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Introduction of Random Vibration

This document introduces random vibration and provides examples. It discusses how turbulent airflow over an aircraft wing and ground motion during earthquakes generate random forcing functions. Random vibration samples are synthesized and their histograms resemble Gaussian distributions, with values concentrated near the mean. An acceleration time history from a rocket launch is presented as a real-world example of non-stationary random vibration from multiple sources like engine burn, aerodynamic buffeting, and thruster firing over its flight.

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Introduction of Random Vibration

This document introduces random vibration and provides examples. It discusses how turbulent airflow over an aircraft wing and ground motion during earthquakes generate random forcing functions. Random vibration samples are synthesized and their histograms resemble Gaussian distributions, with values concentrated near the mean. An acceleration time history from a rocket launch is presented as a real-world example of non-stationary random vibration from multiple sources like engine burn, aerodynamic buffeting, and thruster firing over its flight.

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INTRODUCTION OF RANDOM

VIBRATION
NAME- SAGAR NONGHANVADARA
ROLL NO. 49
ENROLL NO. 14SOEME11097
BATCH D3
Introduction

Random Forcing Function and Response


Consider a turbulent airflow passing over an aircraft wing. The turbulent airflow
is a forcing function. Furthermore, the turbulent pressure at a particular location
on the wing varies in a random manner with time.
The aircraft wing to be a
single-degree-of-freedom system.
The wing would vibrate in a sinusoidal
manner
Random Base Excitation
Consider earthquake motion. The ground vibrates in random manner during the
transient duration. Buildings, bridges, and other structures must be designed to
withstand this excitation.
An automobile traveling down a rough road is also subjected to random base
excitation. The excitation may become periodic, however, if the road is a
"washboard road.
Statistics of a Random Vibration Sample

This time history was "synthesized," or generated analytically.


The amplitude in Figure is scaled in terms of the value.
According to theory, the amplitude should be within the 1
limits 68.26% of the time.
Histogram
The histogram of the time history in Figure 2 is shown in Figure 4.
Note that the histogram of the random vibration sample has a "bell-shaped" curve.
The histogram is an approximate example of a Gaussian or normal
distribution.
The histogram shows that the random vibration signal has a tendency to remain
near its mean value, which in this case is zero.
In contrast, recall the histogram of a sinusoidal signal has the shape of a bathtub.
Sine vibration thus tends to remain at its positive and negative peak values.
Rocket Vehicle Example
A rocket vehicle clearly experiences non-stationary vibration during its powered
flight. A sample acceleration time history is shown in Figure.
The acceleration time history in Figure 5 is measured data from a ground-
launched rocket vehicle. The rocket experience motor ignition vibration and
launch acoustics effects during the first few two seconds. The source of the
acoustic excitation is the turbulent, high-speed exhaust flow.
Thereafter, the vibration level decays to a relatively benign level for several
seconds. During this phase, the rocket is traveling at a subsonic speed. The main
vibration source at this time is the motor burn.
At 14 seconds, the vibration level abruptly increases. The vehicle is accelerating
through the transonic velocity. Shock waves form around the vehicle.
Furthermore, the vehicle passes through its "maximum dynamic pressure"
condition. Thus, aerodynamic buffeting effects become the dominant vibration
source. The aerodynamic effects continue until about the 40 second mark.
The motor burn ends near the 60 second mark. Note that the vehicle has attitude
control thrusters. The thrusters use bursts of nitrogen gas to correct the
orientation of the vehicle. The thrusters were the main source of vibration from
60 to 65 seconds.
References

T. Irvine, Integration of the Normal Distribution Curve, Vibration-data


Publications, 1999.
D. Steinberg, Vibration Analysis for Electronic Equipment, Wiley-Interscience,
New York, 1988.
Thank You

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