Free Vibration of an Undamped
Torsional Systems
ME 510 Vibration EngineeringObjectives, Scope and Outcome
» To understand the concept of free vibration under
torsional or rotational undamped systems
* To familiarize the formulas needed in solving free and
undamped torsional problems
* Single Degree of Freedom
+ Ability to analyze and develop a concrete solution in
solving problems related to this topicRecap
e Free Vibration occurs when a system oscillates only under
an initial disturbance with no external forces acting after
the initial disturbance
¢« Undamped vibrations result when amplitude of motion
remains constant with time (e.g. in a vacuum)
¢ Damped vibrations occur when the amplitude of free
vibration diminishes gradually overtime, due to resistance
offered by the surrounding medium (e.g. in air)Torsional Vibration
+ If a rigid body rotationally oscillate about a specific
reference axis, the resulting motion is called forsional
vibration
-The displacement of the body is measured in terms of an
angular coordinate
+The restoring moment may be due to the torsion of an
elastic member or to the unbalanced moment of a force or
coupleJG Mt)
M=—
T° ¢
2£M=Ia (a)
_1e -16 M(s)
Z 6+M(t)=10 sa)
L
. JG
10+ —0= M(t) (b)
LAssuming constant inertia, constant torsional
stiffness and negligible shaft inertia (to simplify):
. . ké
1@=ké@ or @-=-=0
@ = Acosw,t + Bsinw,tFrom the theory of torsion of circular shafts, we
have the relation:
Shaft Torque:
a IsG
| T= 8
L
bhe=- o 4 ( 2) ), T - Torque
-* oi )- J - Polar Moment of Inertia
_ — — G - Shear Modulus
@® , ® @.- Angle of Torsion
I - Shaft lengthPolar Moment of Inertia:
1
=—p*
J 32
Torsional Spring Constant:
T JG nGD*
=-S— = T=K,6
Ke 5-7 = Sor c
6 = Acosw,t + Bsina,tFrom Equation of Motion:
J6+K,0=0
Natural Circular Frequency: 2) ho
K;
On, = |
J
Period and Frequency of Vibration (cycles/second):
I 1 {k,
T, = 20 K. fh =a 7
t
k
@QmNote:
If the cross section of the shaft supporting the disc is not
circular, an appropriate torsional spring constant is to be used.
Polar Moment of Inertia of a Disc:
_ mphD* — WD*
Jo =~ = 8g
p - Mass Density
ht - Thickness
W - Weight disc
Jp - Polar Moment of Inertia of DiscFrom General Equation of a Simple Harmonic Motion:
At) = A, cosa,t+A,sna,f
Boundary Conditions:
. d@ .
Ot = 0) = 6, and AC = 0) = ae = 0) = 8,
Solving for the constants:
A, =,
A, = 6, /,Example 1
Find the equation of motion of the uniform rigid bar OA of
length ‘l’ and mass ‘m’ shown in the figure. Also find its
natural frequency.
Torsional Linear
spring
! springSolution 1
J.0=-k,0—(k,a0)a—(k,10
2
where J, = mt +n 5) ab ne
12 2 3
wnt +(k, +k,a? +k )0=0
1
{ +khav +k |
Qa, =
mi?Example 2
The figure shows a spacecraft
with four solar panel. Each panel
has the dimension of 5 ft. x 3 ft. x
1 ft. with a density of 0.1 Ib/in?,
and is connected to the body by
aluminum rods of length 12 in.
and diameter 1 in. Determine the
natural frequency of vibration
each panel about the axis of the
connecting rod.Solution 2
m = mass of a panel = (5x 1ayaxrn( 2288 2) =1.5820
J, = mass momentof inertia of the panel about thex - axis = +b?)
= 15820 (22, 362)=170.98
12
I, = polar momentof inertia of rod= Fa" =" = 0.098175 in*
_ Gl, _ (3.8(10*)f0.098175)
5 D =3.1089(10*) ib —in/ rad
k
1
o, =) 8) =13.4841 rad /sec
Jo
nExample 3
A wheel is mounted on a steel shaft (G = 83 GPa) of
length 1.5 m and radius 0.80 cm. The wheel is rotated 5
degrees and released. The period of oscillation is
observed as 2.3 seconds. Determine the mass moment
of inertia of the wheel.Solution 3
. 4G
16+ —a=0
+7
i)
a 20
Or =
nN
ww
T
@, = 2.73 rad/s
5 (0.008)*(83x10°)
~"(T5) (2.734)
1 = 47.7 kg m?