Free Oscillator Oscillations in the Presence of Quadratic Viscous Resistance and Dry Friction

Abstract

The article is devoted to the derivation of formulas for calculating the ranges of free damped oscillations of a double nonlinear oscillator. Using the Lambert function and the first integral of the nonlinear differential equation of motion, formulas are derived for calculating the ranges of free damped oscillations of a linearly elastic oscillator under the combined action of the forces of quadratic viscous resistance and Coulomb dry friction. The calculations involve a table of the specified special function of the negative argument. It is shown that the presence of viscous resistance reduces the duration of free oscillations to a complete stop of the oscillator. The set dynamics problem is also approximately solved by the energy balance method, and a numerical integration of the nonlinear differential equation of motion on a computer is carried out. The satisfactory convergence of the numerical results obtained in various ways confirmed the suitability of the derived closed formulas for engineering calculations. In addition to calculating the magnitude of the oscillations, the energy balance method is also used for an approximate solution of the inverse problem of dynamics, by identifying the values of the coefficient of quadratic resistance and dry friction force in the presence of an experimental vibrogram of free damped oscillations. An example of identification is given. This information on friction is needed to calculate forced oscillations, especially under resonance conditions. It is noted that from the obtained results, in some cases, well-known formulas follow, where the quadratic viscous resistance is not associated with dry friction.