Response of an Annular Tuned Liquid Damper Equipped With Damping Screens

Abstract Annular tuned liquid dampers (TLDs) may be installed in slender structures with limited floor space, in which people and utilities must pass through the core, such as a wind turbine or observation tower. This study investigates an annular-shaped TLD equipped with damping screens. A linearized equivalent mechanical model capable of capturing the fundamental sloshing mode response of an annular TLD is presented. An …