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Analytical and Experimental Evaluation of Displacement Dependent Dual-Phase Dampers in Vibration Isolation

✍ Scribed by S. Sankar; A.K.W. Ahmed; S. Venkatesh


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1994
Tongue
English
Weight
436 KB
Volume
169
Category
Article
ISSN
0022-460X

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✦ Synopsis


The vibration isolation performance of displacement dependent dual-phase dampers is investigated through analytical simulation and experimental evaluation. Two types, namely type I and type II dual-phase dampers, which provide high to low damping as relative displacement across the damper is increased, or vice versa, are considered. The non-linear damping characteristic of dual-phase dampers is represented by an array of local equivalent linear coefficients, and the vibration isolation performance for a mass-spring system is evaluated in the frequency domain. The study also examines the influence of non-linear damper parameters on the equivalent damping coefficient as well as system performance. The performance of these dampers in a wide frequency range is compared to those of a fixed damping linear device. Based on the analytical results, a prototype dual-phase damper is fabricated and tested in the frequency range (0.5-4.0 \mathrm{~Hz}), where the results are obtained as force-displacement Lissajous diagrams as well as in the form of response transmissibility (v s). frequency. The experimental results show good correlation with those of the analytical simulation. The results demonstrate the superior potential of dual-phase dampers in the isolation of vibration.