Dynamic analyses for the rotor-journal bearing system of a variable speed rotary compressor

Rotary compressor has been widely used in room air conditioner. During development of the new compressor, the abrasion of bearings and the break of crankshaft frequently occurred. So it is very important to build a numerical method to estimate the reliability of the compressor. The rotor-journal bearing system is numerically solved as a dynamic nonlinear fluid-structure interaction problem in this paper. The finite element models of the rotor and bearing housings are built up by using the Timoshenko beam model. In order to get the oil film pressure of the journal bearing, Reynolds equation is solved by variation principle, and the finite element method is used to discrete the oil film. An iterative method based on the complimentary principle is used to solve the oil film force and the Reynolds boundary simultaneously. Through analysis, the abrasion position between the bearing and shaft is presented, and the bending tension stress shows the dangerous sections of the crankshaft. Through the distribution of the oil pressure, position of the screw oil groove, which is built on the inside of the bearing housing to supply the oil to lubricate the bearing, is determined. The proper position of the radial oil hole on shaft is decided by analysis of the bending tension stress.

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Numerical and Experimental Research on Periodic Solution Stability of Inclined Rotor Journal Bearing System

Volume 6: Structures and Dynamics, Parts A and B ◽

10.1115/gt2011-45632 ◽

2011 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Dashuai Qian ◽

Zhansheng Liu ◽

Jiajia Yan ◽

Liquan Sun ◽

Yongliang Wang

Keyword(s):

Periodic Solution ◽

Journal Bearing ◽

Rotor System ◽

Experimental Results ◽

System Stability ◽

Response Analysis ◽

Solution Stability ◽

Special Cases ◽

Rotor Journal ◽

Bearing System

Rotor bearing systems on ships usually work in inclined states when ships are swaying in wave and wind. The inclined status will affect the lubricant condition of journal bearing and bring about changes of the dynamic characteristics of the rotor system. To study the periodic solution stability of inclined rotor journal bearing system, Capone’s short bearing model is employed to describe the journal bearing support properties. Considering the inclination induced change of bearing radial load, the dynamic equation of inclined rotor system is established by using finite element method. The periodic solution stability is discussed based on bifurcation and response analysis. With the increase of rotating speed, instability of period-1 motion happens and oil whirl occurs. The motion then develops into a kind of quasi-periodic motion. Two special cases of inclined rotor system, the horizontal and the vertical cases, are compared and discussed. Both of the numerical and the experimental results show that the periodic solution unstable threshold decreases with the increase of rotor inclination angle. At last, some experimental results about influences of experiments conditions on rotor system stability are given.

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