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Title: Vibration transmission through rolling element bearings in geared rotor systems. Ph. D. Thesis Final Report

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OSTI ID:5484610

A new mathematical model is proposed to examine the vibration transmission through rolling element bearings in geared rotor systems. Current bearing models, based on either ideal boundary conditions for the shaft or purely translational stiffness element description, cannot explain how the vibratory motion may be transmitted from the rotating shaft to the casing. Experimental results have shown that the casing plate motion is primarily flexural. Here, this issue is clarified qualitatively and quantitatively by developing a comprehensive bearing stiffness matrix of dimension 6 to model precision rolling element bearings using basic principles. The proposed bearing stiffness matrix is partially verified using available analytical and experimental data, and is completely characterized. The study extends the proposed bearing formulation to analyze the overall geared rotor system dynamics including casing and mounts. The bearing stiffness matrix is included in discrete system models using lumped parameter and/or dynamic finite element techniques.

Research Organization:
The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
OSTI ID:
5484610
Report Number(s):
N-91-19435; NASA-CR-4334; AVSCOM-TR-90-C-019; E-5716; NAS-1.26:4334; CNN: NAG3-773
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Ph.D. Thesis Final Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English