The paper presents a general algorithm for the specification of a screw machine geometry. The conjugancy condition was solved numerically which thereby enables a variety of primary arc curves to be introduced. In addition, an optional numerical derivation of primary arcs enables any analytical function and even discrete point functions to be used for the primary arc. The approach also simplifie...

# Graduate Research Assistant, Student Member AIAA * Professor, Associate Fellow AIAA This paper describes initial measurements of the near wake of a 2-bladed teetering, untwisted, squaretipped rotor in forward flight. Issues of periodicity and repeatibility of the core are studied using laser velocimetry and flow-visualization on the front of the rotor wake where cycle to cycle variations are ...

An incompressible liquid flow in the gap between two coaxial cylinders, such that the inner rotating (wavy) cylinder has a periodically varying radius along the axial direction while the outer stationary cylinder has a constant radius, is studied experimentally and theoretically. The basic attention is focused on the symmetry-breaking phenomenon of the vortex flow arising from the rotation of t...

this work deals with effects of asymmetric stiffness on the dynamic behaviour of the rotor system. the analysis is presented through an extended lagrangian hamiltonian mechanics on the asymmetric rotor system, where symmetries are broken in terms of the rotor stiffness. the complete dynamics of asymmetries of rotor system is investigated with a case study. in this work, a mathematical model is ...

An experiment in forced vibration was conducted to study the fluidinduced rotordynamic force on an impeller whirling along a trajectory eccentric to its undeflected position. The prescribed whi l trajectory of the rotor is a circular orbit of a b e d radius. The force measured is a combination of a steady radial force due to volute asymmetries and an unsteady force due to the eccentric motion o...

The evolution of a series of low-speed zonal centrifuge rotors for the separation of cells, bacteria, and subcellular particles visible in the light microscope {Rotors A-V, VI, IX, and XII) is described. All are dynamically loaded and unloaded and may be used for either rate-zonal or isopycnic-zonal separations. Transparent plastic end caps allow direct observation of the separations. The last ...

For a novel inertial piezoelectric rotary motor, the equation of the strain energy in the piezoceramic bimorph and the equations of the strain energy and the kinetic energy in the rotor are given. Based on them, the dynamic equation of the motor is obtained. Using these equations, the inertial driving torque of the motor is investigated. The results show that the impulsive driving torque change...

Disk imbalance is a condition in which the center of mass of a rotating disk is not coincident with the center of rotation. Imbalance in a rotor system is unavoidable and it cannot be completely eliminated. Due to some reasons, such as porosity in casting, non-uniform density of material, manufacturing tolerances, and gain or loss of material during the operation, there is imbalance in rotors. ...