Abstract
Pipeline structures usually suffer from serious vibration problems due to pressure pulsation and fluid excitation, potentially compromising their structural stability and service life. In this paper, a lightweight body center cubic (BCC) meta-lattice sandwich sleeve is proposed to isolate vibrations in pipelines within a broadband frequency range. The vibration isolation is based on the concepts of the locally resonant metamaterials. An equivalent mass-spring model is conducted to theoretically predict frequency range and elucidate the generation mechanism of the band gap. In addition, an analytical methodology is also proposed to predict the equivalent stiffness of the BCC meta-lattice sleeves. The influence of geometric parameters and configuration layout of the meta-lattice on the flexural wave band gap is further investigated. Numerical studies and experimental tests are also conducted to validate the vibration isolation effectiveness, considering various pipe lengths and different numbers of meta-lattice units. The proposed design provides fundamental support for the design of lightweight vibration isolation structure for pipelines.
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