An Unsteady Long Bearing Squeeze Film Damper Model, Part 2: Statically Eccentric Operation - Paperback

by Nasa Technical Reports Server (Ntrs) (Created by), Et Al (Created by), P. a. Schallhorn (Author)

This paper, the second of a two-part series, presents results of an unsteady rotordynamic analysis of a long-bearing squeeze film damper executing orbits about an off center position using a fluid circuit approach. A series of nodes and branches represent the geometry of the flow circuit. The mass and momentum conservation equations are solved to predict the pressure distribution in the squeeze film. The motion of the bearing is simulated by the variation of geometry within the flow path. This effort represents the first modeling approach which allows for an arbitrary orbit size about an arbitrary position.