Steady-State Unbalance Response of Continuous Rotors on Anisotropic Supports

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graziano Curti ◽  
Francesco A. Raffa ◽  
Furio Vatta
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Stiffness Matrix ◽  
Dynamic Stiffness ◽  
Analytical Investigation ◽  
Dynamic Stiffness Matrix ◽  
Rotor Systems ◽  
Beam Elements ◽  
Unbalance Response ◽  
Constant Coefficients ◽  
Linearized Model

Abstract An analytical investigation of the steady-state unbalance response of axisymmetric rotor systems with anisotropic, flexible and damped bearings is presented. According to the exact approach of the dynamic stiffness method, the rotor is modelled by means of continuous beam elements. In this work, the expression of the 8 × 8 dynamic stiffness matrix of a rotating Timoshenko beam is derived and it is shown that it is related, by means of a simple law, to the previously published 4 × 4 dynamic stiffness matrix, which holds for the isotropic bearings case. The effects of concentrated disks and bearings are included into the formulation; in particular, each bearing is described by eight constant coefficients, according to the well-known linearized model of the bearing forces. The unbalance response of a typical rotor system taken from the literature is analyzed. A comparison is presented with the finite element results reported by other authors.

The Dynamic Stiffness Method for Linear Rotor-Bearing Systems

1996 ◽  
Vol 118 (3) ◽  
pp. 332-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. A. Raffa ◽  
F. Vatta
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Stiffness Matrix ◽  
Dynamic Stiffness ◽  
Matrix Analysis ◽  
Theoretical Formulation ◽  
Dynamic Stiffness Matrix ◽  
Rotor Systems ◽  
Stiffness Method ◽  
Dynamic Stiffness Method ◽  
Rotor Bearing

The behavior of linear rotor-bearing systems is investigated by using the exact approach of the dynamic stiffness method, which entails the use of continuous rather than lumped models. In particular, the theoretical formulation for rotor systems with anisotropic bearings is developed by utilizing the complex representation of all the involved variables. The proposed formulation eventually leads to the 8 × 8 complex dynamic stiffness matrix of the rotating Timoshenko beam; this matrix proves to be related, by a simple rule, to the 4 × 4 dynamic stiffness matrix, which describes rotor systems with isotropic bearings. The method is first applied to the critical speeds evaluation of a simple rotor system with rigid supports; for this case, the exact results of the dynamic stiffness approach are compared to the usual convergence procedure of the finite element method. Successively, the steady-state unbalance response of two rotor systems with anisotropic supports is analyzed; for these examples, the dynamic stiffness results compare favorably with the results of the finite element and the transfer matrix analysis performed by other authors.

Exact solution by dynamic stiffness method for the natural vibration of porous functionally graded plate considering neutral surface

2021 ◽  
pp. 146442072098817
Author(s):  
Md. Imran Ali ◽  
Mohammad Sikandar Azam
Keyword(s):  
Power Law ◽  
Functionally Graded Material ◽  
Stiffness Matrix ◽  
Natural Vibration ◽  
Dynamic Stiffness ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Neutral Surface ◽  
Functionally Graded Plate ◽  
Dynamic Stiffness Matrix ◽  
Graded Material

This paper presents the formulation of dynamic stiffness matrix for the natural vibration analysis of porous power-law functionally graded Levy-type plate. In the process of formulating the dynamic stiffness matrix, Kirchhoff-Love plate theory in tandem with the notion of neutral surface has been taken on board. The developed dynamic stiffness matrix, a transcendental function of frequency, has been solved through the Wittrick–Williams algorithm. Hamilton’s principle is used to obtain the equation of motion and associated natural boundary conditions of porous power-law functionally graded plate. The variation across the thickness of the functionally graded plate’s material properties follows the power-law function. During the fabrication process, the microvoids and pores develop in functionally graded material plates. Three types of porosity distributions are considered in this article: even, uneven, and logarithmic. The eigenvalues computed by the dynamic stiffness matrix using Wittrick–Williams algorithm for isotropic, power-law functionally graded, and porous power-law functionally graded plate are juxtaposed with previously referred results, and good agreement is found. The significance of various parameters of plate vis-à-vis aspect ratio ( L/b), boundary conditions, volume fraction index ( p), porosity parameter ( e), and porosity distribution on the eigenvalues of the porous power-law functionally graded plate is examined. The effect of material density ratio and Young’s modulus ratio on the natural vibration of porous power-law functionally graded plate is also explained in this article. The results also prove that the method provided in the present work is highly accurate and computationally efficient and could be confidently used as a reference for further study of porous functionally graded material plate.

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