Simulation analysis and experimental study on high frequency friction noise of vehicle V-ribbed belts

Abstract

In order to improve the service life of the V-ribbed belt and the ride comfort of the vehicle, the friction noise of V-ribbed belt was studied by simulation and experiment. A theoretical model of V-ribbed belts vibration is established, and the conditions for unstable vibration are derived. Based on the theory of mode coupling, the causes of high frequency friction noise of V-ribbed belts are analyzed, and it is considered that the coupling between the vibration of the V-ribbed belts and the natural frequency of the belts’ cross section causes the self-excited vibration of the belt, resulting in high frequency friction noise. Firstly, ANSYS Workbench is used to identify the belts’ cross sections with 3, 4, and 6 wedges, and the natural frequencies of the belts’ cross sections are obtained. Then on the belt drive friction tester, the influences of tension and relative sliding speed on the frequency of high frequency friction noise is studied using a single factor test method, and the frequency response curve of high frequency friction noise is also analyzed. The results of the experiment and simulation show that the transverse vibration of the V-ribbed belts is closely related to the phase and amplitude of the high frequency friction noise, and the changes in tension and relative sliding speed do not affect the frequency of the high frequency friction noise. The frequency of high frequency friction noise has a good consistency with the natural frequency of belts’ cross section, which shows that mode coupling causes the strong self-excited vibration of the V-ribbed belts and the high frequency friction noise. It provides a method and theoretical basis for the control of friction noise.