A novel geometric model of breathing crack and its influence on rotor dynamics
K. Ganguly, H. Roy
Abstract
The present research focuses on performing the dynamic study of a cracked, internally damped, composite rotating shaft system with journal bearing end supports. A novel mathematical formulation is proposed to introduce a time-varying stiffness matrix for simulating the breathing behaviour of the crack. The random search algorithm is used as one of the metaheuristic processes to carry out the optimization and generate time-dependent geometric parameters of the cracked surface for one full rotation. The derived stiffness matrix is used in the composite shaft’s higher order motion equation obtained through equivalent modulus theory, whose internal damping properties are incorporated using operator-based viscoelastic model. Eigenanalysis is carried out to perform a thorough study of dynamic characteristics of cracked shaft considering the crack depth and crack position as two important parameters. The effect of crack on stacking sequence as well as mode shapes of the heterogeneous laminated shaft is also studied.