scholarly journals An Instrumented High-Speed Rotor With Embedded Telemetry for the Continuous Spatial Pressure Profile Measurement in Gas Lubricated Bearings: A Proof of Concept

2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karim Shalash ◽  
Jürg Schiffmann
Keyword(s):  
System Identification ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Pressure Field ◽  
Pressure Profile ◽  
Journal Bearings ◽  
Profile Measurement ◽  
Pressure Measurements ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Static Conditions

Abstract Pressure is the constitutive quantity governing the flow field in gas lubricated bearings. Knowledge of the pressure is of principal importance in the fundamental understanding of such bearings as well as for the validation of their models. Pressure measurements can be done from the bearing side using pressure taps, yet, several details will not be captured. In order to acquire a continuous scan of the pressure field inside the bearing, it is necessary to measure from the rotor side. This paper presents an instrumented measurement high-speed rotor with embedded pressure probes and a wireless telemetry that is capable of the continuous pressure field measurement within the gas film of journal bearings. The rotor was tested on externally pressurized gas journal bearings (EPGJBs) (D = 40 mm and L/D = 1), and pressure profile measurements were acquired up to 37.5 krpm (DN 1.5 M). Measurements at discrete points using pressure taps inside the test bearing were also performed for comparison. The measurements from both sides (bearing and rotor) were in good agreement at quasi-static conditions. At higher operational speeds, it was necessary to perform an in situ system identification and calibration for the embedded pressure probes using the bearing side measurements as a reference. The in situ system identification technique was successful to reconstruct the attenuated pressure signals for a wide range of supply pressures (amplitudes) and rotor speeds (excitation frequencies). The instrumented rotor was proven qualified to perform time-resolved pressure measurements within the gas film of journal bearings up to 37.5 krpm.

scholarly journals An Instrumented High-Speed Rotor With Embedded Telemetry for the Continuous Spatial Pressure Profile Measurement in Gas Lubricated Bearings: A Proof of Concept

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Shalash ◽  
J. Schiffmann
Keyword(s):  
System Identification ◽  
Measurement Technique ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Pressure Field ◽  
Power Transmission ◽  
Pressure Profile ◽  
Profile Measurement ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Static Conditions

Abstract Gas lubricated bearings are capable of supporting high speed rotors with satisfactory load capacities. Pressure is one of the constitutional quantities governing the flow field in gas lubricated bearings. Knowledge of the pressure is of principal importance in the fundamental understanding of such bearings and for the calibration of reduced order models. These measurements can be done from the bearing side using pressure taps in the bushings, however, the measurement points will yield a spatially sampled profile consisting of discrete points relative to the bearing bushing. This measurement technique is simple, yet, several details cannot be captured. In order to acquire a continuous scan of the pressure field inside the bearing, it is necessary to measure from the rotor side. Such onboard measurement technique is challenging due to constraints in volume, G-force, and data and power transmission through the rotor. This paper presents an instrumented measurement rotor with embedded pressure probes and a wireless telemetry, which is capable of the continuous pressure field measurement inside a high-speed externally pressurized gas journal bearing. The bearing under investigation has a diameter of 40mm, L/D = 1, and was tested up to 37.5 krpm. The bearing is of the annular type, with 2×18 Ø0.1mm restrictor orifices. Measurements at discrete points using pressure taps inside the test bearing were also performed for the sake of comparison. The measurements from both sides (bushing and rotor) were in good agreement at quasi-static conditions. At higher operational speeds, it was necessary to perform an in-situ system identification and calibration for the embedded pressure probes using the bearing side measurements as a reference. The in-situ system identification technique was successful to reconstruct the attenuated pressure signals for a wide range of supply pressures and rotor speeds. The instrumented rotor was proven qualified to perform time-resolved pressure measurements within the gas film of journal bearings up to 37.5 krpm.

A Tribological Study of Partial-Arc Bearings With Egg-Shaped Surface Texture for Microturbine Applications

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. A. Bompos ◽  
P. G. Nikolakopoulos ◽  
C. I. Papadopoulos ◽  
L. Kaiktsis
Keyword(s):  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Stokes Equations ◽  
Slenderness Ratio ◽  
Substantial Improvement ◽  
Journal Bearings ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Tribological Study ◽  
Wide Range

Recent research has demonstrated that proper use of texture geometries can improve the performance of journal and thrust bearings. In particular, for journal bearings, elliptical and egg-shaped texture patterns appear as promising candidates for improving bearing performance, in terms of load carrying capacity and friction coefficient. The expected advantages should also hold for partial-arc bearings, which, for small scale – high speed applications, are characterized by significant advantages, in comparison to full bearings. In the present paper, a tribological study of partial-arc journal bearings with periodic egg-shaped texture applied on the stator surface is presented. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations are performed and processed to yield the bearing performance indices. Here, the bearing geometry and the texture characteristics are defined parametrically; a wide range of bearing designs is thus accounted for. Flow simulations are based on the numerical solution of the Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible isothermal flow. The effects of dimple shape, bearing eccentricity, bearing arc angle, and slenderness ratio on the bearing performance are investigated. The present results demonstrate that a substantial improvement of journal bearing performance, especially in terms of the friction coefficient, in comparison to that of smooth bearings, is feasible.

Identification of Material Constitutive Laws for Machining—Part II: Generation of the Constitutive Data and Validation of the Constitutive Law

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Shi ◽  
Helmi Attia ◽  
Nejah Tounsi
Keyword(s):  
Shear Zone ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar ◽  
Orthogonal Cutting ◽  
Material Behavior ◽  
Constitutive Law ◽  
Primary Zone ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Static Conditions ◽  
Secondary Shear Zone

This paper presents an integral methodology to obtain a wide range of constitutive data required for the identification of the constitutive equation used in simulating cutting processes. This methodology is based on combining the distributed primary zone deformation (DPZD) model developed in Part I (Shi et al., 2010, ASME J. Manuf. Sci. Eng., 132, p. 051008.) of this study with quasi-static indentation (QSI) tests, orthogonal cutting tests at room temperature (RT) and high temperature. The QSI tests are used to capture the material properties in the quasi-static conditions, which solve the unstable solutions for the coefficients of the constitutive law. The RT cutting tests are designed to fulfill the assumptions embedded in the developed DPZD model in order to provide the distributed constitutive data encountered in the primary shear zone. To capture the material behavior in the secondary shear zone, the orthogonal cutting tests with a laser preheating system are designed to raise the temperature in the primary zone to the level encountered in the secondary zone. As an application of the generated constitutive data, the Johnson–Cook model is identified for Inconel 718. This constitutive law is further validated using high speed split Hopkinson pressure bar tests and orthogonal cutting tests combined with finite element simulations. In comparison with the previous approaches reported in the open literature, the developed DPZD model and methodology significantly improve the accuracy of the simulation results.

scholarly journals Reconstructing Compressor Non-Uniform Circumferential Flow Field From Spatially Undersampled Data: Part 2 — Practical Application for Experiments

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fangyuan Lou ◽  
Douglas R. Matthews ◽  
Nicholas J. Kormanik ◽  
Nicole L. Key
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Total Pressure ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Static Pressure ◽  
Pressure Field ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Pressure Profile ◽  
Sampled Data ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Novel Method

Abstract In the previous part of the paper, a novel method to reconstruct the compressor non-uniform circumferential flow field using spatially under-sampled data points is developed. In this part of the paper, the method is applied to two compressor research articles to further demonstrate the potential of the novel method in resolving the important flow features associated with these circumferential non-uniformities. In the first experiment, the static pressure field at the leading edge of a vaned diffuser in a high-speed centrifugal compressor is reconstructed using pressure readings from nine static pressure taps placed on the hub of the diffuser. The magnitude and phase information for the first three dominant wavelets are characterized. Additionally, the method shows significant advantages over the traditional averaging methods for calculating repeatable mean values of the static pressure. While using the multi-wavelet approximation method, the errors in the mean static pressure with one dropout measurement are 70% less than the pitchwise-averaging method. In the second experiment, the full-annulus total pressure field downstream of Stator 2 in a three-stage axial compressor is reconstructed from a small segment of data representing 20% coverage of the annulus. Results show very good agreement between the reconstructed total pressure profile and the experiment at a variety of spanwise locations from near hub to near shroud. The features associated with blade-row interactions accounting for passage-to-passage variations are resolved in the reconstructed total pressure profile.

Use of Electrothermal Explosion and Electro-Thermal Analyser (ETA-100) for the Study the Kinetics of Fast High-Temperature Reactions in SHS-Ceramic Systems

2010 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 203-212
Author(s):  
A.S. Shteinberg ◽  
A.A. Berlin
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Dissimilar Materials ◽  
Isothermal Kinetics ◽  
Hard Alloys ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Static Conditions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Kinetics Of

Due to the lack of specialty kinetic methods and instruments, the kinetics of fast hightemperature reactions SHS-ceramic systems has not been adequately studied. Recently, we have developed a number of methods of so-called non-isothermal kinetics (NIK) and designed instruments allowing one to obtain information about reactions of ceramic systems in a wide range of practically important temperatures and rates. The use of one of the NIK-methods (called electrothermal analysis based on the phenomena of electro thermal explosion) allows one to study kinetics of SHS of some ceramic materials characterized by the total reaction time ~ 10 μs. In ETE, both samples pressed from reagents powders or cylindrical samples made from tightly rolled foils were studied. The joule heating was accompanied by high-speed scanning of the non-stationary temperature field on its surface. Description and technical characteristics of the specialty device electrothermoanalyzer ETA-100 manufactured by ALOFT are given. Kinetic parameters of fast EM reactions for the temperatures up to 3600 K can be measured by ETE method using ETA-100. New kinetic data for fast high-temperature gasless SHS yielding individual and composite materials (including refractory carbides and borides of transition metals, silicon and boron carbides, some refractory oxides and hard alloys) are presented. At high-speed impact of the samples, the reaction rate constants were found to exceed the combustion rate constants (measured by ETA-100) by many orders of magnitude. It was concluded that the kinetic mechanisms of the corresponding fast reactions in the static conditions and under the impact are dramatically different. It was shown that SHS in ETE mode has a significant potential as a modern practical method to be used for welding of refractory and dissimilar materials, production of coarse superabrasives, etc.

Fluid-Film Journal Bearings Operating in a Hybrid Mode: Part I—Theoretical Analysis and Design

1981 ◽  
Vol 103 (4) ◽  
pp. 558-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Koshal ◽  
W. B. Rowe
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Journal Bearings ◽  
Hydrodynamic Performance ◽  
Total Power ◽  
Theoretical Treatment ◽  
Power Ratio ◽  
Eccentricity Ratio ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
System A ◽  
Wide Range

Oil-lubricated plain hybrid journal bearings have been investigated theoretically and experimentally to determine the hybrid (hydrostatic/hydrodynamic) performance. The paper consists of two parts: Part I deals with the theoretical treatment of results, and Part II describes the experimental investigation. It is demonstrated that when two rows of inlet lubricant sources are employed in a plain hybrid bearing, greater load-carrying capacity is obtained by positioning the entries near the ends of the bearing rather than at the center or at quarter stations. These results extend previous work by presenting data for a wide range of power ratio (K). The parameter K is defined as the ratio of friction power to pumping power. Increasing K has the same effect as increasing speed for a particular bearing system. A new basis for optimizing hybrid bearings is described. The bearings to be optimized are compared with a reference bearing, on a basis of load/total power; a technique which is not required in other bearings where load does not increase rapidly with power ratio. Plain hybrid bearings are compared with conventional recessed hydrostatic journal bearings and with axial groove hydrodynamic journal bearings. It is found that plain hybrid bearings are superior in performance to recessed journal bearings at low eccentricity ratio and low speed. Also plain hybrid bearings are comparable to axial groove hydrodynamic journal bearings at a high eccentricity ratio and high speed with advantages for variable directions of loading. Furhermore the hydrostatic effect tends to raise the whirl onset speed.

scholarly journals Reconstructing Compressor Non-uniform Circumferential Flow Field from Spatially Undersampled Data - Part 2: Practical Application for Experiments

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Fangyuan Lou ◽  
Nicholas J. Kormanik III ◽  
Douglas Matthews ◽  
Nicole L. Key
Keyword(s):  
Flow Field ◽  
Total Pressure ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Static Pressure ◽  
Pressure Field ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Pressure Profile ◽  
Sampled Data ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Novel Method

Abstract In the previous part of the paper, a novel method to reconstruct the compressor non-uniform circumferential flow field using spatially under-sampled data points is developed. In this part of the paper, the method is applied to two compressor research articles to further demonstrate the potential of the novel method in resolving the important flow features associated with these circumferential non-uniformities. In the first experiment, the static pressure field at the leading edge of a vaned diffuser in a high-speed centrifugal compressor is reconstructed using pressure readings from nine static pressure taps placed on the hub of the diffuser. The magnitude and phase information for the first three dominant wavelets are characterized. Additionally, the method shows significant advantages over the traditional averaging methods for calculating repeatable mean values of the static pressure. While using the multi-wavelet approximation method, the errors in the mean static pressure with one dropout measurement are 70% less than the pitchwise-averaging method. In the second experiment, the full-annulus total pressure field downstream of Rotor 2 in a three-stage axial compressor is reconstructed from a small segment of data representing 20% coverage of the annulus. Results show very good agreement between the reconstructed total pressure profile and the experiment at a variety of spanwise locations from near hub to near shroud. The features associated with blade-row interactions accounting for passage-to-passage variations are resolved in the reconstructed total pressure profile.

Effects of Alternate Leading Edge Cutback on Unsteady Cavitation in 4-Bladed Inducers

2001 ◽  
Vol 123 (4) ◽  
pp. 762-770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiki Yoshida ◽  
Yoshinobu Tsujimoto ◽  
Dai Kataoka ◽  
Hironori Horiguchi ◽  
Fabien Wahl
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Cavitation Number ◽  
The Other ◽  
Low Flow ◽  
Pressure Measurements ◽  
High Speed Video ◽  
Cavitation Performance ◽  
Wide Range

A set of 4-bladed inducers with various amounts of cutback was tested with the aim of suppressing the rotating cavitation by applying alternate leading edge cutback. Unsteady cavitation patterns were observed by means of inlet pressure measurements and high-speed video pictures. It was found that the region with the alternate blade cavitation and asymmetric cavitation were enlarged with the increase of the amount of the cutback. As a result, the region with the rotating cavitation was diminished. At low flow rate, two types of alternate blade cavitation were found as predicted theoretically on 4-bladed inducer with smaller uneven blade length. One of them is with longer cavities on longer blades, and the other is with longer cavities on shorter blades. Switch was observed in these alternate blade cavitation patterns depending whether the cavitation number was increased or decreased. For an inducer with larger amount of cutback, the rotating cavitation and cavitation surge were almost suppressed as expected for a wide range of flow rate and cavitation number, although the cavitation performance was deteriorated. However, we should note that an asymmetric cavitation pattern occurs more easily in inducers with alternate leading edge cutback, and that the unevenness due to the cutback causes uneven blade stress.

Improvement of Operating Characteristics of High-Speed Hydrodynamic Journal Bearings by Optimum Design: Part I— Formulation of Methodology and Its Application to Elliptical Bearing Design

2000 ◽  
Vol 123 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Hashimoto ◽  
K. Matsumoto
Keyword(s):  
Optimum Design ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Optimization Technique ◽  
Orientation Angle ◽  
Journal Bearings ◽  
Graphical Form ◽  
Operating Characteristics ◽  
Design Variables ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Bearing Design

This paper describes the optimum design methodology for improving operating characteristics of hydrodynamic journal bearings and its application to elliptical journal bearing design used in high-speed rotating machinery. The hybrid optimization technique combining the direct search method and the successive quadratic programming is applied effectively to find the optimum solutions. In the optimum design of elliptical journal bearings, the design variables such as vertical and horizontal radial clearances, bearing length-to-diameter ratio and bearing orientation angle are determined to minimize the objective function defined by the weighted sum of maximum averaged oil film temperature rise, leakage flow rate, and the inversion of whirl onset speed of the journal under many constraints. The results obtained are shown in graphical form for a wide range of journal rotational speed. Comparing the optimized operating characteristics with the characteristics calculated from the random selected design variables, the effectiveness of optimum design is clarified.

scholarly journals Flow cell to study crystallisation processes in-situ using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Li ◽  
Johanna Kölbel ◽  
Terry Threlfall ◽  
Axel Zeitler
Keyword(s):  
Time Domain ◽  
Terahertz Spectroscopy ◽  
Relaxation Dynamics ◽  
Terahertz Time Domain Spectroscopy ◽  
Great Opportunity ◽  
Time Domain Spectroscopy ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Crystallisation Process ◽  
Static Conditions

A versatile setup based on terahertz time-domain spectroscopy was developed to monitor the process of crystallisation and characterise the structure of the crystals as well as the dynamics of the solvent in situ. The setup can be used to investigate crystallisation processes over a wide range of temperature, either under static conditions or during continuous flow. An attached optical imaging probe can be used to monitor the process in parallel to the terahertz spectroscopy investigation. The implementation of terahertz spectroscopy offers a great opportunity to investigate the dielectric relaxation dynamics of the solvent and the vibrational modes characteristic for the crystalline phases simultaneously. The details of the crystallisation setup are demonstrated at the example of the crystallisation process of magnesium sulphate heptahydrate from its aqueous phase.

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