Rubbing analysis of a nonlinear rotor system with surface coatings

• Rub-impact mechanism with surface coatings is investigated by a novel force model.
• Geometric nonlinearity of shaft is described by an equivalent spring and an equivalent damper.
• Effects of eccentricity of disc, surface coatings and radius of shaft are discussed.

Taking into account surface coatings painted on disc and casing, a nonlinear rotor system is established for simulating unbalance-rubbing coupled fault. During the modeling process of shaft, the nonlinear geometric relation between displacement and strain is considered. According to the Hamilton's principle, the restoring force between disc and shaft is described by the equivalent spring and the equivalent damper, and then the equivalent dynamic model is further set up. For contact analysis, the novel contact force model is employed to describe the impact force between disc and casing. Meanwhile, the Coulomb model is used to simulate the frictional force. The motion equations of the equivalent dynamic model are solved numerically and the corresponding dynamic behaviors are analyzed by bifurcation diagram, whirl orbit and Poincaré map. The relationship between equivalent linear/nonlinear stiffness and structural parameters is analyzed in detail. Moreover, the effects of eccentricity of disc, surface coatings and radius of shaft on the dynamic characteristic of the equivalent model are discussed.