Modal Analysis of Compressor Impeller with Crack and Blade Fracture

摘要

The research of impeller dynamic characteristics by modal analysis technology is a kind of practical and effective fault diagnosis method, which has the vital significance to realize the security of machinery. Crack and blade fracture often occur in centrifugal compressor impeller. In order to study the impeller dynamic characteristic with crack and the blade fracture, a three-dimension finite element model (FEM) was built using ANSYS program, and an experimental modal analysis was also carried out. The compared results show that the preceding four orders natural frequencies and vibration models are basically consistent, and those also verified the reliability of the simulation results. In addition, two kinds of failure mode were also simulated, such as crack and blade fracture. It concluded that all orders natural frequencies decrease clearly, compared with the normal impeller. How the severity of crack and blade fracture affects the natural frequency was also discussed.