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Improvement of dynamic response in an impact absorber by frictional elements

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A novel device that uses friction between one or more pairs of elastic conical rings to dissipate the energy from an impacting body is presented. The device consists of one moving and one stationary cylinders coupled to each other using two pairs of conical rings and a spring. The spring is used to restore the system to its original configuration after the impact. The dynamic response of the system to the impact forces during impact events is analysed numerically and experimentally. The effects of several governing parameters, such as the mass ratio between the cylinders, the duration of the transient response of the device, the magnitude of the rest zone of the moving element and the peak impact force are investigated. The proposed system is applicable in sequential impact scenarios, in which remarkable improvements were observed over traditional solid-rod impact absorbers. The present study may serve as a guide for the design of improved damping devices for impact applications.

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  1. Department of Metal-Mechanics, Apizaco Institute of Technology — ITA, Av. Instituto Tecnológico s/n, C.P. 90300, Apizaco, Tlaxcala, México

    Jorge Bedolla

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Centre for Research and Technological Development-CENIDET, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México

    Dariusz Szwedowicz, Claudia Cortés & Enrique S. Gutierrez-Wing

  3. LUK-Puebla S.A. de C.V. — Schffler Group, Resurección Norte No. 12, Fraccionamiento la Resurección, C.P. 72920, Puebla, Pue., México

    Juan Jiménez

  4. Universidad de las Americas Puebla — UDLAP. Sta Catarina, Cholula, Puebla, México

    Tadeusz Majewski

  5. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, 110 Cummington Mall, Boston, MA, 02215, USA

    Enrique S. Gutierrez-Wing

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Jorge Bedolla received his B.S. degree from Apizaco Institute of Technology, México, in 1997. He then received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from National Centre for Research and Technological Development in 1999 and 2005, respectively, in México. Dr. Bedolla is currently a Lecturer at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Apizaco Institute of Technology. Dr. Bedolla’s research interests include mechanical design, mechanical vibrations, finite element analysis and experimental mechanics.

Enrique S. Gutierrez-Wing was a researcher at the National Centre for Research and Technological Development from 1995 to 2012 and is currently a Lecturer of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Boston University. His research areas are rotor and multi body system dynamics, modal analysis and vibration testing. He has executed several collaborative and consultancy projects for the Electric Research Institute (IIE) and the National Nuclear Research Institute (ININ) in Mexico and for LMS International in Belgium.

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Bedolla, J., Szwedowicz, D., Jiménez, J. et al. Improvement of dynamic response in an impact absorber by frictional elements. J Mech Sci Technol 28, 1349–1363 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-014-0303-2

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