Nonlinear Parameter Estimation in Rotor-Bearing System Using Volterra Series and Method of Harmonic Probing

2003 ◽  
Vol 125 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Animesh Chatterjee ◽  
Nalinaksh S. Vyas

Volterra series provides a structured analytical platform for modeling and identification of nonlinear systems. The series has been widely used in nonparametric identification through higher order frequency response functions or FRFs. A parametric identification procedure based on recursive evaluation of response harmonic amplitude series is presented here. The procedure is experimentally investigated for a rotor-bearing system supported in rolling element bearings. The estimates of nonlinear bearing stiffness obtained from experimentation have been compared with analytical values and experimental results of previous works.

2013 ◽  
Vol 332 (8) ◽  
pp. 2081-2097 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feiyun Cong ◽  
Jin Chen ◽  
Guangming Dong ◽  
Michael Pecht

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 168781402091541
Author(s):  
Vladas Vekteris ◽  
Andrius Trumpa ◽  
Vytautas Turla ◽  
Vadim Mokšin ◽  
Gintas Viselga ◽  
...  

This article considers problems arising from conventional techniques used to diagnose faults in the rolling-element bearings of rotor-bearing systems, with dampers used in centrifugal milk processing machinery. Such machines include milk separators and related processing machinery. The article asserts that where the rotor-bearing system is equipped with vibration dampers, conventional fault diagnostic measurements produce inadequate results. Hence, for rotor-bearing systems of this type, this article suggests a different way to diagnose faults in bearings and monitor conditions.


Author(s):  
Karthik Kappaganthu ◽  
C. Nataraj

In this paper a nonlinear model for defects in rolling element bearings is developed. Detailed nonlinear models are useful to detect, estimate and predict failure in rotating machines. Also, accurate modeling of the defect provides parameters that can be estimated to determine the health of the machine. In this paper the rotor-bearing system is modeled as a rigid rotor and the defects are modeled as pits in the bearing race. Unlike the previous models, the motion of the rolling element thorough the defect is not modeled as a predetermined function; instead, it is dynamically determined since it depends on the clearance and the position of the shaft. Using this nonlinear model, the motion of the shaft is simulated and the effect of the rolling element passing through the defect is studied. The effect of shaft parameters and the defect parameters on the precision of the shaft and the overall performance of the system is studied. Finally, suitable measures for health monitoring and defect tracking are suggested.


Author(s):  
Pankaj Kumar ◽  
S. Narayanan ◽  
Sayan Gupta

Abstract This paper presents a procedure for determination of dynamic properties of rolling element bearing by using the vibration signals picked up at the bearing caps. The rotor-bearing assembly is idealized as Duffing oscillator and random vibration signals modelled as exponentially correlated (Ornstein-Uhlenbeck) colored noise. Expressing the excitation as a first order filtered white noise enables the direct formulation of the 3D-Fokker Planck (FP) equation for system response through the Markov vector approach. Closed form solution of the stationary FP equation is derived. Subsequently the response statistics of experimentally obtained random vibration signal are processed through the closed form solution of the FP equation as the inverse process of parameters estimation from the measured response. Further, the dynamic behavior of rigid rotor-bearing system is investigated under combined excitation of white noise and harmonic forces arising due to rotor unbalance force. The effect of system nonlinearities, stiffness, damping and unbalanced excitation force on the dynamic response are investigated using the bifurcation plot. For assessment of structural degradation of bearings, a novel entropy based approach is developed. Experimental studies on roller bearing are carried out to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.


Author(s):  
T. A. El-Sayed ◽  
Hussein Sayed

AbstractHydrodynamic journal bearings are used in many applications which involve high speeds and loads. However, they are susceptible to oil whirl instability, which may cause bearing failure. In this work, a flexible Jeffcott rotor supported by two identical journal bearings is used to investigate the stability and bifurcations of rotor bearing system. Since a closed form for the finite bearing forces is not exist, nonlinear bearing stiffness and damping coefficients are used to represent the bearing forces. The bearing forces are approximated to the third order using Taylor expansion, and infinitesimal perturbation method is used to evaluate the nonlinear bearing coefficients. The mesh sensitivity on the bearing coefficients is investigated. Then, the equations of motion based on bearing coefficients are used to investigate the dynamics and stability of the rotor-bearing system. The effect of rotor stiffness ratio and applied load on the Hopf bifurcation stability and limit cycle continuation of the system are investigated. The results of this work show that evaluating the bearing forces using Taylor’s expansion up to the third-order bearing coefficients can be used to profoundly investigate the rich dynamics of rotor-bearing systems.


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