Experimental and numerical investigations of dissipation mechanisms in particle dampers

Marwa Masmoudi (1) , Stéphane Job (2, 3) , Mohamed Abbes (1) , Imad Tawfiq (3, 2) , Mohamed Haddar (1)

1 ENIS - École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax | National School of Engineers of Sfax
2 SUPMECA - SUPMECA - Institut supérieur de mécanique de Paris
3 QUARTZ - Laboratoire QUARTZ

Particle dampers are passive devices allowing strong damping of structures vibrating in harsh environment. We investigate the energy dissipation in a rigid enclosure attached to a shaker and partially filled with particles. Our experiments match an analytical description, which we corroborate then with discrete element method simulations. We show that the loss factor does not depend on the material of the particles or their number, but heavily relies on the total mass of the embedded grains and on the driving magnitude only. Our measurements reveal the contribution of the viscous flow of air surrounding the grains to the overall loss factor of the dampers.

Mots clés: Granular media; Discrete element method; Dissipation; Vibrations

Domaines: Matériaux

Marwa Masmoudi, Stéphane Job, Mohamed Abbes, Imad Tawfiq, Mohamed Haddar. Experimental and numerical investigations of dissipation mechanisms in particle dampers. Granular Matter, 2016, 18 (3), ⟨10.1007/s10035-016-0667-4⟩. ⟨hal-01539643⟩