STEADY-STATE RESPONSE OF THE FLEXIBLE CONNECTING ROD OF A SLIDER-CRANK MECHANISM WITH TIME-DEPENDENT BOUNDARY CONDITION

1997 ◽  
Vol 199 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.-F. Fung ◽  
H.-H. Chen
Author(s):  
T. N. Shiau ◽  
W. C. Hsu

The purpose of this study is to investigate the nonlinear axial response of a thrust bearing-rotor system, which is subjected to an axial harmonic force. For the axial vibration of the rotor, the system forces include the external axial harmonic force and the reacting oil film forces, which are obtained by solving a time-dependent Reynolds Equation within the thrust pads of the thrust bearing. The time-dependent Reynolds Equation is solved by a finite difference method, and the system equation of motion is solved by the fourth-order Runge-Kutta method. A linear analysis is attempted in to evaluate its suitability for the situation under consideration. And the bearing stiffness and damping coefficients are investigated with parameters including the dimensionless wedge thickness, the initial oil film thickness and the rotor spin speed. The results show that the average steady state response will decrease as the harmonic axial force intensifies its fluctuating magnitude. The results also indicate that it will induce ultra-super harmonics when the axial harmonic force intensifies its fluctuating magnitude.


Author(s):  
Kambiz Farhang ◽  
Ashok Midha

Abstract This paper presents the development of an efficient and direct method for evaluating the steady-state response of periodically time-varying linear systems. The method is general, and its efficacy is demonstrated in its application to a high-speed elastic mechanism. The dynamics of a mechanism comprised of elastic members may be described by a system of coupled, inhomogeneous, nonlinear, second-order partial differential equations with periodically time-varying coefficients. More often than not, these governing equations may be linearized and, facilitated by separation of time and space variables, reduced to a system of linear ordinary differential equations with variable coefficients. Closed-form, numerical expressions for response are derived by dividing the fundamental time period of solution into subintervals, and establishing an equal number of continuity constraints at the intermediate time nodes, and a single periodicity constraint at the end time nodes of the period. The symbolic solution of these constraint equations yields the closed-form numerical expression for the response. The method is exemplified by its application to problems involving a slider-crank mechanism with an elastic coupler link.


2002 ◽  
Vol 13 (05) ◽  
pp. 260-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Cone-Wesson ◽  
John Parker ◽  
Nina Swiderski ◽  
Field Rickards

Two studies were aimed at developing the auditory steady-state response (ASSR) for universal newborn hearing screening. First, neonates who had passed auditory brainstem response, transient evoked otoacoustic emission, and distortion-product otoacoustic emission tests were also tested with ASSRs using modulated tones that varied in frequency and level. Pass rates were highest (> 90%) for amplitude-modulated tones presented at levels ≥ 69 dB SPL. The effect of modulation frequency on ASSR for 500- and 2000-Hz tones was evaluated in full-term and premature infants in the second study. Full-term infants had higher pass rates for 2000-Hz tones amplitude modulated at 74 to 106 Hz compared with pass rates for a 500-Hz tone modulated at 58 to 90 Hz. Premature infants had lower pass rates than full-term infants for both carrier frequencies. Systematic investigation of ASSR threshold and the effect of modulation frequency in neonates is needed to adapt the technique for screening.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1717
Author(s):  
Gilberto Gonzalez Avalos ◽  
Noe Barrera Gallegos ◽  
Gerardo Ayala-Jaimes ◽  
Aaron Padilla Garcia

The direct determination of the steady state response for linear time invariant (LTI) systems modeled by multibond graphs is presented. Firstly, a multiport junction structure of a multibond graph in an integral causality assignment (MBGI) to get the state space of the system is introduced. By assigning a derivative causality to the multiport storage elements, the multibond graph in a derivative causality (MBGD) is proposed. Based on this MBGD, a theorem to obtain the steady state response is presented. Two case studies to get the steady state of the state variables are applied. Both cases are modeled by multibond graphs, and the symbolic determination of the steady state is obtained. The simulation results using the 20-SIM software are numerically verified.


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