Dynamic modeling and projection-based reduction methods for bladed disks with nonlinear frictional and intermittent contact interfaces

M Mitra, BI Epureanu - Applied Mechanics Reviews, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Turbine bladed disks or blisks, which constitute critical components of most modern
turbomachinery, are known for their complex vibratory behavior. The nonlinear dynamics …

Application of extremum response surface method-based improved substructure component modal synthesis in mistuned turbine bladed disk

B Bai, H Li, W Zhang, Y Cui - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2020 - Elsevier
To improve the computational efficiency of vibration characteristics and reliability analysis for
a detailed numerical model of the mistuned turbine bladed disk, a new methodology called …

Development of a fully-coupled harmonic balance method and a refined energy method for the computation of flutter-induced Limit Cycle Oscillations of bladed disks …

C Berthold, J Gross, C Frey, M Krack - Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Flutter stability is a dominant design constraint of modern gas and steam turbines. To further
increase the feasible design space, flutter-tolerant designs are currently explored, which …

Mistuned higher-order mode forced response of an embedded compressor rotor—part II: Mistuned forced response prediction

J Li, N Aye-Addo, R Kielb… - Journal of …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
This paper is the second part of a two-part paper that presents a comprehensive study of the
higher-order mode (HOM) mistuned forced response of an embedded rotor blisk in a …

Experimental and Computational Study of a Rotating Bladed Disk with Under-Platform Dampers

T Krizak, E Kurstak, K D'Souza - AIAA Journal, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
There has been an extensive amount of work developing reduced-order models (ROMs) for
bladed disks using single-sector models and a cyclic analysis. Several ROMs currently exist …

A new experimental facility for characterizing bladed disk dynamics at design speed

K D'Souza, E Kurstak, K Ruff, MG Dunn - AIAA Journal, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
An experimental facility for structural dynamics programs that uses an above-ground
containment tank specifically designed to house bladed disks operating at design speed is …

Parametric reduced order models for bladed disks with mistuning and varying operational speed

E Kurstak, R Wilber, K D'Souza - … of Engineering for …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
A considerable amount of research has been conducted to develop reduced order models
(ROMs) of bladed disks that can be constructed using single sector calculations when there …

Multistage blisk and large mistuning modeling using fourier constraint modes and PRIME

E Kurstak, K D'Souza - Journal of Engineering for …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Current efforts to model multistage turbomachinery systems rely on calculating independent
constraint modes for each degree-of-freedom (DOF) on the boundary between stages. While …

A statistical characterization of the effects and interactions of small and large mistuning on multistage bladed disks

E Kurstak, K D'Souza - Journal of Engineering for …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
As turbomachinery systems continue to push the limits of modern technology, the modeling
techniques being developed also continue to push modern computational limits. While …

Analysis of friction-saturated flutter vibrations with a fully coupled frequency domain method

C Berthold, J Gross, C Frey… - … of Engineering for …, 2020 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Flutter stability is a dominant design constraint of modern turbines. Thus, flutter-tolerant
designs are currently explored, where the resulting vibrations remain within acceptable …