Occurrence of bistable state in squeeze film damper rotor system

Presents the study on the law governing the occurrence of bistable state in the squeeze film damper supported rigid rotor system by theoretical calculations,the way q calculating the bistable state characteristics, the analysis of bistable state characteristics using bearing parameter B and mass eccentricity U as basic parameters, and the ranges of B and U values established, and concludes that the occurrence of bistable state can be avoided provided design parameters are properly selected so that the B and U values are not in the ranges established. This makes it convenient to optimize the squeeze film damper design parameters.