Measured and investigated nonlinear dynamics parameters on bolted flange joints of combined rotor

Abstract

The complex micro-slip phenomenon of the contact interface will lead to the nonlinear stiffness of the connection structure, as well as the structural damping and energy dissipation. As the most important connection structure of the combination rotor, the mechanical properties of bolted flange joint interface are needed in the dynamic analysis of the combined rotor. Therefore, it is urgent to model and test the friction contact interface in the nonlinear dynamic analysis of rotor. In this paper, two sets of mechanical characteristics test system were built to test the dynamic parameters of tangential and bending directions of the bolted flange joint interface. Then, the mechanical behavior and the change regularities of dynamics parameters were studied under different external excitation, bolt distribution and tightening torque. The results show that once the bolt preload is above the rated torque, stiffness softening behavior is not significant; and then the tangential stiffness of the joint interface tends to be stable, with the variation range of 8.08∼8.96e8 N/m; the equivalent bending stiffness coefficient is about 3.38∼3.83e6 N·m/rad. With the decrease of bolt preload, the external excitation and the number of bolts have a significant effect on the stiffness reduction of the joint. Finally, the change interval of the dynamics parameters of the interface obtained by the experiment provide basis for the uncertainty dynamic analysis and optimization of the rotor.