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Mass design of nonlinear energy sinks
Highlights The optimal mass design of the nonlinear energy sink is proposed. The relations between damping and optimal mass of NESs is revealed. The advantages of mass design of the bistable nonlinear energy sink are found.
Abstract Nonlinear energy sink (NES) is attracting more attention because of its promising in the control of engineering structure vibration. This paper thoroughly reviews the selection of NES mass ratios in existing studies and finds the big difference. So there is still a lack of a unified and profound understanding of the mass design of the NES. To achieve decent vibration mitigation and reduce costs, the mass design of the NES is essential. This paper pioneers the optimal mass design of NESs. The non-dominated sorting differential evolution algorithm and parameter sensitivity analysis are adopted. The relations between the optimal mass and the vibration mitigation effects are discussed in different damping and harmonic excitation strength. The results show that different from the monostable NES, the bistable NES with a small mass ratio (no more than 0.7%) and small damping can reduce 30% of the resonance peak of the primary system in most situations. However, both these two NESs with large damping need larger mass ratios to achieve decent vibration mitigation. Smaller damping of the primary system will contribute to wider effective ranges of the mass ratio of the two NESs, while larger excitation will contribute to those of the monostable NES. To ensure the vibration mitigation effects in small mass ratio, the monostable and bistable NESs with small damping need large and small cubic stiffness, respectively. Besides, the bistable NES with small damping prefers small negative linear stiffness. In summary, this paper presents a detailed study of the mass design of the nonlinear energy sink. It will help researchers and engineers find the suitable mass and design NES in the vibration reduction of engineering structures.
Mass design of nonlinear energy sinks
Highlights The optimal mass design of the nonlinear energy sink is proposed. The relations between damping and optimal mass of NESs is revealed. The advantages of mass design of the bistable nonlinear energy sink are found.
Abstract Nonlinear energy sink (NES) is attracting more attention because of its promising in the control of engineering structure vibration. This paper thoroughly reviews the selection of NES mass ratios in existing studies and finds the big difference. So there is still a lack of a unified and profound understanding of the mass design of the NES. To achieve decent vibration mitigation and reduce costs, the mass design of the NES is essential. This paper pioneers the optimal mass design of NESs. The non-dominated sorting differential evolution algorithm and parameter sensitivity analysis are adopted. The relations between the optimal mass and the vibration mitigation effects are discussed in different damping and harmonic excitation strength. The results show that different from the monostable NES, the bistable NES with a small mass ratio (no more than 0.7%) and small damping can reduce 30% of the resonance peak of the primary system in most situations. However, both these two NESs with large damping need larger mass ratios to achieve decent vibration mitigation. Smaller damping of the primary system will contribute to wider effective ranges of the mass ratio of the two NESs, while larger excitation will contribute to those of the monostable NES. To ensure the vibration mitigation effects in small mass ratio, the monostable and bistable NESs with small damping need large and small cubic stiffness, respectively. Besides, the bistable NES with small damping prefers small negative linear stiffness. In summary, this paper presents a detailed study of the mass design of the nonlinear energy sink. It will help researchers and engineers find the suitable mass and design NES in the vibration reduction of engineering structures.
Mass design of nonlinear energy sinks
Wang, Guo-Xu (author) / Ding, Hu (author)
Engineering Structures ; 250
2021-10-17
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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