Parameter identification of new bidirectional tuned liquid column and sloshing dampers

A tuned liquid column and sloshing damper (TLCSD) is introduced in this study. It shows dynamic behavior of both tuned liquid column damper (TLCD) and tuned liquid damper (TLD) in the direction of two axes perpendicular with each other. As a preliminary study for applying the TLCSD to bidirectional control of building structures, one of objectives of this study is to derive analytical dynamics to investigate coupled effects due to TLCD and TLD. Another objective is to investigate the effect of coupled control force due to TLCD and TLD on the dynamic characteristic of the TLCSD based on analytical dynamics. Shaking table test is undertaken to experimentally grasp dynamic characteristics of TLCSD under white noise excitation with various amplitude levels. Its dynamic characteristics are expressed by the transfer function from the shaking table acceleration to the control force generated from a TLCSD. The analytical dynamics of TLCSD is derived from the equivalent linearized TMD model. The coupled dynamics of TLCSD is expressed in terms of those of both TLCD and TLD. Finally, the key parameters of both TLCD and TLD are identified based on the coupled dynamics proposed in this study, which include the mass ratio of horizontal liquid column to total liquid for a TLCD, and the participation factor of the fundamental liquid sloshing for a TLD and damping ratio for both cases.     

Performance of tuned liquid column dampers considering maximum liquid motion in seismic vibration control of structures

The optimum design of tuned liquid column damper (TLCD) is usually performed by minimizing the maximum response of structure subjected to stochastic earthquake load without imposing any restrictions on the possible maximum oscillation of the liquid within the vertical column. However, during strong earthquake motion, the maximum oscillation of vertical column of liquid may be equal to or greater than that of the container pipe. Consequently the physical behavior of the hydraulic system may change largely reducing its efficiency. The present study deals with the optimization of TLCD parameters to minimize the vibration effect of structures addressing the limitation on such excessive liquid displacement. This refers to the design of optimum TLCD system which not only assure maximum possible performance in terms of vibration mitigation, but also simultaneously put due importance to the natural constrained criterion of excessive lowering of liquid in the vertical column of TLCD. The constraint is imposed by limiting the maximum displacement of the liquid to the vertical height of the container. Numerical study is performed to elucidate the effect of constraint condition on the optimum parameters and overall performance of TLCD system of protection.     

用含苯甲酸甲氧基苯酯的聚硅氧烷组成均相电流变液及其智能阻尼特性的研究

在合成并表征含苯甲酸甲氧基苯酯的侧链液晶聚硅氧烷高分子的基础上,制备了均相电流变(ER)液及其智能阻尼器.测试了ER液及其智能阻尼器在室温下的性能.结果表明,用含苯甲酸甲氧基苯酯的侧链液晶聚硅氧烷能组成在室温下表现出较强ER活性的均相ER液,它在外加电场E=2.2kV/mm,剪切速率为300s-1时,剪切应力达到1550Pa;增加E和振动频率,均相ER液智能阻尼器的阻尼力均增加,阻尼效果提高.     

Shallow rectangular TLD for structural control implementation

A simple and practical model for the application of shallow rectangular tuned liquid damper (TLD) in structural vibration control is presented in this paper. The dynamic properties of shallow liquid in rectangular containers subjected to forced horizontal oscillation are analysed directly from the continuity and momentum equations of fluids. Following some practical assumptions, the nonlinear partial differential equations describing the wave movement of shallow liquid in rectangular containers are established and a numerical procedure for the solutions of these equations is proposed based on the finite element method. The formula for determining the control force provided by a shallow rectangular TLD is presented. The advantage of the proposed approach for the modeling of shallow rectangular TLD is that it simplifies a three-dimensional problem into a one-dimensional problem and therefore reduces the computation efforts significantly. The whole process forms a solid foundation and provides a simplified procedure for the design and analysis of shallow rectangular TLD.     

A comparison of two nonlinear damping mechanisms in a vibration isolator

The vibration transmissibility characteristics of a single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) passive vibration isolation system with different nonlinear dampers are investigated in this paper. In one configuration, the damper is assumed to be linear and viscous, and is connected to the mass so that it is perpendicular to the spring (horizontal damper). The vibration is in the direction of the spring. The second configuration is one in which the damper is in parallel with the spring but the damping force is proportional to the cube of the relative velocity across the damper (cubic damping). Both configurations are studied for small amplitudes of excitation, when some analysis can be conducted based on analytical expressions, and for large amplitudes of excitation, where the analysis is based on numerical simulations. It is found that the two nonlinear systems can outperform the linear system when force transmissibility is considered. However, for displacement transmissibility, the system with the horizontal damper exhibits some desirable properties, but the system with cubic damping does not.     

Isolation effect of a dynamic damper and a trench on ground vibration caused by a construction machine

In this study, a simple isolation method of ground vibration is proposed by using a dynamic damper and a trench, which is feasible for temporary use during a construction period. The ground is modeled as a two-dimensional plane model. Periodic impulsive excitation acts at one point on the ground surface, and the vibrations are measured at several evaluation points on the ground surface. A simple dynamic damper composed of a weight and a restoring element is set up at the ground surface or in the shallow trench, and the vibration isolation effect is examined. The simulation shows that the ground vibration can be isolated when the dynamic damper is set near the excitation point on the ground surface, and setting the dynamic damper in a shallow trench has almost the same isolation effect as that in a deep trench. The results indicate that the proposed isolation method is feasible for actual application.     

混合润湿性柱状纳米结构对铜板上纳米氩膜沸腾传热的影响

混合润湿性对固/液相互作用有显著影响,因此对提高相变过程中的传热速率有积极作用.采用分子动力学模拟方法研究了柱状纳米结构表面混合润湿性对池沸腾传热的影响.分析了混合润湿性和纳米结构柱高对液体起始沸腾时间和温度的影响及其机理.结果表明,疏水比例和柱高会影响爆沸的起始温度和时间.与纯亲水壁相比,增加疏水比改变了固液界面性质,可以降低沸腾温度,更容易突破势能壁垒,使液体起始沸腾时间提前,并且随着疏水比的增加,不同柱高下的沸腾温度降低;当疏水比相同时,增加柱高扩大了混合润湿性的影响,也能降低沸腾起始温度并使液体起始沸腾时间提前.这为设计微纳粗糙结构和混合润湿表面以强化沸腾传热提供了思路.     

Liquid optical fibers with a multistable core actuated by light radiation pressure

We report on spatiotemporal behavior of self-adapted dielectric liquid columns generated and sustained by light radiation pressure. We show that single- or multivalued liquid column diameter depends on the excitation light beam. When the beam diameter is sufficiently small, we observe a well-defined stationary column diameter. In contrast, at a larger beam diameter, the liquid column experiences complex spatiotemporal dynamics whose statistical analysis evidences an underlying multistable structure. Experimental observations are all supported by a full electromagnetic model that accounts for the wave guiding properties of the liquid column viewed as a step-index liquid-core liquid-cladding optical fiber having an optically tunable core diameter.     

起落架磁流变减摆器模糊PID控制算法的研究

为了减小飞机机轮的摆振,提高飞机乘坐的舒适性和驾驶的安全性,将磁流变控制技术应用于飞机起落架减摆器,实现减摆器阻尼力的实时智能控制。针对磁流变减摆器,建立了飞机起落架摆振的半主动控制非线性动力学模型,设计了模糊PID控制算法,并使用Matlab/Simulink建立了半主动控制仿真模型。通过调节流过磁感线圈的电流大小改变磁流变减摆器的阻尼力,从而减小机轮摆动实现半主动控制。通过动力学仿真,在给定速度下分别对比未安装减摆器、被动控制下以及半主动控制下机轮摆角、侧向位移、侧滑角随时间变化的曲线,结果表明了模糊PID控制算法的正确性和可行性,该控制策略可以较好的抑制机轮的摆振,同时也表明模糊PID控制算法具有良好的可控性,减摆效果也明显优于传统的被动控制。     

The optimization of mechanical dampers to control self-excited galloping oscillations

The use of mechanical dampers for the control of the self-excited galloping of transmission lines is considered. Two particular dampers, an in-span damper and a resilient mounting, are studied, two mass representations being used. For both dampers it is possible to produce an optimum damper either by maximizing the negative damping excitation that the damped system can withstand, or by choosing the smaller logarithmic decrement of oscillation of the system to be as large as possible in the absence of excitation. These two procedures do not produce the same damper parameters. Simple analytical expressions are produced for the optimum parameters, and these are shown to agree well with numerically optimized parameters. For the in-span damper, either method of optimization gives a damper for a much wider range of ratios of the damper to conductor masses than is predicted by earlier work. For the resilient mounting the optimization based on damping gives very similar behaviour to that of the in-span damper. When aerodynamic excitation is considered for the resilient mounting, a clear optimum exists only for a small range of mass ratios. Results from a representation of the conductor by a stretched string are used to define the range of mass ratios over which the two-mass damper idealizations may be used to define damper properties.     

Flow field around growing and rising vapour bubble by PIV measurement

A study on flow field measurement around growing and rising vapour bubbles by use of PIV technique is presented. Bubbles were generated from single artificial cavities. Experiments have been conducted with saturated boiling of distilled water at atmospheric pressure. In the experiment fluid velocity field surrounding the bubbles was visualized by use of polyamide tracer particles and a sheet of a YAG pulse laser beam. The images were recorded with a cross-correlation CCD-camera. It has been shown that for lower heat flux density bubble growths in an almost quiescent bulk of liquid. For higher heat flux density the train of bubbles creates a vapour column with strong wake effect. Maximum liquid velocity recorded is approximately equal to the terminal velocity of bubble rising in a stagnant liquid.     

An inverse model of MR damper using optimal neural network and system identification

Magnetorheological (MR) damper is one of the more promising new devices for vibration control of structures. External energy required by the adjustable fluid damper is minuscule while speed of its response is in the order of milliseconds. The MR damper is a semi-active control device and has been characterized by a set of non-linear differential equations which represent a forward model of the MR damper, i.e., the model can generate a force to a given displacement and applied voltage.This paper presents an inverse model of the MR damper, i.e., the model can predict the required voltage so that the MR damper can produce the desired force for the requirement of vibration control of structures. The inverse model has been constructed by using a multi-layer perceptron optimal neural network and system identification, which are Gauss-Newton-based Levenberg-Marquardt training algorithm, optimal brain surgeon strategy and autoregressive with exogenous variables (ARX) model. Based on the data from numerical simulation of the MR damper, the trained optimal neural networks can accurately predict voltage. If the inverse model is used in a control system, the semi-active vibration control can be implemented easily by using the semi-active MR damper.     

Energy harvesting using semi-active control

This paper presents the application of semi-active control for optimising the power harvested by an electro-mechanical energy harvester. A time-periodic damper, defined by a Fourier series, is introduced for energy harvesting in order to increase the performance of the device. An analytical solution for the transmissibility and the average absorbed power is derived based on the method of harmonic balance. The coefficients of the semi-active model are optimised to maximise the harvested power. The harvested power from the optimum periodic time-varying damper at a particular frequency is compared and is shown to be greater than that from an optimum passive damper and a semi-active on–off damper not only at that particular frequency but also at other frequencies. In addition, the performance of the optimised periodic time-varying damper is also compared with an arbitrary semi-active time-periodic damper, which has the same transmissibility at resonance. An optimisation is carried out to maximise the power in a frequency range and the optimum damper is derived as a function of the excitation frequency. The numerical results are validated with the analytical approach.     

EVALUATION OF VIBRATION AND SHOCK ATTENUATION PERFORMANCE OF A SUSPENSION SEAT WITH A SEMI-ACTIVE MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL FLUID DAMPER

The potential benefits of a semi-active magnetorheological (MR) damper in reducing the incidence and severity of end-stop impacts of a low natural frequency suspension seat are investigated. The MR damper considered is a commercially developed product, referred to as “Motion Master semi-active damping system” and manufactured by Lord Corporation. The end-stop impact and vibration attenuation performance of a seat equipped with such a damper are evaluated and compared with those of the same seat incorporating a conventional damper. The evaluation is performed on a servo-hydraulic vibration exciter by subjecting the seat-damper combinations to a transient excitation with dominant frequency close to that of the seat and continuous random excitation class EM1 applicable to earth-moving machinery, and a more severe excitation realized by amplifying the EM1 excitation by 150%. Tests are performed for medium and firm settings of the MR damper and for seat height positions corresponding to mid-ride and ±2·54 and ±5·08 cm relative to mid-ride. The results indicate that significantly higher levels of transient excitation are necessary to induce end-stop impacts for the seat equipped with the MR damper, particularly when set for firm damping, the difference with the conventional damper being more pronounced for seat positions closer to the end-stops. Under the EM1 excitation, the results indicate that under conditions which would otherwise favour the occurrence of end-stop impacts for a seat equipped with a conventional damper, the use of the MR damper can result in considerably less severe impacts and correspondingly lower vibration exposure levels, particularly when positioned closer to its compression or rebound limit stop.     

Liquid entrainment by gas flow along the interface of a liquid bridge

We report the results of numerical and experimental studies of two-phase flows in an annulus. The geometry corresponds to a cylindrical liquid column co-axially placed into an outer cylinder with solid walls. Gas enters into the annular duct and entrains the initially quiescent liquid. The internal column consists of solid rods at the bottom and top, while the central part is a liquid bridge from a viscous liquid and kept in its position by surface tension. Silicone oil 5cSt was used as a test liquid and air and nitrogen as gases. An original numerical approach was developed to study the problem in complex geometry. The flow structure in the liquid is analyzed for a wide range of gas flow rates.     

Vibration suppression of a cantilever beam using magnetically tuned-mass-damper

Eddy currents are induced by the movement of a conductor through a stationary magnetic field or a time varying magnetic field through a stationary conductor. These currents circulate in the conductive material and are dissipated, causing a repulsive force between the magnet and the conductor. These electromagnetic forces can be used to suppress the vibrations of a flexible structure. A tuned mass damper is a device mounted in structures to reduce the amplitude of mechanical vibrations and is one of the effective vibration suppression methods. In the present study, an improved concept of this tuned mass damper for the vibration suppression of structures is introduced. This concept consists of the classical tuned mass damper and an eddy current damping. The important advantages of this magnetically tuned mass damper are that it is relatively simple to apply, it does not require any electronic devices and external power, and it is effective on the vibration suppression. The proposed concept is designed for a cantilever beam and the analytical studies on the eddy current damping and its effects on the vibration suppression. To show the effectiveness of the proposed concept and verify the eddy current damping model, experiments on a cantilever beam are performed. It is found that the proposed concept could significantly increase the damping effect of the tuned mass damper even if not adequately tuned.     

The design of an optimal viscous damper for a bridge stay cable using energy-based approach

An energy-based method is developed in the present paper to evaluate the damping property of a stay cable when transversely attached to a viscous damper. The overall increase of the cable damping offered by the external damper is determined by examining the time history of the kinetic energy in the damped cable. The concept of kinetic energy decay ratio is introduced as a key index to evaluate the effectiveness of a damper design in suppressing cable vibration. Compared to earlier studies, the proposed energy-based approach has no restrictions on the damper location. In addition, the flexural rigidity and sag extensibility of the cable are included in the formulation. Numerical simulation of free vibration of a damped stay cable is conducted using ABAQUS. To assist the design process, a set of damping estimation curves, which directly relate a damper design with the corresponding equivalent structural damping in a damped cable are developed for the practical parameter ranges of bridge stay cables. A number of numerical examples are presented. The validity and accuracy of the proposed method and damping estimation curves are verified by comparing with other studies. Results show that the energy-based approach developed in the present study is effective and efficient in determining the overall damping property of a cable-damper system, particularly in the preliminary stage of a damper design. In addition, the flexible applications of the developed damping estimation curves to damper design are demonstrated through these examples.     

电流变阻尼器的抗冲击性能研究

从理论和试验两个方面研究了所设计的电流变阻尼器在大冲击下的抗冲击性能,分析了电流变液性能与阻尼器结构参数对抗冲击性能的影响。认为采用高性能的电流变液体及改变结构参数,都可以使电流变阻尼器的高速缓冲性能提高。电流变液流速对电流变液的屈服应力影响显著,其值随流速的增加按指数规律减小。从定性、定量两个方面分析了电流变阻尼器作为阻尼器效果不明显的原因为：由电流变效应引起的阻尼力在整个液压阻力所占比例太小,不能通过改变电压来使液压阻力具有很大的调节可控范围。     

灰兜巴化学成分与周边环境茶叶的关系

探讨了灰兜巴化学成分与周边环境茶叶的相关性.供试品用水超声提取,离心,取上清液,用XtimateTM C18 HPLC色谱柱(150mm×4.8mm,5μm),0.15％磷酸水溶液-甲醇流动相体系进行梯度洗脱,柱温30℃,流速1.0mL·min-1,检测波长220nm.结果表明,灰兜巴与周边环境茶叶有相同的化学成分,但...     

Study of airfoil gust response alleviation using an electro-magnetic dry friction damper. Part 1: Theory

An electro-magnetic controllable dry friction damper has been designed and numerically simulated. The gust response of a three degree-of-freedom typical airfoil section with a control surface using this non-linear damper has been studied theoretically. The effects of the different gust excitations and parameter variations of the non-linear damper on the non-linear aeroelastic response are discussed. The numerical results show the present electro-magnetic dry friction damper can be used to alleviate the dynamic response to both a periodic and a linear frequency sweep gust excitation, especially for the plunge and pitch responses. The results are also verified by an experimental investigation in a wind tunnel presented in a companion paper, Part 2.