Material characteristics of a vehicle door seal and its effect on vehicle vibrations

The vibration characteristics of the door panels are affected by the weatherstrip seals used in between the doors and vehicle body along the perimeter of the doors. The weatherstrip seals exhibit nonlinear and viscoelastic material properties that vary with frequency, temperature, strain rate and amplitude, and previous load history. The material properties of the seal must be investigated carefully in order to predict the vibration characteristics of the automobiles under different loading conditions.

In this study, we developed hyperelastic and viscoelastic models of the weatherstrip seal to predict dynamic performance of a vehicle door and its effect on the overall vehicle dynamics. For this purpose, first, static compression and stress relaxation experiments were performed on the seal using a robotic indenter equipped with force and displacement sensors and then a finite element model utilising the results of these experiments was developed in ANSYS. Finally, a representative model of the seal was integrated into the finite element model of the vehicle door to investigate its effect on the vehicle vibrations. The model predictions were validated using experimental modal analysis performed on the vehicle door with and without the seal. It was observed that the seal has a significant effect on the vehicle dynamics.     

超大型浮体柔性夹层连接器力学性能研究

考虑连接器作为超大型浮体最为薄弱的构件之一,研究带有柔性夹层连接器的力学特性,旨在明确柔性夹层对连接器的刚度和应力变化的影响.通过建立钢与柔性夹层的本构模型,采用接触力学分析手段,对连接器进行力学分析,分别获得超弹性橡胶和尼龙作为柔性夹层时连接器的力学特性和刚度变化曲线,并获得不同厚度,初始弹性模量和泊松比对这一结果的影响程度.分析发现,超弹性橡胶与尼龙对于连接器的应力大小具有显著影响,采用超弹性橡胶和尼龙夹层时,连接器的应力水平与应力分布也明显不同,同时材料参数的变化对于连接器的刚度变化影响较大.可根据实际需要,对柔性夹层材料进行参数优化,既得到合理的连接器刚度,又将连接器应力水平控制在合理范围内.     

船舶避振穴隔振特性研究

避振穴是一种减小船舶尾部振动的重要装置,本文采用基于橡胶材料超弹性和空气压缩性的非线性有限元方法对其进行数值模拟和隔振特性分析。选取Mooney-Rivlin模型对橡胶材料非线性特性进行模拟,建立气体单元模拟加压空气,对一个独立密闭气室结构进行充气过程模拟和振动响应计算,分析气室深度、初始气压和橡胶板厚度等参数对其隔振特性的影响。将避振穴应用于实船尾部模型,验证其对螺旋桨激振力的隔振效果。计算结果表明,避振穴对于船舶尾部减振具有显著效果,但需要留意其在低频共振区引起的响应增大情况。