Rotordynamic modelling and analysis of a radial inflow turbine rotor-bearing system

One of the challenging aspects of radial turbine design and manufacturing is vibration and stability. Rotordynamic analysis was performed on a rotor-bearing system of a 1 kWe radial inflow turbine. The objective of rotordynamic analysis is to determine suitable system configuration for stable operat...

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Main Authors: Jung, Hyung-Chul, Krumdieck, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34420
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author Jung, Hyung-Chul
Krumdieck, S.
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description One of the challenging aspects of radial turbine design and manufacturing is vibration and stability. Rotordynamic analysis was performed on a rotor-bearing system of a 1 kWe radial inflow turbine. The objective of rotordynamic analysis is to determine suitable system configuration for stable operation in the design process. The rotor and blade design were previously developed using ANSYS Structural module which provides the mass and inertia of the complex blade geometry for the rotordynamic analysis. A simulation model with concentrated mass and inertia was built for the rotating structure using ANSYS Parametric Design Language (APDL). Modal and mass unbalance response analyses were carried out with six cases having different shaft diameters and bearing arrangements. The best case was chosen for further parametric study of the effects of shaft length, blade residual unbalance, and bearing stiffness on the blade displacement amplitude. Blade clearance was then set to determine acceptable shaft length, bearing arrangement, blade unbalance quality, and bearing stiffness.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-344202017-09-13T15:14:33Z Rotordynamic modelling and analysis of a radial inflow turbine rotor-bearing system Jung, Hyung-Chul Krumdieck, S. One of the challenging aspects of radial turbine design and manufacturing is vibration and stability. Rotordynamic analysis was performed on a rotor-bearing system of a 1 kWe radial inflow turbine. The objective of rotordynamic analysis is to determine suitable system configuration for stable operation in the design process. The rotor and blade design were previously developed using ANSYS Structural module which provides the mass and inertia of the complex blade geometry for the rotordynamic analysis. A simulation model with concentrated mass and inertia was built for the rotating structure using ANSYS Parametric Design Language (APDL). Modal and mass unbalance response analyses were carried out with six cases having different shaft diameters and bearing arrangements. The best case was chosen for further parametric study of the effects of shaft length, blade residual unbalance, and bearing stiffness on the blade displacement amplitude. Blade clearance was then set to determine acceptable shaft length, bearing arrangement, blade unbalance quality, and bearing stiffness. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34420 10.1007/s12541-014-0592-6 Springer restricted
spellingShingle Jung, Hyung-Chul
Krumdieck, S.
Rotordynamic modelling and analysis of a radial inflow turbine rotor-bearing system
title Rotordynamic modelling and analysis of a radial inflow turbine rotor-bearing system
title_full Rotordynamic modelling and analysis of a radial inflow turbine rotor-bearing system
title_fullStr Rotordynamic modelling and analysis of a radial inflow turbine rotor-bearing system
title_full_unstemmed Rotordynamic modelling and analysis of a radial inflow turbine rotor-bearing system
title_short Rotordynamic modelling and analysis of a radial inflow turbine rotor-bearing system
title_sort rotordynamic modelling and analysis of a radial inflow turbine rotor-bearing system
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34420