An Investigation of Vibrations of a Flexible Rotor System with the Unbalanced Force and Time-Varying Bearing Force

Abstract Unbalanced force produced by the unbalanced mass will affect vibrations of rotor systems, which probably results in the components failures of rotating machinery. To study the effects of unbalanced mass on the vibration characteristics of rotor systems, a flexible rotor system model conside...

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Main Authors: Yajun Xu, Jing Liu, Xinbin Li, Changke Tang
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-03-01
Series:Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s10033-025-01186-x
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description Abstract Unbalanced force produced by the unbalanced mass will affect vibrations of rotor systems, which probably results in the components failures of rotating machinery. To study the effects of unbalanced mass on the vibration characteristics of rotor systems, a flexible rotor system model considering the unbalanced mass is proposed. The time-varying bearing force is considered. The developed model is verified by the experimental and theoretical frequency spectrums. The displacements and axis orbits of flexible and rigid rotor systems are compared. The results show that the unbalanced mass will affect the vibration characteristics of rotor system. This model can be more suitable and effective to calculate vibration characteristics of rotor system with the flexible deformation and unbalanced mass. This paper provides a new reference and research method for predicting the vibrations of flexible rotor system considering the unbalanced mass.
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spelling doaj-art-8cbb5134ebea492995691514d70539ef2025-08-20T02:59:23ZengSpringerOpenChinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering2192-82582025-03-0138111310.1186/s10033-025-01186-xAn Investigation of Vibrations of a Flexible Rotor System with the Unbalanced Force and Time-Varying Bearing ForceYajun Xu0Jing Liu1Xinbin Li2Changke Tang3School of Marine Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical UniversitySchool of Marine Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical UniversitySchool of Marine Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityCollege of Mechanical Engineering, Chongqing UniversityAbstract Unbalanced force produced by the unbalanced mass will affect vibrations of rotor systems, which probably results in the components failures of rotating machinery. To study the effects of unbalanced mass on the vibration characteristics of rotor systems, a flexible rotor system model considering the unbalanced mass is proposed. The time-varying bearing force is considered. The developed model is verified by the experimental and theoretical frequency spectrums. The displacements and axis orbits of flexible and rigid rotor systems are compared. The results show that the unbalanced mass will affect the vibration characteristics of rotor system. This model can be more suitable and effective to calculate vibration characteristics of rotor system with the flexible deformation and unbalanced mass. This paper provides a new reference and research method for predicting the vibrations of flexible rotor system considering the unbalanced mass.https://doi.org/10.1186/s10033-025-01186-xFlexible rotorUnbalanced forceRotor dynamicNonlinear vibration
spellingShingle Yajun Xu
Jing Liu
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Changke Tang
An Investigation of Vibrations of a Flexible Rotor System with the Unbalanced Force and Time-Varying Bearing Force
Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering
Flexible rotor
Unbalanced force
Rotor dynamic
Nonlinear vibration
title An Investigation of Vibrations of a Flexible Rotor System with the Unbalanced Force and Time-Varying Bearing Force
title_full An Investigation of Vibrations of a Flexible Rotor System with the Unbalanced Force and Time-Varying Bearing Force
title_fullStr An Investigation of Vibrations of a Flexible Rotor System with the Unbalanced Force and Time-Varying Bearing Force
title_full_unstemmed An Investigation of Vibrations of a Flexible Rotor System with the Unbalanced Force and Time-Varying Bearing Force
title_short An Investigation of Vibrations of a Flexible Rotor System with the Unbalanced Force and Time-Varying Bearing Force
title_sort investigation of vibrations of a flexible rotor system with the unbalanced force and time varying bearing force
topic Flexible rotor
Unbalanced force
Rotor dynamic
Nonlinear vibration
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s10033-025-01186-x
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