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Characterize the High-Frequency Dynamic Properties of Elastomers Using Fractional Calculus for FEM
Technical Paper
2007-01-2417
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Finite element modeling has been used extensively nowadays for predicting the noise and vibration performance of whole engines or subsystems. However, the elastomeric components on the engines or subsystems are often omitted in the FE models due to some known difficulties. One of these is the lack of the material properties at higher frequencies. The elastomer is known to have frequency-dependent viscoelasticity, i.e., the dynamic modulus increases monotonically with frequency and the damping exhibits a peak. These properties can be easily measured using conventional dynamic mechanical experiments but only in the lower range of frequencies.
The present paper describes a method for characterizing the viscoelastic properties at higher frequencies using fractional calculus. The viscoelastic constitutive equations based on fractional derivatives are discussed. The method is then used to predict the high frequency properties of an elastomer. The incorporation of these data into finite element models is demonstrated by the modeling of an engine cover with elastomer seals.
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Lu, Y., Anderson, M., and Nash, D., "Characterize the High-Frequency Dynamic Properties of Elastomers Using Fractional Calculus for FEM," SAE Technical Paper 2007-01-2417, 2007, https://doi.org/10.4271/2007-01-2417.Also In
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