DESIGN PARAMETERS OF A DYNAMIC VIBRATION ABSORBER WITH TWO SPRINGS IN PARALLEL

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DESIGN PARAMETERS OF A DYNAMIC VIBRATION
ABSORBER WITH TWO SPRINGS IN PARALLEL
Giman KIM*
Department of Mechanical System Engineering,
Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Korea
giman@kumoh.ac.kr
Manuscript History
Number: IJIRAE/RS/Vol.04/Issue12/DCAE10088
DOI: 10.26562/IJIRAE.2017.DCAE10088
Received: 22, November 2017
Final Correction: 07, December 2017
Final Accepted: 17, December 2017
Published: December 2017
Citation: KIM Giman. (2017). DESIGN PARAMETERS OF A DYNAMIC VIBRATION ABSORBER WITH TWO SPRINGS
IN PARALLEL . IJIRAE::International Journal of Innovative Research in Advanced Engineering, Volume IV, 38-44.
doi: 10.26562/IJIRAE.2017.DCAE10088
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Abstract: The optimal design parameters of a Dynamic vibration absorber (DVA) in a vibrating bar were
discussed in this paper. It has been controlled passively by a Dynamic vibration absorber which consists of a mass
and two springs in parallel. A bar, which is fixed at the left end and free at the right end is subjected to a
harmonically excited force being positioned at the free end. To define the motion of a bar with a DVA, the equation
of motion for a bar was derived by using a method of variation of parameters. To define the optimal design
conditions of a DVA, the reduction of a vibrational intensity which is known as the time averaged power flow was
evaluated and discussed. The possibility of reduction of the vibrational intensity was found to depend on the mass
of a DVA, the positions, and the stiffness of two combined springs.
Keywords— Passive control; a method of variation of parameters; the force transmissibility; a Dynamic Vibration
Absorber (DVA); spring stiffness;
I. INTRODUCTION
In the industrial fields, lots of machines and structures had been troubled by vibration and unbalance. Numerous
attempts have been made to control the vibrations of the machines in operation in the past decades. Hence the fast
and the accurate motions of the machine are known to be the optimal design parameters. In the high speed
operation, the vibration which may occurs at each parts of machine should be controlled actively or passively for
the stability of the machine structure. The vibration problems of machines and structures had been studied by lots
of researchers. The vibration energy flow and the dynamic response of a beam, plate, shell or some compound
system have been analyzed. By using a model of an elastic beam, the vibrational intensity and control skills had
been presented [1]-[3]. Furthermore, the complex frame which is the assembly of several beams and plates had
been used to analyze and control the vibration characteristics [4]-[5]. The Active control method had been proven
to become the convenient control method for the known forcing frequency zone [6]-[8]. The passive control of the
vibrations of the machine tools had been introduced [9]-[12].
A working arm or part of machinery or robots in the industrial fields is known to experience the longitudinal
vibration being induced by the constant reciprocal motions.

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The Dynamic Vibration Absorber (DVA) [13] is known to be effective over narrow band of frequencies and is
designed to make the natural frequencies of the main system be away from the forcing frequency. Hence in this
study a theoretical model of a vibrating bar which is subjected to an external force at the free end is employed to
be controlled passively by a Dynamic Vibration Absorber which consists of a mass and two springs (spring 1 and
spring 2) in parallel. The edges condition of a bar is fixed at one end and free at the other end. Based on the wave
equation, the vibration of a bar will be discussed. To define the optimal conditions for the passive control of the
bar, the cost function which is the ratio of the vibrational intensity of a bar without DVA to that of a bar with DVA
will be discussed. Fig. 1 shows the theoretical model of a uniform bar which is subjected to a harmonically excited
force F(t) at the free end and has a Dynamic Vibration Absorber (DVA) which is connected by two springs at two
positions of x1 and x2 being distanced from the left end of the bar, respectively.
Fig. 1: Theoretical model of a vibrating bar with fixed and free ends F(t) (the external force), Dynamic Vibration
Absorber (DVA)[mass (ma), spring stiffness (k1, k2), locations (x1, x2)], BAR properties [length (L), density (),
constant CROSS Section area (A), Young’s modulus (e)]
II. THE GOVERNING EQUATIONS
A uniform bar of a cross section area A, mass density and length L, which is fixed at the left end and free at the
right end is subjected to a harmonically excited force F(t) at the free end and has a Dynamic Vibration Absorber
(DVA) which is connected by two springs at two positions of x1 (spring 1) and x2 (spring 2) being distanced from
the left end of the bar, respectively. The governing equations of a vibrating bar and a Dynamic Vibration Absorber
(DVA) can be written as:
     222111 ),()(),()(
2
),(
2
2
),(
2
E xxtxutykxxtxutyk
t
txu
A
x
txu
A 





 (1)
     22211121 ),(),()(
2
)(
2
xxtxukxxtxuktykk
t
ty
ma 


 (2)
where u(x,t) and y(t) represent the displacement of a bar and a DVA, respectively. In the above equations, the
displacements of a bar and a DVA are given as the time harmonic function. Hence the displacements (u(x,t) and
y(t)) are expressed into the terms of the time harmonic motion as,
Yand)(u),( titi
ey(t)extxu 
 (3)
where u(x) and Y mean the deflection of a bar and a DVA, respectively and is the circular frequency. By inserting
Eq. (3) into Eq. (1) and Eq. (2), then suppressing the time term, Eq. (2) can be rearranged as,
   uu
2
2211
)()( 21


ak-m
xxxkxxxk
Y

 (4)
Where k=k1+k2. Then by using Eq. (4), Eq. (1) can be rewritten as
      2221112
2
2
2
2
)(u)(u)(u
)(u
xxxkxxxk
a
a
mkEA
m
x
x
x








 (5)
where the wave number = 2/E. The boundary conditions of a bar with fixed and free ends are given as
ti
o
Lx
x
ef
x
Eu 






u
Aand00
(6)

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where fo is the magnitude of the external force. The total solution of Eq. (6) can be expressed into the sum of a
homogeneous solution (uh) and a particular solution (up) as
)(u)(u)(u xxx ph  (7)
The homogeneous solution is determined by letting the right side of Eq. (5) be zero and then becomes as
xCxCxh  cossin)(u 21  (8)
where C1 and C2 are the unknown parameters. The particular solution can be solved by means of a method of
variation of parameters and then be assumed as
xxVxxVxp  cos)(sin)()(u 21  (9)
Where the coefficients V1 and V2 are can be determined by means of the method of variation of parameters and
defined as follows
        



dfxVanddfxV
xx
  sin
1
)(cos
1
)( 21
(10)
 
      ., 2221112
2
),(),( xxtxukxxtxuk
a
a
mkEA
km
ffunctionforcingthewhere 

 



The final form of the particular solution can be obtained by using Eqs. (9) and (10). The complete solution of Eq. (7)
can be written as
     2221212111 cossin)(u CCxCCCxCx   (11)
where
 2
2


a
a
mkEA
m

 ,
             2222111111 sinsinsinsin xxHxxxkxxHxxxkC   ,
         221222112 sinsinsin xxHxxxxxkkC   ,
             2222111121 sincossincos xxHxxxkxxHxxxkC  
         221222122 sinsincos xxHxxxxxkkC   , and
H(x) represents the Heaviside unit step.
By using the boundary conditions given in Eq. (6), C2 becomes zero and the final solution of the dynamic response
of a bar becomes as,
  1211sin)( CCx
DEN
f
xu o
  (12)
where
         
       }]cossinsin
cossincossin{[cos
212121
222111
xLxxxkk
xLxkxLxkLEADEN




Here Eq. (12) introduces the deflection of a bar with a DVA, which is caused by the harmonically excited force
applied to the free end.
III.NUMERICAL RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
All values obtained in this study have been expressed into the dimensionless forms. In Table 1, the dimensionless
properties and the given values are introduced as
TABLE I - DIMENSIONLESS PROPERTIES AND THE GIVEN VALUES
Expression form Value
A mass ratio m = ma/ L 0.1 ~ 0.3
External force ratio Fo=fo/EA 1
A structural damping 0.001
Two spring positions X1= x1/L , X2= x2/L X2 - X1= 0.1
Stiffness ratios Ks=k/(EA/L), K1=k1/k, K2=k2/k K1+K2 = 1

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Here Ks means the ratio of the total stiffness (k1+k2) of a DVA to the elasticity of a bar. The summation (K1+K2) of
two stiffness ratios and the external force ratio keep constant as a unit and also the span (X2-X1) of two spring
ratios keeps constant as 0.1. The ratio of a mass of a DVA to that of a bar is assumed to be equal or less than 0.3.
A. Resonance Frequency Coefficients( )
In Eq. (12), the denominator part vanishes for certain specific values of the wave number . The roots of
denominator which are expressed in r by 2= 2/E are called the resonance frequencies for the bar with a DVA.
So the resonance frequency equation becomes as,
         
        0}cossinsin
cossincossin{cos)(
212121
222111


xLxxxkk
xLxkxLxkLF

 (13)
Here Eq. (13) can be rewritten in terms of the dimensionless form as,
         
        0}1cossinsin
1cossin1cossin{cos)(
212121
222111


XXXXKK
XXKXXKF

 (14)
Where = L and
sKm
m
/1 2



 .
Equation (14) is a transcendental equation in and its roots must be obtained numerically. For two stiffness
ratios (Ks = 1 and 5) of mass ratio (m=0.1), the variations of the first resonance frequency coefficient ( ) versus
stiffness ratio (K1) of a spring 1 for four position ratios (X1 = 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.8) of spring 1 are plotted in Fig. 2 (A)
and (B). In Figs. 2 (A) and (B), the first resonance frequency coefficient ( ) is found to be increasing slightly along
the increasing stiffness ratio (K1) but getting lower as X1 goes to the higher position ratio. So it is noted that as the
location of a DVA is close to the free end, the values of the first resonance frequency coefficient ( ) are decreasing
gradually. The similar result was reported in the previous study [13]. In Fig. 3, the above mentioned notations
might be proved. For two mass ratios (m = 0.1 and 0.3) and two stiffness ratios (Ks = 1 and 5) of position ratio (X1
= 0.5), the variations of the first resonance frequency coefficient ( ) versus stiffness ratio (K1) of a spring 1 for
four cases are plotted in Fig. 3 (A). In case of the different stiffness with the same mass, the higher stiffness gives
the higher values of . But in case of the different mass with the same stiffness, the higher mass gives the lower
values of . Fig. 3 (B) shows the variations of the first resonance frequency coefficient ( ) versus position ratio
(X1) for three cases of stiffness ratio (K1 = 0.2, 0.5, 0.8) with stiffness ratio (Ks = 5) and mass ratio (m=0.1). It is
confirmed in Fig. 3 that the values of is decreasing along the further distance from the fixed end of a bar and the
higher stiffness gives the higher values of .
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
m=0.1, Ks=1
Frequencycoefficient
(
1
)
Stiffness ratio
(
K1
)
X1=0.1
X1=0.3
X1=0.5
X1=0.8
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
m=0.1, Ks=5
(
1
)
Stiffness ratio
(
K1
)
X1=0.1
X1=0.3
X1=0.5
X1=0.8
(A) (B)
Fig. 2 Resonance frequency coefficient ( 1) vs. Stiffness ratio (K1) : (A) Ks = 1 and (B) Ks = 5

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0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
X1=0.5Frequencycoefficient
(
1
)
Stiffness ratio
(
K1
)
Ks=5, m=0.1
Ks=1, m=0.1
Ks=5, m=0.3
Ks=1, m=0.3
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
1.40
1.42
1.44
1.46
1.48
1.50
1.52
1.54
1.56
1.58
1.60
(
1
)
m=0.1, Ks=5
Position of X1
K1=0.8
K1=0.5
K1=0.2
(A) (B)
Fig. 3 Resonance frequency coefficient ( 1) distribution (B) vs. Position of (X1) : m = 0.1 and Ks=5
(A) vs. Stiffness ratio (K1): X1 = 0.1
Reduction of Vibrational Intensity
The Vibrational intensity (VI) is known as the time averaged power flow. So the vibrational intensity of a vibrating
bar [15] is expressed as follows;








 2/)(
)(
Re *
xu
x
xu
EAiVI  (15)
Where ‘*’ is the conjugate of a complex number. In Eq. (15), the structural damping (= 0.001) is introduced to
avoid being infinite at the resonance. The reduction level of the vibrational intensity (VI) is evaluated in
comparison with VI of a bar without DVA and VI of a bar with DVA. The ratio of VI of a bar without DVA to VI of a
bar with DVA is expressed in terms of decibel [dB] as follows;







DVA
noDVA
VI
VI
LogVI
][
][
10 10[dB]ofReduction (16)
For the arbitrary value of the stiffness ratio (Ks = 5) ratio, Fig. 4 shows the reductions of the vibrational intensity
(VI) of two mass ratios (m=0.1 and 0.3) versus the forcing frequency coefficient ( f). As shown in Fig. 4, the levels
of the vibrational intensity (VI) are observed to be good or bad irregularly along the forcing frequency coefficient
( f). It means that a DVA with the arbitrary value of stiffness would be harmful to a main system which is
subjected to any forcing frequency. In Fig. 5, the reductions of the vibrational intensity (VI) of two mass ratios
(m=0.1 and 0.3) are plotted along the stiffness ratio (Ks) for the forcing frequency coefficient ( f=5).
As shown in Fig. 5, the levels of the vibrational intensity (VI) are observed to be bad almost along the stiffness
ratio (Ks) except zone around Ks=2.5 for m=0.1 and Ks=7.5 for m=0.3, respectively.
Fig. 4 Reduction of VI vs. forcing frequency coefficient ( f) Fig. 5 Reduction of VI vs. Stiffness ratio ( s)
; X1=0.3, K1=0.5, Ks=5, Solid (m=0.1), Dot (m=0.3) ; X1=0.3, K1=0.5, f =5, Solid (m=0.1), Dot (m=0.3)
2 4 6 8 10
-40
-20
20
40
60
80
100
dB
2 4 6 8 10 12 14
-50
-25
25
50
75
100
dB

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According to the previous study [13]-[14], the optimal design condition of a DVA was confirmed such that the
natural frequency of DVA should be set equal to the forcing frequency of a main system. So the optimal value of the
stiffness ratio can be given as;
2
s foptimal
mK  (17)
For the given forcing frequency coefficient, the optimal stiffness ratio of a DVA can be determined by using Eq. (17).
In Fig. 5, the most proper stiffness ratio for the good reduction zone of the forcing frequency coefficient ( f = 5) is
found to become Ks=2.5 for m=0.1 and Ks=7.5 for m=0.3, which are equal to the optimal values of the stiffness ratio
of Eq. (17). In Figs. 6 (A) and (B), the reductions of VI for four position ratios of spring 1 where X1 = 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.8
are plotted versus stiffness ratio (K1) of a spring 1 for two mass ratios (m = 0.1 and 0.3) with f = 5 , respectively. As
shown in Fig. 6, the reduction loci show the bilaterally symmetric curve for four position ratios. It is observed that
the highest reduction occurs at the position ratio 0.3 and the lowest does at the position ratio 0.5 for both mass
ratios. It is stated [13] that the position ratio might be close to nodes of the normal mode corresponding to the
second natural frequency of the bar ( 2 = 4.71). By comparison with (A) and (B) in Fig. 6, the reductions of mass
ratio 0.3 are to be greater than those of mass ratio 0.1. In Figs. 7 (A), the detailed variations of the reduction of VI
along the position ratio (X1) are plotted for the cases where K1 =0.2, K1 =0.5 and K1 =0.8. As observed in Figs. 6 (A)
and (B), the ratio where K1=0.6 provides the lower reduction than others and the symmetric ratios where K1 =0.2
and K1 =0.8 are observed to have the same reductions. In Fig. 7 (B), the reduction of VI for the cases where f = 1, f
= 5 and f = 10 are plotted versus position ratio (X1). As goes to higher frequency, the fluctuation of the variation
curve is getting sever.
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
110
115
120
125
130
135
140
145
150
ReductionofVI
(
dB)
Stiffness ratio
(
K1
)
m=0.1, 
f=5
X1=0.8
X1=0.5
X1=0.3
X1=0.1
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
130
135
140
145
150
155
160
165
170
ReductionofVI
(
dB)
Stiffness ratio
(
K1
)
m=0.3, 
f=5
X1=0.8
X1=0.5
X1=0.3
X1=0.1
(A) (B)
Fig. 6 Reduction of VI vs. Stiffness ratio (K1): f=5 (A) m=0.1, Ks = 2.5 and (B) m=0.3, Ks = 7.5
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
m=0.1, 
f=5
ReductionofVI
(
dB)
Position of X1
K1=0.2
K1=0.5
K1=0.8
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
130
140
150
m=0.1, K1=0.5
ReductionofVI
(
dB)
Position of X1

f=10

f=5

f=1
(A) (B)
Fig. 7 Reduction of VI vs. Position of (X1): (A) m = 0.1, f=5, Ks = 2.5 and (B) m = 0.1, K1=0.5

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IV. CONCLUSIONS
In this paper, the passive control of a vibrating bar with a Dynamic Vibration Absorber is studied to determine the
optimal design parameters of a DVA. On the bases of the analyses in this study, the conclusions are obtained as
follows,
 A Dynamic Vibration Absorber (DVA) is observed to have the satisfactory results for the reduction of the
vibrational intensity which is the time averaged power flow generated by the external force and motion.
 The location of a DVA which is defined as positions of two springs is confirmed to become the significant factor
for the control strategy.
 Compared to a single spring used in a DVA, the combination of two springs in parallel provides the variety of
control conditions.
 It is proved that the optimal stiffness of DVA which is determined by Eq. (17) is still conservative as the design
parameter of a DVA.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This paper was supported by Research Fund, Kumoh National Institute of Technology.
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