Characteristics and Analysis of an Eddy Current Shock Absorber Damper Using Finite Element Analysis

In the paper a model is developed for a proposed eddy current damper using finite element analysis. Several damper configurations are studied and its characteristics are analyzed. The steady state performance for the configurations is compared to reach a design with an acceptable performance for the...

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Published inActuators Vol. 8; no. 4; p. 77
Main Authors Abdo, Tamer M., Huzayyin, Ahmed A., Abdallah, Ahmed A., Adly, Amr A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.12.2019
Subjects
Aluminum
Configuration management
Dampers
Damping
eddy current
Eddy currents
electromagnetic damping
Finite element analysis
Finite element method
Hydraulics
Iron
Performance evaluation
shock absorber
Shock absorbers
Velocity
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Summary:In the paper a model is developed for a proposed eddy current damper using finite element analysis. Several damper configurations are studied and its characteristics are analyzed. The steady state performance for the configurations is compared to reach a design with an acceptable performance for the eddy current damper. Furthermore, the proposed designs performance are compared with the traditional damper performance. It was found that the best two designs to achieve the targeted performance were to have an iron core damper or an iron core with an aluminum sleeve. Those two designs are economical and simple while achieving acceptable performance when compared to traditional dampers and other electromagnetic damping systems.
ISSN:2076-0825
2076-0825
DOI:10.3390/act8040077