On dynamic gear tooth loading due to coupled torsional-lateral vibrations in a geared rotor- hydrodynamic bearing system

Abstract

This paper is an attempt to provide an estimation of dynamic gear tooth loading due to coupled torsional-lateral vibrations in a geared rotor-hydrodynamic bearing system. The effects of mass unbalance and geometrical eccentricity of the pinion and the combined effects of manufacturing errors and profile modifications of gear teeth have been considered. Gear mesh compliance and damping at gear teeth are also included in the analysis. Journal lateral motions in the oil film spaces of hydrodynamic bearings are shown to be associated with variations in the angular velocity ratio of meshing gears and with dynamic loading of gear teeth. The journal center is observed to trace trajectories of limited amplitudes under stable operating conditions. © 1989 by ASME.