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Guoshuai Wang1, Pan Liu1, Qiang Zhang1
1Southwest Institute of Technical Physics, Chengdu 610041, China.
Abstract:
Thermally induced frequency shift (FS) and energy dissipation are key factors limiting the quality factor (Q-factor) of resonators. This study combines nonlocal elasticity theory (NET) with the nonlocal dual-phase-lag (NDPL) heat-conduction model to establish a theoretical framework for evaluating thermoelastic damping (TED) in micro/nano cylindrical shells with size-dependent effects. The equation of motion of the cylindrical shell is simplified using the Donnell-Mushtari-Vlasov (DMV) approximation. The resonant frequency of the cylindrical shell with size-dependent effects is obtained by combining the compatibility equation with the equation of motion and applying the Galerkin method. Additionally, an analytical solution for the TED of cylindrical shells considering size effect under classical boundary conditions is derived using the complex frequency method. The proposed formulation is validated by comparing its predictions with available numerical results. Numerical results indicate that size effects have a significant impact on the TED of cylindrical shells, particularly as mechanical nonlocal effects increase TED, thereby reducing the Q factor of micro/nano cylindrical shells. Moreover, the impact of size effects on the FS and frequency attenuation (FA) is examined. This study lays crucial theoretical groundwork for the design of resonators utilizing micro/nano cylindrical shell materials.
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