Linear and nonlinear dynamics and stability of the rotor-bearing-seal system are investigated both theoretically and experimentally. First the system is modeled with the finite element method. The rotordynamic behavior of the journal bearing and the labyrinth seal are represented by eight linearized dynamic force coefficients. An experimental rotor-bearing-seal device is designed and tests are carried out. The experimental system is studied using the developed linear equations. Complex eigenvalues are solved. Corresponding critical speeds and logarithmic decrements to determine the thresholds of instability are calculated. Then the experimental rotor system is simplified as the Jeffcott rotor. The nonlinear oil-film forces are got under the short bearing theory and muszynska nonlinear seal force model is used. Numerical method is utilized to solve the nonlinear governing equations. Bifurcation diagrams, poincare maps, spectrum plots and rotor orbits are drawn to analyze various nonlinear phenomena and system unstable process. Theoretical results from the linear and nonlinear analysis are in good agreement with results from experiments. Conclusions are drawn and prove that this study will contribute to the further understanding of dynamics and stability of the rotor system with the fluid-induced forces from oil-film bearings and the seals.
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