环形调液阻尼器振动控制中拍的研究

对环形调液阻尼器减振控制中的拍现象进行研究,分析了环形调液阻尼器对结构纯扭转振动控制中的拍现象,分别考虑无阻尼结构体系、主体结构有阻尼而CTLCD无阻尼的体系及主体结构和CTLCD中均有阻尼的体系,从数学角度对拍现象发生的机理进行解释.研究结构表明,当拍现象发生时,主体结构的振动不仅不会受到抑制,有时反而会加强;当环形调液阻尼器的阻尼增大到一定程度时,拍现象会消失;对于受廹振动,发生拍现象时,由于结构反应的瞬态部分不能得到迅速衰减,结构的瞬态响应将会占结构响应的很大一部分,如果仅考虑结构的稳态响应会带来较大的误差.     

Nonlinear modeling of tuned liquid dampers (TLDs) in rotating wind turbine blades for damping edgewise vibrations

Tuned liquid dampers (TLDs) utilize the sloshing motion of the fluid to suppress structural vibrations and become a natural candidate for damping vibrations in rotating wind turbine blades. The centrifugal acceleration at the tip of a wind turbine blade can reach a magnitude of 7–8g. This facilitates the use of a TLD with a relatively small fluid mass and with feasible geometric dimensions to mitigate the lightly-damped edgewise vibrations effectively. In the present paper, modal expansions are carried out directly on the velocity field and the free surface of the sloshing liquid in the rotating coordinate system. A formulation has been proposed leading to coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations, which have been obtained through the Galerkin variational approach together with the modal expansion technique. Two models, with one sloshing mode and three sloshing modes, have been studied in the numerical simulation. It is shown that the one-mode model is able to predict the sloshing force and the damped structural response accurately, since the primary damping effect on the structure is achieved by the first sloshing mode of the fluid. Although it is unable to predict the fluid free-surface elevation equally well, the one-mode model can still be utilized for the design of TLD. Parametric optimization of the TLD is carried out based on the one-mode model, and the optimized damper effectively improves the dynamic response of wind turbine blades.     

Analytical analysis for optimizing mass ratio of nonlinear tuned mass dampers

Nonlinear Dynamics - This paper investigates the forced vibration and dynamic stability of a simply supported axially moving beam coupled to a nonlinear energy sink with the aim of passive...     

Tuning methods for tuned inerter dampers coupled to nonlinear primary systems

This study develops displacement- and kinetic energy-based tuning methods for the design of the tuned inerter dampers (TIDs) coupled to both linear and nonlinear primary systems. For the linear primary system, the design of the TID is obtained analytically. The steady-state frequency–response relationship of the nonlinear primary system with a softening or hardening stiffness nonlinearity is obtained using the harmonic balance (HB) method. Analytical and numerical tuning approaches based on HB results are proposed for optimal designs of the TID to achieve equal peaks in the response curves of the displacement and the kinetic energy of the primary system. Via the developed approaches, the optimal stiffness of the TID can be obtained according to the stiffness nonlinearity of the primary system and the inertance of the absorber. Unlike the linear primary oscillator case, for a nonlinear primary oscillator the shape of its resonant peaks is mainly affected by the damping ratio of the TID, while the peak values depend more on the stiffness ratio. The proposed designs are shown to be effective in a wide range of stiffness nonlinearities and inertances. This study demonstrates the benefits of using inerters in vibration suppression devices, and the adopted methods are directly applicable for nonlinear systems with different types of nonlinearities.

     

Non-linear multimodal model for tuned liquid dampers of arbitrary tank geometry

Tuned liquid dampers (TLDs) utilize sloshing fluid to absorb and dissipate structural vibrational energy. Simple TLD tank geometries may not always be feasible due to space limitations. While the non-linear modelling of sloshing fluid is currently limited to tanks of simple geometries, this paper develops a non-linear multimodal model which describes the sloshing behaviour of a fluid in a flat-bottom tank of arbitrary geometry. The mode shapes of the sloshing fluid are found by solving the Helmholtz equation over the tank domain using the finite element method. The Bateman-Luke variational principle is used to develop a system of ordinary differential equations which account for the coupling of the sloshing modes through the non-linear free surface boundary conditions. Damping is incorporated into the model by considering the drag produced on a set of damping screens inserted in the fluid. The system of ordinary differential equations is solved using the Runge-Kutta-Gill Method to predict the wave heights and sloshing forces. In general, the mode shapes in an arbitrary tank will have components in two orthogonal (x- and y-) directions. This out-of-plane behaviour is an important consideration for TLD design. The model is validated with existing models for the special cases of rectangular and circular tanks. Lastly, new shake table tests are conducted on a tank of complex geometry.     

利用浅水水箱作为阻尼器的大连国贸大厦减振控制研究

针对一实际工程结构—大连国贸大厦,研究了风荷载作用下调液阻尼器的减振控制作用。首先建立了该结构的简化计算模型,利用Davenport谱给出了模拟风荷载;在大厦所处的位置进行多次测量,得到实际风速样本,选取其中风速较大、过程平稳的样本,对实测样本与模拟样本的频谱进行比较,验证了模拟风荷载的合理性。文中在大厦顶层设置浅水水箱,将其设计成可减少结构位移及加速度反应的控制装置TLD,以提高大厦在风荷载作用下的舒适度,并给出了高层建筑水箱减振方案实施的设计建议。数值计算结果表明,该大厦顶部设置TLD减振装置后,能有效地控制结构在风荷载作用下的反应。依据本文的TLD设计步骤,可供类似高层建筑进行TLD减小风振控制分析和设计时参考。     

Seismic performance of multiple tuned mass dampers for soil–irregular building interaction systems

This paper deals with the applicability of multiple tuned mass dampers (MTMD) on the vibration control of irregular buildings modelled as torsionally coupled structures due to base motions considering the soil–structure interaction (SSI) effect. An efficient modal analysis methodology is used to systematically assess the combined soil–structure interaction and torsional coupling effects on asymmetric buildings. This method is implemented in the frequency domain to accurately incorporate the frequency-dependent foundation impedance functions. The performance index of MTMD is established based on the foundation-induced building floor motions with and without the installation of MTMDs. Unlike the traditional MTMD design criteria, the frequency ratio of each MTMD substructure to the controlled structural frequency is independent, in this paper, so that the MTMD with the optimal parameters can actually flatten the transfer functions of building responses. Numerical verifications show that the increase of height–base ratio of an irregular building and the decrease of relative stiffness of soil to structure generally amplify both SSI and MTMD detuning effect, especially for a building with highly torsionally coupled effect. With appropriately enlarging the frequency spacing of the optimal MTMDs, the detuning effect can be reduced. Moreover, the results of numerical investigations also show that the MTMD is more effective than single TMD as the SSI effect is significant.     

Numerical flow models to simulate tuned liquid dampers (TLD) with slat screens

The tuned liquid damper (TLD) is increasingly being used as an economical and effective dynamic vibration absorber to mitigate the dynamic response of structures. In this paper the results of two numerical flow models of TLD behaviour are compared with experimental data. These include the free surface motion, the resulting base shear forces, and the energy dissipated by a TLD with slat screens. The importance of this experimental study is that it examines TLD behaviour over a large range of normalized excitation amplitude values, covering the practical range of serviceability accelerations for buildings subjected to wind loads and larger excitation amplitudes more representative of earthquake motion. In addition, the experimental results are used to assess the models for larger fluid depth to tank length values, and for the use of modelling TLDs equipped with multiple screens. For screens consisting of a number of thin plate slats, a method for determining the loss coefficient is presented, which is a required parameter for the models used in this paper. Findings indicate that the linear model is capable of providing an initial estimate of the energy dissipating characteristics of a TLD. The nonlinear model can accurately describe the response characteristics within the range of excitation amplitudes experimentally tested.     

Experimental investigation of vibration attenuation using nonlinear tuned mass damper and pendulum tuned mass damper in parallel

The present paper experimentally and numerically explores the response attenuation of a hardening Düffing oscillator using a nonlinear tuned mass damper (NTMD) and an adaptive-length pendulum tuned mass damper (APTMD). The three degrees-of-freedom system is excited by harmonic ground motions. The cubic nonlinearity of the primary structure is obtained using an adaptive passive stiffness (APS) device. When an NTMD is used alone, a high amplitude detached resonance branch in the lower frequency range is identified in the experiment, which validates the results reported in earlier numerical research. In order to attenuate this high amplitude resonance branch, an APTMD with an adaptive frequency realized by means of a variable pendulum length is used in parallel with the NTMD. In the experiment, length of the APTMD is adjusted such that its natural frequency matches the dominant frequency of the harmonic ground motions. Results indicate that the high amplitude resonance branch in the case of an NTMD alone can be greatly attenuated using the APTMD, and significant attenuation of the structural responses over a large frequency range can be obtained. In addition, the APTMD can prevent the occurrence of the “jump phenomenon” existing in the forcing response curve of the nonlinear dynamic system, thereby protecting the primary nonlinear structure effectively when the forcing amplitude varies. Therefore, the present paper provides an effective and viable solution to control the hazardous bifurcations in a Düffing oscillator-NTMD dynamic system.     

高效耗能黏弹性阻尼框架结构减震性能研究

提出了高效耗能黏弹性阻尼器,研究了该阻尼器对框架结构的减震机理。首先给出了高效耗能黏弹性阻尼器的结构构造,推导了小震、大震与巨震作用下的阻尼放大系数计算公式,由此分析了该放大系数的变化规律。此外,还推导了设置高效耗能黏弹性阻尼框架结构的等效阻尼比。分析表明,框架结构设置高效耗能黏弹性阻尼器在阻尼等效前后顶部位移反应时程曲线相差不超过10%。     

Nonlinear simulation of a tuned liquid damper with damping screens using a modal expansion technique

Tuned liquid dampers utilize sloshing fluid to control wind-induced structural motions. However, as a result of the nonlinear free surface boundary conditions of fluid sloshing in a two-dimensional rectangular container, a closed-form solution describing the response behaviour is unavailable. Modal expansions, which couple the sloshing modes, are carried out to the first, third and fifth order to construct a system of coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations that are solved using the Runge–Kutta–Gill Method. Modal damping is incorporated to account for energy losses arising from the fluid viscosity and the inclusion of damping screens. The model is in general agreement with a previous third-order model that incorporated screen damping in the fundamental sloshing mode only. Sinusoidal shake table experiments are conducted to validate the proposed models. Response time histories and frequency response plots assess the model’s prediction of wave heights, sloshing forces, and screen forces. The first-order model accurately predicts the resonant sloshing forces, and forces on a mid-tank screen. The higher-order models better represent the wave heights and forces on an off-centre screen. Experimental results from structure–TLD system tests under random excitation are used to evaluate the performance of the proposed models. The first-order model is able to predict the variance of the structural response and the effective damping the TLD adds to the structure, but as a minimum, a third-order model should be employed to predict the fluid response. It is concluded that a first-order model can be utilized for preliminary TLD design, while a higher-order model should be used to determine the required tank freeboard and the loading on damping screens positioned at off-centre locations.     

粘滞和粘弹性阻尼器减震结构的等效阻尼

利用积分型本构关系,建立了带支撑的一般粘滞和粘弹性阻尼器单自由度耗能结构的微分-积分混合地震响应方程;基于与随机平均分析完全相同的等效准则,推导了可直接应用反应谱的阻尼器的等效刚度和等效阻尼的解析公式;得到了带支撑广义Maxwell阻尼器和广义微分模型阻尼器的等效刚度和等效阻尼的一般结果。通过与一些典型问题的数值计算结果比较,表明了所提方法的有效性。     

Constrained reliability-based optimization of linear tuned mass dampers for seismic control

This paper deals with the optimum design of vibration absorbers utilized to reduce undesirable vibrational effects which are originated in linear structures by seismic excitations. The single linear tuned mass dampers problem is treated and it is assumed that earthquake can be represented by a stationary filtered stochastic process. In the present problem, the objective is to minimize the maximum of the dimensionless peak of displacement of the protected system with respect to the unprotected one. Moreover, the constrained optimization problem is also analysed, in which a limitation of tuned probability of failure is imposed, where failure is related to threshold crossing probability by the maximum displacement over an admissible value. Examples are given to illustrate the efficiency of the proposed method. The variation of the optimum solution versus structural and input characteristics is analysed for the unconstrained and constrained optimization problems. A sensitivity analysis is carried out, and results are presented useful for the first design of the vibrations control strategy.     

多自由度Maxwell阻尼器减震结构(Ⅱ)——等效阻尼

对多自由度带支撑Maxwell阻尼器减震结构的等效阻尼比进行了系统研究。构建了耗能结构一般微分和积分混合地震响应方程组;基于与多自由度随机平均法分析完全相同的等效准则,建立了耗能结构各振型等效阻尼比的一般解析计算式。与一些典型问题的模态应变能法的计算精度进行对比分析,结果显示:本文方法的计算结果在特定条件下与精确解完全相同;在一个二自由度系统中相对位移响应方差的误差分别为0.99%和0.45%,优于应变能法的8%和5.4%,表明了本文方法的有效性。从而为建立此类耗能结构等效阻尼分析的完备解析解法、直接应用反应谱法进行实际工程设计提供了依据。     

Variable stiffness tuned particle dampers for vibration control of cantilever boring bars

This research proposes a novel type of variable stiffness tuned particle damper(TPD) for reducing vibrations in boring bars. The TPD integrates the developments of particle damping and dynamical vibration absorber, whose frequency tuning principle is established through an equivalent theoretical model. Based on the multiphase flow theory of gas-solid, it is effective to obtain the equivalent damping and stiffness of the particle damping. The dynamic equations of the coupled system, consisting of...     

Isolated resonances and nonlinear damping

We analyze isolated resonance curves (IRCs) in single-degree-of-freedom systems possessing nonlinear damping. Through the combination of singularity theory and the averaging method, the onset and merging of IRCs, which coincide to isola and simple bifurcation singularities, respectively, can be analytically predicted. Numerical simulations confirm the accuracy of the analytical developments. Another important finding of this paper is that we unveil a geometrical connection between the topology of the damping force and IRCs. Specifically, we demonstrate that extremas and zeros of the damping force correspond to the appearance and merging of IRCs. Considering a damping force possessing several minima and maxima confirms the general validity of the analytical result. It also evidences a very complex scenario for which different IRCs are created, co-exist and then merge together to form a super IRC which eventually merges with the main resonance peak.     

Research on linear/nonlinear viscous damping and hysteretic damping in nonlinear vibration isolation systems

A nonlinear vibration isolation system is promising to provide a high-efficient broadband isolation performance. In this paper, a generalized vibration isolation system is established with nonlinear stiffness, nonlinear viscous damping, and Bouc-Wen(BW)hysteretic damping. An approximate analytical analysis is performed based on a harmonic balance method(HBM) and an alternating frequency/time(AFT) domain technique.To evaluate the damping effect, a generalized equivalent damping ratio is defined w...     

Numerical and experimental study of tuned liquid damper effects on suppressing nonlinear vibration of elastic supporting structural platform

Nonlinear Dynamics - A liquid storage container installed on the top of a fixed offshore platform is used as a tuned liquid damper (TLD) to suppress structural vibration through sloshing motion and...     

Random vibration mitigation of beams via tuned mass dampers with spring inertia effects

Meccanica - The dynamics of beams equipped with tuned mass dampers is of considerable interest in engineering applications. Here, the purpose is to introduce a comprehensive framework to address...