A Numerical Note on Bearing Clearances and Shaft Stability: A Numerical Examination of Morris's Equations

Abstract

IN a recent paper, Morris discussed the conditions for steady circular motion of a shaft, allowing for the clearances between the journals of the shaft and the bearings in which it runs. Morris found that a certain degree of unbalance was necessary in order that steady circular motion should be possible, and that the system was very sensitive to small changes of unbalance under certain conditions.

Citation

Head, J.W. and Oulton, G.M. (1958), "A Numerical Note on Bearing Clearances and Shaft Stability: A Numerical Examination of Morris's Equations", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 30 No. 4, pp. 109-111. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb032953