Parametric instability of flexible rotor-bearing system under time-periodic base angular motions

Parametric instability of flexible rotor-bearing system under time-periodic base angular motions is analyzed in this paper. The accurate finite element model for the flexible rotor-bearing system under time-varying base angular motions is derived based upon the energy theorem and Lagrange’s principle. Three base angular motions, including the rolling, pitching and yawing motions, are assumed to be sinusoidal perturbations superimposed upon constant terms. Considering the time-varying base movements, the second order differential equations of the system will have time-periodic gyroscopic and stiffness coefficients. The discrete state transition matrix (DSTM) method is introduced for numerically acquiring the instability regions. Based upon these, instability computations for a rotor-bearing system with one base motion alone and two base motions together are conducted, respectively. The effects of rotating speed, amplitudes of base motion and phases between two base motions on both the primary and combination instability regions are discussed in detail.