An analytical investigation was made on the effect of axial torque on the critical speeds of a continuous rotor whose motion was described by a set of partial differential equations including the effects of transverse shear, rotatory inertia, and gyroscopic moments. The equations of motion and associated boundary conditions for long and short bearings were cast in nondimensional form to facilitate the study of the influence of the aforementioned effects on a torque-transmitting rotor’s critical speeds. The results of this study were compared to classical results of Bernoulli-Enter and Timoshenko to determine the relative importance of the rotor’s “secondary phenomena” in a critical speed calculation.
The effect of gyroscopic moments on the critical speeds of a shaft-disk system mounted in short end bearings is investigated. Representation of the shaft as having continuously distributed mass and elasticity allows accurate determination of higher critical speeds. Frequency equations are obtained for the critical speeds associated with both backward and forward whirling modes. The first four critical speeds (backward and forward whirling modes) are given for a range of shaft and disk sizes and for various disk locations on the shaft. Experimental verification is given for the first and second critical speeds.
A digital simulation technique for determining the torsional response of internal combustion engines subject to constant and pulsating end item torques is described herein. A refined mathematical model of the engine and end item power shafts is utilized to determine their natural frequencies, mode shapes, torsional motions and stresses using a digital computer. The mathematical model is composed of a finite number of elements which simulate lengths of continuous, massive, elastic shaft with end attached lumped masses and springs. Forcing functions, obtained by Fourier series expansion of the engine pressure-crank angle curve, are applied at the lumped masses. The technique is applied to a small gasoline engine attached to a reciprocating compressor and to a large Diesel engine with a constant torque end item.
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