Vibration and Wear in High Speed Rotating Machinery

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Particles in Lubricating Oils - Sources and Consequences -....Pages 1-11
Condition Monitoring of Machine Elements: Particle Separation and Investigation....Pages 13-33
Condition Monitoring of Machine Elements — Measuring Methods for Particle Amount and Size....Pages 35-47
Lubricants — Indicators for Oil System Damage and Malfunction....Pages 49-61
Early Failure Detection by Spectrometric Methods....Pages 63-74
Magnetic Methods of Condition Monitoring....Pages 75-85
Cavitation Noise in Centrifugal Pumps....Pages 87-112
Part Load Flow Phenomena and Excitation Forces in Centrifugal Pumps....Pages 113-134
Estimation of Erosion Rates and Implosion Pressures in Cavitating Pumps and Cavitation Test Devices....Pages 135-152
Vibrations and Fretting Wear....Pages 153-183
Wear Testing of Materials for Machines....Pages 185-202
Wear Analysis of Vanes Pumps Running With Thickened High Water Based Fluids....Pages 203-220
Machinery Vibration Measurements and Analysis....Pages 221-239
Critical Speeds of Continuous Shaft-Disc Systems....Pages 241-251
A Theoretical Study into the Effects of Damped Flexible Foundations on the Dynamic Behaviour of a 660MW LP Steam Turbine....Pages 253-261
A General Method for Rotordynamic Analysis....Pages 263-277
Vibration of Rotor—Bearing Assemblies....Pages 279-297
Modal Testing Techniques....Pages 299-309
Applications and Advances of Modal Testing....Pages 311-321
Modal Testing of Machinery Components....Pages 323-337
Solid Particle Erosion in Electric Power Plants....Pages 339-383
On Bearing Deformation and Temperature Distribution in Dynamically-Loaded Engine Bearings....Pages 385-398
The Control of Rotor Vibration using Squeeze-Film Dampers....Pages 399-412
Flow Efficiency and Excitation in Turbine Stages....Pages 413-443
An Electroviscous Damper....Pages 445-453
Dynamic Behaviour of Hydrostatic Radial Bearings....Pages 455-470
Stability of Rotating Machines Running in Variable Stiffness Bearings....Pages 471-485
Gas Bearing Design and Instabilities....Pages 487-505
Identification of Stiffness, Damping and Inertia Coefficients of Annular Turbulent Seals....Pages 507-526
Identification of Modal Parameters of an Elastic Rotor with Oil Film Bearings....Pages 527-545
The Effect of Translational and Conical Bearing Misalignment on the Response and Stability of a Non-Linear Rotor Bearing System....Pages 547-558
Stability of Flexible Rotor Supported on Journal Bearings....Pages 559-565
Non Linear Effects in Lubricated Bearings....Pages 567-579
Foundation Effects in Rotor Dynamic Behaviour....Pages 581-591
A Method for Dynamics Calculations of Rotor-Bearing-Foundation Systems....Pages 593-603
Dynamic Coefficients for Fluid Film Journal Bearings....Pages 605-616
Destabilisation of Rotors from Friction in Internal Joints....Pages 617-629
A Survey of Dynamic Loading Conditions on Gear Teeth Contacts....Pages 631-652
Remaining Life Evaluation for Steam Turbine Blades....Pages 653-683
Remaining life Evaluation for Steam Turbine Rotors....Pages 685-722
A Measurement System for Computer Aided Monitoring of Bearings....Pages 723-727
Ten Crucial Concepts Behind Trustworthy Fault Detection in Machine Condition Monitoring....Pages 729-740
Some requirements for automated data-reduction systems suitable for processing vibration measurements taken on high-speed rotating machinery for the support of operational and maintenance decisions....Pages 741-757
VIBEX (Part1): An Intelligent Knowledge Based System For Fault Diagnosis in Turbomachinery....Pages 759-771
VIBEX (Part 2): The Use of Rotordynamics Simulation as an Aid for Fault Diagnosis in Turbomachinery....Pages 773-781
“Fail-Safe” Concept and Reliability in High-Speed Bearing Arrangements for Aerospace Turbomachinery....Pages 783-803
Machinery Diagnostics: Examples of Application to Thermoelectric Plants....Pages 805-814
Analyse Fonctionnelle de la Microgeometrie D’un Contact E.H.D.. Critere D’endommagement en Fatigue Superficielle....Pages 815-846
Back Matter....Pages 838-850