Rotor Dynamics
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The official GTU curriculum for Rotor Dynamics (subject code 2720914) as prescribed for M(D · Semester 2 divides the course into 5 units, covering 23 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2720914)Unit 1 Introduction to Vibration and the Laval-Jeffcott Rotor Model
- Co-ordinate systems
- steady state rotor motion
- elliptical motion
- single degree of freedom systems
- free and forced vibrations
- The two degrees of freedom rotor system
- geared systems
- translational motion
- natural frequencies and natural modes
- steady state response to unbalance
- the effect of flexible support
Unit 2 Torsional Vibrations of Rotating Machinery
- Modelling of rotating machinery shafting - Multi degree of freedom systems - Determination of natural frequencies and mode shapes - Branched systems - Holzer method
- Numerical methods for fundamental frequency
Unit 3 Rigid Rotor Dynamics and Critical Speed
- Rigid disk equation - Rigid rotor dynamics- Rigid rotor on flexible rotor - The gyroscopic effect on rotor dynamics - Whirling of an unbalanced simple elastic rotor
- Unbalance response
- Orbital Analysis and Cascade Plots
- simple shafts with several disks - Effect of axial stiffness - Determination of bending critical speeds - Campbell diagram
Unit 4 Influence of Bearings on Rotor Vibrations
- Support stiffness on critical speeds- Stiffness and damping coefficients of journal bearings-computation and measurements of journal bearing coefficients -Mechanics of Hydro dynamic Instability- Half frequency whirl and Resonance whip- Design configurations of stable journal bearings
Unit 5 Balancing of Rotors
- Single plane balancing
- multi-plane balancing
- balancing of rigid rotors
- balancing of flexible rotors
- Influence coefficient and modal balancing techniques for flexible rotors
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