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Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering

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Front Mech Eng    2011, Vol. 6 Issue (2) : 229-234    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11465-011-0128-z
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Application of python-based Abaqus preprocess and postprocess technique in analysis of gearbox vibration and noise reduction
Guilian YI, Yunkang SUI(), Jiazheng DU
College of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Electronics Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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Abstract

To reduce vibration and noise, a damping layer and constraint layer are usually pasted on the inner surface of a gearbox thin shell, and their thicknesses are the main parameters in the vibration and noise reduction design. The normal acceleration of the point on the gearbox surface is the main index that can reflect the vibration and noise of that point, and the normal accelerations of different points can reflect the degree of the vibration and noise of the whole structure. The K-S function is adopted to process many points’ normal accelerations as the comprehensive index of the vibration characteristics of the whole structure, and the vibration acceleration level is adopted to measure the degree of the vibration and noise. Secondary development of the Abaqus preprocess and postprocess on the basis of the Python scripting programming automatically modifies the model parameters, submits the job, and restarts the analysis totally, which avoids the tedious work of returning to the Abaqus/CAE for modifying and resubmitting and improves the speed of the preprocess and postprocess and the computational efficiency.

Keywords Abaqus secondary development      Python language      vibration and noise reduction      K-S function      vibration acceleration level     
Corresponding Author(s): SUI Yunkang,Email:ysui@bjut.edu.cn   
Issue Date: 05 June 2011
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Guilian YI,Yunkang SUI,Jiazheng DU. Application of python-based Abaqus preprocess and postprocess technique in analysis of gearbox vibration and noise reduction[J]. Front Mech Eng, 2011, 6(2): 229-234.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fme/EN/Y2011/V6/I2/229
Fig.1  Abaqus scripting interface commands and Abaqus/CAE (graphical user interface (GUI); command line interface (CLI); and script files)
Fig.2  Structure of the Abaqus object model
Fig.3  Finite model of arch shell
Fig.4  Location of representative points
Fig.5  Odb object model
Fig.6  Input design thickness
Representative points12345Synthesized parameter /(mm·s-2)Vibration acceleration level/dB
Corresponding nodesNode 823Node 541Node 1175Node 698Node 1388
Maximum normal acceleration/(mm·s-2)0.074.736.6023.798.4723.79147.53
Frequency/Hz203.68121.26176.11203.68203.59
Tab.1  Output results
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