MSE452: Mechanical Vibrations

Assignment 7: Vibration Control

9.21 A shaft, having a stiffness of 3.75 MN/m, rotates at 3600 rpm. A rotor, having a
mass of 60 kg and an eccentricity of 2000 microns, is mounted on the shaft. Determine
(a) the steady state whirl amplitude of the rotor and (b) the maximum whirl amplitude of
the rotor during start-up and stopping conditions. Assume the damping ratio of the system
as 0.05.

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9.73 An electric motor, of mass 20 kg and operating speed 1350 rpm, is placed on a
fixed-fixed steel beam of width 15 cm and depth 12 cm, as shown in Fig. The motor has a
rotating unbalance of 0.1 kg-m. The amplitude of vibration of the beam under steady-
state operation of the motor is suppressed by attaching an undamped vibration absorber
underneath the motor, as shown in Fig. Determine the mass and stiffness of the absorber
such that the amplitude of the absorber mass is less than 2 cm.

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