Effects of elliptical crack shape ratio on transverse trajectory of a cracked shaft

Joseph Spagnol, Helen Wu, Chunhui Yang

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Abstract

Fatigue striations and beach marks seen on the cross-section of shafts subject to fatigue-induced failure reveal that the crack-front transitions from being highly rounded (elliptical/circular) to almost straight as the crack propagates. This study examines the transverse displacement of cracked rotors with varying elliptical crack shape ratios and depths, however, in particular, when the crack depth is increased, the elliptical crack shape ratio is also decreased. Furthermore, it is shown that straight-front cracks and elliptical-cracks models result in significantly different transverse trajectories at one-third and one-half of the critical speed. The findings of this study suggest that failure to account for the highly rounded nature of shallow cracks may result in large inaccuracies when predicting vibration behaviours of cracked rotors.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRobotics and Mechatronics: Proceedings of the Fifth IFToMM International Symposium on Robotics & Mechatronics (ISRM 2017), 29 November - 1 December 2017, Western Sydney University, Parramatta Campus
PublisherSpringer
Pages275-284
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783030176761
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
EventIFToMM International Symposium on Robotics and Mechatronics -
Duration: 29 Nov 2017 → …

Publication series

Name
ISSN (Print)2211-0984

Conference

ConferenceIFToMM International Symposium on Robotics and Mechatronics
Period29/11/17 → …

Keywords

  • cracking
  • fatigue
  • rotors
  • vibration

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