Mechanical Engineering, Energy, Computational Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials
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Design and experimental validation of an exponentially tapering width rotational piezoelectric vibration energy harvester Rakesh Ranjan Chand, Amit Tyagi Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 2023 The efficiency of any rotational piezoelectric vibration energy harvester (RVEH) can be improved by redesigning its host beam and making provision for self-tuning the harvester’s natural frequency with the rotational driving frequency. This article presents the design and analysis of an exponentially tapering width RVEH. The parameters for the proposed harvester’s natural frequency characteristics are acknowledged, and their effects on the peak open-circuit (OC) voltage response are discussed. A mathematical model of the system is formulated using the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory and Hamilton’s principle. Galerkin’s technique is used to acquire the system’s mass normalized mode shapes in matrix form. The proposed mathematical model is verified through ANSYS Mechanical APDL simulations and experimental methods. The harvester’s responses are obtained through MATLAB code. The two types of parameters that modify the harvester’s fundamental frequency are identified and analyzed. The proposed harvester delivered an improved power density (PD) of 5.27 [Formula: see text] and a performance amplification factor (PAF) of 3.14, operating at 7.968 Hz.
Parabolic tapering piezoelectric rotational energy harvester: Numerical analysis with experimental validation Rakesh Ranjan Chand, Amit Tyagi Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 2023 Inadequate host beam design leads to the inefficiency of any piezoelectric vibration energy harvester. This article presents a parabolic tapering width piezoelectric energy harvester under rotational excitation. The Euler-Bernoulli theory, Hamilton's principle, and Galerkin's approach are used for mathematical modeling to investigate the frequency characteristics and open-circuit voltage response. Finally, experiments are conducted for validation. Compared to earlier reported designs, the proposed harvester produced high voltage-per-total mass (43.618 V/Kg) and performance amplification factor (4.18), besides the advantageous low natural frequency. This research’s findings can be used in real-time health monitoring of rotating machine components and fault detection mechanisms.
Investigation of Polypropylene-copper Polymer-matrix Composite Nanoworld Journal, 2023 Sandeep Bhoi, Rakesh Ranjan Chand and Boddepalli Durga Rao It has been shown that polymer-matrix composites can exhibit excellent mechanical properties. This research reports the dynamic mechanical analysis, scratch, and impact test results of polypropylene-copper polymer-metal matrix composite.
Study of static and dynamic stability of an exponentially tapered revolving beam exposed to a variable temperature grade under axial loading Rakesh Ranjan Chand Chand, Pravat Kumar Behera, Madhusmita Pradhan, Pusparaj Dash International Journal of Acoustics and Vibrations, 2019 This research work is concerned with the static and dynamic stability study of an exponentially tapered revolving beam having a circular cross-section exposed to an axial live excitation and a variable temperature grade. The stability is analysed for clamped-clamped, clamped-pinned, and pinned-pinned end arrangements. Hamilton’s principle is used to develop the equation of motion and accompanying end conditions. Then, the non-dimensional form of the equation of motion and the end conditions are found. Galerkin’s process is used to find a number of Hill’s equations from the non-dimensional equations. The parametric instability regions are acquired by means of the Saito-Otomi conditions. The consequences of the variation parameter, revolution speed, temperature grade, and hub radius on the instability regions are examined for both static and dynamic load case and represented by a number of plots. The legitimacy of the results is tested by plotting different graphs between displacement and time using the Runge-Kutta fourth-order method. The results divulge that the stability is increased by increasing the revolution speed; however, an increase in the variation parameter leads to destabilization in the system and for same parameters, the stability is less in the case of a variable temperature grade than that of a constant temperature grade condition.
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
A highly efficient tapering bimorph rotational energy harvester subjected to dynamic axial excitation RR Chand, A Tyagi Challenges and Opportunities in Industrial and Mechanical Engineering: A … , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
Parabolic tapering piezoelectric rotational energy harvester: numerical analysis with experimental validation RR Chand, A Tyagi Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures 30 (18), 3652-3661 , 2023 2023 Citations: 9
Parametric Study of a Revolving Piezoelectric Tapered-Bimorph Beam Subjected to Pulsating Axial Load Considering Various Boundary Conditions RR Chand, A Tyagi Recent Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Select Proceedings of PRIME 2021 … , 2023 2023
Investigation of Polypropylene-copper Polymer-matrix Composite S Bhoi, RR Chand, BD Rao NanoWorld J 9 (S1), S455-S458 , 2023 2023
Design and experimental validation of an exponentially tapering width rotational piezoelectric vibration energy harvester RR Chand, A Tyagi Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures 34 (1), 15-28 , 2023 2023 Citations: 9
Investigation of the Effects of the Piezoelectric Patch Thickness and Tapering on the Nonlinearity of a Parabolic Converging Width Vibration Energy Harvester RR Chand, A Tyagi Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies 10 (1), 1-18 , 2021 2021 Citations: 12
Parametric analysis of a rotational piezoelectric-coupled tapered-bimorph structure with various boundary conditions under transient axial loading RR Chand, A Tyagi Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies 9 (5), 907-917 , 2021 2021 Citations: 4
PARABOLIC AND EXPONENTIALLY TAPERING WIDTH PVEHs FOR TRANSVERSE AND ROTATIONAL MOTION APPLICATIONS RR Chand IIT (BHU) Varanasi , 2021 2021
Parametric Investigation of a Rotational Parabolic-Tapered Cantilever with Elliptical Sectional Area Exposed to Variable Thermal Gradient and Axial Dynamic Load RR Chand, A Tyagi ITME-2019 2021 (Recent Advances in Mech. Engineering), 71-78 , 2020 2020
Study of static and dynamic stability of an exponentially tapered revolving beam exposed to a variable temperature grade under axial loading RR Chand, PK Behera, M Pradhan, P Dash Int J Acoust Vib 24, 504-510 , 2019 2019 Citations: 7
Parametric stability analysis of a parabolic-tapered rotating beam under variable temperature grade RR Chand, PK Behera, M Pradhan, PR Dash Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies 7 (1), 23-31 , 2019 2019 Citations: 16
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Parametric stability analysis of a parabolic-tapered rotating beam under variable temperature grade RR Chand, PK Behera, M Pradhan, PR Dash Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies 7 (1), 23-31 , 2019 2019 Citations: 16
Investigation of the Effects of the Piezoelectric Patch Thickness and Tapering on the Nonlinearity of a Parabolic Converging Width Vibration Energy Harvester RR Chand, A Tyagi Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies 10 (1), 1-18 , 2021 2021 Citations: 12
Parabolic tapering piezoelectric rotational energy harvester: numerical analysis with experimental validation RR Chand, A Tyagi Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures 30 (18), 3652-3661 , 2023 2023 Citations: 9
Design and experimental validation of an exponentially tapering width rotational piezoelectric vibration energy harvester RR Chand, A Tyagi Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures 34 (1), 15-28 , 2023 2023 Citations: 9
Study of static and dynamic stability of an exponentially tapered revolving beam exposed to a variable temperature grade under axial loading RR Chand, PK Behera, M Pradhan, P Dash Int J Acoust Vib 24, 504-510 , 2019 2019 Citations: 7
Parametric analysis of a rotational piezoelectric-coupled tapered-bimorph structure with various boundary conditions under transient axial loading RR Chand, A Tyagi Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies 9 (5), 907-917 , 2021 2021 Citations: 4
A highly efficient tapering bimorph rotational energy harvester subjected to dynamic axial excitation RR Chand, A Tyagi Challenges and Opportunities in Industrial and Mechanical Engineering: A … , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
Parametric Study of a Revolving Piezoelectric Tapered-Bimorph Beam Subjected to Pulsating Axial Load Considering Various Boundary Conditions RR Chand, A Tyagi Recent Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Select Proceedings of PRIME 2021 … , 2023 2023
Investigation of Polypropylene-copper Polymer-matrix Composite S Bhoi, RR Chand, BD Rao NanoWorld J 9 (S1), S455-S458 , 2023 2023
PARABOLIC AND EXPONENTIALLY TAPERING WIDTH PVEHs FOR TRANSVERSE AND ROTATIONAL MOTION APPLICATIONS RR Chand IIT (BHU) Varanasi , 2021 2021
Parametric Investigation of a Rotational Parabolic-Tapered Cantilever with Elliptical Sectional Area Exposed to Variable Thermal Gradient and Axial Dynamic Load RR Chand, A Tyagi ITME-2019 2021 (Recent Advances in Mech. Engineering), 71-78 , 2020 2020