A method for connecting a driving shaft to a three-dimensional composite disk via a polymer ring was examined to achieve stable rotation at high rotation speeds. Polyoxymethylene (POM) was adopted as the polymer ring material. Compression test was conducted to determine the limit of linear viscoelasticity, and creep resistance of POM was examined to evaluate its long-term durability. Structural design using finite element analysis including long-term creep resistance has shown that this method was predicted to be effective up to a tip speed of 1210 m/s. A three-dimensional composite disk was reinforced to three directions in accordance with the cylindrical coordinates. A trial composite disk with outer and inner diameters of 304 and 41 mm, respectively, was manufactured and tested up to a tip speed of 908 m/s. Vibration amplitudes were measured using gap and laser sensors. The vibration phenomenon and methods of suppressing vibration were discussed for higher rotation speeds.
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