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Modelling and Dynamic Response of a Damper with Relief Valve

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This paper outlines several possible methods of modelling a passive hydraulic damper with a bypass tube that is opened by a precompressed relief valve. Initially a simple algebraic model is derived which is developed into a more computationally complex model incorporating the dynamics of the internal spring valve and fluid compressibility. Numerical simulations indicate realistic dynamical phenomena and suggest key design parameters.

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  1. Bristol Laboratory for Advanced Dynamic Engineering, University of Bristol, Queens Building, University Walk, Bristol, BS8 1TR, U.K.

    R. D. Eyres, A. R. Champneys & N. A. J. Lieven

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Eyres, R.D., Champneys, A.R. & Lieven, N.A.J. Modelling and Dynamic Response of a Damper with Relief Valve. Nonlinear Dyn 40, 119–147 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11071-005-4144-6

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