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Transient and steady-state analysis of a thin cable unwinding from a pay-out dispenser

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When a cable unwinds from a spool dispenser, the cable demonstrates transient nonlinear behavior that makes a balloon. A precise analysis of the unwinding behavior of a wound cable is necessary in the design of a spool dispenser. In this study, the steady and transient states of a thin cable unwinding from a cylindrical spool dispenser are analyzed. Simulation results are compared with experimental results to verify complex unwinding behavior, such as tangling. Transient analysis results are in good agreement with experimental results. However, the steady-state solution is not in good agreement with experimental results because nonlinear transient equations are transformed into steady-state equations with the time-dependent terms neglected. Many solutions according to numerous sets of tension forces and radial slopes at the guide eyelet are found in these time-dependent terms. Transient solutions are necessary in the design of a realistic and accurate spool dispenser.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, 609-735, Korea

    Hyung-Ryul Kim, Kun-Woo Kim & Wan-Suk Yoo

  2. Construction Equipment and Parts R&D Group, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Gyeongsan-si, Korea

    Jae-Wook Lee

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Hyung-Ryul Kim received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Pusan National University in 1995 and 1997, respectively. He is currently a senior researcher in Agency Defense Development. His major areas of interest are cable dynamics using numerical methods and structure dynamics based on FEM.

Kun-Woo Kim received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Pusan National University in 2007 and 2009, respectively. He is currently taking up Ph.D. studies also in Pusan National University. His major research area is flexible multibody dynamics and a non-linear dynamics.

Wan-Suk Woo received his B.S. degree from Seoul National University (1976), his M.S. degree from KAIST (1978), and his Ph.D. degree from University of Iowa (1985). He served as president in KSME (2011), and he is currently a professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering at Pusan National University. His major areas of interest are vehicle dynamics and flexible multi-body dynamics.

Jae-Wook Lee received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Pusan National University in 1999, 2001, and 2010, respectively. He is currently a senior researcher at construction equipment and parts R&D group in Korea Institute of Industrial Technology. His major research areas are flexible multi-body dynamics based on FEM and non-linear dynamics using numerical methods.

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Kim, HR., Kim, KW., Yoo, WS. et al. Transient and steady-state analysis of a thin cable unwinding from a pay-out dispenser. J Mech Sci Technol 27, 353–358 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-013-0101-3

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