Efficiency Improvement of an Automatic Ball Balancer

2012 ◽  
Vol 134 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukio Ishida ◽  
Tomonori Matsuura ◽  
Xiao Long Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Critical Speed ◽  
Vibration Suppression ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Efficiency Improvement ◽  
Cylindrical Chamber ◽  
Rotor Systems ◽  
Speed Range ◽  
Excited Oscillation ◽  
Inside Wall

An automatic ball balancer is a unique vibration suppression device for rotor systems. Theoretically, two balls in a cylindrical chamber of the rotor are located at the optimal positions on the opposite side to the unbalance and cancel the unbalance automatically in the super-critical speed range. However, this device is not used widely due to two malfunctions. One is the influence of friction. Due to the inevitable friction between the balls and the inside wall of the channel, the balls stop near the optimal positions and do not balance the rotor perfectly. The other is the self-excited oscillation which occurs near and above the major critical speed. The objectives of the present paper are to clarify the fundamental characteristics of a ball balancer and to introduce some simple methods to eliminate these malfunctions.

Vibration Analysis of a Self-Excited Vibration in a Rotor System Caused by a Ball Balancer

2012 ◽  
Vol 134 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsuyoshi Inoue ◽  
Yukiko Ishida ◽  
Hideaki Niimi
Keyword(s):  
Rotational Speed ◽  
Critical Speed ◽  
Vibration Suppression ◽  
The Self ◽  
Rotor Systems ◽  
Excited Vibration ◽  
Amplitude Vibration ◽  
Speed Range ◽  
Large Amplitude Vibration ◽  
Fundamental Equations

The ball balancer has been used as a vibration suppression device in rotor systems. It has a superior characteristic that the vibration amplitude is reduced to zero theoretically at a rotational speed range higher than the critical speed. However, the ball balancer causes a self-excited vibration near the critical speed when the balls rotate in the balancer. This self-excited vibration may occur in the wide rotational speed range with a large amplitude vibration, and in such a case, escaping from it becomes difficult. In this paper, the occurrence region and the vibration characteristics of the self-excited vibration caused by the ball balancer are investigated. The nonlinear theoretical analysis is performed and a set of the fundamental equations governing the self-excited vibration is obtained. The influences of the parameters of the ball balancer, such as, the damping of the ball’s motion, the ball’s mass, and radius of the balls’ path, are explained and they are also validated experimentally.

Design and Closed Loop Testing of High-Pressure Centrifugal Gas Compressors for the Suppression of Subsynchronous Vibration

1980 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-140
Author(s):  
A. F. Criqui ◽  
P. G. Wendt
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Critical Speed ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
The Other ◽  
Oil Film ◽  
Rotor Systems

The causative phenomena of subsynchronous vibration, or re-excitation of the critical speed of a rotor, are discussed. Two rotor systems designed to control this type of vibration are presented. One system employs tuned, oil film damper bearings while the other features a stiffened rotor geometry. Stability thresholds of each design are compared based on high-pressure closed loop testing.

Vibration Analysis of the Self-Excited Vibration in the Rotor System Due to Ball Balancer

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsuyoshi Inoue ◽  
Hideaki Niimi ◽  
Yukio Ishida
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Suppression ◽  
Rotor System ◽  
The Self ◽  
Excited Vibration ◽  
Amplitude Vibration ◽  
Speed Range ◽  
Large Amplitude Vibration ◽  
Fundamental Equations ◽  
Ball Mass ◽  
Ball Motion

The ball balancer has been used as the vibration suppression device in rotor system. It has a superior characteristic that the vibration amplitude is reduced to zero at the rotational speed range higher than the major critical speed. However, the ball balancer may cause a self-excited vibration when the balls rotate in the balancer, and this self-excited vibration results in the large amplitude vibration. In this paper, the occurrence region and vibration characteristics of the self-excited vibration are investigated. The theoretical analysis is performed and a set of the fundamental equations governing the self-excited vibration is obtained. The influences of the parameters, such as, damping of the ball motion, ball mass, and radius of the ball orbit are explained. As the result, it is shown that the damping of the ball motion and the ball mass have the effect on decreasing the occurrence region of the self-excited vibration.

Vibration Suppression of Rotating Machinery Utilizing an Automatic Ball Balancer and Discontinuous Spring Characteristics

2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Liu ◽  
Yukio Ishida
Keyword(s):  
Rotational Speed ◽  
Large Amplitude ◽  
Small Amplitude ◽  
Critical Speed ◽  
Vibration Suppression ◽  
Rotating Machinery ◽  
Almost Periodic ◽  
Periodic Motions ◽  
Speed Range ◽  
Suppression Method

Automatic ball balancer is a balancing device where two balls inside a hollow rotor move to optimal rest positions automatically to eliminate unbalance. As a result, vibrations are suppressed to the zero amplitude in the rotational speed range higher than the major critical speed. However, it has the following defects. The amplitude of vibration increases in the rotational speed range lower than the major critical speed. In addition, almost periodic motions with large amplitude occur in the vicinity of the major critical speed due to the rolling of balls inside the rotor. Because of these defects, an automatic ball balancer has not been used widely. This paper proposes the vibration suppression method utilizing the discontinuous spring characteristics together with an automatic ball balancer to overcome these defects and to suppress vibration. The validity of the proposed method is confirmed theoretically, numerically, and experimentally. The results show that amplitude of vibration can be suppressed to a small amplitude in the vicinity of the major critical speed and the zero amplitude in the range higher than the major critical speed.

Vibration Suppression of Rotating Machinery Utilizing an Automatic Ball Balancer and Discontinuous Spring Characteristics

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Liu ◽  
Yukio Ishida
Keyword(s):  
Rotational Speed ◽  
Large Amplitude ◽  
Small Amplitude ◽  
Critical Speed ◽  
Vibration Suppression ◽  
Rotating Machinery ◽  
Almost Periodic ◽  
Periodic Motions ◽  
Speed Range ◽  
Suppression Method

Automatic ball balancer is a balancing device where two balls inside a hollow rotor move to optimal rest positions automatically to eliminate unbalance. As the result, vibrations are suppressed to a small amplitude or a zero amplitude in the rotational speed range higher than the major critical speed. However, it has the following defects. The amplitude of vibration increases in the rotational speed range lower than the major critical speed. In addition, almost periodic motions with large amplitude occur due to the rolling of balls inside the rotor in the vicinity of the major critical speed. Due to those defects, the automatic ball balancer has not been used widely. This paper proposes the vibration suppression method utilizing the discontinuous spring characteristics together with an automatic ball balancer to suppress vibration and to overcome these defects of the automatic ball balancer. The validity of proposed method is confirmed theoretically, numerically and experimentally. The results show that amplitude of vibration can be suppressed to a small amplitude in the vicinity of the major critical speed and the zero amplitude in the range higher than the major critical speed.

A Lower Pad Adjustable Bearing Reducing Vibration Response of Rotor Systems During Acceleration

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Hua Xu ◽  
Shenglun Zhang ◽  
Shiyuan Pei
Keyword(s):  
Critical Speed ◽  
Vibration Suppression ◽  
Load Condition ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Rotor System ◽  
Vibration Response ◽  
Resonance Amplitude ◽  
Suppression Effect ◽  
Rotor Systems ◽  
Light Load

Abstract A lower pad movable bearing is proposed which has the ability to change the lubricating performance of the journal bearing. The structure and working principle of the adjustable bearing are introduced. This bearing can adjust the working status of the rotor system by changing the position of the bearing pad and reduces the vibration amplitude of rotor. In this paper, a simple rotor bearing finite element model is used to study the vibration response of the rotor system. Through research, it is found that larger ellipticity can effectively reduce the amplitude of the rotor when the rotor speed is running at a certain speed away from the critical speed, and the vibration suppression effect can reach 67%. When the rotor passes the critical speed, reducing the ellipticity can significantly reduce the resonance amplitude of the rotor, and the vibration suppression effect reaches about 37%. In addition, when the rotational speed increases to twice the critical speed, the oil film oscillation occurs under light load condition, which can be suppressed by reducing the ellipticity. Adjustable bearing can then be proposed to adaptively improve the vibration of the rotor system based on the rotor speeds.

Providing Freshmen with a Good “Starting-Block”

2019 ◽  
Vol 78 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 69-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikaël De Clercq ◽  
Charlotte Michel ◽  
Sophie Remy ◽  
Benoît Galand
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Student Adjustment ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Pivotal Phase ◽  
Study Program ◽  
Study Task ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Belonging ◽  
Intention To Persist

Abstract. Grounded in social-psychological literature, this experimental study assessed the effects of two so-called “wise” interventions implemented in a student study program. The interventions took place during the very first week at university, a presumed pivotal phase of transition. A group of 375 freshmen in psychology were randomly assigned to three conditions: control, social belonging, and self-affirmation. Following the intervention, students in the social-belonging condition expressed less social apprehension, a higher social integration, and a stronger intention to persist one month later than the other participants. They also relied more on peers as a source of support when confronted with a study task. Students in the self-affirmation condition felt more self-affirmed at the end of the intervention but didn’t benefit from other lasting effects. The results suggest that some well-timed and well-targeted “wise” interventions could provide lasting positive consequences for student adjustment. The respective merits of social-belonging and self-affirmation interventions are also discussed.

Stories and the Self

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Krause ◽  
Markus Appel
Keyword(s):  
Meta Analysis ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Lower Degree ◽  
Contrast Effects ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Self Perceptions ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The One ◽  
Implicit And Explicit

Abstract. Two experiments examined the influence of stories on recipients’ self-perceptions. Extending prior theory and research, our focus was on assimilation effects (i.e., changes in self-perception in line with a protagonist’s traits) as well as on contrast effects (i.e., changes in self-perception in contrast to a protagonist’s traits). In Experiment 1 ( N = 113), implicit and explicit conscientiousness were assessed after participants read a story about either a diligent or a negligent student. Moderation analyses showed that highly transported participants and participants with lower counterarguing scores assimilate the depicted traits of a story protagonist, as indicated by explicit, self-reported conscientiousness ratings. Participants, who were more critical toward a story (i.e., higher counterarguing) and with a lower degree of transportation, showed contrast effects. In Experiment 2 ( N = 103), we manipulated transportation and counterarguing, but we could not identify an effect on participants’ self-ascribed level of conscientiousness. A mini meta-analysis across both experiments revealed significant positive overall associations between transportation and counterarguing on the one hand and story-consistent self-reported conscientiousness on the other hand.

Don’t Put Me in This Group

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-93
Author(s):  
Jort de Vreeze ◽  
Christina Matschke
Keyword(s):  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Negative Information ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Group Memberships

Abstract. Not all group memberships are self-chosen. The current research examines whether assignments to non-preferred groups influence our relationship with the group and our preference for information about the ingroup. It was expected and found that, when people are assigned to non-preferred groups, they perceive the group as different to the self, experience negative emotions about the assignment and in turn disidentify with the group. On the other hand, when people are assigned to preferred groups, they perceive the group as similar to the self, experience positive emotions about the assignment and in turn identify with the group. Finally, disidentification increases a preference for negative information about the ingroup.

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