DOI: https://doi.org/10.15368/theses.2010.68
Available at: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/288
Date of Award
6-2010
Degree Name
MS in Mechanical Engineering
Department/Program
Mechanical Engineering
Advisor
Xi Wu
Abstract
Using energy equations a four degrees of freedom analytical model is developed for a two-disk rotor with shaft stiffness asymmetry. A radial constant force is applied to the outboard disk to emphasize the effects of gravity or aerodynamic side loading. Special emphasis is placed on characterizing the lateral and torsional vibration trends associated with shaft asymmetry which may be used to identify failing shafts in operational rotor systems. Simulation reveals distinct patterns in lateral and torsional response, with strong dependencies on the magnitude of the side load, magnitude of the asymmetry and proximity of the lateral and torsional natural frequencies. Notable interaction is also observed between the lateral and torsional response. Lateral response peaks are found to correlate to torsional response peaks under some conditions. An experiment is performed to compare the response of a real system with the simulated model.