introduction to designing elastomeric vibration isolators
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Introduction to Designing Elastomeric Vibration Isolators. Christopher Hopkins OPTI 512 08 DEC 2009. Introduction. Why elastomers? Key design parameters Loading Configuration Spring rates Design considerations Steps to designing a simple isolator. Elastomers. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Introduction to Designing Elastomeric Vibration Isolators
Christopher HopkinsOPTI 512
08 DEC 2009
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Introduction
• Why elastomers?• Key design parameters– Loading– Configuration– Spring rates
• Design considerations• Steps to designing a simple isolator
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Elastomers
• An eastomer is any elastic polymer– Silicone Rubber– Butyl Rubber– Fluorosilicone Rubber
• Material selection dependent on application– Ulitimate Loading– Sensitivity to Environment– Internal Properties
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Elastomeric Isolators
• Engineered properties can meet specific applications– Modulus of elasticity– Internal dampening
• Homogeneous nature allows for compact forms• Easily manufactured– Molded– Formed in place
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Key Isolator Design Parameters
• Configuration• Loading• Spring rate– Shear, Bulk, and Young’s modulus– Geometry
• Ultimate strength• Internal dampening• Maximum displacement
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Simple Isolator Configurations
• Planer Sandwich Form• Laminate• Cylindrical
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Spring Rates
• Isolator spring rate sets system resonant frequency– Ratio of resonant frequency to input frequency
plus dampening control amount of isolation• For an elastomer, spring rate is determined by– Shape factor– Loading: shear, compression, tension– Material Properties: bulk, shear, and young’s
modulus
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Transmissibility
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 30.1
1
10
Transmissibility vs. Frequency Ratio
η = 0.01η = 0.05η = 0.1η = 0.5
fr/f
Tran
smiss
ibili
ty
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Shape Factor
• Ratio of load area to bulge area• Easy to calculate for simple shapes simply loaded– Planer sandwich forms are simple– Tube form bearings are more difficult, but can be
approximated as a planer form
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Shear Spring Rate
• Design isolator to attenuate in shear if possible• Dependent on load area, thickness, and shear modulus• Shear modulus is linear up to 75%-100% strain• Shear modulus for large shape factors is also effected
by high compressive loads• When aspect ratio exceeds 0.25 a correction factor is
added to account for bending
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Compression Spring Rate• Designed properly, compression can
provide high stiffness• Depends on load area, effective
compression modulus, and thickness• Effective compression modulus– Linear up to 30% strain– Can be tricky to compute
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Tension Spring Rate
• Try to avoid having elastomeric isolators in tension– Low modulus– Can be damaged by relatively low loads
• Apply preload avoids this– Easy to do for cylindrical isolators– Must include correction to shape factor
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Finding Modulus• Many elastomers are listed with only with
– Durometer Shore hardness– Ultimate strength (MPa or psi)
• Contacting manufacturer may be useful• Perform tests• Shear stress is 1/3 Young’s modulus as poisson’s ratio approaches 0.5• Use Gent’s relation between Shore A hardness and Young’s modulus
(if you gotta have it now)
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Effective Compression Modulus, Ec
• Dependent on shape factor, young’s modulus and bulk modulus
• Also know as the apparent compressive modulus• As Poisson’s ratio approaches 0.5, Ec may be
separated into three zones depending on shape factor– For large shape factors: Ec ≈ bulk modulus
– For small shape factors: Ec ≈ young’s modulus– Transisiton zone for intermediate shape factors
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Computing Ec
• Gent provides a reference graph• Hatheway found empirically that the transition
zone is (Ec/E) (t/D)∙ 1.583=0.3660– Can calculate Ec or the simple case of a circular
load area of diameter D and thickness t– Find the break points• First break point: (t/D)1.583 = 0.366 (E/E∙ B)• Second break point: (t/D)1.583 = 0.366
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Compression Modulus vs. Shape Factor [Gent]
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0.0001 0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 1001
10
100
1000
Stiffening vs. Thickness Ratio [Hatheway]Circular Cross Section, Eb=1.2 GPa, E=1.6 Mpa
Thickness Ratio, t/D
Stiffe
ning
Rati
o Ec
/E
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Laminate Isolator
• Shear modulus is not effected by shape factor (if aspect ratio is <0.25)
• Effective compression modulus strongly influence by shape factor
• Possible to design an isolator that is very stiff in compression and compliant in shear
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Cylindrical Isolator
• Shear– Axial loading– Torsion
• Compression– Radial loading
• Shape factor calculation for compression
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Design Considerations
• What is being Isolated?• What are the inputs?• Are there static loads?• What are the environmental conditions?• What is the allowable system response?• What is the service life?
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Example Design Process for a Simple Isolator
• Single excitation frequency• Circular cross section, planar geometery• All other components infinitely rigid• Low dampening• Attenuation provided in shear
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Design Process
• Specifications– Mass, input vibration, required attenuation, max
displacement• Use transmissibility to determine resonance
frequency and spring rate• Find isolator minimum area (A)– Total number of isolators and max allowable stress
• Select modulus (G)
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Design Process (con’t)
• Knowing area (A), modulus (G), and spring rate (ks), calculate thickness (t)– Calculate radius, verify aspect ratio < 0.25 to avoid
bending effect• Find static deflection– Is static plus dynamic deflection < max allowable
deflection?• Find static shear strain– Low strain reduces fatigue (<20%)
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Conclusion• Careful selection of parameters necessary to use methods
presented. Can get complicated quick– Low strains– Low loads
• Try to stay clear of the transition zone between Young’s and the bulk modulus
• For multiple input frequencies, need to consider if dampening (η) is necessary
• May need to include considerations other than just isolation– Stresses due to CTE mismatch
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References
• P. M. Sheridan, F. O. James, and T. S. Miller, “Design of components,” in Engineering with Rubber (A. N. Gent, ed.), pp. 209{Munich:Hanser, 1992)
• A. E. Hatheway, “Designing Elastomeric Mirror Mountings,”Proc. of SPIE Vol. 6665 (2007)
• Daniel Vukobratovich and Suzanne M. Vukobratovich “Introduction to Opto mechanical design”‐
• A. N. Gent, “On The Relation Between Indentation Hardness and Young’s Modulus,” IRI Trans. Vol. 34, pg.46-57 (1958)
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Questions?