Experimental verification of bifurcation in fluid bearings /

as function of the rotor system parameters such as the load,

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Deepak, James Christopher
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1997.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:as function of the rotor system parameters such as the load,
bearing can lose stability through either a subcritical or a
conducted on short and long fluid film bearings with a simple
cycle was observed, while in the subcritical bifurcation
film bearings in predicting these phenomena are discussed.
flexible unbalanced rotor had a lower threshold speed of
instability. The limitations of the linear theory of fluid
journal bearing became unstable below the rotor threshold
of a subcritical bifurcation, it was also observed that the
of operation ( region where the rotor is stable below the
on the obtained experimental results. Experiments were also
performed to analyze the effects of imbalance of the rotor on
single disk rotor. The behavior of the journal was analyzed
speed and imbalance mass. It was verified that the journal
speed of instability, following a small perturbation applied
supercritical bifurcation. In the supercritical bifurcation,
the expected gradual increase in the amplitude of the limit
The thesis presents the results of the experiments that were
the threshold speed of instability. It was observed that the
there was a sudden jump to a large limit cycle. In the case
threshold speed of instability) for the journal bearing based
to the rotor. Demarcations were made for the stable regions
Item Description:"Major subject: Mechanical Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:x, 68 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 59-60.