Controlling Journal Bearing Instability Using Active Magnetic Bearings

2009 ◽  
Vol 132 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. El-Shafei ◽  
A. S. Dimitri
Keyword(s):  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Magnetic Bearing ◽  
Journal Bearings ◽  
Active Magnetic Bearing ◽  
Rotating Speed ◽  
Damping Characteristics ◽  
Oil Whip ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Oil Whirl ◽  
Load Carrying

Journal bearings (JBs) are excellent bearings due to their large load carrying capacity and favorable damping characteristics. However, journal bearings are known to be prone to instabilities. The oil whirl and oil whip instabilities limit the rotor maximum rotating speed. In this paper, a novel approach is used to control the journal bearing instability. An active magnetic bearing (AMB) is used to overcome the JB instability and to increase its range of operation. The concept is quite simple: Rather than using the AMB as a load carrying element, the AMB is used as a controller only, resulting in a much smaller and more efficient AMB. The load carrying is done by the journal bearings, exploiting their excellent load carrying capabilities, and the JB instability is overcome with the AMB. This results in a combined AMB/JB that exploits the advantages of each device and eliminates the deficiencies of each bearing. Different controllers for the AMB to control the JB instability are examined and compared theoretically and numerically. The possibility of collocating the JB and the AMB is also examined. The results illustrate the effectiveness of the concept.

Controlling Journal Bearing Instability Using Active Magnetic Bearings

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. El-Shafei ◽  
A. S. Dimitri
Keyword(s):  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Magnetic Bearing ◽  
Journal Bearings ◽  
Active Magnetic Bearing ◽  
Rotating Speed ◽  
Damping Characteristics ◽  
Oil Whip ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Oil Whirl ◽  
Load Carrying

Journal Bearings are excellent bearings due to their large load carrying capacity and favorable damping characteristics. However, Journal bearings are known to be prone to instabilities. The oil whirl and oil whip instabilities limit the rotor maximum rotating speed. In this paper, a novel approach is used to control the Journal bearing (JB) instability. An Active Magnetic Bearing (AMB) is used to overcome the JB instability and to increase its range of operation. The concept is quite simple: rather than using the AMB as a load carrying element, the AMB is used as a controller only, resulting in a much smaller and more efficient AMB. The load carrying is done by the Journal bearings, exploiting their excellent load carrying capabilities, and the JB instability is overcome with the AMB. This results in a combined AMB/JB that exploits the advantages of each device, and eliminates the deficiencies of each bearing. Different controllers for the AMB to control the JB instability are examined and compared theoretically and numerically. The possibility of collocating the JB and the AMB is also examined. The results illustrate the effectiveness of the concept.

Active Self-Excited Vibration Elimination of Rotating Machine With an Electromagnetic Exciter

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen-Chao Fan ◽  
Min-Chun Pan
Keyword(s):  
Journal Bearings ◽  
Rotor System ◽  
Stable Method ◽  
Rotating Machine ◽  
Oil Whip ◽  
Control Scheme ◽  
Oil Whirl ◽  
Excited Vibration ◽  
Load Carrying ◽  
Auxiliary Device

Journal bearings are commonly used in large rotary machineries because they have excellent mechanical and geometric properties as well as large load-carrying capacities. Nevertheless, the oil whirl and oil whip instabilities limit their applications due to their insufficient stiffness at high running speeds. This paper presents a method to increase the stiffness of a rotating machine using an electromagnetic exciter (EE), which can raise the threshold of instability of the rotating machine and eliminate fluid-induced instability. The EE is a controllable auxiliary device that can provide additional stiffness to the bearings to increase the operating ranges of a rotating machine, while the journal bearings act as load-carrying devices. Together, the EE complements the JB to stiffen the rotor system and raise the threshold of instability. A simple control scheme is used to calculate the amount of supplemental stiffness supplied by the EE. The experimental results demonstrate that the oil whirl and oil whip instabilities of the rotating machine can be eliminated effectively, even at higher running speeds. The advantage of the EE is to offer a faster, more stable method to eliminate fluid-induced instability.

Stabilizing Hydrodynamic Bearing Oil Whip With μ-Synthesis Control of an Active Magnetic Bearing

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander H. Pesch ◽  
Jerzy T. Sawicki
Keyword(s):  
Rotation Speed ◽  
Stability Limit ◽  
Magnetic Bearing ◽  
Active Magnetic Bearing ◽  
Related Phenomenon ◽  
Test Rig ◽  
Hydrodynamic Bearing ◽  
Oil Whip ◽  
Oil Whirl ◽  
Excited Vibration

Oil whip is a self-excited vibration in a hydrodynamic bearing which occurs when the rotation speed is above approximately twice the first natural frequency. Because of this, the oil whip phenomenon limits the operational speed of a rotor system on hydrodynamic bearings. Below the oil whip threshold, the related phenomenon of oil whirl can cause large vibrations at frequencies below half the rotation speed. A method is presented for stabilizing oil whip and oil whirl in a hydrodynamic bearing with an active magnetic bearing (AMB). The AMB controller is designed with μ-synthesis model-based robust control utilizing the Bently-Muszynska fluid film bearing model, which predicts the unstable phenomena. Therefore, the resulting AMB controller stabilizes the natural instability in the hydrodynamic bearing. Rotor speed is taken into account by use of a parametric uncertainty such that the method is robust to changes in running speed. The proposed method is demonstrated on an experimental hydrodynamic bearing test rig. Details of the test rig and implementation of the AMB controller design are presented. Waterfall plots for the controlled and uncontrolled system are presented which demonstrate the improved stability limit.

Development of Active Magnetic Bearing System Using Adaptive Feedforward Cancellation for Compensation and Analysis of External Forces in Rotating Machinery

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shota Yabui ◽  
Tsuyoshi Inoue
Keyword(s):  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Magnetic Bearing ◽  
Contact Forces ◽  
Active Magnetic Bearing ◽  
Rotating Shaft ◽  
Rotating Speed ◽  
External Forces ◽  
Adaptive Feedforward ◽  
Bearing System ◽  
Rotating Machineries

In this research, a rotor system using active magnetic bearing has been proposed to analyze for external forces in rotating machineries. Dynamics of the rotating machineries are influenced from the various external forces such as unbalanced forces, oil film forces at a journal bearing, and seal contact forces. The characteristics of the external forces are dependent on rotating speed and rotating orbit of the rotating shaft. In development the rotating machineries, the analysis of the characteristics of external forces is required under various rotating condition. The proposed system can compensate and analyze for the external forces by using the adaptive feed-forward cancellation (AFC). By using AFC, the proposed system can realize the desired rotating conditions under acting the external forces and analyze the characteristics external forces. The effectiveness of the proposed system has been confirmed experimentally.

scholarly journals Analysis on Active Hydromagnetic Journal Bearing using Ansys

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (VI) ◽  
pp. 2395-2400
Author(s):  
Yuvaraj Ballal
Keyword(s):  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Magnetic Bearing ◽  
High Load ◽  
Active Magnetic Bearing ◽  
Load Carrying Capacity ◽  
Hydrodynamic Bearing ◽  
Load Carrying ◽  
Hydrodynamic Journal Bearing

In this study Active hydromagnetic journal bearing is designed and analysed by using ANSYS tool. Active Hydromagnetic journal bearing is a combination of Hydrodynamic journal bearing & Active magnetic bearing. We know that hydrodynamic journal bearing used to low speed and high load carrying capacity & its drawback is at high-speed shaft surface is come in contact and there wear also happen. In this condition hydrodynamic bearing also damages from contaminants as dirt or ash, also in the rise in temperature. In the active magnetic bearing is used to high speed and low load carrying capacity. When increasing load carrying capacity of active hydromagnetic bearing, it also increases design of active hydromagnetic bearing. When combining Hydrodynamic journal bearing & Active magnetic bearing it reduces drawback of both bearing. It working on high speed and high load carrying capacity. When combining both bearing considering main parameter is clearance in hydrodynamic journal bearing & Air gap in active magnetic bearing.

Comparison of three-pole AMB and HMB for magnetic suspended molecular pump

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (34n36) ◽  
pp. 1840074
Author(s):  
Jintao Ju ◽  
Xiaobin Liu ◽  
Zegang Xu ◽  
Chao Gu ◽  
Yilin Liu
Keyword(s):  
Power Loss ◽  
High Vacuum ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Radial Force ◽  
Magnetic Bearing ◽  
Magnetic Bearings ◽  
Active Magnetic Bearing ◽  
Rotating Speed ◽  
Characteristics Analysis ◽  
Current Characteristics

Molecular pumps have been widely used in the vacuum metallurgy, coating, semiconductor manufacturing and many other fields in which the high vacuum, ultra-clean environment is needed. The application of magnetic bearings can bring many advantages for molecular pump, such as eliminating the friction, decreasing the power loss, lowering the maintenance costs, and increasing the rotating speed and service life. Besides, the magnetic bearings can fundamentally solve the vacuum chamber pollution problem which is caused by the backflow of lubrication oil steam. The three-pole magnetic bearings are the simplest structure of radial magnetic bearings and can be driven by three-phase converter which has the advantages of low costs, small volume and low power loss. In this paper, the performance of the three-pole active magnetic bearing (AMB) and hybrid magnetic bearing (HMB) are compared based on radial force–current characteristics analysis. Firstly, the mathematical model of three-pole AMB and HMB is built by equivalent magnetic circuit model, and the radial force–current characteristics are analyzed. Then, simulation by the three-dimensional (3D) finite element method (FEM) is performed. Finally, the experiment is conducted. The FEM results are consistent with the analytical results, showing that the nonlinearity and coupling of three-pole HMB are lower than three-pole AMB. The reason of causing nonlinearity and coupling is also discussed.

Nonlinear Vibration in a Vertical Rigid Rotor Supported by the Magnetic Bearing: Case Considering the Delays of Both Electric Current and Magnetic Flux

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsuyoshi Inoue ◽  
Motoki Sugiyama ◽  
Yasuhiko Sugawara ◽  
Yukio Ishida
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Flux ◽  
Electric Current ◽  
Magnetic Force ◽  
Magnetic Bearing ◽  
Active Magnetic Bearing ◽  
Nonlinear Phenomena ◽  
Control Force ◽  
Rigid Rotor ◽  
Rotating Speed ◽  
First Order

Active magnetic bearing (AMB) becomes to be widely used in various kinds of rotating machinery. However, as the magnetic force is nonlinear, nonlinear phenomena may occur when the rotating speed becomes higher and delay of control force increases. In this paper, the magnetic force is modeled by considering both the second order delay of the electric current and the first order delay of the magnetic flux, and the AMB force is represented by a power series function of the electric current and shaft displacement. The nonlinear theoretical analysis of the vertical rigid rotor supported by AMB is demonstrated. The effects of the delays and other AMB parameters on the nonlinear phenomena are clarified theoretically and experimentally.

Designing the Partially Porous Journal Bearings of an Aerostatic Spindle

2017 ◽  
Vol 868 ◽  
pp. 110-117
Author(s):  
Te Yen Huang ◽  
Song Chiang Shen ◽  
Shao Yu Hsu
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Journal Bearings ◽  
Porous Insert ◽  
Load Carrying ◽  
High Speed Rotation ◽  
Ultra Precision ◽  
Precision Machine Tools ◽  
Aerostatic Spindle

The aerostatic journal bearings are widely used in ultra-precision machine tools. Due to remarkable ability of the porous medium in flow restriction, the porous aerostatic journal bearings are better than other types of aerostatic bearings in load carrying capacity, stiffness, damping and dynamic stability. The partially porous aerostatic journal bearing has the advantages of easy production and low cost. Moreover, the gap between the porous insert and the spindle can be adjusted to reduce the eccentricity due to high speed rotation. In this study, the effects of the size of the porous insert and the thickness of the air gap between the spindle and the housing on the gap pressure, the stiffness and the load carrying capability of the partially porous aerostatic journal bearing were figured out for performance evaluation.

An Improved Catcher Bearing Model and an Explanation of the Forward Whirl/Whip Phenomenon Observed in Active Magnetic Bearing Transient Drop Experiments

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Wilkes ◽  
Giuseppe Vannini ◽  
Jeff Moore ◽  
David Ransom
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Magnetic Bearing ◽  
Active Magnetic Bearing ◽  
Constant Frequency ◽  
Axial Thrust ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Transient Simulations ◽  
The Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Reaction Forces

Though many approaches have been proposed in the literature to model the reaction forces in a catcher bearing (CB), there are still phenomena observed in experimental tests that cannot be explained by existing models. The following paper presents a novel approach to model a CB system. Some of the elements in the model have been previously introduced in the literature; however, there are other elements in the proposed model that are new, providing an explanation for the forward whirling phenomena that has been observed repeatedly in the literature. The proposed CB model is implemented in a finite element rotordynamic package, and nonlinear time-transient simulations are performed to predict published experimental results of a high speed vertical sub-scale compressor; with no other forces present in the model, the agreement between simulations and experimental data is favorable. The results presented herein show that friction between the journal and axial face of the catcher bearing results in a forward cross-coupled force that pushes the rotor in the direction of rotation. This force is proportional to the coefficient of friction between the axial face of the rotor and catcher bearing and the axial thrust on the rotor. This force results in synchronous whirl when the running speed is below a combined natural frequency of the rotor-stator system, and constant frequency whip when the speed is above a whip frequency.

scholarly journals Study on the performance of journal bearings in different lubricants by CFD and FSI method with thermal effect and cavitation

2018 ◽  
Vol 249 ◽  
pp. 03006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hulin Li ◽  
Yanzhen Wang ◽  
Ning Zhong ◽  
Yonghong Chen ◽  
Zhongwei Yin
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Computational Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Thermal Effect ◽  
Journal Bearing ◽  
Fluid Structure Interaction ◽  
Journal Bearings ◽  
Lubricating Oil ◽  
Fluid Structure ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Load Carrying

This paper used a new transient computational fluid dynamics and fluid–structure interaction method to investigate the journal bearing performance with the effect of thermal and cavitation, to reveal the performance of journal bearing in different lubricants and to provide substitution references for bearings in different lubricants. Considering thermal effect, elastic deformation and cavitation, a detailed discussion was conducted to show the performance of plain journal bearings lubricated by water, seawater, and lubricating oil by computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and fluid structure interaction (FSI) method. And the results in this work are compared with the published results. The variation of dimensionless load carrying capacity, maximum film pressure and temperature with eccentricity ratio are presented, which can provide reference for the design of bearings. Furthermore, a diagram is presented for journal bearings with different diameter, length-diameter ratio and lubricants, which can be used as a reference for the equivalent substitutions of bearings. The present research provides references as to the design of bearings and the substitutions of bearings by different lubricants.

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