Usefulness of passive non-linear energy sinks in controlling galloping vibrations

The suppression of vibration amplitudes of an elastically-mounted square prism subjected to galloping oscillations by using a non-linear energy sink is investigated. The non-linear energy sink consists of a secondary system with linear damping and non-linear stiffness. A representative model that co...

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Published in:International journal of non-linear mechanics 2016-05, Vol.81, p.83-94
Main Authors: Dai, H.L., Abdelkefi, A., Wang, L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aeroelasticity
Amplitudes
Galloping
Hopf bifurcation
Mathematical models
Non-linear energy sink
Nonlinearity
Normal form
Prisms
Stiffness
Vibration
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Summary:The suppression of vibration amplitudes of an elastically-mounted square prism subjected to galloping oscillations by using a non-linear energy sink is investigated. The non-linear energy sink consists of a secondary system with linear damping and non-linear stiffness. A representative model that couples the transverse displacement of the square prism and the non-linear energy sink is constructed. A linear analysis is performed to determine the impacts of the non-linear energy sink parameters (mass, damping, and stiffness) on the coupled frequency and onset speed of galloping. It is demonstrated that increasing the damping of the non-linear energy sink can result in a significant increase in the onset speed of galloping. Then, the normal form of the Hopf bifurcation is derived to identify the type of instability and to determine the effects of the non-linear energy sink stiffness on the performance of the aeroelastic system near the bifurcation. The results show that the non-linear energy sink can be efficiently implemented to significantly reduce the galloping amplitude of the square prism. It is also shown that the multiple stable responses of the coupled aeroelastic system are obtained as well as the periodic responses, which are dependent on the considered non-linear energy sink parameters. •The non-linear energy sink is utilized to suppress the aeroelastic galloping.•The NES is found to result in a significant increase in the onset speed of galloping.•The NES can be efficiently implemented to reduce the galloping amplitude.
ISSN:0020-7462
1878-5638
DOI:10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2016.01.007