A new finite element model for vibration analysis of a coated blisk with variable coating thickness

Abstract

In the damping design of blisks with hard coating, changing coating thickness is one of the frequently used ways for achieving better damping performance. Nevertheless, for the vibration analysis with variable coating thickness by using commercial finite element software, it is necessary to regenerate the finite element mesh, which results in inconvenience in computation. In this paper, a new laminated element is developed to solve this problem, which needs solely the node coordinates corresponding to the maximum coating thickness. The additional virtual layers to simulate the variations of coating thickness are introduced for the presented element to avoid regenerating new node coordinates. By comparing the analysis results obtained by SOLID185 in ANSYS software, experiment and the developed element, this new element is verified that it remains effective for variable coating thickness parameter input. Furthermore, the effects of the coating thickness on the natural frequency and the forced response of an actual blisk are analysed and due to using the same node coordinates, the computational efficiency is improved significantly. The analysis results indicate that with the increase of coating thickness, the resonance response is reduced significantly and even the thinner coating could also achieve better damping performance.

Vibration Analysis and Damping Effect of Blade-Hard Coating Composite Structure Based on Base Excitation

“…The application of hard coatings in the existing literature mostly focuses on simplifying coated discs [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15], straight blades [16][17][18][19][20][21], plates [22][23][24][25][26], thin shells [27][28][29][30], and disk drums [31]. Yan et al [5] proposed using virtual layers to simulate changes in coating thickness and analyzed the impact of coating thickness on the natural frequency and forced response of actual disks. Kuang et al [6] established a finite element reduction model for coated discs, considering the influence of coating thickness changes on the vibration characteristics of the discs.…”