A Brief History of Rotor Dynamics

1992 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. D. Dimarogonas
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Author(s):  
Edmund A. Memmott

This paper is intended to be a history of the usage of the Jorgen Lund rotordynamic programs in the analysis of centrifugal compressors from the perspective of the author’s experience in that industry. Application of the Lund tilt pad bearing, rotor response, and stability programs will be described. They will be seen to be the basis for an industry wide acceptance criterion for the rotor dynamics of centrifugal compressors. They are used in the required audit reports for new compressors, and in trouble shooting investigations on the rotordynamics of centrifugal compressors.


2003 ◽  
Vol 125 (4) ◽  
pp. 500-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edmund A. Memmott

This paper is intended to be a history of the usage of the Jørgen Lund rotordynamic programs in the analysis of centrifugal compressors from the perspective of the author’s experience in that industry. Application of the Lund tilt pad bearing, rotor response, and stability programs will be described. They will be seen to be the basis for an industry wide acceptance criterion for the rotor dynamics of centrifugal compressors. They are used in the required audit reports for new compressors, and in trouble shooting investigations on the rotordynamics of centrifugal compressors.


2007 ◽  
Vol 2007 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Pennacchi ◽  
Andrea Vania

Rotor-to-stator rub is a very common topic in rotor dynamics and several models have been proposed in the literature. Anyhow these models are often able to explain only the experimental dynamical behaviour of simple test rigs, which are deliberately reproducing a Jeffcott rotor. On the contrary case, histories related to real machines are seldom presented and analysed. The aim of this paper is to present an actual case history of a large turbogenerator unit that was subjected to partial arc rubs. The experimental results are shown and discussed along with the model-based diagnostic strategy employed to identify the fault severity and the location of the shaft cross-sections where the heaviest rubs occurred. Comparisons between experimental data and simulated vibrations caused by the identified fault are shown to validate the proposed methodology.


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