This work presents an optimization procedure to find bearing profiles that improve stability margins of rotor-bearing systems. The profile is defined by control points and cubic splines. Stability margins are estimated using bearing dynamic coefficients, and obtained solutions are analyzed as a function of the number of control points and of the Sommerfeld number at optimization. Results show the feasibility of finding shapes for the bearing that significantly improve the stability margins. Some of the obtained solutions overcome the stability margins of conventional bearings, such as the journal bearing and preloaded bearings with 0.5 and 0.67 preload. A time domain simulation of a flexible shaft rotating system supported by such bearings corroborates the results.
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January 2013
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Optimization of Journal Bearing Profile for Higher Dynamic Stability Limits
Rodrigo Nicoletti
e-mail: rnicolet@sc.usp.br
Rodrigo Nicoletti
Department of Mechanical Engineering
School of Engineering of São Carlos
University of São Paulo
Trabalhador São-Carlense 400
13566-590 São Carlos
, Brazil
e-mail: rnicolet@sc.usp.br
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Rodrigo Nicoletti
Department of Mechanical Engineering
School of Engineering of São Carlos
University of São Paulo
Trabalhador São-Carlense 400
13566-590 São Carlos
, Brazil
e-mail: rnicolet@sc.usp.br
Contributed by the Tribology Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF TRIBOLOGY. Manuscript received April 9, 2012; final manuscript received October 2, 2012; published online December 20, 2012. Assoc. Editor: Mihai Arghir.
J. Tribol. Jan 2013, 135(1): 011702 (13 pages)
Published Online: December 20, 2012
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April 9, 2012
Revision Received:
October 2, 2012
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Nicoletti, R. (December 20, 2012). "Optimization of Journal Bearing Profile for Higher Dynamic Stability Limits." ASME. J. Tribol. January 2013; 135(1): 011702. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4007885
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