挤压油膜阻尼在储能飞轮转子支承系统中应用研究

在飞轮储能系统实验研究中,利用永磁轴承-螺旋槽流体动压锥轴承的混合支承,并采用了挤压油膜阻尼为转子支承系统提供阻尼。基于流体润滑理论的雷诺方程和长轴承近似理论,推导出一端封闭、一端开口边界的挤压油膜的压力分布近似解析解,得到等效油膜刚度和阻尼系数。最后对比分析了飞轮转子支承系统不平衡响应的计算与试验结果。     

A Fourier–Chebyshev spectral collocation method for simulating flow past spheres and spheroids

An accurate Fourier–Chebyshev spectral collocation method has been developed for simulating flow past prolate spheroids. The incompressible Navier–Stokes equations are transformed to the prolate spheroidal co‐ordinate system and discretized on an orthogonal body fitted mesh. The infinite flow domain is truncated to a finite extent and a Chebyshev discretization is used in the wall‐normal direction. The azimuthal direction is periodic and a conventional Fourier expansion is used in this direction. The other wall‐tangential direction requires special treatment and a restricted Fourier expansion that satisfies the parity conditions across the poles is used. Issues including spatial and temporal discretization, efficient inversion of the pressure Poisson equation, outflow boundary condition and stability restriction at the pole are discussed. The solver has been validated primarily by simulating steady and unsteady flow past a sphere at various Reynolds numbers and comparing key quantities with corresponding data from experiments and other numerical simulations. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Numerical methods for theoretical analysis of foil bearing dynamics

The bearing under consideration is a self-acting, gas bearing with a flexibly supported foil. In order to conduct the theoretical analysis, three systems were identified: a rotor, a gas film and a flexible structure. Each of these elements has been mathematically analysed and analytical equations have been formulated. It was found, that the gas flow in the bearing can be described by the Reynolds equation, whereas a spring-damper model was selected for the structural analysis. The Reynolds equation is a differential equation the exact solution to which is unknown. The work describes the finite difference method in detail, where the partial derivatives in the Reynolds equation are replaced by a system of algebraic equations. In order to solve the resulting system, the Alternating Direction Implicit method (ADI) was used. Based on that and on the analysis of interactions between the three systems the equations have been computed. The accuracy of methods has been verified by means of series of numerical tests. Chosen results are described in this paper.     

Dynamic characteristics of self-acting gas bearing–flexible rotor coupling system based on the forecasting orbit method

This paper studies the nonlinear dynamic characteristics of a flexible rotor supported by self-acting gas bearings theoretically. The multiple degree freedom model of flexible rotor is established by the finite element method and analyzed coupled with the transient gas lubricated Reynolds equation by employing the forecasting orbit method. The Reynolds equation is solved by the alternating direction implicit method and the dynamic response of the rotor is calculated by the Newmark integral method. To settle the problem that the two kinds of transient solving processes (transient Reynolds equation for bearing and transient equation of motion for rotor) cannot be solved simultaneously, which arises from the fact that they need each other??s results as their initial values, the multi-field coupling algorithm based on the forecasting method is proposed and applied in this paper. By employing the numerical method, the rotor trajectory diagram, phase diagram, frequency spectrum, power spectrum, bifurcation diagram, and vibration mode diagram were obtained. It is to note that the dynamic characteristics of self-acting gas bearing?Crotor system and whirling instability of the system could be depicted successfully. This would establish the foundation for contributing to a further understanding of the gas bearing?Cflexible rotor system.     

Bifurcation and nonlinear dynamic analysis of a rigid rotor supported by two-lobe noncircular gas-lubricated journal bearing system

This paper presents the study of the dynamic analysis of a rigid rotor supported by a two-lobe non-circular gas-lubricated journal bearing. A finite element method has been employed to solve the Reynolds equation in static and dynamical states and the dynamical equations have been solved using Runge–Kutta method. To analyze the behavior of the rotor center in horizontal and vertical directions under the different operating conditions, the dynamic trajectory, the power spectra, the Poincare maps, and the bifurcation diagrams are used. Results of this study indicates that by considering bearing number and rotor mass as the parameters of the system, complex dynamic behavior comprising periodic, KT-periodic, and quasi-periodic responses of the rotor center has occurred.     

基于Reynolds边界的滑动轴承动力学系数的计算及应用

运用有限元方法,在不需要额外求解Reynolds方程的情况下,求解了具有Reynolds边值条件的流体润滑问题,使得同时完成动力积分过程中非线性油膜力及影响Floquet乘子求解的油膜力Jacobian矩阵的计算成为可能;运用打靶法及预估-校正和打靶法相结合的延续算法考察了轴承-转子系统的非线性不平衡响应及其随轴承设计参数改变而出现的分岔现象,实现了计算量的有效减少。     

An implicit pseudo‐spectral multi‐domain method for the simulation of incompressible flows

A pseudo‐spectral method for the solution of incompressible flow problems based on an iterative solver involving an implicit treatment of linearized convective terms is presented. The method allows the treatment of moderately complex geometries by means of a multi‐domain approach and it is able to cope with non‐constant fluid properties and non‐orthogonal problem domains. In addition, the fully implicit scheme yields improved stability properties as opposed to semi‐implicit schemes commonly employed. Key components of the method are a Chebyshev collocation discretization, a special pressure–correction scheme, and a restarted GMRES method with a preconditioner derived from a fast direct solver. The performance of the proposed method is investigated by considering several numerical examples of different complexity, and also includes comparisons to alternative solution approaches based on finite‐volume discretizations. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Unstructured pressure‐correction solver based on a consistent discretization of the Poisson equation

A finite volume incompressible flow solver is presented for three‐dimensional unsteady flows based on an unstructured tetrahedral mesh, with collocation of the flow variables at the cell vertices. The solver is based on the pressure‐correction method, with an explicit prediction step of the momentum equations followed by a Poisson equation for the correction step to enforce continuity. A consistent discretization of the Poisson equation was found to be essential in obtaining a solution. The correction step was solved with the biconjugate gradient stabilized (Bi‐CGSTAB) algorithm coupled with incomplete lower–upper (ILU) preconditioning. Artificial dissipation is used to prevent the formation of instabilities. Flow solutions are presented for a stalling airfoil, vortex shedding past a bridge deck and flow in model alveoli. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The three-dimensional prolonged adaptive unstructured finite element multigrid method for the Navier–Stokes equations

This paper presents the development of the three- dimensional prolonged adaptive finite element equation solver for the Navier–Stokes equations. The finite element used is the tetrahedron with quadratic approximation of the velocities and linear approximation of the pressure. The equation system is formulated in the basic variables. The grid is adapted to the solution by the element Reynolds number. An element in the grid is refined when the Reynolds number of the element exceeds a preset limit. The global Reynolds number in the investigation is increased by scaling the solution for a lower Reynolds number. The grid is refined according to the scaled solution and the prolonged solution for the lower Reynolds number constitutes the start vector for the higher Reynolds number. Since the Reynolds number is the ratio of convection to diffusion, the grid refinements act as linearization and symmetrization of the equation system. The linear equation system of the Newton formulation is solved by CGSTAB with coupled node fill-in preconditioner. The test problem considered is the three-dimensional driven cavity flow. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

基于半光滑牛顿法的润滑液膜有限元空化算法

针对润滑液膜中空化问题,引入Fischer-Burmeister函数,提出一种求解满足质量守恒雷诺方程的半光滑牛顿迭代算法.该算法将空化问题的非线性互补关系转化为等式约束方程,避免了迭代计算中的不等式约束识别问题.算法可将空化约束方程与雷诺方程、力平衡方程、变形方程等同时纳入牛顿迭代方程组,有效解决了传统松弛迭代算法需要多重嵌套循环带来的效率低下问题及压力与膜厚的强耦合性带来的收敛困难问题.计算实例表明,该算法计算效率高、收敛性好,且易应用于弹流润滑分析中,在滑动轴承和机械端面密封等多种物理模型下均有良好的适用性.     

A high‐order compact finite‐difference lattice Boltzmann method for simulation of steady and unsteady incompressible flows

A high‐order compact finite‐difference lattice Boltzmann method (CFDLBM) is proposed and applied to accurately compute steady and unsteady incompressible flows. Herein, the spatial derivatives in the lattice Boltzmann equation are discretized by using the fourth‐order compact FD scheme, and the temporal term is discretized with the fourth‐order Runge–Kutta scheme to provide an accurate and efficient incompressible flow solver. A high‐order spectral‐type low‐pass compact filter is used to stabilize the numerical solution. An iterative initialization procedure is presented and applied to generate consistent initial conditions for the simulation of unsteady flows. A sensitivity study is also conducted to evaluate the effects of grid size, filtering, and procedure of boundary conditions implementation on accuracy and convergence rate of the solution. The accuracy and efficiency of the proposed solution procedure based on the CFDLBM method are also examined by comparison with the classical LBM for different flow conditions. Two test cases considered herein for validating the results of the incompressible steady flows are a two‐dimensional (2‐D) backward‐facing step and a 2‐D cavity at different Reynolds numbers. Results of these steady solutions computed by the CFDLBM are thoroughly compared with those of a compact FD Navier–Stokes flow solver. Three other test cases, namely, a 2‐D Couette flow, the Taylor's vortex problem, and the doubly periodic shear layers, are simulated to investigate the accuracy of the proposed scheme in solving unsteady incompressible flows. Results obtained for these test cases are in good agreement with the analytical solutions and also with the available numerical and experimental results. The study shows that the present solution methodology is robust, efficient, and accurate for solving steady and unsteady incompressible flow problems even at high Reynolds numbers. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

考虑温粘热效应的多瓦轴承模型及其应用

构筑了轴向解析、周向有限元压力分布的一维变粘度场有限宽轴承模型。在绝热边界条件下,忽略泊肃叶流项对速度的影响,不考虑温度轴向变化并沿油膜厚度方向积分,三维能量方程可降阶为平均温度场只沿周向分布的一维形式,结合滑动轴承非线性油膜力的一维直接解法,能量方程与雷诺方程可分别求解,既考虑了温粘效应对滑动轴承非线性动力学性能的影响,又提供了无需迭代直接确定油膜破裂边界和求解非线性油膜力的快速新方法。作为应用,针对进油槽位于水平两侧的椭圆瓦轴承进行了动力润滑热效应分析,与工程数据比较,计算结果吻合,证明该模型合理,适用于工程上多瓦轴承的分析计算。     

Preload effect on nonlinear dynamic behavior of a rigid rotor supported by noncircular gas-lubricated journal bearing systems

This paper presents the effect of preload, as one of the design parameters, on nonlinear dynamic behavior of a rigid rotor supported by gas-lubricated noncircular journal bearings. A finite element method has been employed to solve the Reynolds equation in static and dynamical states and the dynamical equations are solved using the Runge–Kutta method. To analyze the behavior of the rotor center in horizontal and vertical directions under different operating conditions, dynamic trajectory, power spectra, Poincare maps, and bifurcation diagrams are used. Results of this study reveal how the complex dynamic behavior of two types of noncircular bearing systems comprising periodic, KT-periodic, and quasi-periodic responses of the rotor center varies with changes in preload value.     

Analysis of mass transfer effects on the performance of journal bearings using micropolar lubricant

In this paper the static and dynamic characteristics of a finite hydrodynamic journal bearing with micropolar lubricant are analyzed. The effects of mass transfer of solid additives and contaminants in the lubricant oil, on the bearing characteristics are considered in this study. A generalized form of Reynolds equation is derived from the fluid flow equations with the effects of mass transfer across the fluid film considered. The generalized Reynolds equation is solved using Galerkin's weighted-residual finite element method to obtain the fluid pressure distribution in the bearing. The various static and dynamic characteristics are subsequently obtained and presented.     

An implementation of the Spalart–Allmaras DES model in an implicit unstructured hybrid finite volume/element solver for incompressible turbulent flow

In this paper, we describe an implicit hybrid finite volume (FV)/element (FE) incompressible Navier–Stokes solver for turbulent flows based on the Spalart–Allmaras detached eddy simulation (SA‐DES). The hybrid FV/FE solver is based on the segregated pressure correction or projection method. The intermediate velocity field is first obtained by solving the original momentum equations with the matrix‐free implicit cell‐centered FV method. The pressure Poisson equation is solved by the node‐based Galerkin FE method for an auxiliary variable. The auxiliary variable is closely related to the real pressure and is used to update the velocity field and the pressure field. We store the velocity components at cell centers and the auxiliary variable at vertices, making the current solver a staggered‐mesh scheme. The SA‐DES turbulence equation is solved after the velocity and the pressure fields have been updated at the end of each time step. The same matrix‐free FV method as the one used for momentum equations is used to solve the turbulence equation. The turbulence equation provides the eddy viscosity, which is added to the molecular viscosity when solving the momentum equation. In our implementation, we focus on the accuracy, efficiency and robustness of the SA‐DES model in a hybrid flow solver. This paper will address important implementation issues for high‐Reynolds number flows where highly stretched elements are typically used. In addition, some aspects of implementing the SA‐DES model will be described to ensure the robustness of the turbulence model. Several numerical examples including a turbulent flow past a flat plate and a high‐Reynolds number flow around a high angle‐of‐attack NACA0015 airfoil will be presented to demonstrate the accuracy and efficiency of our current implementation. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Different modelings of cell‐face velocities and their effects on the pressure–velocity coupling,accuracy and convergence of solution

In this article, a detailed study on the effects of different modelings of cell‐face velocities on pressure–velocity coupling, accuracy and convergence rate of the solution has been conducted. Discussions are focused on the collocated scheme of Schneider and Karimian (Computational Mechanics 1994; 14 : 1–16) in the context of a control‐volume finite‐element Method. In this scheme, variables at the control volume surface are evaluated based on the physics of their governing equations, and the fully coupled system obtained is solved using a direct sparse solver. A special test problem has been defined to check the pressure–velocity coupling for all of the formulations. Other test cases, including Taylor problem, inviscid converging–diverging nozzle and the lid‐driven cavity, have been conducted for different Reynolds numbers, mesh sizes and time steps to investigate the accuracy and the performance of the formulations. Finally, a reliable and efficient scheme for the evaluation of cell‐face velocities is proposed, which can be easily extended to three dimensions. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

具有可变均压槽的气体静压推力轴承性能研究

具有可变均压槽的气体静压推力轴承,是作者提出的一种新结构轴承.本文建立了这种新结构轴承的性能计算方法,用有限差分法耦合求解气体静压推力轴承的雷诺方程和弹性薄片的变形控制方程,得到轴承的各项性能参数,并通过试验加以对比验证,计算结果与试验具有较好的一致性.结果表明该新型气体静压推力轴承的设计方案能够提高轴承的刚度.     

Theoretical and Numerical Investigation of Gas Lubrication Processes on the Basis of Aerodynamic Equations

The dimensionless parameters of the complete system of Navier-Stokes equations of a compressible gas are estimated with reference to a typical gas bearing. It is found that the three-dimensional compressible boundary layer equations should be used as the determining equations for describing gas lubrication processes. After introducing certain assumptions with respect to the dimensionless parameters in the determining equations, an equation for the pressure, the generalized Reynolds equation, is obtained.Use of the spectral method of analysis makes it possible to transform the generalized Reynolds equation into a system of ordinary differential equations. An analytic solution of the entire boundary value problem is obtained for a journal bearing with fairly small eccentricity. By comparing the numerical results obtained using both the solution of the generalized Reynolds equation and the traditional theory it is possible to estimate the effect of the inertia forces, dissipation processes, and heat transfer.     

Three‐dimensional transient Navier–Stokes solvers in cylindrical coordinate system based on a spectral collocation method using explicit treatment of the pressure

A spectral collocation method is developed for solving the three‐dimensional transient Navier–Stokes equations in cylindrical coordinate system. The Chebyshev–Fourier spectral collocation method is used for spatial approximation. A second‐order semi‐implicit scheme with explicit treatment of the pressure and implicit treatment of the viscous term is used for the time discretization. The pressure Poisson equation enforces the incompressibility constraint for the velocity field, and the pressure is solved through the pressure Poisson equation with a Neumann boundary condition. We demonstrate by numerical results that this scheme is stable under the standard Courant–Friedrichs–Lewy (CFL) condition, and is second‐order accurate in time for the velocity, pressure, and divergence. Further, we develop three accurate, stable, and efficient solvers based on this algorithm by selecting different collocation points in r‐, ? ‐, and z‐directions. Additionally, we compare two sets of collocation points used to avoid the axis, and the numerical results indicate that using the Chebyshev Gauss–Radau points in radial direction to avoid the axis is more practical for solving our problem, and its main advantage is to save the CPU time compared with using the Chebyshev Gauss–Lobatto points in radial direction to avoid the axis. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Coupled lubrication and Stokes flow finite elements

A method is developed for performing a local reduction of the governing physics for fluid problems with domains that contain a combination of narrow and non‐narrow regions, and the computational accuracy and performance of the method are measured. In the narrow regions of the domain, where the fluid is assumed to have no inertia and the domain height and curvature are assumed small, lubrication, or Reynolds, theory is used locally to reduce the two‐dimensional Navier–Stokes equations to the one‐dimensional Reynolds equation while retaining a high degree of accuracy in the overall solution. The Reynolds equation is coupled to the governing momentum and mass equations of the non‐narrow region with boundary conditions on the mass and momentum flux. The localized reduction technique, termed ‘stitching,’ is demonstrated on Stokes flow for various geometries of the hydrodynamic journal bearing—a non‐trivial test problem for which a known analytical solution is available. The computational advantage of the coupled Stokes–Reynolds method is illustrated on an industrially applicable fully‐flooded deformable‐roll coating example. The examples in this paper are limited to two‐dimensional Stokes flow, but extension to three‐dimensional and Navier–Stokes flow is possible. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.