King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

ME-558: ROTORDYNAMICS
Fall 2017/2018 (171)

INSTRUCTOR:

Section Instructor Office Phone Email

ME 558.1 Professor Yehia Khulief 63-309 2327 khulief@kfupm.edu.sa

Catalogue Description: (3-0-3)

The basic rotor components, disk, shaft, and bearings; Simple rotor models, natural
frequencies, Campbell diagram, instability, and mass unbalance; Finite element
modelling of rotor components; Dynamic modal characteristics of rotors; modal
transformations, reduced-order equations; Numerical solution of the rotor equations.

Pre-requisites: ME558*

Textbook: Handouts & Reference [4]; (currently there is no assigned textbook)

References:
1) Rotordynamics of Turbomachinery, JM Vance, John Wiley, 1988.
2) Turbomachinery Rotordynamics-Phenomena, Modelling, Dara Childs, John Wiley, 1993.
3) Rotordynamics Prediction in Engineering, M Lalanne, G Ferraris, John Wiley, 1998
4) Linear and Nonlinear Rotordynamics: A Modern Treatment with Applications, T
Yamamoto, Y Ishida, John Wiley, 2011.

Goals:
This course is intended to cover theory and techniques of modelling and dynamic analysis of
rotor-bearing systems. The course emphasises the dynamic modelling considerations of rotors
and their relevance to practical problems in rotating machinery.

Topics

1. Introduction to rotor-bearing systems ………………………………… (2 lectures)

2. Basic rotor components (shaft, disk, bearings, seals, etc.) ………………. (2 lectures)
3. Simple rotor dynamic modelling, and Campbell diagram ………………… (8 lectures)
4. Instability & Mass unbalance of rotors ……………………………………… (6 lectures)
5. Finite element modelling of rotors …………………………………………… (4 lectures)
6. Modal Characteristics & Modal transformations………………………….. (4 lectures)
7. Numerical solutions of rotor equations …………………………………….. (4 lectures)

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Attendance
Attendance will be checked at the beginning of each lecture. Late coming is strictly not
allowed as this disturbs students and instructor. Excuses for absence should be approved
by the Deanship of student affairs and submitted to the instructor within one week
following the last day of absence. University regulations will be followed for students
exceeding the maximum number of unexcused absences.

Homework Assignments
All homework problems assigned during a given week are due in class on the following
Tuesday unless otherwise stated. LATE home works will not be accepted.

Quizzes
Two quizzes will be scheduled during the semester. No make-up quizzes will be
conducted.

Major Exams
A midterm exam will be scheduled during the semester.

Term Project
A term project will be assigned in the second week of the semester. Normally involves
modelling and numerical simulation of a rotor-bearing system. A typewritten project
report and PowerPoint oral presentation are due in classroom by December 26, 2017.

GRADING SYSTEM

20% Midterm Exam Date: TBA

10 % Homework Assignments No late homeworks
10% Quizzes Date: TBA
25% Term Project To be assigned
35 % Final Exam Scheduled by the registrar
100 % TOTAL

Office Hours: 11:00 – 11:50 am Sun, Tue