On the stability of stationary motions of rotating rotor axis mounted on nonlinear bearings (Q1060892)

Stability of the steady motions of the axis of an unbalanced rotating rotor with perfect and imperfect motors is studied under the assumption that the reaction of elastically complaint bearings increases with increasing deformation. All basic parameters of the steady motions and their points of bifurcation are determined. It is shown that an imperfect motor can have a destabilizing influence. The results obtained are applicable to the case of a plane parallel motion of a rotating rotor on an isotropic, inertialess nonlinearly flexible shaft.