Rotor-Bearing System Stability Performance Comparing Hybrid versus Conventional Bearings

<p>New closed-form expressions for calculating the linear stability thresholds for rigid and flexible Jeffcott systems and the imbalance response for a rotor supported on a hybrid bearing are presented. For typical bearings characteristics, expressions yield stability thresholds practically eq...

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Main Authors: Gomez-Mancilla Julio, Nosov Valeri, Silva-Navarro Gerardo
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2005-01-01
Series:International Journal of Rotating Machinery
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Online Access:http://www.hindawi.net/access/get.aspx?journal=ijrm&volume=2005&pii=S1023621X04502099
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description <p>New closed-form expressions for calculating the linear stability thresholds for rigid and flexible Jeffcott systems and the imbalance response for a rotor supported on a hybrid bearing are presented. For typical bearings characteristics, expressions yield stability thresholds practically equal to those reported by Lund (1966). The hybrid bearing design has a single injection port whose location is so chosen to stabilize the bearing performance and to reduce the steady equilibrium attitude angle. Rotordynamics coefficients graphs for conventional and pressurized bearings, as functions of bearing equilibrium eccentricity and/or Sommerfeld number, are presented. Using the rotordynamics coefficients into the expressions for the corresponding velocity thresholds and the imbalance response, the system stability and vibration performances are estimated and analyzed. When comparing the Jeffcott flexible shaft supported on two journal bearings of the conventional type with the hybrid type, the results show a clear superiority of the pressurized design as far as stability behavior is concerned. Specifically for cases of flexible shafts with similar characteristics to those used in industry, the analysis shows that this design yields velocity thresholds 25&#37;&#8211;40&#37; higher compared to the conventional circular ones. Also this bearing displays nonlinear feeding pressure behavior, and it is capable of reducing the synchronous vibration amplitude in most speed ranges, except around the critical speed; moreover, for certain Jeffcott configurations the amplitude reduction can be substantial.</p>
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spelling doaj-art-ad2a6600443445ecb7e494f2f14e06f42025-08-20T02:20:36ZengWileyInternational Journal of Rotating Machinery1023-621X2005-01-01200511622Rotor-Bearing System Stability Performance Comparing Hybrid versus Conventional BearingsGomez-Mancilla JulioNosov ValeriSilva-Navarro Gerardo<p>New closed-form expressions for calculating the linear stability thresholds for rigid and flexible Jeffcott systems and the imbalance response for a rotor supported on a hybrid bearing are presented. For typical bearings characteristics, expressions yield stability thresholds practically equal to those reported by Lund (1966). The hybrid bearing design has a single injection port whose location is so chosen to stabilize the bearing performance and to reduce the steady equilibrium attitude angle. Rotordynamics coefficients graphs for conventional and pressurized bearings, as functions of bearing equilibrium eccentricity and/or Sommerfeld number, are presented. Using the rotordynamics coefficients into the expressions for the corresponding velocity thresholds and the imbalance response, the system stability and vibration performances are estimated and analyzed. When comparing the Jeffcott flexible shaft supported on two journal bearings of the conventional type with the hybrid type, the results show a clear superiority of the pressurized design as far as stability behavior is concerned. Specifically for cases of flexible shafts with similar characteristics to those used in industry, the analysis shows that this design yields velocity thresholds 25&#37;&#8211;40&#37; higher compared to the conventional circular ones. Also this bearing displays nonlinear feeding pressure behavior, and it is capable of reducing the synchronous vibration amplitude in most speed ranges, except around the critical speed; moreover, for certain Jeffcott configurations the amplitude reduction can be substantial.</p>http://www.hindawi.net/access/get.aspx?journal=ijrm&volume=2005&pii=S1023621X04502099Jeffcott rotorhybrid bearingimbalance responsepressurized rotordynamics coefficientsstability threshold
spellingShingle Gomez-Mancilla Julio
Nosov Valeri
Silva-Navarro Gerardo
Rotor-Bearing System Stability Performance Comparing Hybrid versus Conventional Bearings
International Journal of Rotating Machinery
Jeffcott rotor
hybrid bearing
imbalance response
pressurized rotordynamics coefficients
stability threshold
title Rotor-Bearing System Stability Performance Comparing Hybrid versus Conventional Bearings
title_full Rotor-Bearing System Stability Performance Comparing Hybrid versus Conventional Bearings
title_fullStr Rotor-Bearing System Stability Performance Comparing Hybrid versus Conventional Bearings
title_full_unstemmed Rotor-Bearing System Stability Performance Comparing Hybrid versus Conventional Bearings
title_short Rotor-Bearing System Stability Performance Comparing Hybrid versus Conventional Bearings
title_sort rotor bearing system stability performance comparing hybrid versus conventional bearings
topic Jeffcott rotor
hybrid bearing
imbalance response
pressurized rotordynamics coefficients
stability threshold
url http://www.hindawi.net/access/get.aspx?journal=ijrm&volume=2005&pii=S1023621X04502099
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