Large-amplitude vertical-torsional coupled free vibration setup for wind tunnel test

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10837864-B2
Application number	US-201816481427-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 5, 2018
Priority date	Mar 5, 2018
Publication date	Nov 17, 2020
Grant date	Nov 17, 2020

Abstract

An experimental setup for bridge deck large-amplitude vertical-torsional coupled free vibration in wind tunnel test, which belongs to the technical field of wind tunnel test apparatus. The experimental setup includes the rigid model, the rigid circular rods, the lightweight rigid circular sprockets, the chains, the linear tensile vertical springs, the bearings, the sliders, and the guides. For the new setup, large-amplitude vertical-torsional coupled free vibration of a rigid deck model that failed in conventional testing device can be adapted by the vertical deformation of the springs without any lateral tilt. As a result, the possible nonlinear mechanical stiffness due to the springs tilt in conventional testing device is excluded. In addition, owing to the low rolling friction and damping between the sprockets and the chains, the mechanical damping ratio of the system are quite low and stable for very large-amplitude vibrations.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A large-amplitude vertical-torsional coupled free vibration setup for wind tunnel test, wherein the device includes a rigid model, two rigid circular rods, two sprockets, two chains, four linear tensile vertical springs, two bearings, two sliders, and two guides; the rigid model is connected with the two rigid circular rods at each end; the rigid circular rods are perpendicularly passed through the center of sprockets to ensure that a torsional center of the rigid model is on the same line with those of the rigid circular rods and sprockets; the chains mesh perfectly with the sprockets, and the two ends of the chains are connected with the lower ends of the linear tensile vertical springs to prevent any relative sliding between the sprockets and the chains during the vertical-torsional coupled free vibration of model and sprockets; the rigid circular rods are wrapped in the bearings, and rigid circular rods can rotate freely in the bearings; the sliders are fixed to the bearings, and the sliders can freely slide up and down along the guides; the ends of the guides are fixed rigidly in order to restrict the lateral vibration of rigid model during the wind-induced large-amplitude vertical-torsional coupled free vibration; during the vertical-torsional coupled free vibration tests of rigid model, the linear tensile springs vertically vibrate; the rotations of the sprockets are transferred to the linear tensile vertical springs via the chains, and the linear tensile springs only generate vertical deformation without any lateral tilt.

2. The large-amplitude vertical-torsional coupled free vibration setup for wind tunnel test according to claim 1 , wherein the diameter of sprockets is determined according to several parameters such as the mass, inertia of moment, and the ratio of the torsional frequency to the vertical bending frequency of the rigid model, and is in the range of 0.2 m to 1.5 m.

3. The large-amplitude vertical-torsional coupled free vibration setup for wind tunnel test according to claim 1 , wherein the sprockets are partly cut off to reduce the mass of the system; during the whole vibration, one part of the chains mesh with the sprockets, and the other part of the chains and the vertical springs vertically vibrate; wherein the sprockets are perforated to further reduce the mass in the premise that the stiffness and strength of the sprocket are enough.

4. The large-amplitude vertical-torsional coupled free vibration setup for wind tunnel test according to claim 1 , wherein the rotate friction coefficient of the bearings are as low as possible in order to minimize the torsional damping ratio of the system; meanwhile, the bearings are fixed with the sliders to ensure that the sliders always move vertically along the guides during the vertical-torsional coupled vibration of rigid model.

5. The large-amplitude vertical-torsional coupled free vibration setup for wind tunnel test according to claim 3 , wherein the rotate friction coefficient of the bearings are as low as possible in order to minimize the torsional damping ratio of the system; meanwhile, the bearings are fixed with the sliders to ensure that the sliders always move vertically along the guides during the vertical-torsional coupled vibration of rigid model.

Assignees

• Univ Dalian Tech

Inventors

• Xu Fuyou
• Yang Jing
• Zeng Donglei

Classifications

• G01M9/08

  Aerodynamic models · CPC title

• G01M9/062 Primary

  Wind tunnel balances; Holding devices combined with measuring arrangements · CPC title

• G01M9/04 Primary

  Details · CPC title

• G01M9/02

  Wind tunnels · CPC title