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Sung-Hwa JeungMichael Rohmer
Graduate Research Assistants
2015 STLE Annual Meeting & Exhibition, May 17-21, 2015, Dallas, TX
Experimental Assessment of Drag and Rotordynamic Response for a Porous Type Gas Bearing
Luis San AndrésMast-Childs Chair Professor
Fellow STLE
Andrew DevittChairman and Chief Technical Officer
New Way Air Bearings
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Oil-Free Bearings for TurbomachineryJustificationCurrent advancements in vehicle turbochargers and midsize gas turbines need of proven gas bearing technology to procure compact units with improved efficiency in an oil-free environment.
DOE, DARPA, NASA interests range from applications as portable fuel cells (< 60 kW) in microengines to midsize gas turbines (< 250 kW) for distributed power and hybrid vehicles.
2025 mandate on + efficiency for IC engines:materials and oil-free bearing systems will enable 55 mpg.
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Ideal gas bearings for micro turbomachinery (< 0.5 MW ) must be:
Simple – low cost, small geometry, low part count, constructed from common materials, manufactured with elementary methods.
Load Tolerant – capable of handling both normal and extreme bearing loads without compromising the integrity of the rotor system.
High Rotor Speeds – no specific speed limit (such as DN) restricting shaft sizes. Small Power losses.
Good Dynamic Properties – predictable and repeatable stiffness and damping over a wide temperature range.
Reliable – capable of operation without significant wear or required maintenance, able to tolerate extended storage and handling without performance degradation.
+++ Modeling/Analysis (anchored to test data) readily available
Gas Bearings
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Porous type gas bearings (PTGB) make use of sub-micron sized holes distributed in their matrix material, allowing for an even distribution of gas flow over the entire bearing surface.
When compared to orifice restricted hydrostatic gas bearings, PTGBs have higher stiffness & damping coefficients.
Porous Type Gas Bearings
Porous type thrust bearings
Porous type gas bushing pads
4http://www.newwayairbearings.com/catalog/components
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Applications of porous gas bearings• Coordinate measuring
machines.• Precision machine tools &
spindles.• Semiconductor manufacturing
industry.• Computed tomography
imaging machines (CAT scan).• Flat panel display (FPD)
manufacturing industry.
5http://www.newwayairbearings.com/solutions/markets/computed-tomographyhttp://www.newwayairbearings.com/solutions/markets/flat-panel-display
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Heller, Shapiro and Decker (1971)Design of a tilting porous pad bearing to increase stability and with reduced power loss.
Su, You and Lai (2003)Show lower permeability and a thicker wall produce higher load capacity.Higher permeability and thicker wall give a higher stiffness.
Lee and You (2009)Porous bearings with a large feed parameter ( ) operate with a hydrostatic effect, while a bearings with a small feed parameter operates as hydrodynamic and have higher risk of rubbing.
Industrial Lubrication and Technology, 55
ASLE Transactions, 14
Tribology Transactions, 52
Lee and You (2010)Optimization of bearing aspect ratio, clearance ratio, and porous matrix thickness to maximize load capacity and minimize whirl instability.
Tribology Transactions, 53
Brief Literature Review
2 312 ( ) P kR C H
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Develop experimentally validated computational tools for predicting the performance of radial and thrust gas bearings (GFB, MMFB etc)
Gas bearings at TAMU
Since 2003 supported by NSF, NASA, Capstone, Borg-Warner and TRC
- Structural mechanics - Drag torque, power loss- Dynamic force coefficients- High temperature performance
Bump type foil bearing
Metal mesh foil bearingTilting pad bearing
Performance Characteristics:
- Oil-free turbocharger- Water aeration systems- CO2 turbo expanders
Aid to system development:
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Thrust of research program:Investigate novel porous gas bearings of low costand easy to install. Externally pressurized bearings allow for rub-free operation at start up & shut down.
Major issues:Little damping, Instability (whirl & hammer), & reliability under shock operation
Objective
Evaluate the performance of novel porous carbon-graphite tilting pad gas bearings engineered for high speed rotating machinery: determine drag coefficient and measure rotordynamic response.
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Test Rig and Instrumentation
Eddy current sensor
Air flow
Eddy current sensor
Shaft
Side view
Schematic view
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Gas Bearing Test Rig
Eddy current sensors
Tachometer
Test rig
Max. operating speed: 100 kpm3.5 kW (5 Hp) AC integral motor
Air flow
Armature
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Zhu & San Andres (2004)Rigid surface gas bearing for oil-free application.
Delgado & San Andres (2004)Computational model for hydrodynamic operation, with application to hybrid brush seals.
San Andres (2006)Computational model for hybrid operation validated by Zhu (2004) measurements. Code used by 20+ companies.
Stable to 99 krpm
60 KRPM
GT 2004-53614
GT 2004-53621
Journal of Tribology, 129
San Andres and et al. (2007-2010)(1) Operation with worn clearances and LOP/LBP configuration. Dynamic response with (2) intermittent shock excitation and (3) multiple periodic load excitation
(1) J. Eng. Gas Turbines and Power, 2008, 130.
(2) GT 2009-59199
(3) GT 2010-22277
Past work with same test rig
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Bearing with Flexibly Supported Tilting Pads
(a) Isometric view of three pad PTGB supporting rotor (b) Cross-sectional view three-pad PTGB and air supply(c) Dimensions of each PTGB pad
(a)
82.5°
82.5°
82.5°
(b) (c)
Pressurized air inlet
Radial pad adjustment
screw
Porous bearing
pad
Bearing axial length, L 30.1 mmPads number and arc length 3 (82.5°)
Rotor
Tilting Pads
Casing
Air supply
hole
Pads flexibly supported on pivots. A mechanism allows installation with a set clearance or specific preload.
Upon supply of an external pressurized gas, the pads push against their pivots and retract, enabling friction free operation.
Clearance c =36 m
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Bearing Rotational Drag Coefficient
Supply pressure
(bar)
Bearing drag coefficient, Cθ(N.μm.s/rad)
Friction coefficient, μf@ 10 krpm
7.9 0.25 0.0046.5 0.30 0.0055.1 0.43 0.007
Findings: Gas bearings’ drag coefficient (friction factor) decreases withan increase in gas pressurization. Rotor windage has a dominant effect athigh shaft speed.
Rotor Speed (krpm)
Supply Pressure
(bar)
55 7.9 2.55.1 1.5
5.5 7.9 0.45.1 0.2
2windage
bearing
TT
2 0P drag P bearing windaged dI T I T Tdt dt
bearingT C 21 1
4 2windage DT C D Area
0 80 160 240 320 4000.01
0.1
1 160 200
Rot
or s
peed
(ω/ω
0)
Coast down time (s)
5.1 bar6.5 bar7.9 bar
PS Test data
5.1 bar 2.5 LPM
7.9 bar 5.8 LPM
6.5 bar4.1 LPM
bearingf
TWR
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Supply pressure
(bar)
Damping ratio, ζ
1st undamped
natural frequency,
(Hz)5.1 0.17 1486.5 0.14 1367.9 0.11 135
Findings: External gas pressure has a small effect on the naturalfrequency but a large one on the system damping ratio that decreasesas pressure supply increases.
Synchronous response & damping ratioRigid body mode critical speed
Measurement
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Peak
-Pea
k am
plitu
de (u
m)
Speed (krpm)
5.1 bar(a)6.5 bar(a)7.9 bar(a)
5.1 bar 2.5 LPM
7.9 bar 5.8 LPM
6.5 bar4.1 LPM
135
Hz
148
Hz
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Vibration measurement: Waterfall
Procedure: Rotor accelerates the rotorto 55 krpm (910 Hz). Motor is shut offand rotor coasts down to rest.Imbalance condition unknown.
Findings: The rotor response ismainly synchronous (1X). As thesupply pressure decreases, the rotorshows minuscule subsynchronous whirl.
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Vibration measurement: Cascade
Findings: The rotor response is mainlysynchronous (1X). Incipientsubsynchronous motion appear atspeed above 2 x natural frequency.Whirl then locks at the naturalfrequency. The rotor-bearing systemdoes not show a self-excited whirlinstability.
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From estimated drag coefficients(a) Porous gas bearing operates with viscous drag.
(b) Drag torque decreases as gas supply pressure increases.
(c) Windage has significant effect at high speed, in particular at a high supply pressure.
From rotordynamic response measurements(a) System natural frequency changes little as pressure supply increases.
(b) Damping ratio decreases as gas pressurization into bearings increases.
(c) Rotordynamic response is primarily synchronous.
(d) Incipient subsynchronous whirl motions lock at the natural frequency and are benign, not a precursor to rotordynamic instability.
Conclusions
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Future workStudy the effect of pad mechanical preload on the drag torque and identification of rotordynamic force coefficients for this type of bearing.
Pressurized air inlet
Radial pad adjustment
screw
Porous bearing
pad
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Questions:
Thank you
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Thanks to New Way Bearings and TAMU Turbomachinery Laboratory
Acknowledgments