Contents of Journal of Mechanical Engineering 52, 3 (2001)


O. DANEK: Parametric identification of forced vibration of turbogenerator bladed rotors (in Czech) 129 CZ. J. JERMAK, M. RUCKI: Metrological properties of pneumatic gauge with a capillary inlet nozzle 139 Justin MURIN: Implicit non-incremental FEM equations for non-linear continuum 147 Jozef MURIN: Dynamic properties of a drive with hydrotransmissions of new generation (in Slovak) 159 M. HOLECEK, P. KRAKORA: Scale-dependent continuum models in biomechanics 175


Abstracts



Parametric identification of forced vibration of turbogenerator bladed rotors

O. DANEK

New concept of measurement and evaluation method for parametric identification of forced vibration of turbogenerator bladed rotors is developed with ultimate aim to explain the influence of aeroelastic couplings. Classical measurements of rotor vibrations in bearings are extended to selective measurements of both the bending and torsional dynamic deformations of the rotors as well as deformations of blade tips. Advanced novel feature of suggested method is the possibility to collect the data for identification at arbitrary row of blades in contrast to previous methods restricted only to locations of the bearings. Identification procedure for evaluation of measured data is proposed so that all possible operational regimes of turbogenerators are covered, including sudden unloading or short-circuit.


Metrological properties of pneumatic gauge with a capillary inlet nozzle

CZ. J. JERMAK, M. RUCKI

In the article, the idea and the results of a study of a pneumatic sensor with the inlet nozzle formed as a capillary are presented. The flow characteristics of the capillaries, the Reynolds number versus pressure and outflow coefficient of the capillaries are determined, as well as flow coefficients of the flapper-nozzle valve. For chosen pairs of the measuring nozzle and the inlet capillary, the static characteristics are given and metrological parameters analyzed. The investigation has proved that the gauges with an inlet capillary use less pressured air than gauges with a common inlet nozzle and have got of about 10% wider measuring range.


Implicit non-incremental FEM equations for non-linear continuum

Justin MURIN

The basic implicit incremental equations of the FEM for solution of non-linear continuum mechanics problems are usually derived from the variational principle after linearization of the Green-Lagrange deformation increment. Linearized equations (with linearized stiffness matrix and linearized residual forces) are solved by incremental-iterative methods (for instance Newton-Raphson, etc.).

In this contribution the non-incremental implicit formulation of basic FEM equations for non-linear problems is presented. The non-linearized system of equations for the non-incremental Lagrangian formulation contains the full non-linear stiffness matrix of an element, from which the full non-linear tangential stiffness matrix can be determined. This formulation is applied to the derivation of basic FEM formulae for a 1D-bar element.


Dynamic properties of a drive with hydrotransmissions of new generation

Jozef MURIN

In the paper dynamic properties of a drive with controlled Diesel motor, two types of hydrodynamic transmission mechanisms of new generation and additional gearing are investigated. For given mathematic model the time behaviour of selected dynamic variables of the proper drive and hydrotransmission are calculated at constant and monoharmonic loading. At calculation a modified method of harmonic balance is applied.


Scale-dependent continuum models in biomechanics

M. HOLECEK, P. KRAKORA

A scale-dependent continuum model, in which the quantities of standard continuum description are defined at two different scales (micro and macro), is introduced and the general way of formulating such models is outlined. The approach is used in biomechanics to model pressure dependence in blood vessels. A simple analysis of the increase of blood pressure in dependence on changes of the vessels' microstructure is given.