Nonlinear Behaviors and Bifurcation of Flexible Rotor System with Axial-Grooved Self-Acting Gas Bearing Support

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 1796-1802 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weimin Wang ◽  
Yanjun Lu ◽  
Zhijun Cao ◽  
Yongfang Zhang ◽  
Lei Feng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rotor System ◽  
Flexible Rotor ◽  
Nonlinear Behaviors ◽  
Gas Bearing

scholarly journals Numerical and Experimental Investigation on Axial Rub Impact Dynamic Characteristics of Flexible Rotor Supported by Hybrid Gas Bearings

2021 ◽  
pp. 146134842098664
Author(s):  
Long Hao ◽  
Dongjiang Han ◽  
Wei Zhao ◽  
Qingjun Zhao ◽  
Jinfu Yang
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Characteristics ◽  
Radial Direction ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Rotor System ◽  
Dynamic Responses ◽  
Flexible Rotor ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
Gas Bearings ◽  
Gas Bearing

Gas bearings are widely used in micro- and small turbomachinery. Because of the pursuit of high efficiency, turbomachinery adopts small clearance of rotor and stator. The gas bearing rotor system easily suffers from rub impact due to the inherently low damping and load capacity of gas film. Axial rub impact may lead to catastrophic failure of gas bearing rotor system. Previous work put emphasis on radial rub, and only a few papers researched on the axial rub impact by simulation method. In this paper, dynamic responses of full annular axial rub are investigated numerically and experimentally. A single span flexible rotor test rig is established to support this research. Dynamic characteristics of full annular axial rub of this gas bearing rotor system are obtained with finite element language-APDL. Dynamic characteristics within full speed range are experimentally researched based on the test rig. The dynamic behaviors are analyzed by means of waterfall diagrams, frequency spectrums, orbit trails, and vibration amplitude waveforms. During speed up, half speed whirl and gas film oscillation occur in radial direction. During speed down, the full annular axial rub between rotor thrust disk and gas bearing occurs. When lightly axial rub impact happens, the vibration patterns in the radial direction change barely, and 0 Hz component appears in the axial direction. When serious full annular axial rub impact happens, 0 Hz component occurs in both radial and axial directions and rotor orbit shows transverse motion in radial direction. These forms of dynamic characteristics can be effectively used to diagnose the full annular axial rub impact.

A Virtual Bearing Method for Optimal Bearing Placement of Flexible Rotor Systems

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shibing Liu ◽  
Bingen Yang
Keyword(s):  
Optimization Problem ◽  
Optimization Method ◽  
Rotor System ◽  
Problem Solution ◽  
Flexible Rotor ◽  
Rotor Systems ◽  
Real Coded Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Minimum Number ◽  
Distributed Transfer Function ◽  
Flexible Rotor Systems

Flexible multistage rotor systems have a variety of engineering applications. Vibration optimization is important to the improvement of performance and reliability for this type of rotor systems. Filling a technical gap in the literature, this paper presents a virtual bearing method for optimal bearing placement that minimizes the vibration amplitude of a flexible rotor system with a minimum number of bearings. In the development, a distributed transfer function formulation is used to define the optimization problem. Solution of the optimization problem by a real-coded genetic algorithm yields the locations and dynamic coefficients of bearings, by which the prescribed operational requirements for the rotor system are satisfied. A numerical example shows that the proposed optimization method is efficient and accurate, and is useful in preliminary design of a new rotor system with the number of bearings unforeknown.

scholarly journals Effect of the Supports’ Positions on the Vibration Characteristics of a Flexible Rotor Shafting

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Miaomiao Li ◽  
Zhuo Li ◽  
Liangliang Ma ◽  
Rupeng Zhu ◽  
Xizhi Ma
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Simulation ◽  
Vibration Characteristics ◽  
Rotor System ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Flexible Rotor ◽  
Bending Vibration ◽  
First Order ◽  
Element Simulation

In this study, we evaluated the effect of changing supports’ position on the vibration characteristics of a three-support flexible rotor shafting. This dependency was first analyzed using a finite element simulation and then backed up with experimental investigations. By computing a simplified rotor shafting model, we found that the first-order bending vibration in a forward whirl mode is the most relevant deforming mode. Hence, the effect of the supports’ positions on this vibration was intensively investigated using simulations and verified experimentally with a house-made shafting rotor system. The results demonstrated that the interaction between different supports can influence the overall vibration deformation and that the position of the support closer to the rotor has the greatest influence.

Robust Control of the Elastodynamic Vibrations of a Flexible Rotor System With Discontinuous Friction

2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mansour Karkoub
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Model ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Nonlinear Models ◽  
Control Design ◽  
Rotor System ◽  
Control Technique ◽  
Flexible Rotor ◽  
Highly Nonlinear ◽  
Modeling Errors ◽  
The Difference

The work presented here deals with the control of a flexible rotor system using the μ-synthesis control technique. This technique allows for the inclusion of modeling errors in the control design process in terms of uncertainty weights. The dynamic model of the rotor system, which includes discontinuous friction, is highly nonlinear and has to be linearized around an operating point in order to use μ-synthesis. The difference between the linear and nonlinear models is characterized in terms of uncertainty weights and included in the control design process. The designed controller is robust to uncertainty in the dynamic model, spillover, actuator uncertainty, and noise. The theoretical findings of the μ-synthesis control design are validated through simulations and the results are presented and discussed here.

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