Countermeasures Against Pattern Formation Phenomena of Thin Sheet Winder by Using Dynamic Absorbers

Abstract

This paper deals with a countermeasure against pattern formation phenomena generated on thin sheet winder using dynamic absorbers. The thin sheet is widely used as paper, aluminum, etc. Pattern formation phenomena of the wound sheet sometimes occur in operation because of the viscoelastic characteristics of the sheet. The pattern formation phenomena lead to a fatal damage on the thin sheet. This problem is similar to the other pattern formation phenomena, for instance, polygonal deformations of the smoother roll of paper making machines and pattern formation of the elastic yarn of textile winding machines. The authors conducted experiment to generate the pattern formation using experimental apparatus, and theoretically analyzed to clarify the mechanism of the pattern formation phenomena considering the elastic deformation of the rolls. They also theoretically examined the countermeasure to suppress the phenomena by attaching some dynamic absorbers. The effectiveness of the tunable dynamic absorbers was confirmed by the theoretical analysis, and an example of the tunable dynamic absorber was introduced.