Influence and Enhancement of Damping Properties of Wire Rope Isolators for Naval Applications
Claude Prost, Bruno Abdelnour
Sound & Vibration, Vol.52, No.2, pp. 7-10, 2018, DOI:10.32604/sv.2018.03641
Abstract Wire Rope Isolators (WRI) are well known and used for the protection of sensitive equipment against non-contact underwater explosions (UNDEX) on board Naval Ships, amongst others, which are extremely destructive and can comple`tely impair the ship’s combat capability.
Traditional WRI exhibit a number of definite advantages, such as large deflection capability, modularity and insensitivity to aggressive environment when proper materials are used. However, their inherent nonlinearity does not always provide the best solution in terms of shock attenuation. (Stiffening tension characteristics)
Fortunately, there are ways to overcome this problem, namely increasing their damping and/ or changing… More >