Although aerodynamic compliant foil bearings are successfully applied in a number of turbo-machineries,theoretical researches on the modeling,performance prediction of compliant foil bearings and the dynamic analysis ...Although aerodynamic compliant foil bearings are successfully applied in a number of turbo-machineries,theoretical researches on the modeling,performance prediction of compliant foil bearings and the dynamic analysis of the related rotor system seem still far behind the experimental investigation because of structural complexity of the foil bearings.A generalized solution of the elasto-aerodynamic lubrication is presented in this paper by introducing both static and dynamic deformations of foils and solving gas-lubricated Reynolds equations with deformation equations simultaneously.The solution can be used for the calculation of dynamic stiffness and damping,as well as the prediction of static performances of foil bearings.Systematical theories and methods are also presented for the purpose of the prediction of dynamic behavior of a rotor system equipped with foil bearings.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.50275116 and 50475088)the National High-Tech Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2002AA503020).
文摘Although aerodynamic compliant foil bearings are successfully applied in a number of turbo-machineries,theoretical researches on the modeling,performance prediction of compliant foil bearings and the dynamic analysis of the related rotor system seem still far behind the experimental investigation because of structural complexity of the foil bearings.A generalized solution of the elasto-aerodynamic lubrication is presented in this paper by introducing both static and dynamic deformations of foils and solving gas-lubricated Reynolds equations with deformation equations simultaneously.The solution can be used for the calculation of dynamic stiffness and damping,as well as the prediction of static performances of foil bearings.Systematical theories and methods are also presented for the purpose of the prediction of dynamic behavior of a rotor system equipped with foil bearings.
