Numerical analysis of a rigid rotor supported by aerodynamic four-lobe journal bearing system with mass unbalance

This paper presents the effect of rotor mass on the nonlinear dynamic behavior of a rigid rotor-bearing system excited by mass unbalance. Aerodynamic four-lobe journal bearing is used to support a rigid rotor. A finite element method is employed to solve the Reynolds equation in static and dynamical states and the dynamical equations are solved using Runge-Kutta method. To analyze the behavior of the rotor center in the horizontal and vertical directions under different operating conditions, the dynamic trajectory, the power spectra, the Poincare maps and the bifurcation diagrams are used. From this study, results show how the complex dynamic behavior of this type of system comprising periodic, KT-periodic and quasi-periodic responses of the rotor center varies with changes in rotor mass values by considering two bearing aspect ratios. Results of this study contribute a better understanding of the nonlinear dynamics of an aerodynamic four-lobe journal bearing system.     

A new nonlinear dynamic analysis method of rotor system supported by oil-film journal bearings

The strong nonlinear behavior usually exists in rotor systems supported by oil-film journal bearings. In this paper, the partial derivative method is extended to the second-order approximate extent to predict the nonlinear dynamic stiffness and damping coefficients of finite-long journal bearings. And the nonlinear oil-film forces approximately represented by dynamic coefficients are used to analyze nonlinear dynamic performance of a symmetrical flexible rotor-bearing system via the journal orbit, phase portrait and Poincaré map. The effects of mass eccentricity on dynamic behaviors of rotor system are mainly investigated. Moreover, the computational method of nonlinear dynamic coefficients of infinite-short bearing is presented. The nonlinear oil-film forces model of finite-long bearing is validated by comparing the numerical results with those obtained by an infinite-short bearing-rotor system model. The results show that the representation method of nonlinear oil-film forces by dynamic coefficients has universal applicability and allows one easily to conduct the nonlinear dynamic analysis of rotor systems.     

Bifurcation and nonlinear analysis of a flexible rotor supported by a relative short spherical gas bearing system

This paper employs a hybrid numerical method combining the differential transformation method and the finite difference method to study the bifurcation and nonlinear dynamic behavior of a flexible rotor supported by a relative short spherical gas bearing (RSSGB) system. The analytical results reveal a complex dynamic behavior comprising periodic, sub-harmonic, quasi-periodic, and chaotic responses of the rotor center and the journal center. Furthermore, the results reveal the changes which take place in the dynamic behavior of the bearing system as the rotor mass and bearing number are increased. The current analytical results are found to be in good agreement with those of other numerical methods. Therefore, the proposed method provides an effective means of gaining insights into the nonlinear dynamics of RSSGB systems.     

Application of a hybrid method to the nonlinear dynamic analysis of a flexible rotor supported by a spherical gas-lubricated bearing system

This paper employs a hybrid numerical method combining the differential transformation method and the finite difference method to study the nonlinear dynamic behavior of a flexible rotor supported by a spherical gas-lubricated bearing system. The analytical results reveal a complex dynamic behavior comprising periodic, sub-harmonic, and quasi-periodic responses of the rotor center and the journal center. Furthermore, the results reveal the changes which take place in the dynamic behavior of the bearing system as the rotor mass and bearing number are increased. The current analytical results are found to be in good agreement with those from other numerical methods. Therefore, the proposed method provides an effective means of gaining insights into the nonlinear dynamics of spherical gas film rotor–bearing systems.     

Nonlinear dynamic analysis for bevel-gear system under nonlinear suspension-bifurcation and chaos

This study aims to analyze the dynamic behavior of bevel-geared rotor system supported on a thrust bearing and journal bearings under nonlinear suspension. The dynamic orbits of the system are observed using bifurcation diagrams plotted with both the dimensionless unbalance coefficient and the dimensionless rotational speed ratio as control parameters. The onset of chaotic motion is identified from the phase diagrams, power spectra, Poincaré maps, Lyapunov exponents, and fractal dimensions of the gear-bearing system. The numerical results reveal that the system exhibits a diverse range of periodic, sub-harmonic, and chaotic behaviors. The results presented in this study provide an understanding of the operating conditions under which undesirable dynamic motion takes place in a gear-bearing system and therefore serves as a useful source of reference for engineers in designing and controlling such systems.     

Theoretical analysis of high speed spindle air bearings by a hybrid numerical method

To study the behavior of the high speed spindle air bearing (HSSAB) system, we conduct the research by means of a hybrid numerical method which combines the differential transformation method and the finite difference method in this paper. According to the results of the research, the flexible rotor center is found to include a complex dynamic behavior that comprises periodic, sub-harmonic and quasi-periodic responses. In addition, as the rotor mass and the bearing number are increased, there will be some changes taking place in the dynamic behavior of the bearing system. The results are proven to have no conflict with those of the other numerical methods, which enables an effective means in gaining insights into the nonlinear dynamics of HSSAB systems.     

Stability and Bifurcations of Rotors in Fluid Film Bearings

To study the nonlinear phenomena of rotors in the sense of bifurcation theory, the mechanical model of a symmetric flexible rotor is investigated which is supported by two identical journal bearings. Two types of journal bearings are considered. While the oil whirl and oil whip oscillations of rotors in plain journal bearings are widely examined, the floating ring bearings cause a quite different vibration behavior with several mode interactions and an area of so-called critical limit cycles leading to a rotor damage. For both types a Hopf bifurcation marks the beginning of the self-excited oscillations in the case of a perfectly balanced rotor. By applying the methods of numerical continuation the occurring limit cycles as well as their stability are determined. The different nonlinear effects with the corresponding bifurcations are explained by describing the global solution behavior of the rotor-bearing systems. (© 2010 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Chaotic response and bifurcation analysis of a flexible rotor supported by porous and non-porous bearings with nonlinear suspension

This study presents numerical work investigating the dynamic responses of a flexible rotor supported by porous journal bearings. Both porous and non-porous bearing types are taken into consideration in this study. The rotating speed ratios and imbalance parameters are also presented and proved to be important control parameters. Many non-periodic responses to chaotic and quasi-periodic motions are found, too. From the bifurcation diagrams in this paper, it is also evidenced that the vibration behaviors would be improved by porous bearings. The modeling result obtained here can be employed to predict the dynamics of bearing–rotor systems, and undesirable behavior of the rotor and bearing orbits can be avoided. Also, this could help engineers and researchers in designing and studying bearing–rotor systems or some turbo-machinery in the future.     

On the dynamics of a nonlinear rotor-floating ring bearing system

Today, in high speed applications the rotors are commonly supported by hydrodynamic journal bearings. One typical configuration of journal bearings incorporated in automotive turbochargers is the floating ring bearing. Rotors supported by floating ring bearings have many advantages, regarding costs and power consumption for example. However, they might become unstable with increasing speed of rotation. At the onset of instability both the perfectly balanced and unbalanced rotor undergo self-excited vibrations which could cause the mechanical breakdown of the system. The “oil whip”-phenomenon, very well known from the investigations of the plain journal bearing occurs here in a different form. At the stability limit the rotor begins either oscillating with about the half of the ring speed or the half of the ring speed plus the half of the journal speed depending on the system parameters. For this reason a rotor-floating ring bearing model is presented showing the mentioned characteristics. By applying the nonlinear equations of motion the limit cycles of the system are determined and its loss of stability is investigated. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Sensitivity of Computational Rotor Dynamics Towards the Empirically Estimated Lubrication Gap Clearance of Foil Air Journal Bearings

This contribution is concerned with the computational analysis of a rigid rotor supported by means of two self-acting foil air journal bearings. Even though the overall equation system is thereby typically written in a nondimensional form, prior knowledge about realistic value ranges of occurring dimensionless numbers is required in order to parameterize and interpret such simulations correctly. Unlike all other quantities, the nominal lubrication gap clearance between the rotating journal and the undeformed foil structure is reported to be only poorly known. Thus, even in the light of an advanced understanding of the bearing rotor system's fundamental behavior, the quantitative reproduction and prediction of experimental results by means of computational analysis need to be viewed critically. In this study, the sensitivity of numerical results towards the assumed nominal lubrication gap clearance will be investigated. To this end, the stability of the system is considered and the characteristics of occasionally observed equilibrium points and limit cycles are addressed. (© 2016 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Nonlinear dynamic analysis of a hybrid squeeze-film damper-mounted rigid rotor lubricated with couple stress fluid and active control

The hybrid squeeze-film damper bearing with active control is proposed in this paper and the lubricating with couple stress fluid is also taken into consideration. The pressure distribution and the dynamics of a rigid rotor supported by such bearing are studied. A PD (proportional-plus-derivative) controller is used to stabilize the rotor-bearing system. Numerical results show that, due to the nonlinear factors of oil film force, the trajectory of the rotor demonstrates a complex dynamics with rotational speed ratio s. Poincaré maps, bifurcation diagrams, and power spectra are used to analyze the behavior of the rotor trajectory in the horizontal and vertical directions under different operating conditions. The maximum Lyapunov exponent and fractal dimension concepts are used to determine if the system is in a state of chaotic motion. Numerical results show that the maximum Lyapunov exponent of this system is positive and the dimension of the rotor trajectory is fractal at the non-dimensional speed ratio s = 3.0, which indicate that the rotor trajectory is chaotic under such operation condition. In order to avoid the nonsynchronous chaotic vibrations, an increased proportional gain is applied to control this system. It is shown that the rotor trajectory will leave chaotic motion to periodic motion in the steady state under control action. Besides, the rotor dynamic responses of the system will be more stable by using couple stress fluid.     

飞行器内裂纹转子系统的非线性动力学特性研究

在Jeffcott转子的开闭裂纹及方波模型基础上,建立了飞行器内裂纹转子系统的运动模型．数值研究表明:当飞行器以不同的等速度飞行时,转子轴与水平面之间夹角的变化将造成重力分量的变化,从而使转子运动在周期解、拟周期或浑沌状态之间变化,而且出现非线性现象的转速比、刚度变化比等参数的范围、进入和退出浑沌的路径、响应中的频率成份也会发生变化．飞行器的飞行速度变化还会改变裂纹转子响应的稳定性．飞行器等速飞行后的加速过程将引起转子振幅的突升及其后的下降,而且会使裂纹转子系统响应可能在不同的非线性状态下交替改变．     

大型水平轴风力机叶片气动弹性计算

给出了一种考虑几何非线性的大型风力机静、 动气动弹性一体化计算方法．采用涡尾迹方法进行风力机气动载荷计算．建立风力机风轮的三维壳模型．沿周向平均风力机叶片载荷并加载到结构模型进行非线性静气动弹性分析．基于动力学小扰动假设, 在静平衡构型下进行动力学线性化, 计算风轮固有振动特性．继而结合非定常涡尾迹方法计算风力机动气动弹性响应．计算了NH 1500叶片考虑几何非线性的静气动弹性位移和动气动弹性响应．结果表明,大型风力机叶片几何非线性较为明显地减小静气动弹性位移,同时降低动气动弹性的响应幅值．大型风力机气动弹性响应计算需要考虑几何非线性     

Nonlinear response and dynamic stability of a cracked rotor

Establishment of a new approach for analyzing the nonlinear behavior of a cracked rotor system is the main goal of the present research. Nonlinear governing equations of motion are developed for the cracked rotor system with asymmetrical viscoelastic supports. In establishing the approach, the masses of the rotational shaft and a disc mounted on the shaft, geometric nonlinearity of the shaft, and the rotor’s extra displacements due to the existence of the crack are all taken into account. On the basis of the governing equations, the nonlinear behavior of the rotor system is analyzed numerically with considerations of the effects of the crack depth, the crack location, the locations of the disc, and the shaft’s rotational speed. The effects of the crack and the other system parameters on the dynamic stability of the rotor system are also investigated.     

Approximation of quasi-periodic solutions of a rotor in two-lobe bearings with time-varying geometry

Improving the dynamic behaviour of rotor systems in journal bearings represents an ongoing topic of research. The pressure distribution within journal bearings is described by the Reynolds equation, whereby unwanted oscillations can be caused by the fluid-solid interaction within the bearings. An approach of a two-lobe bearing with time-varying geometry is suggested to suppress or at least to reduce occurring oscillations. In order to systematically analyse the system, a spectral reduction is performed, allowing to handle also quasi-periodic behaviour by means of numerical continuation algorithms. (© 2016 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

非线性转子系统稳定性量化分析方法

转子轴承系统是一类多自由度非线性动力系统,广泛应用于工程实际．设计观念和维修体制的变革提出了稳定性量化分析的要求．本文利用轨线保稳降维方法提出了转子系统稳定性的量化分析方法．首先,对高维非线性非自治转子系统进行数值积分,将n维空间的轨线映射为一系列一维的映象轨线,并将各自由度的运动方程中除该自由度外的所有状态变量用积分结果代换,得到n个互相解耦,含有多个时变参数的单自由度方程．然后,在一维观察空间的外力位移扩展相平面上定义了动态中心点,研究转子系统中常见的几种运动的动态中心点动能差序列的特点,给出了上述典型运动形式的轨线稳定裕度的定量评估指标,应用灵敏度分析技术快速有效地预测周期运动的倍周期分岔点和Hopf分岔点．以一个具有非线性支承的滑动轴承柔性转子模型为例,证明了该方法的有效性．     

Non-periodic and chaotic response of three-multilobe air bearing system

The dynamic response of a three-multilobe air bearing (TMAB) system is investigated for various values of the rotor mass and bearing number using a hybrid numerical scheme consisting of the differential transformation method (DTM) and the finite difference method (FDM). The validity of the numerical scheme is demonstrated by comparing the results obtained for the rotor center orbit under typical operating conditions with those obtained from the traditional FDM approach and a perturbation method, respectively. The dynamic behavior of the rotor center is then investigated for rotor mass values in the range of 1.0 ≤ m_r ≤ 16.0 kg and bearing number values in the range of 1.0 ≤ Λ ≤ 5.0. The phase trajectories, power spectra, bifurcation diagrams, Poincaré maps and maximum Lyapunov exponents show that the TMAB system exhibits a complex dynamic behavior consisting of periodic, quasi-periodic and chaotic motion at certain values of the rotor mass and bearing number. In general, the numerical results obtained in this study provide a useful insight into the dynamic response of TMAB systems. In particular, the results indicate the operating conditions which should be avoided in order to achieve a desirable periodic motion of the system.     

Couple stress fluid improve rub-impact rotor-bearing system – Nonlinear dynamic analysis

This study performs a dynamic analysis of the rub-impact rotor supported by two couple stress fluid film journal bearings. The strong nonlinear couple stress fluid film force, nonlinear rub-impact force and nonlinear suspension (hard spring) are presented and coupled together in this study. The displacements in the horizontal and vertical directions are considered for various non-dimensional speed ratios. The numerical results show that the dynamic behaviors of the system vary with the dimensionless speed ratios, the dimensionless unbalance parameters and the dimensionless parameter, l^∗. Inclusive of the periodic, sub-harmonic, quasi-periodic and chaotic motions are found in this analysis. The results of this study contribute to a further understanding of the nonlinear dynamics of a rotor-bearing system considering rub-impact force existing between rotor and stator, nonlinear couple stress fluid film force and nonlinear suspension. We also prove that couple stress fluid used to be lubricant do improve dynamics of rotor-bearing system.     

On the oil-whipping of a rotor-bearing system by a continuum model

The nonlinear dynamic behavior of a rotor-bearing system is analyzed based on a continuum model. The finite element method is adopted in the analysis. Emphasis is placed on the so-called “oil-whip phenomena” which might lead to the failure of the rotor system. The dynamic response of the system in unbalanced conditions is approached by a direct integration method. It is found that a typical “oil-whip phenomenon” is successfully simulated, and the effect of the refinement of the finite element mesh is also checked. Furthermore, the bifurcation behavior of the oil-whip phenomenon that is of much concern in recent nonlinear dynamics research is analyzed. The rotor-bearing system is also examined by a simple discrete model. Significant differences are found between these two models. It is suggested that a careful examination should be made in modeling the nonlinear dynamic behavior of a rotor system.     

Dynamical analysis of the rotor system

This paper aims at creating a mathematical model of a bending oscillation rotor system which enables to execute a dynamical analysis of its vibration including the influence of nonlinear bearing characteristics. More specifically, using the finite element method the model of rotating system supported by four hydrodynamic bearings was created. The basic dynamical analysis of the rotor system was performed and the eigenvalues, eigenvectors and stability conditions were evaluated. (© 2011 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)