External vibration testing was performed on a semihermetic, direct drive compressor on magnetic bearings intended for U.S. Navy Shipboard use. The compressor was placed on a U.S. Navy MIL-STD-167 shaker platform and driven at sinusoidal frequencies from 4 to 33 Hz at graduated displacements equal to a maximum of 1.5 Gs. During the machine design phase, a linear forced response analysis of the coupled rotordynamic system model of the rotor, housing, and magnetic bearings was performed to predict rotor/housing displacements and actuator loads. The results were used to guide bearing sizing and control algorithm design. The measured rotor motion and actuator currents correlated well with predictions at all tested frequencies, amplitudes, and orientations. Analysis methodology, test results, and comparisons are reported here.
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Test Results and Analytical Predictions for MIL-STD-167 Vibration Testing of a Direct Drive Compressor Supported on Magnetic Bearings
Koman B. Nambiar
Koman B. Nambiar
YORK® Navy Systems,
York, PA 17403
e-mail: koman.b.nambiar@jci.com
Johnson Controls
,631 S. Richland Avenue
,York, PA 17403
e-mail: koman.b.nambiar@jci.com
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Lawrence A. Hawkins
Rasish K. Khatri
Koman B. Nambiar
YORK® Navy Systems,
York, PA 17403
e-mail: koman.b.nambiar@jci.com
Johnson Controls
,631 S. Richland Avenue
,York, PA 17403
e-mail: koman.b.nambiar@jci.com
Contributed by the Structures and Dynamics Committee of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER. Manuscript received July 27, 2014; final manuscript received August 26, 2014; published online December 2, 2014. Editor: David Wisler.
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. May 2015, 137(5): 052507 (8 pages)
Published Online: May 1, 2015
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July 27, 2014
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August 26, 2014
Online:
December 2, 2014
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Hawkins, L. A., Khatri, R. K., and Nambiar, K. B. (May 1, 2015). "Test Results and Analytical Predictions for MIL-STD-167 Vibration Testing of a Direct Drive Compressor Supported on Magnetic Bearings." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. May 2015; 137(5): 052507. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028684
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