Development of novel inerter-based damper for platform vibration control

该项目旨在开发一种新型的惰性阻尼器来缓解海洋浮式平台(OFP)的过度振动，OFP广泛用于海洋石油勘探行业。风、浪等恶劣环境载荷会引起OFP的过度振动，危及其安全稳定。本项目旨在开发一种新型的惰性阻尼器，通过放大机构将直线运动转化为高速旋转运动，产生比其物理质量大得多的表观质量，从而显著降低阻尼器的质量和成本。该项目的好处包括更经济、更安全的OFP设计，预计将提高澳大利亚支柱石油和天然气行业的竞争力。

This project aims to develop a novel inerter-based damper to mitigate the excessive vibrations of offshore floating platforms (OFP), which are widely used in the offshore industry for oil exploration. Harsh environmental loads such as wind and waves can induce excessive vibrations to OFPs and endanger their safety and stability. This project aims to develop a novel inerter-based damper that can produce a considerable apparent mass that is much larger than its physical mass through an amplifying mechanism by translating the linear motion into high-speed rotational motion, which can significantly reduce the mass and cost of the damper. Benefits of the project include more economical and safer OFP designs, which are expected to improve the competitiveness of Australian pillar oil and gas industries.