Power Engineering Short Course

Here are the slides for the short course on rotordynamics.

These are the topics that will be covered:

1. Rotating masses – including Coriolis forces and imbalances (1)
2. Timoshenko beam model (1)
3. Modeling coupling misalignments (1)
4. Understanding journal bearing fluid dynamic forces and coefficients and bearing misalignment (2)
5. Finite difference calculation of bearing fluid dynamic forces (1)
6. Non-linear static calculations (0.5)
7. Steady state response calculations (0.5)
8. Time integration (0.5)
9. Natural frequency and mode shape calculations (1)
10. Modeling Seven Sisters G.S. Unit 1 – including estimating imbalances and rotating misalignments (1)
11. Applying concepts to a unit at New York Power Authority, Robert Moses Station (1)

The estimated number of weeks for each topic is shown in the brackets. It basically works out to one topic per week. At the beginning of the week I will provide review materials, sample calculations and slides for a Friday video conference. On Friday I will present the topic and go over the examples, as an informal lecture. I will give homework questions after the lecture. The following week I will go over the homework, answer any questions about the previous week’s lecture and present new material.

Extra stuff:

Annotated bibliography