Vibration Signature Analysis of Multistage Gear Transmission

Abstract

An analysis is presented for multistage multimesh gear transmission systems. The analysis predicts the overall system dynamics and the transmissibility to the gear box or the enclosed structure. The modal synthesis approach of the analysis treats the uncoupled lateral/torsional modal characteristics of each stage or component independently. The vibration signature analysis evaluates the global dynamics coupling in the system. The method synthesizes the interaction of each modal component or stage with the nonlinear gear mesh dynamics and the modal support geometry characteristics. The analysis simulates transient and steady state vibration events to determine the resulting torque variations, speeds, changes, rotor imbalances and support gear box motion excitations. A vibration signature analysis scheme examines the overall dynamic characteristics of the system, and the individual modal component responses. The gear box vibration analysis also examines the spectral characteristics of the support system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 25, 1989
Accession Number
ADA233516

Entities

People

  • D. P. Townsend
  • F. K. Choy
  • M. Savage
  • Y. K. Tu

Organizations

  • University of Akron

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coordinate Systems
  • Couplings
  • Displacement
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Dynamics
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Excitation
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Domain
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Modal Analysis
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Time Intervals
  • Vibration

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

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