Overdamping of vibration resonances by liquid crystal elastomers

Overdamping of vibration resonances by liquid crystal elastomers | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Article Overdamping of vibration resonances by liquid crystal elastomers Waiel Elmadih, Andrew Terentjev, Hsin-Ling Liang, Eugene Terentjev This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4460203/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Published Journal Publication published 28 Oct, 2024 Read the published version in Scientific Reports → Version 1 posted 4 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract This work aims to compare the capability of vibration attenuation by standard elastomeric polymers, and by the new anomalously damping nematic liquid crystal elastomers. We use the most mainstream materials in both categories, and design two testing platforms: the ASTM-standard constrained layer plate resonance geometry, and the attenuation of resonances in a commercial device (electric drill) where the damping polymers were inserted into the casing. In the standard plate resonance testing, we find that LCE outperforms all standard damping materials, moreover, it brings the vibrating plate into the overdamped condition, which is unique for a non-fluid dissipative system. In the attenuation of high-frequency vibrations of a device, we also found LCE dissipates these vibrations much better, although we did not find the optimal insertion configuration for the damping polymer, and did not reach overdamping. Physical sciences/Engineering/Mechanical engineering Physical sciences/Materials science/Soft materials/Polymers vibration resonance damping liquid crystal elastomers Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Published Journal Publication published 28 Oct, 2024 Read the published version in Scientific Reports → Version 1 posted Editor assigned by journal 04 Jun, 2024 Editor invited by journal 27 May, 2024 Submission checks completed at journal 24 May, 2024 First submitted to journal 22 May, 2024 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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