The Impact of Bearing Clearances on Shaft Stability: A New Approach to Shaft Balancing

Abstract

It is shown that the clearances between the journals of a shaft and the bearings in which it runs may give rise to a species of unbalance and that unless this unbalance is corrected by a counter unbalance in the shaft or loads carried by it, steady motion is impossible in certain ranges of speed. The treatment presented is concerned with conditions for steady circular motion rather than with transient disturbances.

Citation

Morris, J. (1957), "The Impact of Bearing Clearances on Shaft Stability: A New Approach to Shaft Balancing", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 29 No. 12, pp. 382-383. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb032904