Vibration Control in Rotating Machinery Using Variable Dynamic Stiffness Squeeze Films. Volume 2.

Abstract

This report describes the current status of a research project whose aim is to develop a hydrostatic bearing, for rotating machinery, whose dynamic characteristics may be tuned during operation of the machine. The purpose of this is to enable the operator to exercise some control over machine critical speeds and vibrations. A computer program has been written which will predict both the static and dynamic characteristics of a hydrostatic bearing. The program allows for the presence of accumulators linked to the hydrostatic bearing recesses via flow restrictors. Output from the computer program has been used as input data to a second computer program which calculates machine vibration amplitude variation with running speed. Theoretical machine characteristics obtained in this way have been used to aid the design of a test rig which will be used to examine the practical performance of the new bearing type being developed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA174433

Entities

People

  • M. J. Goodwin
  • M. P. Roach

Organizations

  • Staffordshire University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accumulators
  • Capillary Tubes
  • Classification
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Equations
  • Flow Rate
  • Frequency
  • Rats
  • Rodents
  • Security
  • Stiffness
  • Turbofan Engines
  • Vibration

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).