Affiliation:
1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Laboratory for Applied Mechanical Design, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-2002 Neuchâtel 2, Switzerland e-mail:
Abstract
The measurement results of various nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) O-Ring sizes are presented, and reduced-order models are developed in order to predict the stiffness and damping coefficient as a function of O-Ring geometry, Shore hardness, squeeze, and excitation frequency. The results show that the curvature ratio d/D needs to be considered in the reduced-order models. The assessment of the model suggests a maximum deviation of 30% in predicted stiffness compared to the measurement data. However, taking into account the typical Shore hardness tolerance given by O-Ring manufacturers and other measurement uncertainties, the proposed model enables the prediction of various O-Rings with a good accuracy in the frequency range of 1.5–3.75 kHz, which corresponds to typical gas bearing supported rotor applications.
Funder
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,Condensed Matter Physics
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