Dynamic Analysis and Parameter Optimization of Pipelines with Multidimensional Vibration Isolation and Mitigation Device

Abstract

Pipelines are widely used as an economical transmission mode in petroleum transportation, ocean engineering, aerospace engineering, and nuclear industry. However, pipelines are potentially susceptible to vibration in horizontal and vertical directions under external excitation, which leads to a significant reduction in the service life of pipelines, or even the damage of pipelines. In this paper, a novel multidimensional vibration isolation and mitigation device (MVIMD) is proposed and optimized to mitigate the multidimensional vibration of pipelines. First, the dynamic characteristics and responses of pipelines with and without the devices are compared based on the modified equivalent standard solid model. Then the MVIMD is attached to a pipeline to verify its vibration mitigation effect in horizontal and vertical directions. Finally, the genetic algorithm (GA) is adopted to optimize the parameters of MVIMD. The numerical analysis results show that the novel MVIMD with parameters optimized by the genetic algorithm has better effects for controlling both horizontal and vertical vibration responses of pipelines.