ANSYS

Rotordynamics

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 Outline

Introduction
Benefits of Using ANSYS
Continual Enhancements
Analysis Types
Rotordynamics in ANSYS Workbench
Rotordynamics Documentation
Summary and Questions

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 Introduction

Many industries use machines with

rotating components
Power generation, transportation,
electronics, chemical processing
Comprehensive design of rotating
components, using high-fidelity tools,
is essential to achieve machine
reliability, stable range of operation,
low noise at desired speeds and loads
etc.
Turbomachinery, mixers, disk drives,
generators etc.
ANSYS has expanded its rotordynamics
capability to offer integrated solutions
to all such industries and machine
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 Benefits of Using ANSYS

Complete rotordynamics
analysis with ANSYS,
enabled by.
CAD import and automatic
meshing
Library of elements
All analysis types (including
pre-stress)
Dedicated post-processing
Multi-spool dynamics
simulation
Direct connection to bearing
codes
Account for the flexibility of
the supporting structure
and/or the disks
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Continual Enhancements

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 Release 10.0 Enhancements

New Features Commands

Activate gyroscopic effect at

CORIOLIS
solver level

Specify rotational velocity for full OMEGA

model and components CMOMEGA

PRCAMP
Develop Campbell diagram
PLCAMP

MASS21
Include gyroscopic effect with
BEAM188
LINE and MASS elements
BEAM189

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 Release 11.0 Enhancements

New Features Commands

SOLID185
Include gyroscopic effect with
SOLID186
SOLID elements
SOLID187
Perform a harmonic response
to synchronous and SYNCHRO
asynchronous excitations

Perform Campbell analysis of a

CAMPBELL
pre-stressed structure

Visualize and printout the orbits PLORB

characteristics PRORB

New variable bearing element COMBI214

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 Release 12.0 Enhancements

New Features Commands

Include gyroscopic effect with SHELL181

SHELL elements SHELL281

Replace damped eigensolver with MODOPT,

faster and more accurate solver DAMP
Improve performance for large MODOPT,
models (1 Mdof) in reduced
damped eigensolver QRDAMP

Include gyroscopic effect with new SOLID272

generation axi-harmonic elements SOLID273

Add dedicated Rotordynamics Documentatio

Guide n

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 Release 13.0 Enhancements
*SMAT, K, D, IMPORT, FULL, file.full,
STIFF
*SMAT, M, D, IMPORT, FULL, file.full,
MASS
New Features Commands *SMAT, G0, D, IMPORT, FULL, file.full,
DAMP

*SMAT, zMG0, Z, COPY, M

New APDL Math extends APDL
*EIGEN *AXPY,, alpha, G0, 1,, zMG0
scripting capabilities *SMAT, zK, Z, COPY, K

/SOLU
Damped (MODOPT,DAMP) MODOPT,
ANTYPE, MODAL
MODOPT, UNSYM, 6
extraction method supported in
Distributed ANSYS DAMP *EIGEN,
reducedzK,
FINI
zMG0,, EiV,time
processor EiM for large
models

QR damped (MODOPT,QRDAMP) MODOPT,

eigensolver now reuses existing
undamped modes QRDAMP
better performance for Campbell
Diagram generation
Linear Perturbation enables a
modal analysis to use the tangent
PERTURB
stiffness matrix at any point in a
more general method for rotordynamics pre-stress
previous analysis
modal analysis
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 Release 14.0 Enhancements

Support in Workbench Mechanical

for:
Campbell Diagrams
Full Damped, Reduced Damped solvers
Animation with Decay
Rotational Velocity with Coriolis Effect
Post-process Multi-step modal analysis

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Analysis Types

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 Modal Analysis
Specify the rotational
velocity and activate
the Coriolis effect

Complex Frequency
Printout

Deformed Shape
Animation
Orbit Plot
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 Modal Analysis Campbell
Diagram
Frequencies - Whirls -
Stability

Critical Speeds

Set up a Multiple
Load Step Modal
Analysis Logarithmic
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 Harmonic Analysis
Unbalance Response

Specify the Unbalance

Force on Inner Spool

Unbalance Response Orbit Plot

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 Transient Analysis 1
Start-up and Stop
Simulation

Specify the 10000

Rotational Velocity
9000

8000

vs. Time 7000

Rotational velocity (rpm)

6000

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

Transient Response
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4
Time (s)

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 Transient Analysis 2
Stability
Verification

Specify a Short
Duration Force

Transient Orbits
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Rotordynamics in ANSYS Workbench

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 Rotordynamics in ANSYS
Workbench

Model consists of

Shaft

Disk
Initial 3D
Bearings
geometry
Disk added Final axisymmetric
model

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 Rotordynamics in ANSYS
Workbench
Project view in ANSYS
Workbench
Simulation process

Geometry
Mesh
Simulation

Parameters:
geometry &
bearing
stiffness
Design
Exploration
Tools
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 Mesh & Model
Mesh

Expanded
view

Axisymmetric
model with
boundary
conditions
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 Simulation & Results

Critical speeds

Campbell
Diagram

Mode visualization
(animation with
decay)
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 Design Exploration

Automated parametric
investigation

Sensitivity plots
Input
parameters
Disk radius
Shaft radius
Bearing stiffness
Output
parameters
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 Multi-objective Optimization

Specify Seek Target

for Optimization

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Rotordynamics Documentation

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 Rotordynamics Analysis Guide

Analysis Guide
specific to
Rotordynamics
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 Technology Demonstration
Guide

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 Summary
The previous slides have described the elements
of complete rotordynamics analysis, with

Key ANSYS
enabling features:

CAD import and automatic meshing

Library of elements

All analysis types (including pre-stress)

Dedicated post-processing

Multi-spool dynamics simulation

Direct connection to bearing codes

Account for the flexibility of the
supporting structure and/or the disks
Connect directly to other ANSYS tools

The result: Faster, more complete and accurate machine analysis with
via Workbench (DesignXplorer)
ANSYS

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 Questions?

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