipliers. In cases where the structural preload is small, regions of chaotic motion are obtained, as demonstrated by bifurcation diagrams, power spectral densities, phase-plane plots and Poincaré sections of the airfoil motion; the existence of chaos is also confirmed via calculation of the Lyapunov exponents. The general behaviour of the system is explained by the effectiveness of the freeplay part of the nonlinearity in a complete cycle of oscillation. Results obtained using this reformulated set of equations and the analytical nonlinearity are in good agreement with previously obtained finite difference results for a freeplay nonlinearity.     

Chaotic behavior of a parametrically excited nonlinear mechanical system

The chaotic dynamics of a single-degree-of-freedom nonlinear mechanical system under periodic parametric excitation is investigated. Besides the well known type-I and type-III intermittent transitions to chaos we give numerical evidence that the system can follow an alternative route to chaos via intermittency from an equilibrium state to a chaotic one, which was not found in the previous simulations of the dynamics of the system.     

外激励作用下亚音速二维壁板的复杂响应研究

研究了亚音速流中二维壁板在外激励作用下的复杂响应问题。采用迦辽金方法将非线性运动控制方程离散为常微分方程组,采用数值方法进行计算,研究了壁板系统的复杂响应。应用最大李亚普诺夫指数和庞加莱截面方法对系统的运动性质进行了判定。结果表明,系统随着参数的变化呈现出复杂的响应,系统的周期运动与混沌运动会相间出现;系统由周期运动进...     

Dynamical analysis of axially moving plate by finite difference method

The complex natural frequencies for linear free vibrations and bifurcation and chaos for forced nonlinear vibration of axially moving viscoelastic plate are investigated in this paper. The governing partial differential equation of out-of-plane motion of the plate is derived by Newton’s second law. The finite difference method in spatial field is applied to the differential equation to study the instability due to flutter and divergence. The finite difference method in both spatial and temporal field is used in the analysis of a nonlinear partial differential equation to detect bifurcations and chaos of a nonlinear forced vibration of the system. Numerical results show that, with the increasing axially moving speed, the increasing excitation amplitude, and the decreasing viscosity coefficient, the equilibrium loses its stability and bifurcates into periodic motion, and then the periodic motion becomes chaotic motion by period-doubling bifurcation.     

On the aeroelastic stability and bifurcation structure of subsonic nonlinear thin panels subjected to external excitation

Dynamic behavior of panels exposed to subsonic flow subjected to external excitation is investigated in this paper. The von Karman’s large deflection equations of motion for a flexible panel and Kelvin’s model of structural damping is considered to derive the governing equation. The panel under study is two-dimensional and simply supported. A Galerkin-type solution is introduced to derive the unsteady aerodynamic pressure from the linearized potential equation of uniform incompressible flow. The governing partial differential equation is transformed to a series of ordinary differential equations by using Galerkin method. The aeroelastic stability of the linear panel system is presented in a qualitative analysis and numerical study. The fourth-order Runge-Kutta numerical algorithm is used to conduct the numerical simulations to investigate the bifurcation structure of the nonlinear panel system and the distributions of chaotic regions are shown in the different parameter spaces. The results shows that the panel loses its stability by divergence not flutter in subsonic flow; the number of the fixed points and their stabilities change after the dynamic pressure exceeds the critical value; the chaotic regions and periodic regions appear alternately in parameter spaces; the single period motion trajectories change rhythmically in different periodic regions; the route from periodic motion to chaos is via doubling-period bifurcation.     

On the response of a preloaded mechanical oscillator with a clearance: Period-doubling and chaos

The dynamic behavior of a harmonically excited, preloaded mechanical oscillator with dead-zone nonlinearity is described quantiatively. The governing strongly nonlinear differential equation is solved numerically. Damping coefficient-force ratio maps for two different values of the excitation frequency have been formed and the boundaries of the regions of different motion types are determined. The results have been compared with the results of the forced Duffing's equation available in the literature in order to identify the differences between cubic and dead-zone nonlinearities. Period-doubling bifurcations, which take place with a change of any of the system parameters, have been found to be the most common route to chaos. Such bifurcations follow the scaling rule of Feigenbaum. b half length of the clearance.     

分布式运动约束下悬臂输液管的参数共振研究

输液管道结构在航空、航天、机械、海洋、水利和核电等工程领域都有广泛应用,其稳定性、振动与安全评估备受关注.针对具有分布式运动约束悬臂输液管的非线性动力学模型,分别采用立方非线性弹簧和修正三线性弹簧来模拟运动约束的作用力,研究了管道在脉动内流激励下的参数共振行为.首先,从输液管系统的非线性控制方程出发,利用Galerkin方法进行离散化;然后,由Floquet理论得出线性系统在失稳前两个不同平均流速下脉动幅值和脉动频率变化时的共振参数区域;最后,考虑系统的几何非线性项和分布式非线性运动约束力的影响,求解了管道的非线性动力学响应,讨论了非线性项及运动约束力对管道参数共振行为的影响.研究结果表明,系统非线性共振响应的参数区域与线性系统的共振参数区域是一致的,分布式运动约束力对发生参数共振时管道的位移响应有显著影响;立方非线性弹簧和修正三线性弹簧模型所预测的分岔路径存有较大差异,但都可诱发管道在一定的参数激励下出现混沌运动.      

Simultaneous combination and 1:3:5 internal resonances in a parametrically excited beam-mass system

The nonlinear dynamics of a base-excited slender beam carrying a lumped mass subjected to simultaneous combination parametric resonance of sum and difference type along with 1:3:5 internal resonances is investigated. Method of normal form is applied to the governing nonlinear temporal differential equation of motion to obtain a set of first-order differential equations which are used to obtain the steady-state, periodic, quasi-periodic and chaotic responses for different control parameters viz., amplitude and frequency of external excitation and damping. Frequency response, phase portraits, time spectra and bifurcation diagram are plotted to visualize the system behaviour with variation in the control parameters. Here, two distinct zones of trivial instability, blue sky catastrophe phenomena, jump down phenomena, simultaneous occurrence of periodic and chaotic orbits, period doubling of the mixed-mode periodic orbits leading to chaos, attractor merging crisis, boundary crisis, type II and on-off intermittencies are observed. Bifurcation diagram is plotted to facilitate the designer to choose a safe operating zone.     

Nonlinear dynamic analysis of a quarter vehicle system with external periodic excitation

In this paper, a nonlinear dynamic model of a quarter vehicle with nonlinear spring and damping is established. The dynamic characteristics of the vehicle system with external periodic excitation are theoretically investigated by the incremental harmonic balance method and Newmark method, and the accuracy of the incremental harmonic balance method is verified by comparing with the result of Newmark method. The influences of the damping coefficient, excitation amplitude and excitation frequency on the dynamic responses are analyzed. The results show that the vibration behaviors of the vehicle system can be control by adjusting appropriately system parameters with the damping coefficient, excitation amplitude and excitation frequency. The multi-valued properties, spur-harmonic response and hardening type nonlinear behavior are revealed in the presented amplitude-frequency curves. With the changing parameters, the transformation of chaotic motion, quasi-periodic motion and periodic motion is also observed. The conclusions can provide some available evidences for the design and improvement of the vehicle system.     

一种确定非线性裂纹转子解的形式的新方法

将小波变换与Ｐｏｉｎｃａｒｅ映射相结合，即用Ｐｏｉｎｃａｒｅ映射确定周期解，用谐波小波变换区分拟周期响应和混沌运动，提出了一种分析非线性裂纹转子系统解的形式随参数变化的新方法．结果表明这种方法是非常有效的，它比以前所用的计算Ｌｉａｐｕｎｏｖ指数的方法节约了计算时间，并且较易实施．     

Period-doubling route to chaos for a swirling flow in an open cylindrical container with a rotating disk

Conclusion The period-doubling route to chaos for a swirling vortex flow in an open cylindrical container, at an aspect ratio of 2, driven by a rotating bottom disk was recognized by using laser-Doppler velocimetry. The onset of periodic motion for the flow was found when Re was in the range between 1850 and 1900. The flow was subharmonically bifurcated into a double-period motion when Re was about 2150. When the Reynolds number was in the range from 2300 to 2400, the flow bifurcated again through the period-doubling mode. When the Reynolds number was further increased, the flow eventually showed chaotic motion. The existence of a free surface promotes the onset of periodicity, and the difference of the critical Reynolds number with and without a free surface was estimated to be about 600.This work was supported by the National Science Council of the Republic of China under grant No. NSC-82-0410-E-002-191     

Nonlinear response and stability of a spindle system supported by ball bearings

In this effort, the nonlinear responses and stability of a spindle system supported by ball bearings are presented. The dynamics of this system is described by a set of second order differential equations with a nonlinear piecewise smooth force. The Floquet theory is applied to investigate the stability of the periodic solution. Due to the loss of contact between the raceways and balls in the ball bearing, the bending of the frequency response curves switch to the left at the weak resonance region, which is similar to the frequency response curves of a system with a soft spring. With the decrease of the bearing clearance, the bending of the frequency response curves switch to the right, which is similar to the frequency response curves of a system with a hard spring. Increase of the frequency ratio, the bending of frequency response curves transforms from left to right. The route to chaos through a period doubling process is also observed in this spindle-bearing system.     

Geometrically nonlinear vibration of laminated composite cylindrical thin shells with non-continuous elastic boundary conditions

The geometrically nonlinear forced vibration response of non-continuous elastic-supported laminated composite thin cylindrical shells is investigated in this paper. Two kinds of non-continuous elastic supports are simulated by using artificial springs, which are point and arc constraints, respectively. By using a set of Chebyshev polynomials as the admissible displacement function, the nonlinear differential equation of motion of the shell subjected to periodic radial point loading is obtained through the Lagrange equations, in which the geometric nonlinearity is considered by using Donnell’s nonlinear shell theory. Then, these equations are solved by using the numerical method to obtain nonlinear amplitude–frequency response curves. The numerical results illustrate the effects of spring stiffness and constraint range on the nonlinear forced vibration of points-supported and arcs-supported laminated composite cylindrical shells. The results reveal that the geometric nonlinearity of the shell can be changed by adjusting the values of support stiffness and distribution areas of support, and the values of circumferential and radial stiffness have a more significant influence on amplitude–frequency response than the axial and torsional stiffness.

     

Chaotic Dynamics of a Harmonically Excited Spring-Pendulum System with Internal Resonance

An investigation into chaotic responses of a weakly nonlinear multi-degree-of-freedom system is made. The specific system examined is a harmonically excited spring pendulum system, which is known to be a good model for a variety of engineering systems, including ship motions with nonlinear coupling between pitching and rolling motions. By the method of multiple scales the original nonautonomous system is reduced to an approximate autonomous system of amplitude and phase variables. The approximate system is shown to have Hopf bifurcation and a sequence of period-doubling bifurcations leading to chaotic motions. In order to examine what happens in the original system when the approximate system exhibits chaos, we compare the largest Lyapunov exponents for both systems.     

Chaos in Acoustic Subspace Raised by the Sommerfeld–Kononenko Effect

This paper deals with vibrations of an infinite plate in contact with an acoustic medium where the plate is subjected to a point excitation by an electric motor of limited power-supply. The whole system is divided into two “exciter - foundation” and “foundation-plate-medium”. In the system “motor-foundation” three classes of steady state regimes are determined: stationary, periodic and chaotic. The vibrations of the plate and the pressure in the acoustic fluid are described for each of these regimes of excitation. For the first class they are periodic functions of time, for the second they are modulated periodic functions, in general with an infinite number of carrying frequencies, the difference between which is constant. For the last class they correspond to chaotic functions. In another mathematical model where the exciter stands directly on an infinite plate (without foundation) it was shown that chaos might occur in the system due to the feedback influence of waves in the infinite hydro-elastic subsystem in the regime of motor shaft rotation. In this case the process of rotation can be approximately described as a solution of the fourth order nonlinear differential equation and may have the same three classes of steady state regimes as the first model. That is the electric motor may generate periodic acoustic waves, modulated waves with an infinite number of frequencies or chaotic acoustic waves in a fluid.     

Controlling chaotic oscillations of visco-elastic plates by the linearization via output feedback

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非线性热弹耦合圆板中的混沌带现象

分析了大挠度圆板在受迫周期激励下的混沌现象，在考虑几何非线性的同时，也计及温度效应的作用，利用Ｍｅｌｎｉｋｏｖ方法确定动力系统解出现马蹄时参数应满足的条件，研究发现当激励，阻尼及强迫频率之间满足确定关系时，系统将进入混沌状态。     

Simulation of the Onset of Nonstationarity and Chaos in a Hydrodynamic System Governed by a Small Number of Degrees of Freedom

The hypothesis of the onset of nonstationarity and chaos in a hydrodynamic system as a result of the nonlinear interaction of a small number of degrees of freedom is verified experimentally with reference to fluid convection in a toroidal channel. Regimes of motion of a fluid medium which correspond qualitatively to the Lorenz model are obtained experimentally. These include steady-state regimes, their bifurcations, nonuniqueness and instability, unsteady periodic and stochastic regimes. The spectral and statistical characteristics of the and unsteady processes are investigated, the nature of the onset of chaos is analyzed, and the results are compared with calculations. The mathematical model of the problem is refined.     

Transition to chaotic vibrations for harmonically forced perfect and imperfect circular plates

The transition from periodic to chaotic vibrations in free-edge, perfect and imperfect circular plates, is numerically studied. A pointwise harmonic forcing with constant frequency and increasing amplitude is applied to observe the bifurcation scenario. The von Kármán equations for thin plates, including geometric non-linearity, are used to model the large-amplitude vibrations. A Galerkin approach based on the eigenmodes of the perfect plate allows discretizing the model. The resulting ordinary-differential equations are numerically integrated. Bifurcation diagrams of Poincaré maps, Lyapunov exponents and Fourier spectra analysis reveal the transitions and the energy exchange between modes. The transition to chaotic vibration is studied in the frequency range of the first eigenfrequencies. The complete bifurcation diagram and the critical forces needed to attain the chaotic regime are especially addressed. For perfect plates, it is found that a direct transition from periodic to chaotic vibrations is at hand. For imperfect plates displaying specific internal resonance relationships, the energy is first exchanged between resonant modes before the chaotic regime. Finally, the nature of the chaotic regime, where a high-dimensional chaos is numerically found, is questioned within the framework of wave turbulence. These numerical findings confirm a number of experimental observations made on shells, where the generic route to chaos displays a quasiperiodic regime before the chaotic state, where the modes, sharing internal resonance relationship with the excitation frequency, appear in the response.