scholarly journals Dynamic Response of a Cracked Rotor With Some Comments on Crack Detection

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Meng ◽  
Eric J. Hahn
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Crack Detection ◽  
Harmonic Component ◽  
Major Axis ◽  
Vertical Axis ◽  
Crack Size ◽  
Cracked Rotor ◽  
Response Component ◽  
Crack Location ◽  
Backward Whirl

By considering time dependent terms as external excitation forces, the approximate dynamic response of a cracked horizontal rotor is analysed theoretically and numerically. The solution is good for small cracks and small vibrations in the stable operating range. For each steady state harmonic component the forward and backward whirl amplitudes, the shape and orientation of the elliptic orbit and the amplitude and phase of the response signals arc analysed, taking into account the effect of crack size, crack location, rotor speed and unbalance. It is found that the crack causes backward whirl, the amplitude of which increases with the crack. For a cracked rotor, the response orbit for each harmonic component is an ellipse, the shape and orientation of which depends on the crack size. The influence of the crack on the synchronous response of the system can be regarded as an additional unbalance whereupon, depending on the speed and the crack location, the response amplitude differs from that of the uncracked rotor. The nonsynchronous response provides evidence of crack in the sub-critical range, but is too small to be detected in the supercritical range. Possibilities for crack detection over the full speed range include the additional average (the constant) response component, the backward whirl of the response, the ellipticity of the orbit, the angle between the major axis and the vertical axis and the phase angle difference between vertical and horizontal vibration signals.

Dynamic Response of a Cracked Rotor With Some Comments on Crack Detection

1997 ◽  
Vol 119 (2) ◽  
pp. 447-455 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Meng ◽  
E. J. Hahn
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Crack Detection ◽  
Harmonic Component ◽  
Major Axis ◽  
Vertical Axis ◽  
Crack Size ◽  
Cracked Rotor ◽  
Response Component ◽  
Crack Location ◽  
Backward Whirl

By considering time-dependent terms as external excitation forces, the approximate dynamic response of a cracked horizontal rotor is analyzed theoretically and numerically. The solution is good for small cracks and small vibrations in the stable operating range. For each steady-state harmonic component, the forward and backward whirl amplitudes, the shape and orientation of the elliptic orbit, and the amplitude and phase of the response signals are analyzed, taking into account the effect of crack size, crack location, rotor speed, and unbalance. It is found that the crack causes backward whirl, the amplitude of which increases with the crack. For a cracked rotor, the response orbit for each harmonic component is an ellipse, the shape and orientation of which depend on the crack size. The influence of the crack on the synchronous response of the system can be regarded as an additional unbalance whereupon, depending on the speed and the crack location, the response amplitude differs from that of the uncracked rotor. The nonsynchronous response provides evidence of crack in the subcritical range, but is too small to be detected in the supercritical range. Possibilities for crack detection over the full-speed range include the additional average (the constant) response component, the backward whirl of the response, the ellipticity of the orbit, the angle between the major axis and the vertical axis, and the phase angle difference between vertical and horizontal vibration signals.

Development of a Novel Algorithm for a Crack Detection, Localization, and Sizing in a Beam Based on Forced Response Measurements

2008 ◽  
Vol 130 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Karthikeyan ◽  
R. Tiwari ◽  
S. Talukdar
Keyword(s):  
Natural Frequency ◽  
Crack Detection ◽  
Beam Theory ◽  
Crack Size ◽  
Forced Response ◽  
Crack Model ◽  
Beam Model ◽  
Crack Location ◽  
Forced Responses ◽  
Crack Element

The present work aims at the development of a method for the crack detection, localization and sizing in a beam based on the transverse force and response signals. The Timoshenko beam theory is applied for transverse vibrations of the beam model. The finite element method is used for the cracked beam forced vibration analysis. An open transverse surface crack is considered for the crack model, which contains standard five flexibility coefficients. The effect of the proportionate damping is also included. A harmonic force of known amplitude with sine-sweep frequency is used to dynamically excite the beam, up to few flexible modes, which could be provided with the help of an exciter. In practice, linear degrees of freedom (DOFs) can be measured quite accurately; however, rotational DOFs are difficult to measure accurately. All rotational DOFs, except at crack element, are eliminated by a dynamic condensation scheme; for elimination of rotational DOFs at the crack element, a new condensation scheme is implemented. The algorithm is iterative in nature and starts with a presumption that a crack is present in the beam. For an assumed crack location, flexibility coefficients are estimated with the help of forced responses. The Tikhonov regularization technique is applied in the estimation of bounded crack flexibility coefficients. These crack flexibility coefficients are used to obtain the crack size by minimizing an objective function. With the help of the estimated crack size and measured natural frequency, the crack location is updated. The procedure iterates till the crack size and location get stabilized up to the desired level of accuracy. The algorithm has a potential to detect no crack condition also. The crack flexibility and damping coefficients are estimated as a by-product. Numerical examples, with the simply supported and cantilevered beams, are given to justify the applicability and versatility of the algorithm in practice. With the numerically simulated forced responses, which have the noise contamination and the error in the natural frequency measurements, the estimated crack parameters (i.e., the crack location and size) are in good agreement.

Approximate analytical method for damage detection in free–free beam by measurement of axial vibrations

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
FB Sayyad ◽  
B Kumar ◽  
SA Khan
Keyword(s):  
Crack Detection ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Preventive Measure ◽  
Theoretical Method ◽  
Crack Size ◽  
Structural Element ◽  
Global Parameter ◽  
Crack Location ◽  
Vibration Data ◽  
The Impact

Nowadays, sophisticated structures and machinery parts are constructed by using metallic beams. Beams are widely used as structural element in civil, mechanical, naval, and aeronautical engineering. In structures and machinery, one undesirable phenomenon is crack initiation in which the impact cannot be seen overnight. Cracks develop gradually through time that lead finally to catastrophic failure. Therefore, crack should be monitored regularly with more care. This will lead to more effective preventive measure and ensure continuous operation of the structure and machine. Damage in structure alters its dynamic characteristics. The change is characterized by change in modal parameters, that is, modal frequencies. Thus, vibration technique can be suitably used as a nondestructive test for crack detection of component to be tested. Mostly modal frequencies are used for monitoring the crack because modal frequencies are properties of the whole structure component. In this paper, efforts are made to develop suitable methods that can serve as the basis to detection of crack location and crack size from measured axial vibration data. This method is used to address the inverse problem of assessing the crack location and crack size in various beam structure. The method is based on measurement of axial natural frequencies, which are global parameter and can be easily measured from any point on the structure and also indeed, the advantage in modeling complexity. In theoretical analysis, the relationship between the natural frequencies, crack location, and crack size has been developed. For identification of crack location and crack size, it was shown that data on the variation of the first two natural frequencies is sufficient. The experimental analysis is done to verify the practical applicability of the theoretical method developed.

Nondestructive Detection of a Crack in a Triangular Cantilever Beam Based on Frequency Measurement

2007 ◽  
Vol 353-358 ◽  
pp. 2285-2288
Author(s):  
Fei Wang ◽  
Xue Zeng Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Cantilever Beam ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Frequency Measurement ◽  
Crack Size ◽  
Force Sensors ◽  
Rotational Spring ◽  
Cantilever Deflection ◽  
Crack Location ◽  
Small Force ◽  
Point Of Intersection

Triangular cantilevers are usually used as small force sensors in the transverse direction. Analyzing the effect of a crack on transverse vibration of a triangular cantilever will be of value to users and designers of cantilever deflection force sensors. We present a method for prediction of location and size of a crack in a triangular cantilever beam based on measurement of the natural frequencies in this paper. The crack is modeled as a rotational spring. The beam is treated as two triangular beams connected by a rotational spring at the crack location. Formulae for representing the relation between natural frequencies and the crack details are presented. To detect crack details from experiment results, the plots of the crack stiffness versus its location for any three natural modes can be obtained through the relation equation, and the point of intersection of the three curves gives the crack location. The crack size is then calculated using the relation between its stiffness and size. An example to demonstrate the validity and accuracy of the method is presented.

On the Modeling of Open and Breathing Cracks of a Cracked Rotor System

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad A. AL-Shudeifat ◽  
Eric A. Butcher
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Crack Detection ◽  
Linear Time ◽  
Harmonic Balance Method ◽  
Rotor System ◽  
Crack Model ◽  
Open Crack ◽  
Cracked Rotor ◽  
Critical Rotational Speed ◽  
Cracked Rotor System

The modeling of a cracked rotor system with an open or breathing transverse crack is addressed here. The cracked rotor with an open crack model behaves as an asymmetric shaft. Hence, the time-varying area moments of inertia of the cracked section are employed in formulating the periodic finite element stiffness matrix for both crack models which yields a linear time-periodic system. The harmonic balance method (HB) is used in solving the finite element (FE) equations of motions for studying the dynamic behavior of the cracked rotor system. The unique behavior of the whirl orbits during the passage through the subcritical rotational speeds and the sensitivity of these orbits to the unbalance force direction can be used for early crack detection of the cracked rotor for both crack models. These whirl orbits were verified experimentally for the open crack model in the neighborhood of 1/2 of the first critical rotational speed where a good match with the theoretical whirl orbits was observed.

Damages Identification in the Cantilever-based on the Parameters of the Natural Oscillations

2016 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 44 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. V. Cherpakov ◽  
A. N. Soloviev ◽  
V. V. Gritsenko ◽  
O. U. Goncharov
Keyword(s):  
Parametric Identification ◽  
Crack Size ◽  
Crack Identification ◽  
Natural Oscillations ◽  
Crack Location ◽  
Diagnostic Signs ◽  
Cantilever Construction ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
Local Extreme

<p>An approach to parametric identification of damages such as cracks in the rod cantilever construction is described. The identification method is based on analysis of shapes of the natural oscillations. The analytic modelling is performed in the Maple software on the base of the Euler-Bernoulli hypothesis. Crack is modelled by an elastic bending element. Transverse oscillations of the rod are considered. We take into account first four eigen modes of the oscillations. Parameters of amplitude, curvature and angle of bends of the waveforms are analysed. It was established that damage location is revealed by ‘kink’ on corresponding curves of the waveforms. The parameters of oscillation shapes are sensitive to the crack parameters in different degree. The novelty of the approach consists in that the identification procedure is divided into two stages: (a) it is determined the crack location, and (b) it is determined the crack size. Based on analytical modelling, an example of determination of dependence of the crack parameters on its size in the cantilever rod is presented. Study of features of the waveforms during identification of the fracture parameters shows that the features found in the form of ‘kinks’ and local extreme a of the angle between the tangent and curvature of waveforms for different modes of bending oscillations, define the crack location in cantilever. They can serve as one of diagnostic signs of crack identification and allow us to determine its location.</p><p><strong>Defence Science Journal, Vol. 66, No. 1, January 2016, pp. 44-50, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/dsj.66.8182</strong></p><p> </p>

In-Plane Vibration and Crack Detection of a Rotating Shaft-Disk Containing a Transverse Crack

1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 551-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-Chuan Wu ◽  
Shyh-Chin Huang
Keyword(s):  
Crack Detection ◽  
Transverse Crack ◽  
Rotation Speed ◽  
Crack Depth ◽  
Multiple Scale ◽  
Crack Identification ◽  
Response Curves ◽  
Rotating Shaft ◽  
Crack Location ◽  
Depth Rotation

Dynamic response and stability of a rotating shaft-disk containing a transverse crack is investigated. FFT analysis of response amplitudes showed that the 2Ω component (Ω: rotation speed) was excited by crack breathing and could serve as a good index for crack identification. Intensive numerical studies of crack location, crack depth, rotation speed, and sensing position on response amplitudes displayed a feasible technique for the identification of crack depth and crack location. It is achieved by intersecting the two equi-amplitude response curves of two separated sensing probes. Finally, the instability of the system caused by a crack is examined via Floquet theory and the multiple scale method. The stability diagrams, illustrated as functions of crack depth, rotation speed, and damping, are shown and discussed.

Developing a Generalized Harmonic Balance Method for Accurate Identification of Crack Depth in a Continuous Shaft-Disc System

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Khorrami ◽  
Ramin Sedaghati ◽  
Subhash Rakheja
Keyword(s):  
Harmonic Balance ◽  
Crack Detection ◽  
Crack Depth ◽  
Harmonic Component ◽  
Harmonic Balance Method ◽  
Balance Method ◽  
Vibrational Properties ◽  
Accurate Identification ◽  
Harmonic Components ◽  
Generalized Harmonic Balance Method

In this work, the effect of a crack on the vibrational properties of a shaft-disc system has been studied applying a generalized harmonic balance method. In the reviewed literature, the reported methods to find the unbalance response of a continuous shaft-disc system provide only the first harmonic component of the response; whereas, the presented method gives the super-harmonic components as well. The shaft-disk system consists of a flexible shaft with a single rigid disc mounted on rigid short bearing supports. The shaft contains a transverse breathing crack (fatigue crack). The main concept for crack detection in vibration-based methods is basically the investigation of crack-induced changes in the selected vibrational properties. Shaft critical speeds and harmonic and super-harmonic components of the unbalance lateral response have been used as typical vibrational properties for crack detection in a rotating shaft system. A generalized harmonic balance method has been developed to efficiently investigate changes in vibrational properties due to the effect of crack properties, depth and location. The results of the developed analytical model have been compared with those obtained from the finite element model and close agreement has been observed.

Dynamic Response of Cracked Cylindrical Shells With Internal Pressure

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Vaziri ◽  
H. Nayeb-Hashemi ◽  
H. E. Estekanchi
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Internal Pressure ◽  
Nodal Point ◽  
Dynamic Responses ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Resonant Frequencies ◽  
Crack Location ◽  
Theoretical Investigations ◽  
Axial Crack ◽  
Internal Pressures

Sub-surface cracks in pipelines with internal pressure may severely affect their dynamic response. The extreme cases of these cracks are when these cracks go through the thickness of the pipes. Dynamic responses of cracked and un-cracked pipes with fixed ends and under various internal pressures were evaluated experimentally and theoretically. In the experimental part, the effects of pipe internal pressure on the resonant frequencies and damping of the pipe were evaluated. In the theoretical part, finite element analyses were performed to find dynamic response of pipes with various crack length and orientation respect to the axis of the pipe. The experimental results showed resonant frequencies of the pipe are little sensitive to the pipe internal pressure. Similar results were obtained from the theoretical investigations. An axial crack had little effect on the pipe resonant frequencies. In contrast, cracks oriented at an angle to the axis of the pipe had a pronounced effect on some of the resonant frequencies of the pipe. This depended on the crack location in a particular mode shapes. For frequencies where the nodal point of the mode shape was located on the crack region, the frequencies were not significantly affected by the presence of the crack in the pipe. Furthermore, it was observed that the pipe internal pressure had little effect on the resonant frequencies of the cracked pipes.

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