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Title: Dynamic stability of spinning viscoelastic cylinders at finite deformation

Journal Article · · International Journal of Solids and Structures

The study of spinning axisymmetric cylinders undergoing finite deformation is a classic problem in several industrial settings - the tire industry in particular. We present a stability analysis of spinning elastic and viscoelastic cylinders using ARPACK to compute eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of finite element discretizations of the linearized evolution operator. We show that the eigenmodes correspond to N-peak standing or traveling waves for the linearized problem with an additional index describing the number of oscillations in the radial direction. We find a second hierarchy of bifurcations to standing waves where these eigenvalues cross zero, and confirm numerically the existence of finite-amplitude standing waves for the nonlinear problem on one of the new branches. In the viscoelastic case, this analysis permits us to study the validity of two popular models of finite viscoelasticity. We show that a commonly used finite deformation linear convolution model results in non-physical energy growth and finite-time blow-up when the system is perturbed in a linearly unstable direction and followed nonlinearly in time. In contrast, Sidoroff-style viscoelastic models are seen to be linearly and nonlinearly stable, as is physically required.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1329493
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1523954
Journal Information:
International Journal of Solids and Structures, Journal Name: International Journal of Solids and Structures Vol. 51 Journal Issue: 21-22; ISSN 0020-7683
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 6 works
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