Dynamic time responses of a flexible spinning disk misaligned with the axis of rotation

Using the finite element method, this study investigates the dynamic time responses of a flexible spinning disk of which axis of rotation is misaligned with the axis of symmetry. The misalignment between the axes of symmetry and rotation is one of major vibration sources in optical disk drives such as CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW and DVD drives. Based upon the Kirchhoff plate theory and the von Karman strain theory, three coupled equations of motion for the misaligned disk are obtained: two of the equations are for the in-plane motion while the other is for the out-of-plane motion. After transforming these equations into two weak forms for the in-plane and out-of-plane motions, the weak forms are discretized by using newly defined annular sector finite elements. Applying the generalized-α time integration method to the discretized equations, the time responses and the displacement distributions are computed and then the effects of misalignment on the responses and the distributions are analyzed. The computation results show that the misalignment has an influence on the magnitudes of the in-plane displacements. It is also found that the misalignment results in the amplitude modulation or the beat phenomenon in the time responses of the out-of-plane displacement.     

LINEAR VIBRATION CHARACTERISTICS OF CABLE-BUOY SYSTEMS

A theoretical model for the linear vibration of a cable tensioned by a subsurface buoy is developed. The equilibrium of the cable-buoy system subject to drag is evaluated using an approximate closed-form solution whose range of validity is confirmed through comparison with numerical solutions. The three-dimensional equations of cable-buoy motion are linearized about this equilibrium and then used to assess vibration characteristics. The characteristic equations for the natural frequencies of both in-plane and out-of-plane vibration modes are derived. The in-plane natural frequency spectrum exhibits the curve veering phenomena due to asymmetry of the associated mode shapes. Parameter studies reveal the dependencies of the in-plane and out-of-plane vibration modes on the cable tension, the buoy mass, and the current velocity.     

The role of non-linear theories in transient dynamic analysis of flexible structures

Transient dynamic analysis of flexible structures undergoing large motions is considered. For rotating structures, it is explicitly shown that appropriate account of the influence of centrifugal force on the bending stiffness requires the use of a geometrically non-linear (at least second-order) beam theory. Use of a first-order (linearized) linear beam theory results in a spurious loss of bending stiffness. For a rotating plane beam, a set of linear partial differential equations of motion—that includes all inertia effects (Coriolis, centrifugal, acceleration of revolution) and coupling between extensional and flexural deformations—is derived from the fully non-linear beam theory by consistent linearization. The analysis is subsequently extended to the more general case of a plate, accomodating shear deformation, and undergoing a general three-dimensional rotating motion. The discretization process of the resulting linear equations of motion for the beam and the plate is also discussed.     

Size-dependent dynamic pull-in analysis of geometric non-linear micro-plates based on the modified couple stress theory

This paper focuses on the size-dependent dynamic pull-in instability in rectangular micro-plates actuated by step-input DC voltage. The present model accounts for the effects of in-plane displacements and their non-classical higher-order boundary conditions, von Kármán geometric non-linearity, non-classical couple stress components and the inherent non-linearity of distributed electrostatic pressure on the micro-plate motion. The governing equations of motion, which are clearly derived using Hamilton's principle, are solved through a novel computationally very efficient Galerkin-based reduced order model (ROM) in which all higher-order non-classical boundary conditions are completely satisfied. The present findings are compared and successfully validated by available results in the literature as well as those obtained by three-dimensional finite element simulations carried out using COMSOL Multyphysics. A detailed parametric study is also conducted to illustrate the effects of in-plane displacements, plate aspect ratio, couple stress components and geometric non-linearity on the dynamic instability threshold of the system.     

Non-linear vibrations of cables in three dimensions,part I: Non-linear free vibrations

Analysis and results for non-linear free vibrations of both horizontal and inclined cables in three dimensions are presented. Sag-to-span ratios of the cables are not limited to being small. Computed results are presented for various geometrical and material parameters. The major findings are that the geometrical non-linearity may be of the stiffening type or the softening type, depending on the sag-to-span ratio, and the stiffness of out-of-plane vibrations is affected by the corresponding in-plane vibration near a resonant frequency due to non-linear coupling between out-of-plane and in-plane vibrations.     

Theory and experiments for large-amplitude vibrations of empty and fluid-filled circular cylindrical shells with imperfections

The large-amplitude response of perfect and imperfect, simply supported circular cylindrical shells to harmonic excitation in the spectral neighbourhood of some of the lowest natural frequencies is investigated. Donnell's non-linear shallow-shell theory is used and the solution is obtained by the Galerkin method. Several expansions involving 16 or more natural modes of the shell are used. The boundary conditions on the radial displacement and the continuity of circumferential displacement are exactly satisfied. The effect of internal quiescent, incompressible and inviscid fluid is investigated. The non-linear equations of motion are studied by using a code based on the arclength continuation method. A series of accurate experiments on forced vibrations of an empty and water-filled stainless-steel shell have been performed. Several modes have been intensively investigated for different vibration amplitudes. A closed loop control of the force excitation has been used. The actual geometry of the test shell has been measured and the geometric imperfections have been introduced in the theoretical model. Several interesting non-linear phenomena have been experimentally observed and numerically reproduced, such as softening-type non-linearity, different types of travelling wave response in the proximity of resonances, interaction among modes with different numbers of circumferential waves and amplitude-modulated response. For all the modes investigated, the theoretical and experimental results are in strong agreement.     

Nonlinear dynamics of higher-dimensional system for an axially accelerating viscoelastic beam with in-plane and out-of-plane vibrations

In this paper, the bifurcations and chaotic motions of higher-dimensional nonlinear systems are investigated for the nonplanar nonlinear vibrations of an axially accelerating moving viscoelastic beam. The Kelvin viscoelastic model is chosen to describe the viscoelastic property of the beam material. Firstly, the nonlinear governing equations of nonplanar motion for an axially accelerating moving viscoelastic beam are established by using the generalized Hamilton’s principle for the first time. Then, based on the Galerkin’s discretization, the governing equations of nonplanar motion are simplified to a six-degree-of-freedom nonlinear system and a three-degree-of-freedom nonlinear system with parametric excitation, respectively. At last, numerical simulations, including the Poincare map, phase portrait and Lyapunov exponents are used to analyze the complex nonlinear dynamic behaviors of the axially accelerating moving viscoelastic beam. The bifurcation diagrams for the in-plane and out-of-plane displacements via the mean axial velocity, the amplitude of velocity fluctuation and the frequency of velocity fluctuation are respectively presented when other parameters are fixed. The Lyapunov exponents are calculated to identify the existence of the chaotic motions. From the numerical results, it is indicated that the periodic, quasi-periodic and chaotic motions occur for the nonplanar nonlinear vibrations of the axially accelerating moving viscoelastic beam. Observing the in-plane nonlinear vibrations of the axially accelerating moving viscoelastic beam from the numerical results, it is found that the nonlinear responses of the six-degree-of-freedom nonlinear system are much different from that of the three-degree-of-freedom nonlinear system when all parameters are same.     

MICRO-SENSING CHARACTERISTICS AND MODAL VOLTAGES OF LINEAR/NON-LINEAR TOROIDAL SHELLS

Toroidal shells belong to the shells of revolution family. Dynamic sensing signals and their distributed characteristics of spatially distributed sensors or neurons laminated on thin toroidal shell structures are investigated in this study. Spatially distributed modal voltages and signal patterns are related to the meridional and circumferential membrane/bending strains, based on the direct piezoelectricity, the Gauss theorem, the Maxwell principle and the open-circuit assumption; linear and non-linear toroidal shells are defined based on the thin shell theory and the von Karman geometric non-linearity. With the simplified mode shape functions defined by the Donnell-Mushtari-Vlasov theory, modal-dependent distributed signals and detailed signal components of spatially distributed sensors or neurons are defined and these signals are quantitatively illustrated. Signal distributions basically reveal distinct modal characteristics of toroidal shells. Parametric studies suggest that the dominating signal component results from the meridional membrane strains. Shell dimensions, materials, boundary conditions, natural modes, sensor locations/distributions/sizes, modal strain components, etc., all influence the spatially distributed modal voltages and signal generations.     

Dynamic non-linear response of beams subjected to impact loads

A non-linear theory is presented for plane deformation of beams which allows for longitudinal stretching as well as for cross-sectional stretching and shearing. The exact strain measures for this theory are also deduced. The longitudinal and flexural motions are coupled in the theory. If the cross section is constrained from stretching, the resulting theory may be classified as a non-linear Timoshenko beam theory. The equations of the latter theory are used to study the motion of beams under impact loads.     

Robustness of Objective and Subjective Speckle Patterns in the Speckle Strain Gauge

The robustness to rigid body object motions of three optical systems used in the speckle strain gauge were experimentally investigated and compared with analytical results of the correlation. It was found that an out-of-plane motion of the object damaged the reliability of the strain measure when recording the objective speckle patterns while subjective speckle patterns were more robust. Besides out-of-plane object motions, the robustness of a free-space geometry and an afocal imaging configuration are approximately the same, while a telecentric imaging system is more robust to rigid body motions but more sensitive to deformation gradients (basically in-plane rotation and tilt). Results from a measurement of the relaxation in a lead-tin alloy used in organ pipes is also presented.Presented at 1996 International Workshop on Interferometry (IWI ‘96), August 27-29, Wako, Saitama, Japan.     

Measuring in-plane and out-of-plane coupled motions of microstructures by stroboscopic microscopic interferometry

A stroboscopic Mirau microscopic interferometer system for measuring in-plane and out-of-plane periodic motions of microstructures is demonstrated. One full cycle of a periodic motion is divided into a number of motion phases. One sequence of interferograms with different phase shifting steps is collected at every motion phase by using stroboscopic imaging. A bright-field image can be extracted from one sequence of interferograms with the same motion phase. In-plane displacements are measured by applying an image matching method to all bright-field images, followed by a compensation for the relative positions of interferograms at the different motion phases, before calculating the phase distribution related to out-of-plane deformation. We demonstrate its capability for measuring a combination of out-of-plane deformation and in-plane displacement in a microresonator.     

SUPER AND COMBINATORIAL HARMONIC RESPONSE OF FLEXIBLE ELASTIC CABLES WITH SMALL SAG

The paper deals with the analysis of cables in stayed bridges and TV-towers, where the excitation is caused by harmonically varying in-plane motions of the upper support point with the amplitude U. Such cables are characterized by a sag-to-chord-length ratio below &0uml;02, which means that the lowest circular eigenfrequencies for in-plane and out-of-plane eigenvibrations, ω₁and ω₂, are closely separated. The dynamic analysis is performed by a two-degree-of-freedom modal decomposition in the lowest in-plane and out-of-plane eigenmodes. Modal parameters are evaluated based on the eigenmodes for the parabolic approximation to the equilibrium suspension. Superharmonic components of the ordern , supported by the parametric terms of the excitation and the non-linear coupling terms, are registered in the response for circular frequency ω?ω₁/n. At moderate U, the cable response takes place entirely in the static equilibrium plane. At larger amplitudes the in-plane response becomes unstable and a coupled whirling superharmonic component occurs. In the paper a first order perturbation solution to the superharmonic response is performed based on the averaging method. For ω?(m/n)ω₁, m<n, the geometrical non-linear restoring forces gives rise to a substantial combinatorial harmonic component with the circular frequency (n/m)ω. Both entirely in-plane and coupled in-plane and out-of-plane responses occur. Based on an initial frequency analysis of the response, an analytical model for these vibrations is formulated with emphasis on superharmonics of the order n=3 and combinatorial harmonics of the order (n, m)=(3,2). All analytical solutions have been verified by direct numerical integration of the modal equations of motion.     

Anisotropy of the upper critical field in MgB2: the two-gap Ginzburg-Landau theory

The upper critical field in MgB2 is investigated in the framework of the two-gap Ginzburg-Landau theory. A variational solution of linearized Ginzburg-Landau equations agrees well with the Landau level expansion and demonstrates that spatial distributions of the gap functions are different in the two bands and change with temperature. The temperature variation of the ratio of two gaps is responsible for the upward temperature dependence of in-plane Hc2 as well as for the deviation of its out-of-plane behavior from the standard angular dependence. The hexagonal in-plane modulations of Hc2 can change sign with decreasing temperature.     

Three-dimensional modelling and dynamic analysis of an automatic ball balancer in an optical disk drive

Dynamic behaviours and stability of an automatic ball balancer (ABB) in an optical disk drive are analyzed based on the proposed three-dimensional dynamic model. For dynamic analysis, the feeding deck with the ball balancer and a spindle motor is modelled as a rigid body with six degrees of freedom. The nonlinear equations of motion are derived using Lagrange's equation in order to describe the translational and rotational motions of the system. From the derived nonlinear equations, the linearized equations of motion in the neighbourhood of a balanced equilibrium position are obtained by the perturbation method. These equations are coupled, linear, differential equations with time-dependent periodic coefficients, from which the stability of the system is analyzed by using the Floquet theory. Finally, the time responses are computed to verify the results of the stability analysis, and to investigate the balancing performance of the ABB.     

Symmetry constraints on phonon dispersion in graphene

We calculate the phonon dispersion for graphene with interactions between the first, second, and third nearest neighbors in the framework of the Born-von Karman model taking into account the constraints imposed by the lattice symmetry. Analytical expressions give the nonzero sound velocity for the out-of-plane (bending) mode. The dispersion of four in-plane modes is determined by coupled equations. Values of the force constants are found in fitting with frequencies at critical points and elastic constants measured on graphite.     

Second order non-linear equations of motion for spinning highly flexible line elements

The second order non-linear equations of motion are formulated for spinning line elements having little or no intrinsic structural stiffness. The derivation is based on the extended Hamilton's principle and includes the effect of initial geometric imperfections (axial, curvature, and twist) on the line element dynamics. For comparison with previous work, the non-linear equations are reduced to a linearized form frequently found in the literature. The comparison revealed several new spin-stiffening terms that have not been previously identified and/or retained. They combine geometric imperfections, rotary inertia, Coriolis, and gyroscopic terms.     

Transmission loss of periodically stiffened laminate composite panels: shear deformation and in-plane interaction effects

This paper investigates the transmission loss of symmetric and asymmetric laminate composite panels periodically reinforced by composite stiffeners. A comprehensive model based on periodic structure theory is developed. First order shear deformation theory is used and the coupling of the in-plane motion of the panel with its out-of-plane motion is taken into account. Stiffeners interact with the panel through three forces (two in-plane, one out-of-plane) and a torsion moment. Three types of cross sections are investigated for the composite stiffeners: I-shaped, C-shaped, and omega-shaped cross-sections. The model is validated numerically by comparison with the finite element/boundary element method. Experimental validations are also conducted. In both cases, excellent agreement is obtained. Numerical results show that the in-plane coupling effect is increased by increasing the panel thickness and the stiffener's eccentricity. The in-plane coupling effect is also found to increase with frequency.     

Non-linear responses of suspended cables to primary resonance excitations

We investigate the non-linear forced responses of shallow suspended cables. We consider the following cases: (1) primary resonance of a single in-plane mode and (2) primary resonance of a single out-of-plane mode. In both cases, we assume that the excited mode is not involved in an autoparametric resonance with any other mode. We analyze the system by following two approaches. In the first, we discretize the equations of motion using the Galerkin procedure and then apply the method of multiple scales to the resulting system of non-linear ordinary-differential equations to obtain approximate solutions (discretization approach). In the second, we apply the method of multiple scales directly to the non-linear integral-partial-differential equations of motion and associated boundary conditions to determine approximate solutions (direct approach). We then compare results obtained with both approaches and discuss the influence of the number of modes retained in the discretization procedure on the predicted solutions.     

Aeroelastic stability of complete rotors with application to a teetering rotor in forward flight

The derivation of a set of non-linear coupled flap-lag-torsion equations of motion for moderately large deflections of an elastic, two-bladed teetering helicopter rotor in forward flight is concisely outlined. The following degrees of freedom are included in the mathematical model: rigid body flapping, rigid body lead-lag, elastic bending in flap and lead-lag, blade root torsion, and shaft torsion. Quasi-steady aerodynamic loads are considered and the effects of reversed flow are included. The aeroelastic stability of the complete rotor is investigated by using a linearized system of equations of motion. The equilibrium position about which the equations are linearized is obtained by considering the trim state of the helicopter, in true or simulated forward flight conditions. The sensitivity of the aeroelastic stability boundaries to interblade structural and mechanical coupling is illustrated by comparing the complete rotor stability boundaries with those obtained from a single blade analysis for a number of hover and forward flight cases.