Nonlinear vibration characteristics of an aeroengine cantilever flexible rotor considering interference fit and unbalance

Abstract

Aeroengine power turbine rotor is a typical nonlinear rotor system, in which the interference connection between long shaft and short shaft has a prominent influence on the coupling vibration of the system, especially at high speed, the nonlinear stiffness change of interference contact is more obvious. Therefore, the paper considers the change of the contact characteristics of the long shaft and the short shaft of the turbine rotor, and the nonlinear restoring force of the bearing to analyze the dynamic characteristics of the rotor. Firstly, according to the theory of elasticity, the contact parameters under different speed states are calculated, the contact stiffness model under interference fit is established, and the relationship between contact stiffness and speed is analyzed. Secondly, according to the Hertz contact theory, a bearing nonlinear restoring force model considering time-varying characteristics is established. Finally, the dynamic model of the bearing-flexible rotor coupling considering interference contact is established. The influence of contact parameters and unbalance parameters on the nonlinear vibration characteristics of the rotor is analyzed by amplitude-frequency curve, bifurcation diagram, time-domain waveform, spectrum diagram, trajectory diagram and Poincaré diagram. In addition, the simulation results are compared with the experiment results of the rotor test rig to verify the accuracy of the established dynamic model. By analyzing the influence of different parameters such as interference magnitude, unbalance position, unbalance magnitude and unbalance couple on the nonlinear vibration of the rotor, the basis for the design and vibration control of the cantilever turbine rotor is provided.