Lyapunov’s Stability of Non-Linear Misaligned Journal Bearings

Author(s):  
Padelis G. Nikoiakopouios ◽  
Chris A. Papadopouios

In this paper the stability of non-linear misaligned rotor-bearing systems is investigated, using the Lyapunov direct method. A finite element formulation is used to determine the journal bearing pressure distribution. Then the linear and nonlinear stiffness, damping and hybrid (depended on both displacements and velocity) coefficients are calculated A general method of analysis based on Lyapunov’s stability criteria is used to investigate the stability of non-linear misaligned rotor bearing systems. The equations of motion of the rigid rotor on the non-linear bearings are used to find a Lyapunov function using some of the above coefficients, which are depending on L/D ratio and the misalignment angles ψa, ψr. The analytical conditions for the stability or instability of some examined cases are given and some examples for the orbital stability are also demonstrated.

1995 ◽  
Vol 117 (3) ◽  
pp. 576-581 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. G. Nikolakopoulos ◽  
C. A. Papadopoulos

In this paper the stability of nonlinear misaligned rotor-bearing systems is investigated, using the Lyapunov direct method. A finite element formulation is used to determine the journal bearing pressure distribution. Then the linear and nonlinear stiffness, damping, and hybrid (depending on both displacement and velocity) coefficients are calculated. A general method of analysis based on Lyapunov’s stability criteria is used to investigate the stability of nonlinear misaligned rotor bearing systems. The equations of motion of the rigid rotor on the nonlinear bearings are used to find a Lyapunov function using some of these coefficients, which depend on L/D ratio and the misalignment angles ψx, ψy. The analytical conditions for the stability or instability of some examined cases are given and some examples for the orbital stability are also demonstrated.


1976 ◽  
Vol 98 (4) ◽  
pp. 620-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. V. Singh ◽  
R. Sinhasan ◽  
S. P. Tayal

By discretizing time and numerically integrating the equations of motion either for the linearized or the nonlinear journal bearing system, the locus of journal center can be predicted in the wake of a disturbance which upsets the equilibrium. From this locus, not only the stability of the system can be readily checked but also a greater insight into the dynamic characteristics of the rotor bearing systems can be obtained. Systems of solid bearings and porous bearings with journal bearing axes parallel as well as skewed have been studied.


2019 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-39
Author(s):  
Subrata Das ◽  
Sisir Kumar Guha

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of turbulence on the stability characteristics of finite hydrodynamic journal bearing lubricated with micropolar fluid. Design/methodology/approach The non-dimensional transient Reynolds equation has been solved to obtain the non-dimensional pressure field which in turn used to obtain the load carrying capacity of the bearing. The second-order equations of motion applicable for journal bearing system have been solved using fourth-order Runge–Kutta method to obtain the stability characteristics. Findings It has been observed that turbulence has adverse effect on stability and the whirl ratio at laminar flow condition has the lowest value. Practical implications The paper provides the stability characteristics of the finite journal bearing lubricated with micropolar fluid operating in turbulent regime which is very common in practical applications. Originality/value Non-linear stability analysis of micropolar fluid lubricated journal bearing operating in turbulent regime has not been reported in literatures so far. This paper is an effort to address the problem of non-linear stability of journal bearings under micropolar lubrication with turbulent effect. The results obtained provide useful information for designing the journal bearing system for high speed applications.


2003 ◽  
Vol 125 (2) ◽  
pp. 291-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. H. Jang ◽  
J. W. Yoon

This paper presents an analytical method to investigate the stability of a hydrodynamic journal bearing with rotating herringbone grooves. The dynamic coefficients of the hydrodynamic journal bearing are calculated using the FEM and the perturbation method. The linear equations of motion can be represented as a parametrically excited system because the dynamic coefficients have time-varying components due to the rotating grooves, even in the steady state. Their solution can be assumed as a Fourier series expansion so that the equations of motion can be rewritten as simultaneous algebraic equations with respect to the Fourier coefficients. Then, stability can be determined by solving Hill’s infinite determinant of these algebraic equations. The validity of this research is proved by the comparison of the stability chart with the time response of the whirl radius obtained from the equations of motion. This research shows that the instability of the hydrodynamic journal bearing with rotating herringbone grooves increases with increasing eccentricity and with decreasing groove number, which play the major roles in increasing the average and variation of stiffness coefficients, respectively. It also shows that a high rotational speed is another source of instability by increasing the stiffness coefficients without changing the damping coefficients.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Khalid Hattaf

This paper aims to study the stability of fractional differential equations involving the new generalized Hattaf fractional derivative which includes the most types of fractional derivatives with nonsingular kernels. The stability analysis is obtained by means of the Lyapunov direct method. First, some fundamental results and lemmas are established in order to achieve the goal of this study. Furthermore, the results related to exponential and Mittag–Leffler stability existing in recent studies are extended and generalized. Finally, illustrative examples are presented to show the applicability of our main results in some areas of science and engineering.


Author(s):  
Ram Turaga

The influence of deterministic surface texture on the sub-synchronous whirl stability of a rigid rotor has been studied. Non-linear transient stability analysis has been performed to study the stability of a rigid rotor supported on two symmetric journal bearings with a rectangular dimple of large aspect ratio. The surface texture parameters considered are dimple depth to minimum film thickness ratio and the location of the dimple on the bearing surface. Journal bearings of different Length to diameter ratios have been studied. The governing Reynolds equation for finite journal bearings with incompressible fluid has been solved using the Finite Element Method under isothermal conditions. The trajectories of the journal center have been obtained by solving the equations of motion of the journal center by the fourth-order Runge-Kutta method. When the dimple is located in the raising part of the pressure curve the positive rectangular dimple is seen to decrease the stability whereas the negative rectangular dimple is seen to improve the stability of the rigid rotor.


Author(s):  
A. L. Schwab ◽  
M. Wisse

Abstract Passive dynamic walking is an important development for walking robots, supplying natural, energy-efficient motions. In practice, the cyclic gait of passive dynamic prototypes appears to be stable, only for small disturbances. Therefore, in this paper we research the basin of attraction of the cyclic walking motion for the simplest walking model. Furthermore, we present a general method for deriving the equations of motion and impact equations for the analysis of multibody systems, as in walking models. Application of the cell mapping method shows the basin of attraction to be a small, thin area. It is shown that the basin of attraction is not directly related to the stability of the cyclic motion.


1977 ◽  
Vol 99 (4) ◽  
pp. 434-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Cohen

The report presents an investigation of the dynamic stability behaviour of self-aligning journal gas bearings when subjected to arbitrary small disturbances from an initial condition of operational equilibrium. The method is based on an approach similar to the nonlinear-ph solution of the author for the quasi-static loading case but the equations of motion of the journal are the linearized forms for small motion in the two degrees (translational) of freedom of the journal center. The stability domains for the infinite journal bearing are presented for the whole of the eccentricity (ε) and rotational speed (Λ) ranges for any given bearing geometry, in the shape of stability boundaries in that domain. It is shown that a given bearing will be stable within a corridor in the (ε, Λ) parametral domain having as its lower bound the so called “half-speed” whirl stability boundary and as its upper bound another whirling instability at a higher characteristic (relative) frequency, the instability occurs generally at the higher eccentricities and lower rotational speeds.


1962 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Reddi ◽  
P. R. Trumpler

The phenomenon of oil-film whirl in bearings subjected to steady external loads is analyzed. The journal, assumed to be a particle mass, is subjected to the action of two forces; namely, the external load acting on the bearing and the hydrodynamic force developed in the fluid film. The resulting equations of motion for a full-film bearing and a 180-deg partial-film bearing are developed as pairs of second-order nonlinear differential equations. In evaluating the hydrodynamic force, the contribution of the shear stress on the journal surface is found to be negligible for the full-film bearing, whereas for the partial-film bearing it is found to be significant at small attitude values. The equations of motion are linearized and the coefficients of the resulting characteristic equations are studied for the stability of the static-equilibrium positions. The full-film bearing is found to have no stable static-equilibrium position, whereas the 180-deg partial-film bearing is found to have stable static-equilibrium positions under certain parametric conditions. The equations of motion for the full-film bearing are integrated numerically on a digital computer. The results show that the journal center, depending on the parametric conditions, acquired either an orbital motion or a dynamical path of increasing attitude terminating in bearing failure.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
MohammadHossein Derakhshan ◽  
Azim Aminataei

In this article, we survey the Lyapunov direct method for distributed-order nonlinear time-varying systems with the Prabhakar fractional derivatives. We provide various ways to determine the stability or asymptotic stability for these types of fractional differential systems. Some examples are applied to determine the stability of certain distributed-order systems.


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