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冕 再 冉 冊 冉 冊 冋冉 冊 冉 冊 册冎
shown that a posteriori estimates of convergence are available
from a single evaluation, which is not a feature of discretization 1 1 ␣ 2
 2
v 2
w 2
V⫽ ⫹ ⫹⬘ ⫺␣ ⫹ ⫹ dx
methods that synthesize a system from subdomains. Complex 2 0 x x x x
natural mode functions show the natural motion of the shaft at its (4)
critical speeds. Results for unbalance response are presented for
both moderate and light damping cases. where ⬘ depends on the shear correction factor according to
GAL 2 2
2 Shaft-Disk-Bearing Model ⬘⫽ ⫽ (5)
EI 共 1⫹ 兲 r 2
Consider a beam or shaft executing general motion within a The examples will use ⫽10/9 for a circular cross-section.
fixed reference frame XYZ. The x-axis of the moving reference Bearing forces are taken to be arbitrary linear functions of the
frame Oxyz coincides with the centroidal axis of the shaft. To transverse displacement and velocity components at the bearing
describe the gyroscopic inertial effects, the present analysis ap- locations, which are denoted as x b L. The virtual work done by the
plies the Stodola-Green model 共关21兴, 关22兴兲 for a differential shaft forces at bearing b is
segment as shown in Fig. 1. In a linearized theory the kinetic
energy for the flexural displacements v and w relative to orthogo- ␦ W b ⫽⫺ 关 k y y v共 x b ,t 兲 ⫹k yz w 共 x b ,t 兲 ⫹c y y v̇共 x b ,t 兲
nal fixed transverse directions Y and Z, respectively, and cross-
sectional rotations ␣ and , which are Eulerian angles relative to ⫹c yz ẇ 共 x b ,t 兲兴 ␦ v共 x b ,t 兲 ⫺ 关 k zz w 共 x b ,t 兲 ⫹k zy v共 x b ,t 兲
those axes, is ⫹c zz ẇ 共 x b ,t 兲 ⫹c zy v̇共 x b ,t 兲兴 ␦ w 共 x b ,t 兲 (6)
T shaft⫽
1
2 冕再0
1 r2
v̇共 x,t 兲 2 ⫹ẇ 共 x,t 兲 2 ⫹ 关 ⍀ 2 ⫹2⍀ ␣˙ 共 x,t 兲  共 x,t 兲兴
2
where the dimensional bearing coefficients are, for example,
k y y EI/L 3 and c y y EI/L 3 . Note that symmetry is not assumed for
冎
any of the bearing coefficients, which allows for a variety of
r2 cross-coupling effects associated with bearing dynamics.
⫹ 关 ␣˙ 共 x,t 兲 2 ⫹ ˙ 共 x,t 兲 2 兴 dx (1)
4
All variables introduced in the preceding are dimensionless, with
the shaft length L used as the length scaling factor, 3 Ritz Method
⫽( AL 4 /EI) 1/2 is the time scale, and EI/L scales the energies. A Ritz series expansion consists of a sum of products of time-
For example, the dimensional cross-sectional radius is rL, and the dependent generalized coordinates q j and kinematically admis-
rotation rate is ⍀/. 共The latter quantity is constant for the present sible basis functions j . The orthogonal displacement fields
analysis.兲 Each attached disk, denoted with index d, adds kinetic ( v ,w) as well as the rotation angles 共␣,兲 of the differential shaft
energy T d , so the system’s kinetic energy is element are described individually by Ritz series expansions, with
different basis functions used to describe the displacement and
T⫽T shaft⫹ 兺T d
d (2) rotation variables,
N N
where v⫽ 兺
j⫽1
共j disp兲 共 x 兲 q 共j v 兲 共 t 兲 , w⫽ 兺
j⫽1
共 disp兲
j 共 x 兲 q 共j w 兲 共 t 兲
1 (7)
T d ⫽ d 兵 v̇共 x d ,t 兲 2 ⫹ẇ 共 x d ,t 兲 2 ⫹ 共 r T 兲 2d 关 ␣˙ 共 x d ,t 兲 2 ⫹ ˙ 共 x d ,t 兲 2 兴 N N
2
⫹ 共 r L 兲 2d 关 2⍀ ␣˙ 共 x d ,t 兲  共 x d ,t 兲 ⫹⍀ 2 兴 其 (3)
␣⫽ 兺
j⫽1
共 rot兲
j 共 x 兲 q 共j ␣ 兲 共 t 兲 , ⫽ 兺
j⫽1
共 rot兲
j 共 x 兲 q 共j  兲 共 t 兲
M 共jnv 兲 ⫽M 共jnw 兲 ⫽ 冕 0
1
共j disp兲 共ndisp兲 dx⫹ 兺
d
d
共 disp兲
j 共 x d 兲 共ndisp兲 共 x d 兲 ;
K 共jnv w 兲 ⫽ 兺k
b
共 disp兲
yz j 共 x b 兲 共ndisp兲 共 x b 兲 (15)
j,n⫽1, . . . ,N (9)
The M (jn␣ )
and M (jn )
inertia coefficients, which correspond to the Terms not listed in this expression may be obtained by permuting
Rayleigh correction for rotatory inertia in nonrotating beams, are the symbols. As implied by the notation, it is convenient to asso-
冕 1 r 2 共 rot兲 共 rot兲 ciate the displacement dependent bearing effects with the stiffness
M 共jn␣ 兲 ⫽M 共jn 兲 ⫽
0 4 j
n dx⫹ 兺r d
2 共 rot兲
d Td j 共 x d 兲 共nrot兲 共 x d 兲 matrix, even though some of the terms are nonconservative. Simi-
larly, the bearing damping coefficients are added to the damping
(10) matrix produced from a dissipation model for the shaft. The terms
Nonzero values of the B jn coefficients will be seen to lead to Q (nv ) and Q (nw ) are generalized forces representing external excita-
gyroscopic coupling of the cross-sectional rotations about the or- tions, including imbalances. Couple loadings such as those due to
thogonal transverse axes. These coefficients are a misaligned rotor would lead to additional forces Q n( ␣ ) and Q (n ) .
冋冕 册
Application of Lagrange’s equations to the expressions for the
1 r 2 共 rot兲 共 rot兲
B 共jn␣ 兲 ⫽⍀
0 2 j
n dx⫹ 兺rd
共 rot兲
d Ld j
2
共 x d 兲 共nrot兲 共 x d 兲 mechanical energies and the virtual work leads to a set of coupled
second order linear differential equations typical of systems in
(11) steady rotation 关21兴. The general form is
Substitution of the Ritz series into the strain energy, Eq. 共4兲,
also leads to a quadratic sum whose form is
关 M 兴 兵 q̈ 其 ⫹ 关关 G 兴 ⫹ 关 C 兴兴 兵 q̇ 其 ⫹ 关 K 兴 兵 q 其 ⫽ 兵 Q 其 (16)
N N
1
V⫽
2 兺 兺 关K
j⫽1 n⫽1
共 vv 兲 共 v 兲 共 v 兲 共 ␣␣ 兲 共 ␣ 兲 共 ␣ 兲 共v␣兲 共v兲 共␣兲
jn q j q n ⫹K jn q j q n ⫹2K jn q j q n
where 兵q其 is a generalized coordinate vector defined in partitioned
form by
⫹K 共jnww 兲 q 共j w 兲 q 共nw 兲 ⫹K 共jn 兲 q 共j  兲 q 共n 兲 ⫹2K 共jnw  兲 q 共j w 兲 q 共n 兲 兴 (12)
where the stiffness coefficients are
兵 q其 ⫽ 关 兵 q共 v 兲 其 T 兵 q共 ␣ 兲 其 T 兵 q共 w 兲 其 T 兵 q共  兲 其 T 兴 T
冕
(17)
1 d 共j disp兲 共ndisp兲
K 共jnvv 兲 ⫽K 共jnww 兲 ⫽ ⬘ dx
0 dx dx
The inertia matrix 关M兴 and gyroscopic matrix 关G兴 are defined in
K 共jn␣␣ 兲 ⫽K 共jn 兲 ⫽ 冕冋 1 d 共j rot兲 d 共nrot兲
⫹ ⬘ 共j rot兲 共nrot兲 册 dx (13)
conformable partitioned form as
冋 册
0 dx dx
冋 册
specifically
N 关0兴 关0兴 关0兴 关0兴
␦ W⫽ 兺 关 Q 共nv 兲 ⫺K̂ 共jnvv 兲 q 共j v 兲 ⫺K̂ 共jnv w 兲 q 共j w 兲 ⫺Ĉ 共jnvv 兲 q̇ 共j v 兲 关0兴 关0兴 关0兴 ⫺ 关 B 共 ␣ 兲 兴 T
j⫽1
关G兴⫽ (19)
N 关0兴 关0兴 关0兴 关0兴
⫺Ĉ 共jnv w 兲 q̇ 共j w 兲 兴 ␦ q 共nv 兲 ⫹ 兺 关Q
j⫽1
共w兲 共 ww 兲 共 w 兲 共wv兲 共v兲
n ⫺K̂ jn q j ⫺K̂ jn q j
关0兴 关 B 共 ␣ 兲 兴 关0兴 关0兴
⫺Ĉ 共jnww 兲 q̇ 共j w 兲 ⫺Ĉ 共jnw v 兲 q̇ 共j v 兲 兴 ␦ q 共nw 兲 (14) while the stiffness matrix 关K兴 and damping matrix 关C兴 are
冋 册
关 K 共 vv 兲 兴 ⫹ 关 K̂ 共 vv 兲 兴 关 K共v␣兲兴 关 K̂ 共 v w 兲 兴 关0兴
共v␣兲 T 共 ␣␣ 兲
关K 兴 关K 兴 关0兴 关0兴
关K兴⫽ (20)
关 K̂ 共 w v 兲 兴 关0兴 关 K 共 ww 兲 兴 ⫹ 关 K̂ 共 ww 兲 兴 关 K共w兲兴
关0兴 关0兴 关 K共w兲兴 T 关 K 共  兲 兴
关 R 兴 ⫽⫺ 冋 关0兴
关K兴
关K兴
关G兴⫹关C兴
册 , 关S兴⫽ 冋 ⫺关K兴
关0兴
关0兴
关M兴
册 (25)
where i⫽ 冑⫺1 and
兵 F̂其 ⫽ 关 兵 0 其 T 兵 Q̂其 T 兴 T ,
(35)
兵 F其 ⫽ 关 兵 0 其 T 兵 Q其 T 兴 T (26) 兵 Q̂其 ⫽ 关 兵 共 disp兲 其 T 兵 0 其 T 兵 共 disp兲 其 T 兵 0 其 T 兴 T m d ⍀ 2
Note that because N is the length of each of the Ritz series, the Then, the amplitude of the state vector is
state-space equations are a set of 8N coupled first-order differen-
tial equations. 兵 X̂其 ⫽ 关 兵 ⌽1 其 兵 ⌽2 其 ¯ 兴 兵 Ŷ其 (36)
Lack of symmetry in the coefficient matrix of the state vector
Although possible, modal evaluation of the response according to
necessitates solution of general left and right eigenvalue prob-
Eqs. 共34兲 and 共36兲 would be computationally intensive because
lems, such that
the eigenvalues and eigenvectors must be recalculated at each
关关 R 兴 ⫺ j 关 S 兴兴 兵 ⌽ j 其 ⫽ 兵 0 其 , 关关 R 兴 T ⫺ j 关 S 兴 T 兴 兵 ⌽̃ j 其 ⫽ 兵 0 其 (27) rotational speed. The frequency domain, which does not require
the state-space, is an alternative. The frequency response function
The eigenvectors 兵 ⌽ j 其 and their adjoint 兵 ⌽̃ j 其 are normalized such is
that the bi-orthogonality conditions satisfied by these quantities
are ⌫ˆ 共 ⍀ 兲 ⫽ 关关 K 兴 ⫺i⍀ 共关 C 兴 ⫹ 关 G 共 ⍀ 兲兴 兲 ⫺⍀ 2 关 M 兴兴 ⫺1 (37)
It follows that the harmonic response is given by
兵 ⌽̃ j 其 T 关 S 兴 兵 ⌽n 其 ⫽ ␦ jn , 兵 ⌽̃ j 其 T 关 R 兴 兵 ⌽n 其 ⫽ j ␦ jn (28)
The eigenvalues depend on the rotation rate because of the ⍀ 兵 q 其 ⫽Re共 兵 q̂其 exp共 i⍀t 兲兲 , 兵 q̂其 ⫽⌫ˆ 共 ⍀ 兲 兵 Q̂其 (38)
dependence of 关G兴. 共In general, the bearing coefficients might also The fact that 关G兴 is directly proportional to ⍀ implies that the
depend on the shaft angular velocity. Such dependence is omitted integrals in Eq. 共11兲 need be evaluated only once. Furthermore,
from the examples that follow.兲 Critical speeds are the values of ⍀ the case where bearing coefficients, and therefore 关C兴 and 关K兴, are
at which the imaginary part of any of the 8N eigenvalues j ⍀ dependent is readily included.
equals ⍀ 关21兴. The real part of the eigenvalue is related to the The physical response variables ( v , ␣, w, and 兲 can be recov-
amount of damping exhibited by a particular eigenvalue. The ered by using either 兵 q̂其 or the upper half of 兵 X̂其 to synthesize the
logarithmic decrements ␦ j can be calculated as Ritz series. All of the operations are readily implemented using
⫺2 Re共 j 兲 standard numerical software. Cases studied thus far, in which
␦ j⫽ (29) N ranged up to 20, neither led to convergence difficulties nor
兩 Im共 j 兲 兩 excessively long execution times for the general eigensolver in
Divergence and flutter instabilities may be identified by searching Mathcad.
for rotation rates ⍀ that lead an eigenvalue having a negative
logarithmic decrement 共i.e., a positive real part兲. 6 Examples
At any rotation rate, the natural mode functions for transverse Figure 2 shows Lee’s 关20兴 example of a shaft supported by
displacement and rotation, ⌿ (nv ) (x), ⌿ (n␣ ) (x), ⌿ n( w ) (x), and bearings at one end and the midpoint, with an overhung disk at the
⌿ n(  ) (x), may be obtained by using the right eigenvectors to con- free end. The bearings have dissimilar direct stiffnesses but the
struct the Ritz series. For example, same direct damping coefficients. Cross-coupled bearing coeffi-
cients are zero. Nondimensional parameters are given in the figure
N
caption; dimensional quantities are given by Lee 关20兴.
⌿ 共nv 兲 共 x 兲 ⫽ 兺
j⫽1
共 disp兲
j 共 x 兲 ⌽ jn , The basis functions for this system should be such that neither
the displacement nor cross-section rotation vanish identically at
N the boundaries. Such conditions are met by the Euler-Bernoulli
⌿ 共n␣ 兲 共 x 兲 ⫽ 兺
j⫽1
共 rot兲
j 共 x 兲 ⌽ 共 j⫹N 兲 n ; n⫽1, . . . ,N (30) mode functions for a nonrotating free-free beam 关21兴, which also
fulfill the requirement of differing sufficiently as N increases to
Fig. 3 Critical speed map with a 1X synchronous line for an overhung rotor bear-
ing system. Comparison with the finite element method in †20‡.
in Figs. 6 through 8. In Fig. 6, the backward whirl characteristic of its former value. In the dimensionless frequency range from 25 to
the first critical speed mode is evidenced by negative values of b, 45, four resonances are evident. It is also interesting to note how
while the positive sign of b in the mode for the second critical resonances associated with modes that are predominantly back-
speed indicates forward whirling. Note that modes can have parts ward whirling, as indicated by a negative b in Figs. 6 through 8,
that are forward whirling and backward whirling simultaneously, have response magnitudes that are smaller than those of forward
as is exhibited in Figs. 7 and 8. The stiff bearings cause a sharp whirling modes. For example, the fifth resonance has a small re-
bend in the shaft for critical speed modes 1, 2, and 6, while the sponse magnitude and a backward whirling natural mode function
large tip mass causes a node near the end of the shaft at the last 共Fig. 8兲, while the forward-whirling sixth mode function corre-
four critical speeds. sponds to a much higher response magnitude in Fig. 9.
The response to imbalance for displacements v and w at the end
disk (x⫽1) in Fig. 9 shows peaks for the first two critical speeds
and an indistinct rise near the sixth critical speed. The other three 7 Conclusions
critical speeds completely disappear due to damping in the bear- The Ritz method has been successfully applied to rotating Ti-
ings. The larger logarithmic decrements for the last four critical moshenko shafts with thin, rigid disks and bearing supports. Dif-
speeds in Table 1 translate to modal damping ratios that do not ferent series represent each component of transverse displacement
exceed 0.122, but this amount of damping is enough to obscure and rotation within the shaft. Coupling effects between displace-
these resonances. To demonstrate this fact, Fig. 9 also displays the ment and rotation in a plane due to elasticity, and between cross-
unbalance response when the damping matrix is reduced to 1% of sectional rotations induced by gyroscopic effects, are consistently
Fig. 6 Mode function magnitudes and phase angles in terms of elliptical parameters „ a , b , and … for the
first and second critical speeds
Fig. 8 Mode function magnitudes and phase angles in terms of elliptical parameters „ a , b , and … for the
fifth and sixth critical speeds
represented. Because the analysis was formulated for arbitrary tions and extensions, such as inverse parameter identification and
support conditions, adapting the model to a specific set of geo- further modularization implementing substructuring concepts.
metric boundary conditions only requires selection of a suitable
set of basis functions. The present case in which no geometric
conditions apply 共i.e., bearing supports only兲 was described by
Acknowledgments
using mode functions for a nonrotating free-free beam. The authors would like to thank Dr. Chong-Won Lee, Professor
The state-space analysis retained all gyroscopic effects and in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at KAIST, and his
nonconservative effects from bearing supports, including cross- former student Dr. Seong-Wook Hong, Professor in the School of
coupling and damping. One can use such a rotordynamic model as Mechanical Engineering at Kumoh National University of Tech-
the foundation for standard linearized response evaluations. These nology, in Korea for the data in Fig. 3. This research was sup-
include identification of critical speeds and stability ranges, evalu- ported in part by the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
ation of mode functions, and transient and steady-state response to tion under contract number NGT3-52371 supervised by Mr.
force excitation. It was shown that calculations for unbalance re- Jeffrey J. Trudell of NASA Glenn Research Center.
sponse could proceed by either modal analysis or with a frequency
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