Present day turbogenerator installations are statically indeterminate rotor-bearing-foundation systems utilizing nonlinear hydrodynamic bearings. For optimal balancing and diagnostic purposes it is important to be able to correctly predict the system vibration behavior over the operating speed range. Essential aspects of this involve identifying the unbalance state, identifying appropriate dynamic foundation parameters, and identifying the system configuration state (relative location of the support bearings). This paper shows that, provided the system response is periodic at some speeds over the operating range and appropriate rotor and bearing housing motion measurements are made, it is possible, in principle, to satisfactorily achieve the above identifications without relying on the Reynolds equation for evaluating bearing forces. Preliminary results indicate that the identifications achieved promise to be superior to identification approaches that use the Reynolds equation.
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July 2005
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Recent Developments in Turbomachinery Modeling for Improved Balancing and Vibration Response Analysis
Peter Y. P. Chen, Visiting Research Fellow,
Peter Y. P. Chen, Visiting Research Fellow
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
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Ningsheng Feng, Lecturer,
Ningsheng Feng, Lecturer
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
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Eric J. Hahn, Visiting Professor,
e-mail: e.hahn@unsw.edu.au
Eric J. Hahn, Visiting Professor
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
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Wenlong Hu, Research Student
Wenlong Hu, Research Student
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
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Peter Y. P. Chen, Visiting Research Fellow
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
Ningsheng Feng, Lecturer
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
Eric J. Hahn, Visiting Professor
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
e-mail: e.hahn@unsw.edu.au
Wenlong Hu, Research Student
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
Contributed by the International Gas Turbine Institute (IGTI) of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS for publication in the ASME JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER. Paper presented at the International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Congress and Exhibition, Vienna, Austria, June 13–17, 2004, Paper No. 2004-GT-54305. Manuscript received by IGTI, October 1, 2003; final revision, March 1, 2004. IGTI Review Chair: A. J. Strazisar.
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Jul 2005, 127(3): 646-653 (8 pages)
Published Online: June 24, 2005
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October 1, 2003
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March 1, 2004
Online:
June 24, 2005
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Chen, P. Y. P., Feng, N., Hahn, E. J., and Hu, W. (June 24, 2005). "Recent Developments in Turbomachinery Modeling for Improved Balancing and Vibration Response Analysis ." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. July 2005; 127(3): 646–653. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1850942
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