Developing a Reduced-Order Model to Understand Non-Synchronous Vibration (NSV) in Turbomachinery

Author(s):  
Stephen T. Clark ◽  
Robert E. Kielb ◽  
Kenneth C. Hall

This paper demonstrates the potential of using a multi-degree-of-freedom, traditional van der Pol oscillator to model Non-Synchronous Vibration (NSV) in turbomachinery. It is shown that the two main characteristics of NSV are captured by the reduced-order, van der Pol model. First, a stable limit cycle oscillation (LCO) is maintained for various conditions. Second, the lock-in phenomenon typical of NSV is captured for various fluid-structure frequency ratios. The results also show the maximum amplitude of the LCO occurs at an off-resonant condition, i.e., when the natural shedding frequency of the aerodynamic instability is not coincident with the natural modal frequency of the structure. This conclusion is especially relevant in preliminary design in industry because it suggests that design engineers cannot treat NSV as a normal Campbell-diagram crossing as they would for preliminary design for forced response; it is possible that by redesigning the blade, the response amplitude of the blade may actually be higher. The goal of future research will be to identify values and significance of the coupling parameters used in the van der Pol model, to match these coefficients with confirmed instances of experimental NSV, and to develop a preliminary design tool that engineers can use to better design turbomachinery for NSV. Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) CFD techniques and coefficient tuning from experimental instances of NSV have been considered to identify the unknown coupling coefficients in the van der Pol model. Both the modeling of experimental NSV and preliminary design development will occur in future research.


Author(s):  
Stephen T. Clark ◽  
Robert E. Kielb ◽  
Kenneth C. Hall

This paper demonstrates the potential of using a multi-degree-of-freedom, traditional van der Pol oscillator to model non-synchronous vibration (NSV) in turbomachinery. It is shown that the two main characteristics of NSV are captured by the reduced-order, van der Pol model. First, a stable limit cycle oscillation (LCO) is maintained for various conditions. Second, the lock-in phenomenon typical of NSV is captured for various fluid-structure frequency ratios. This research identifies values and significance of the coupling parameters used in the van der Pol model. These coefficients are chosen to model confirmed instances of experimental NSV, and to develop a preliminary design tool that engineers can use to better design turbomachinery for NSV. Specifically, coefficient tuning from experimental instances of NSV are considered to identify the unknown coupling coefficients in the van der Pol model. The goal of future research will be to identify values and significance of the coupling parameters used in the van der Pol model, to match these coefficients with confirmed instances of experimental NSV, and to develop a preliminary design tool that engineers can use to better design turbomachinery for NSV. Proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) CFD techniques and coefficient tuning from experimental instances of NSV have been considered to identify the unknown coupling coefficients in the van der Pol model. The finalization of this preliminary-design research will be completed in future research.



2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Hollenbach ◽  
Robert Kielb ◽  
Kenneth Hall

Abstract This paper expands upon a multi-degree-of-freedom, Van der Pol oscillator used to model buffet and Nonsynchronous Vibrations (NSV) in turbines. Two degrees-of-freedom are used, a fluid tracking variable incorporating a Van der Pol oscillator and a classic spring, mass, damper mounted cylinder variable; thus, this model is one of fluid-structure interaction. This model has been previously shown to exhibit the two main aspects of NSV. The first is the lock-in or entrainment phenomenon of the fluid shedding frequency jumping onto the natural frequency of the oscillator, while the second is a stable limit cycle oscillation (LCO) once the transient solution disappears. Improvements are made to the previous model to better understand this aeroelastic phenomenon. First, an error minimizing technique through a system identification method is used to tune the coefficients in the Reduced Order Model (ROM) to improve the accuracy in comparison to experimental data. Secondly, a cubic stiffness term is added to the fluid equation; this term is often seen in the Duffing Oscillator equation, which allows this ROM to capture the experimental behavior more accurately, seen in previous literature. The finalized model captures the experimental cylinder data found in literature much better than the previous model. These improvements also open the door for future models, such as that of a pitching airfoil or a turbomachinery blade, to create a preliminary design tool for studying NSV in turbomachinery.



1994 ◽  
Vol 33 (01) ◽  
pp. 116-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Sato ◽  
S. Doi ◽  
T. Nomura

Abstract:A Bonhoeffer-van der Pol equation with a stable limit cycle is proposed as a model of the pacemaker in the sino-atrial node to exptain heart rate regulation. Standard tools, such as the phase transition curve in nonlinear dynamic system theory, are used to analyze the model and results are compared with other studies on experiments with dogs.



Mathematics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianbin He ◽  
Jianping Cai

The Van der Pol oscillator is investigated by the parameter control method. This method only needs to control one parameter of the Van der Pol oscillator by a simple periodic function; then, the Van der Pol oscillator can behave chaotically from the stable limit cycle. Based on the new Van der Pol oscillator with variable parameter (VdPVP), some dynamical characteristics are discussed by numerical simulations, such as the Lyapunov exponents and bifurcation diagrams. The numerical results show that there exists a positive Lyapunov exponent in the VdPVP. Therefore, an encryption algorithm is designed by the pseudo-random sequences generated from the VdPVP. This simple algorithm consists of chaos scrambling and chaos XOR (exclusive-or) operation, and the statistical analyses show that it has good security and encryption effectiveness. Finally, the feasibility and validity are verified by simulation experiments of image encryption.



Author(s):  
Mohammad Khalil ◽  
Abhijit Sarkar ◽  
Dominique Poirel

We report the parameter estimation results of a self-sustaining aeroelastic oscillator. The system is composed of a rigid wing that is elastically mounted on a rig, which in turn is fixed in a wind tunnel. For certain flow conditions, in particular dictated by the Reynolds number in the transitional regime, the wing extracts energy from the flow leading to a stable limit cycle oscillation. The basic physical mechanism at the origin of the oscillations is laminar boundary layer separation, which leads to negative aerodynamic damping. An empirical model of the aeroelastic system is proposed in the form of a generalized Duffing-van der Pol oscillator, whereby the linear and nonlinear aeroelastic terms are unknowns to be estimated. The model (input) noise process accounting for the amplitude modulation observed from experiments will also be estimated. We apply a Bayesian inference based batch data assimilation method in tackling this strongly nonlinear and non-Gaussian model. In particular, Markov Chain Monte Carlo sampling technique is used to generate samples from the joint distribution of the unknown parameters given noisy measurement data. The extended Kalman filter is utilized to obtain the conditional distribution of the model state given the noisy measurements. The parameter estimates for a third order generalized Duffing-van der Pol oscillator are obtained and marginal and joint probability density functions for the parameters will be presented for both a numerical model and a rigid wing that is elastically mounted on a rig in a wind tunnel.



2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Richard Hollenbach ◽  
Robert Kielb ◽  
Kenneth Hall

Abstract This paper expands upon a multi-degree-of-freedom, Van der Pol oscillator used to model buffet and Nonsynchronous Vibrations (NSV) in turbines. Two degrees-of-freedom are used, a fluid tracking variable incorporating a Van der Pol oscillator and a classic spring, mass, damper mounted cylinder variable; thus, this model is one of fluid-structure interaction. This model has been previously shown to exhibit the two main aspects of NSV. The first is the lock-in or entrainment phenomenon of the fluid shedding frequency jumping onto the natural frequency of the oscillator, while the second is a stable limit cycle oscillation (LCO) once the transient solution disappears. Improvements are made to the previous model to better understand this aeroelastic phenomenon. First, an error minimizing technique through a system identification method is used to tune the coefficients in the Reduced Order Model (ROM) to improve the accuracy in comparison to experimental data. Secondly, a cubic stiffness term is added to the fluid equation; this term is often seen in the Duffing Oscillator equation, which allows this ROM to capture the experimental behavior more accurately, seen in previous literature. The finalized model captures the experimental cylinder data found in literature much better than the previous model. These improvements also open the door for future models, such as that of a pitching airfoil or a turbomachinery blade, to create a preliminary design tool for studying NSV in turbomachinery.



Filomat ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (16) ◽  
pp. 5271-5293
Author(s):  
A.K. Pal ◽  
P. Dolai ◽  
G.P. Samanta

In this paper we have studied the dynamical behaviours of a delayed two-species competitive system affected by toxicant with imprecise biological parameters. We have proposed a method to handle these imprecise parameters by using parametric form of interval numbers. We have discussed the existence of various equilibrium points and stability of the system at these equilibrium points. In case of toxic stimulatory system, the delay model exhibits a stable limit cycle oscillation. Computer simulations are carried out to illustrate our analytical findings.



2007 ◽  
Vol 17 (04) ◽  
pp. 1343-1354 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. YAMAPI ◽  
B. R. NANA NBENDJO ◽  
H. G. ENJIEU KADJI

This paper deals with the dynamics and active control of a driven multi-limit-cycle Van der Pol oscillator. The amplitude of the oscillatory states both in the autonomous and nonautonomous case are derived. The interaction between the amplitudes of the external excitation and the limit-cycles are also analyzed. The domain of the admissible values on the amplitude for the external excitation is found. The effects of the control parameter on the behavior of a driven multi-limit-cycle Van der Pol model are analyzed and it appears that with the appropriate selection of the coupling parameter, the quenching of chaotic vibrations takes place.



2012 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laith K. Abbas ◽  
Xiaoting Rui ◽  
P. Marzocca ◽  
M. Abdalla ◽  
R. De Breuker

This paper addresses the problem of the aerothermoelastic modeling behavior and analyses of skin curved panels with static and dynamic edge movability effect in high supersonic flow. Flutter and post-flutter behavior will be analyzed toward determining under which conditions such panels will exhibit a benign instability, that is a stable limit cycle oscillation, or a catastrophic instability, that is an unstable LCO. The aerothermoelastic governing equations are developed from the geometrically non-linear theory of infinitely long two dimensional curved panels. Von Kármán non-linear strain-displacement relation in conjunction with the Kirchhoff plate-hypothesis is adopted. A geometrically imperfect curved panel forced by a supersonic/hypersonic unsteady flow is numerically investigated using Galerkin approach. These equations are based on the third-order piston theory aerodynamic for modeling the flow-induced forces. Furthermore, the effects of thermal degradation and Kelvin’s model of structural damping independent of time and temperature are also considered in this model. Computational analysis and discussion of the finding along with pertinent conclusions are presented.



Author(s):  
Jun-Seong Lee ◽  
Dong-Kyu Lee ◽  
Juho Lee ◽  
Jae-Hung Han

This study experimentally shows that an oscillatory behavior observed in a trim flight of an ornithopter has a stable limit-cycle oscillation (LCO) characteristics and that the magnitude of the LCO in body pitch dynamics can be suppressed by active tail motion. A free flight of the tested ornithopter is emulated in the wind tunnel using a specially devised tether that provides the minimal mechanical interference to the flight of ornithopter. Due to the symmetric wing motion in forward trim flight, the longitudinal flight dynamics is more focused than the lateral one. The non-contact type sensors are used to measure the time histories of the flight state variables such as wing and tail motions, body pitch angle, and altitude. The tail motion for the pitch LCO reduction is achieved by two actuators: 1) Servo motor for the rigid-body motion of the tail elevation angle, and 2) Macro-Fiber Composite strain actuator for the elastic deformation of the tail camber. The performances of the LCO suppressions are compared in the root-mean-square-error sense and the harmonically activated in-phase tail motion linked to wing motion is observed to effectively reduce the pitch LCO.



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