Application and damping mechanism of particle dampers.

A particle damper is a passive damping technique, which is based on the high damping properties of granular materials. The energy dissipation rate of a particle damper depends on several factors, like the type of granular materials, filling ratios, particle size, and shape, etc. Out of all these factors, the type of granular materials used to design a particle damper plays a major role. Therefore, this contribution aims to investigate the influence of eleven different granular materials on vibration attenuation. Furthermore, the application of particle dampers for reducing the low‐frequency vibration amplitude of a wind turbine generator has been demonstrated. For this, two different approaches, namely the damping plate concept and the existing cavity concept have been introduced. It has been found that both concepts are capable of reducing the vibration amplitude tremendously. The material investigation has shown that rubber granulate can reduce the vibration amplitude of the test specimen significantly higher in comparison to the other materials by increasing the additional mass to the entire system marginally. The material test is independent of any particular application. Hence, the results can be used to reduce the vibration amplitude of any mechanical structure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]