Fluid Surface Damping: A Technique for Vibration Suppression of Beams

A fluid surface damping (FSD) technique for vibration suppression of beamlikestructures is proposed. The technique is a modification of the surface layer damping method. Two viscoelastic surface layers containing fluid-filled cavities are attached symmetrically to the opposite surfaces of the beam....

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hany Ghoneim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1997-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SAV-1997-45-601
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850229475054190592
author Hany Ghoneim
author_facet Hany Ghoneim
author_sort Hany Ghoneim
collection DOAJ
description A fluid surface damping (FSD) technique for vibration suppression of beamlikestructures is proposed. The technique is a modification of the surface layer damping method. Two viscoelastic surface layers containing fluid-filled cavities are attached symmetrically to the opposite surfaces of the beam. The cavities on one side are attached to the corresponding cavities on the other side via connection passages. As the beam vibrates, the fluid is pumped back and forth through the connecting passages. Therefore, in addition to the viscoelastic damping provided by the surface layers, the technique offers viscous damping due to the fluid flow through the passage. A mathematical model for the proposed technique is developed, normalized, and solved in the frequency domain to investigate the effect of various parameters on the vibration suppression of a cantilever beam. The steady-state frequency response for a base white-noise excitation is calculated at the beam's free tip and over a frequency range containing the first five resonant frequencies. The parameters investigated are the flow-through passage viscous resistance, the length and location of the layers, the hydraulic capacitance of the fluid-filled cavities, and inertia of the moving fluid (hydraulic inertance). Results indicate that the proposed technique has promising potential in the field of vibration suppression of beamlike structures. With two FSD elements, all peak vibration amplitudes can be well suppressed over the entire frequency spectrum studied.
format Article
id doaj-art-2ac52bbc28f448e5b68152160eb4d9bc
institution OA Journals
issn 1070-9622
1875-9203
language English
publishDate 1997-01-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series Shock and Vibration
spelling doaj-art-2ac52bbc28f448e5b68152160eb4d9bc2025-08-20T02:04:13ZengWileyShock and Vibration1070-96221875-92031997-01-0145-629530410.3233/SAV-1997-45-601Fluid Surface Damping: A Technique for Vibration Suppression of BeamsHany Ghoneim0Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Kuwait University, PO Box 5969, Safat 13060, KuwaitA fluid surface damping (FSD) technique for vibration suppression of beamlikestructures is proposed. The technique is a modification of the surface layer damping method. Two viscoelastic surface layers containing fluid-filled cavities are attached symmetrically to the opposite surfaces of the beam. The cavities on one side are attached to the corresponding cavities on the other side via connection passages. As the beam vibrates, the fluid is pumped back and forth through the connecting passages. Therefore, in addition to the viscoelastic damping provided by the surface layers, the technique offers viscous damping due to the fluid flow through the passage. A mathematical model for the proposed technique is developed, normalized, and solved in the frequency domain to investigate the effect of various parameters on the vibration suppression of a cantilever beam. The steady-state frequency response for a base white-noise excitation is calculated at the beam's free tip and over a frequency range containing the first five resonant frequencies. The parameters investigated are the flow-through passage viscous resistance, the length and location of the layers, the hydraulic capacitance of the fluid-filled cavities, and inertia of the moving fluid (hydraulic inertance). Results indicate that the proposed technique has promising potential in the field of vibration suppression of beamlike structures. With two FSD elements, all peak vibration amplitudes can be well suppressed over the entire frequency spectrum studied.http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SAV-1997-45-601
spellingShingle Hany Ghoneim
Fluid Surface Damping: A Technique for Vibration Suppression of Beams
Shock and Vibration
title Fluid Surface Damping: A Technique for Vibration Suppression of Beams
title_full Fluid Surface Damping: A Technique for Vibration Suppression of Beams
title_fullStr Fluid Surface Damping: A Technique for Vibration Suppression of Beams
title_full_unstemmed Fluid Surface Damping: A Technique for Vibration Suppression of Beams
title_short Fluid Surface Damping: A Technique for Vibration Suppression of Beams
title_sort fluid surface damping a technique for vibration suppression of beams
url http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SAV-1997-45-601
work_keys_str_mv AT hanyghoneim fluidsurfacedampingatechniqueforvibrationsuppressionofbeams