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Time History Analysis for a rotating motor

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AJA14
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Time History Analysis for a rotating motor

I have a motor attached to a steel grating sitting on steel columns and beams. As the motor rotates it causes the entire system to vibrate. I am trying to model the centrifugal force using a time history analysis. But the problem is that the settings only alow for one direction. Is there a way to create several time history functions in different directions, or maybe just simply to create 4 functions (+ve x, -ve x, +ve y, -ve y) and then combine them together. I would really appreciate the assistance.

Ali Al-Hammoud
Structural Design Engineer
MZ & Partners Engineering Consultancy
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Pawel.Pulak
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Hi,

yes, it is possible to combine several time functions related with loads in different directions.

Rotating load resulting from centrifugal forces about for instance X axis can be obtained combining Y force changing according to sine function and Z force changing according to cosine. Of course both trigonometric functions should use the same frequency.

Attached the compressed file containg a simple example and its description in text file.

Such approach corresponds to steady-state conditions.

In case of analysing starting the motor or braking it (transient conditions) the forcing functions would be more sophisticated but it can be done too.

 

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Pawel Pulak
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Hi Pawel,...

.....I'm working lately on a rotor engine's foundation and found your sample file very useful. As the compressed file size of my model exceeds the 1.5 MB I cannot upload it but I'll try to explain my "problem" on the sample you posted some time ago!

When looking at your "engine" I can see two time history functions defining its motion and related to its own static load (force Y and force Z)!

What I want to know is how to find maximum displacement for node 17 (DL1 + time history)? I know that I can make a static load of  the time history case in whatever time step I want and than summon it with DL1 case,....but is there some other way for doing this?

 

Regards!

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Check on the box to include results for starting case in TA definition

 

 

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Results

Go to displacements table, filter for node 17.  The change tab to "global extreme".

It will give you maximum deflection and the associated time step. 

 

 

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Hi Pawel,

 

I got your model for steady-state condition. Please can you provide a dynamic or transient approach example model? thanks.

 

Regards,

Richardson Suniga 

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