UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS OF A FLEXIBLE ROTOR SUPPORTED BY FLUID FILM BEARINGS

Authors

  • ALDEMIR AP CAVALINI JR LMEST €“ STRUCTURAL MECHANICS LABORATORY, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLâNDIA, SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, AV. JOãO NAVES DE ÁVILA, 2121, UBERLâNDIA, MG, 38408-100, BRAZIL
  • FABIAN ANDRES LARA-MOLINA FEDERAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANá, CAMPUS CORNéLIO PROCóPIO, AV. ALBERTO CARAZZI, 1640, CORNéLIO PROCóPIO, PR, 86300-000, BRAZIL
  • THIAGO DE PAULA SALES LMEST €“ STRUCTURAL MECHANICS LABORATORY, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLâNDIA, SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, AV. JOãO NAVES DE ÁVILA, 2121, UBERLâNDIA, MG, 38408-100, BRAZIL
  • EDSON HIDEKI KOROISHI FEDERAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANá, CAMPUS CORNéLIO PROCóPIO, AV. ALBERTO CARAZZI, 1640, CORNéLIO PROCóPIO, PR, 86300-000, BRAZIL
  • VALDER STEFFEN JR LMEST €“ STRUCTURAL MECHANICS LABORATORY, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLâNDIA, SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, AV. JOãO NAVES DE ÁVILA, 2121, UBERLâNDIA, MG, 38408-100, BRAZIL

Keywords:

ROTATING MACHINE, UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS, FLUID FILM BEARINGS, FUZZY ANALYSIS

Abstract

THIS PAPER IS DEDICATED TO THE ANALYSES OF THE EFFECT OF UNCERTAIN PARAMETERS ON THE DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF A FLEXIBLE ROTOR CONTAINING TWO RIGID DISCS AND SUPPORTED BY TWO FLUID FILM BEARINGS. A STOCHASTIC METHOD HAS BEEN EXTENSIVELY USED TO MODEL UNCERTAIN PARAMETERS, I.E., THE SO-CALLED MONTE CARLO SIMULATION. HOWEVER, IN THE PRESENT CONTRIBUTION, THE INHERENT UNCERTAINTIES OF THE BEARINGS' PARAMETERS (I.E. THE OIL VISCOSITY AS A FUNCTION OF THE OIL TEMPERATURE, AND THE RADIAL CLEARANCE) ARE MODELED BY USING A FUZZY DYNAMIC ANALYSIS. THIS ALTERNATIVE METHODOLOGY SEEMS TO BE MORE APPROPRIATED WHEN THE STOCHASTIC PROCESS THAT MODELS THE UNCERTAINTIES IS UNKNOWN. THE ANALYSIS PROCEDURE IS CONFINED TO THE TIME DOMAIN, BEING GENERATED BY THE ENVELOPES OF THE ROTOR ORBITS AND THE UNBALANCE RESPONSES OBTAINED FROM A RUN-DOWN OPERATING CONDITION. THE HYDRODYNAMIC SUPPORTING FORCES ARE DETERMINED BY CONSIDERING A NONLINEAR MODEL, WHICH IS BASED ON THE SOLUTION OF THE DIMENSIONLESS REYNOLDS' EQUATION FOR CYLINDRICAL AND SHORT JOURNAL BEARINGS. THIS NUMERICAL STUDY ILLUSTRATES THE VERSATILITY AND CONVENIENCE OF THE MENTIONED FUZZY APPROACH FOR UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS. THE RESULTS FROM THE STOCHASTIC ANALYSIS ARE ALSO PRESENTED FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES.

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2015-05-02

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Vol. 12 No. 8 (2015)

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