Model updating of material damping in composite material of rotor-bearing support system

Abstract

In this paper the finite element model updating technique is evaluated for the estimation and modeling of material damping of composite material intended to be used in a high-speed rotor-bearing support system. An accurate estimation and modeling of material damping is required for the proper understanding of the dynamic behavior of composite material used in the high-speed rotor-bearing system. Due to the contrasting relevance of material damping as rotating internal damping and stationary external support damping in a high-speed rotor-bearing system, updating methodology is required to be varied. Hence to start with, the finite element numerical model updating of stationary damping of composite material is presented here using the test data extracted from the experimental free vibration and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) tests.