Influence of the Foundation on the Threshold of Stability for Rotating Machines with Roller Bearings – A Theoretical Analysis

  • The paper presents a mathematical model for analyzing the threshold of stability for rotating machines, where the rotor is linked to the stator by roller bearings, bearing housings and end-shields and where the stator feet are mounted on a soft foundation. The internal (rotating) damping of the rotor is the only source of instability, which is considered in the paper. After the mathematical coherences of the multibody model are described, a procedure is presented for deriving the threshold of stability. Additionally, a numerical example is shown, where the threshold of stability is calculated for different boundary conditions. It could be demonstrated, that the stiffness of the foundation—even if the foundation stiffness is isotropic—can help stabilizing this kind of vibration system in the same way as orthotropic bearing stiffness or orthotropic bearing housing and end-shield stiffness for a rigid foundation.

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Author:Ulrich WernerORCiD
DOI:https://doi.org/10.4236/jamp.2017.56114
Parent Title (English):JAMP-Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics
Publisher:Scientific Reseach
Editor:ulrich wernerORCiD
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of first Publication:2017/06/20
Reviewed:Begutachtet/Reviewed
Release Date:2025/12/12
Tag:Foundation influence; Roller bearings; Rotating machines; Threshold of stability
Volume:5
Issue:6
Pagenumber:18
institutes:Institut für leistungselektronische Systeme ELSYS
Research Themes:Energie & Ressourcen
Licence (German):Creative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International
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