Post-Buckling Spring Vibration Isolator Using Silicone Gel Column: A Theoretical and Experimental Study

Based on the design of a post-buckling silicone gel column (SGC), a novel type of low-frequency vibration isolator is presented, and the vibration isolation performance of this isolator is studied by combining theoretical analysis and experimental verification. The stiffness characteristics of the p...

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Autores principales: Ji-Hou Yang, Xiao-Dong Yang, Qing-Kai Han, Jin-Guo Liu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:fd032b7dfef84475be2214ef1f6786a02021-11-25T16:31:29ZPost-Buckling Spring Vibration Isolator Using Silicone Gel Column: A Theoretical and Experimental Study10.3390/app1122105592076-3417https://doaj.org/article/fd032b7dfef84475be2214ef1f6786a02021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/22/10559https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3417Based on the design of a post-buckling silicone gel column (SGC), a novel type of low-frequency vibration isolator is presented, and the vibration isolation performance of this isolator is studied by combining theoretical analysis and experimental verification. The stiffness characteristics of the post-buckling SGC are derived, and its recovery force curves with different parameters are analyzed using two kinds of elliptic integral functions. Displacement transmissibility is formulated using harmonic balance method (HBM), and the influences of the excitation amplitude, damping ratio, SGC section diameter, and Young’s modulus are discussed in terms of the transmissibility. The performance of the SGC system is verified through a series of experimental studies based on the developed experimental prototype. The result shows that the proposed post-buckling spring vibration isolator has a good vibration isolation effect, especially in the low-frequency domain, which may provide a feasible novel design idea for a low-frequency vibration isolator.Ji-Hou YangXiao-Dong YangQing-Kai HanJin-Guo LiuMDPI AGarticlevibration isolatorsilicone gel columnpost-buckling springvibration transfer rateisolation experimentTechnologyTEngineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040Biology (General)QH301-705.5PhysicsQC1-999ChemistryQD1-999ENApplied Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 10559, p 10559 (2021)
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language EN
topic vibration isolator
silicone gel column
post-buckling spring
vibration transfer rate
isolation experiment
Technology
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Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Physics
QC1-999
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle vibration isolator
silicone gel column
post-buckling spring
vibration transfer rate
isolation experiment
Technology
T
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Physics
QC1-999
Chemistry
QD1-999
Ji-Hou Yang
Xiao-Dong Yang
Qing-Kai Han
Jin-Guo Liu
Post-Buckling Spring Vibration Isolator Using Silicone Gel Column: A Theoretical and Experimental Study
description Based on the design of a post-buckling silicone gel column (SGC), a novel type of low-frequency vibration isolator is presented, and the vibration isolation performance of this isolator is studied by combining theoretical analysis and experimental verification. The stiffness characteristics of the post-buckling SGC are derived, and its recovery force curves with different parameters are analyzed using two kinds of elliptic integral functions. Displacement transmissibility is formulated using harmonic balance method (HBM), and the influences of the excitation amplitude, damping ratio, SGC section diameter, and Young’s modulus are discussed in terms of the transmissibility. The performance of the SGC system is verified through a series of experimental studies based on the developed experimental prototype. The result shows that the proposed post-buckling spring vibration isolator has a good vibration isolation effect, especially in the low-frequency domain, which may provide a feasible novel design idea for a low-frequency vibration isolator.
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author Ji-Hou Yang
Xiao-Dong Yang
Qing-Kai Han
Jin-Guo Liu
author_facet Ji-Hou Yang
Xiao-Dong Yang
Qing-Kai Han
Jin-Guo Liu
author_sort Ji-Hou Yang
title Post-Buckling Spring Vibration Isolator Using Silicone Gel Column: A Theoretical and Experimental Study
title_short Post-Buckling Spring Vibration Isolator Using Silicone Gel Column: A Theoretical and Experimental Study
title_full Post-Buckling Spring Vibration Isolator Using Silicone Gel Column: A Theoretical and Experimental Study
title_fullStr Post-Buckling Spring Vibration Isolator Using Silicone Gel Column: A Theoretical and Experimental Study
title_full_unstemmed Post-Buckling Spring Vibration Isolator Using Silicone Gel Column: A Theoretical and Experimental Study
title_sort post-buckling spring vibration isolator using silicone gel column: a theoretical and experimental study
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/fd032b7dfef84475be2214ef1f6786a0
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