Periodicity and Stability in Transverse Motion of a Nonlinear Rotor-Bearing System Using Generalized Harmonic Balance Method

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiwei Liu ◽  
Yuefang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Harmonic Balance ◽  
Harmonic Balance Method ◽  
Numerical Approach ◽  
Iteration Scheme ◽  
Balance Method ◽  
Transverse Motion ◽  
Harmonic Load ◽  
Rotor Bearing ◽  
Generalized Harmonic Balance Method ◽  
Bearing System

Many rotor assemblies of industrial turbo-machines are supported by oil-lubricated bearings. It is well known that the operation safety of these machines is highly dependent on rotors whose stability is closely related to the whirling motion of lubricant oil. In this paper, the problem of transverse motion of rotor systems considering bearing nonlinearity is revisited. A symmetric, rigid Jeffcott rotor is modeled considering unbalanced mass and short bearing forces. A semi-analytical, semi-numerical approach is presented based on the Generalized Harmonic Balance method and the Newton-Raphson iteration scheme. The external load of the system is decomposed into a Fourier series with multiple harmonic loads. The amplitude and phase with respect to each harmonic load are solved iteratively. The stability of the motion response is analyzed through identification of eigenvalues at the fixed point mapped from the linearized system using harmonic amplitudes. The solutions of the present approach are compared to the ones from time-domain numerical integrations using the Runge-Kutta method and they are found in good agreement for stable periodic motions. It is revealed through bifurcation analysis that evolution of the motion in the nonlinear rotor-bearing system is complicated. The Hopf bifurcation of synchronous vibration represents the start of the oil whirl. The phenomenon of oil whip is identified when the saddle-node bifurcation of sub-synchronous vibration takes place.

Periodicity and Stability in Transverse Motion of a Nonlinear Rotor-Bearing System Using Generalized Harmonic Balance Method

2016 ◽  
Vol 139 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiwei Liu ◽  
Yuefang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Harmonic Balance ◽  
Harmonic Balance Method ◽  
Iteration Scheme ◽  
Balance Method ◽  
Transverse Motion ◽  
Harmonic Load ◽  
Mass Eccentricity ◽  
Rotor Bearing ◽  
Generalized Harmonic Balance Method ◽  
Bearing System

Many rotor assemblies of industrial turbomachines are supported by oil-lubricated bearings. It is well known that the operation safety of these machines is highly dependent on rotors whose stability is closely related to the whirling motion of lubricant oil. In this paper, the problem of transverse motion of rotor systems considering bearing nonlinearity is revisited. A symmetric, rigid Jeffcott rotor is modeled considering unbalanced mass and short bearing forces. A semi-analytical, seminumerical approach is presented based on the generalized harmonic balance method (GHBM) and the Newton–Raphson iteration scheme. The external load of the system is decomposed into a Fourier series with multiple harmonic loads. The amplitude and phase with respect to each harmonic load are solved iteratively. The stability of the motion response is analyzed through identification of eigenvalues at the fixed point mapped from the linearized system using harmonic amplitudes. The solutions of the present approach are compared to those from time-domain numerical integrations using the Runge–Kutta method, and they are found to be in good agreement for stable periodic motions. It is revealed through bifurcation analysis that evolution of the motion in the nonlinear rotor-bearing system is complicated. The Hopf bifurcation (HB) of synchronous vibration initiates oil whirl with varying mass eccentricity. The onset of oil whip is identified when the saddle-node bifurcation of subsynchronous vibration takes place at the critical value of parameter.

Nonlinear vibration characteristics of the rotor bearing system with bolted flange joints

2019 ◽  
Vol 233 (4) ◽  
pp. 910-930
Author(s):  
Yifu Zhou ◽  
Zhong Luo ◽  
Zifang Bian ◽  
Fei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Nonlinear Vibration ◽  
Time Domain ◽  
Harmonic Balance ◽  
Harmonic Balance Method ◽  
Rolling Bearing ◽  
Vibration Characteristics ◽  
Rotor System ◽  
Rotor Bearing ◽  
Bolted Flange ◽  
Bearing System

As sophisticated mechanical equipment, the rotor system of aero-engine is assembled by various parts; bolted flange joints are one of the essential ways of joints. Aiming at the analysis of the nonlinear vibration characteristics of the rotor-bearing system with bolted flange joints, in this paper, a finite element modeling method for a rotor-bearing system with bolted flange joints is proposed, and an incremental harmonic balance method combined with arc length continuation is proposed to solve the dynamic solution of the rotor system. In order to solve the rotor system with rolling bearing nonlinearity, the alternating frequency/time-domain process of the rolling bearing element is deduced. Compared with the conventional harmonic balance method and the time-domain method, this method has the characteristics of fast convergence and high computational efficiency; solving the rotor system with nonlinear bearing force; overcome the shortcoming that the frequency–response curve of the system is too sharp to continue solving. By using this method, the influence of bearing clearance and stiffness on vibration characteristics of the rotor system with bolted flange joints is studied. The evolution law of the state of the rotor system with bolt flange is investigated through numerical simulation and experimental data. The results indicated that the modeling and solving method proposed in this paper could accurately solve the rotor-bearing system with bolted flange joints and analyze its vibration characteristics.

Analytical Periodic Motions in a Periodically Forced, Damped Duffing Oscillator

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert C. J. Luo ◽  
Jianzhe Huang
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulations ◽  
Analytical Solutions ◽  
Harmonic Balance ◽  
Duffing Oscillator ◽  
Harmonic Balance Method ◽  
Approximate Solutions ◽  
Balance Method ◽  
Periodic Motions ◽  
Conditions Of Stability ◽  
Generalized Harmonic Balance Method

The analytical solutions of the period-1 motions for a hardening Duffing oscillator are presented through the generalized harmonic balance method. The conditions of stability and bifurcation of the approximate solutions in the oscillator are discussed. Numerical simulations for period-1 motions for the damped Duffing oscillator are carried out.

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.

ASYMMETRIC PERIODIC MOTIONS WITH CHAOS IN A SOFTENING DUFFING OSCILLATOR

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (05) ◽  
pp. 1350086 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALBERT C. J. LUO ◽  
JIANZHE HUANG
Keyword(s):  
Harmonic Balance ◽  
Duffing Oscillator ◽  
Harmonic Balance Method ◽  
Balance Method ◽  
Periodic Motions ◽  
Complex Motion ◽  
Bifurcation Tree ◽  
Generalized Harmonic Balance Method

In this paper, asymmetric periodic motions in a periodically forced, softening Duffing oscillator are presented analytically through the generalized harmonic balance method. For the softening Duffing oscillator, the symmetric periodic motions with jumping phenomena were understood very well. However, asymmetric periodic motions in the softening Duffing oscillators are not investigated analytically yet, and such asymmetric periodic motions possess much richer dynamics than the symmetric motions in the softening Duffing oscillator. For asymmetric motions, the bifurcation tree from asymmetric period-1 motions to chaos is discussed comprehensively. The corresponding, unstable and stable, asymmetric and symmetric, periodic motions in the softening Duffing oscillator are presented, and numerical illustrations of stable and unstable periodic motions are completed. This investigation provides a better picture of complex motion in the softening Duffing oscillator.

Steady State Solutions to a Forced Nonlinear Oscillator: A Comparison of Results Using a Generalized Harmonic Balance Method and by Numerical Integrations

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Noble ◽  
Julian J. Wu
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Harmonic Balance ◽  
Nonlinear Oscillator ◽  
Initial Point ◽  
Harmonic Balance Method ◽  
Balance Method ◽  
Original Equation ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Steady State Solutions ◽  
Generalized Harmonic Balance Method

Abstract Steady state solutions for nonlinear dynamic problems are interesting because (1) the long time behaviors of many problems are of practical concern, and, (2) these behaviors are often difficult to predict. This paper first presents a brief description of a generalized harmonic balance method (GHB) for steady state solutions to nonlinear problems via a nonlinear oscillator problem with a quadratic nonlinearity. Using this approach, steady state solutions are obtained for problems with several parameters: damping, nonlinearity and frequency (subharmonic, superharmonic and primary resonance). These results, plotted in time evolution curves and phase diagrams are compared with those obtained by numerically integrating the original differential equations. The effect of initial conditions on long time solutions is discussed. This investigation indicates that (1) the GHB steady state is an excellent approximate solution to that of the original equation if such a solution is numerically stable, and (2) the GHB steady state simply indicates a region of instability when the numerical solution to the original equation, using a point in that region as the initial point, is unstable.

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