THE HARMONIC BALANCE TECHNIQUE ANALYSIS OF OPEN QUANTUM SYSTEMS

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (07) ◽  
pp. 1973-1982
Author(s):  
PIER PAOLO CIVALLERI ◽  
MARCO GILLI ◽  
MICHELE BONNIN
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Wave ◽  
Harmonic Balance ◽  
Linear Time ◽  
Open Quantum Systems ◽  
Quantum Systems ◽  
Thermal Bath ◽  
Fixed Temperature ◽  
Balance Technique ◽  
Harmonic Balance Technique ◽  
Steady State Performance

The Harmonic Balance Technique (HBT) is used to analyze the steady state performance of a two-state quantum system interacting with a classical sinusoidal electromagnetic wave and with a thermal bath at a fixed temperature. The linear time-variant differential equations describing such a system can be solved to any number of harmonics and the results can be compared with those obtained with the classical RWA approximation, thus emphasizing the validity limits of the latter.

Aerodynamic Asymmetry Analysis of Unsteady Flows in Turbomachinery

2009 ◽  
Vol 132 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kivanc Ekici ◽  
Robert E. Kielb ◽  
Kenneth C. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Harmonic Balance ◽  
Coupling Effect ◽  
Unsteady Flows ◽  
Unsteady Aerodynamic ◽  
Blade Row ◽  
Balance Technique ◽  
Turbomachinery Blades ◽  
Aerodynamic Asymmetry ◽  
Frequency Domain Approach ◽  
Harmonic Balance Technique

A nonlinear harmonic balance technique for the analysis of aerodynamic asymmetry of unsteady flows in turbomachinery is presented. The present method uses a mixed time-domain/frequency-domain approach that allows one to compute the unsteady aerodynamic response of turbomachinery blades to self-excited vibrations. Traditionally, researchers have investigated the unsteady response of a blade row with the assumption that all the blades in the row are identical. With this assumption the entire wheel can be modeled using complex periodic boundary conditions and a computational grid spanning a single blade passage. In this study, the steady/unsteady aerodynamic asymmetry is modeled using multiple passages. Specifically, the method has been applied to aerodynamically asymmetric flutter problems for a rotor with a symmetry group of 2. The effect of geometric asymmetries on the unsteady aerodynamic response of a blade row is illustrated. For the cases investigated in this paper, the change in the diagonal terms (blade on itself) dominated the change in stability. Very little mode coupling effect caused by the off-diagonal terms was found.

Aerodynamic Asymmetry Analysis of Unsteady Flows in Turbomachinery

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kivanc Ekici ◽  
Robert E. Kielb ◽  
Kenneth C. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Harmonic Balance ◽  
Coupling Effect ◽  
Unsteady Flows ◽  
Unsteady Aerodynamic ◽  
Blade Row ◽  
Balance Technique ◽  
Turbomachinery Blades ◽  
Aerodynamic Asymmetry ◽  
Frequency Domain Approach ◽  
Harmonic Balance Technique

A nonlinear harmonic balance technique for the analysis of aerodynamic asymmetry of unsteady flows in turbomachinery is presented. The present method uses a mixed time-domain/frequency-domain approach that allows one to compute the unsteady aerodynamic response of turbomachinery blades to self-excited vibrations. Traditionally, researchers have investigated the unsteady response of a blade row with the assumption that all the blades in the row are identical. With this assumption the entire wheel can be modeled using complex periodic boundary conditions and a computational grid spanning a single blade passage. In this study, the steady/unsteady aerodynamic asymmetry is modeled using multiple passages. Specifically, the method has been applied to aerodynamically asymmetric flutter problems for a rotor with a symmetry group of two. The effect of geometric asymmetries on the unsteady aerodynamic response of a blade row is illustrated. For the cases investigated in this paper, the change in the diagonal terms (blade on itself) dominated the change in stability. Very little mode coupling effect caused by the off-diagonal terms was found.

Using Transfer Matrices for Parametric System Forced Response

1987 ◽  
Vol 109 (4) ◽  
pp. 356-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. W. David ◽  
L. D. Mitchell ◽  
J. W. Daws
Keyword(s):  
Harmonic Balance ◽  
Forced Response ◽  
Computational Techniques ◽  
Computational Technique ◽  
Transfer Matrices ◽  
Frequency Branch ◽  
Balance Technique ◽  
Systems Analysts ◽  
The Many ◽  
Harmonic Balance Technique

For many years, engineers and scientists have sought to deal with the many phenomena exhibiting parametric characteristics. While many approximate techniques are available for the analysis of such systems, the harmonic balance technique can be used to accurately model the response of systems where the coefficient variation is large. Also, in analyzing complex physical systems, analysts have sought to develop efficient computational techniques that are sufficiently general for the analysis of arbitrary systems. In this paper, it is shown that combining the harmonic balance technique with transfer matrices produces an efficient computational technique for the analysis of parametric systems where the coefficient variations can be large. The technique is demonstrated by considering a single-degree-of-freedom system with time varying stiffness. The harmonic balance technique is used to frequency-branch the transfer matrices, thus allowing multifrequency response calculations to be done simultaneously. The results are compared with direct numerical integrations of the equations. Lastly, this technique is applied to a simple gear coupled rotor system to demonstrate the application of this technique to large order systems of more engineering relevance.

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