JOURNAL BEARING IMPEDANCE DESCRIPTIONS FOR ROTORDYNAMIC APPLICATIONS. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Bearing impedance vectors are introduced for plain journal bearings which define the bearing reaction force components as a function of the bearing motion. Impedance descriptions are developed directly for the approximate Ocvirk (short) and Sommerfeld (long) bearing solutions. The impedance vector magnitude and the mobility vector magnitude of Booker are shown to be reciprocals. The transformation relationships between mobilities and impedance are derived and used to define impedance vectors for a number of existing mobility vectors including the finite-length mobility vectors developed by Moes. A direct analytic method for deriving a complete set of (analytic) stiffness and damping coefficients from impedance descriptions is developed and demonstrated for the cavitating finite-length-bearing impedances. Analytic expressions are provided for all direct and cross-coupled stiffness and damping coefficients, and compared to previously developed numerical results. These coefficients are used for stability analysis of a rotor, supported in finite-length cavitating bearings. Onset-speed-of-instability results are presented as a function of the L/D ratio for a range of bearing numbers. Damping coefficients are also presented for finite-length squeeze-film dampers.

published proceedings

  • n 76-Lub-24

author list (cited authors)

  • Childs, D., Moes, H., & van Leuwen, H.

complete list of authors

  • Childs, D||Moes, H||van Leuwen, H

publication date

  • December 1976