Research Article

Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Torque Properties of Rotary Elastomer Particle Damper considering the Effect of Gap and No Gap between Rotor and Body of the Damper

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Compressive force acting on the particle inside the rotary damper with the gap model; the packing fraction is 50%, and the rotational speed is 60 rpm. (a) 0 degree, (b) 45 degrees, (c) 90 degrees, and (d) 135 degrees. The direction of rotation is counter-clockwise.
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