Vibration of Hydraulic Machinery

From the reviews: "The theme of this book is utilizing numerical modeling methods to predict vibration in hydraulic machinery, such as turbines and pumps. The book provides latest development and case studies in this area. ... the authors provide appropriate references in each section for further reading. ... this book provides a comprehensive overview of vibration modeling for hydraulic machinery. ... The book is a good reference to researchers and students who are interested in hydraulic machinery, CFD or fluid-structure coupled analysis." (Jinghao Liu, Noise Control Engineering Journal, Vol. 62 (1), January-February, 2014)

• Foreword.- Preface.- 1. Introduction: 1.1 Hydraulic Machinery System.- 1.2 Physics Model of Hydraulic Machinery as Mechanical System.- 1.3 Mechanical Vibration of Hydraulic Machinery.- 1.4 Structure Dynamics of Hydraulic Machinery.- 1.5 Rotordynamics of Hydraulic Machinery.- 1.6 Vibration of Pumps.- Bibliography.- 2. Fundamental of Mechanical Vibration: 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Mechanical Vibration of One - degree - of - freedom Linear Systems.- 2.3 Mechanical Vibration of Linear Systems with MDOF.- 2.4 Vibration of Continuous System.- 2.5 Conservative Discrete Vibrating Systems.- Bibliography.- 3. Numerical Model of Dynamics: 3.1 Discretization Techniques.- 3.2 The Finite Element Method.- 3.3 Solution for Fluid - Structure Interaction.- 3.4 Large Deformation Fluid - Structure Interaction. - Bibliography.- 4. Elementary Concept of Rotordynamics : 4.1 Jeffcott Rotor.- 4.2 Dynamics of Multi - degrees - of - freedom Rotors.- 4.3 Anisotropic Rotordynamics.- 4.4 Nonlinear Rotordynamics.- Bibliography.- 5. Mechanical and Magnetic Excitations in Hydraulic Machinery: 5.1 Mechanical System of Hydraulic Machinery.- 5.2 Excitation Forces of Hydraulic Turbine Generator Unit.- 5.3 Forces in Transient Oil Film of Bearings in Hydraulic Unit.- 5.4 Unbalanced Force and Dynamic Parameters of Water Seals.- 5.5 Excitation of Bearings and Seals of Multiple - stage Pumps.- Bibliography.- 6. Vibration Induced by Hydraulic Excitation: 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 General Hydraulic Excitation in Hydraulic Turbines.- 6.3 Surge in Draft Tube in Francis Turbine.- 6.4 Self Excited Vibration of Hydraulic Machinery.- 6.5 Rotor Stator Interaction (RSI).- 6.6 Vibration of Pumps Induced by Hydraulic Excitation.- Bibliography.- 7. Prediction of Pressure Fluctuation by Turbulent Flow Analysis: 7.1 Principle of Prediction for Pressure Fluctuation.- 7.2 Basic Equations of Unsteady Flow through Hydraulic Machinery and Turbulence Models.- 7.3 Prediction for Pressure Pulsation in Kaplan Turbine by Turbulent Simulation of Unsteady Flow.- 7.4 Simulation of Unsteady Flow through Francis Turbine by DES.- 7.5 Simulation of Unsteady Flow through Centrifugal Pumps.- Bibliography.- 8. Structural Dynamic Analysis in Hydraulic Machinery: 8.1 Introduction to Structural Dynamic Analysis.- 8.2 Principle of Dynamic Analysis of Hydraulic Machinery.- 8.3 Modal Analysis on Hydraulic Machinery.- 8.4 Dynamic Analysis of Hydraulic Machinery.- 8.5 Analysis of Response to Excited Force on Blades of Hydraulic Machinery.- Bibliography.- 9. Rotordynamic Simulation of Hydraulic Machinery: 9.1 Basic Equations of Rotordynamics in Hydraulic Machinery.- 9.2 The Riccati Transfer Matrix Method for Hydraulic Turbine Units.- 9.3 Rotordynamics Analysis in Hydraulic Turbine Units by FEM.- 9.4 Pump Rotordynamic Parameters.- 9.5 Rotordynamic Computation of Pumps.- Bibliography.- 10. Instability of System Caused by Hydraulic Machinery: 10.1 Introduction.- 10.2 The Hydroacoustic Model for Stability of Hydroelectric Systems.- 10.3Influence of the Hydraulic Turbine on System Stability at Full Load Condition.- 10.4 Part Load Resonance Impact on System Stability of Francis Turbine Power Plants.- 10.5 One - dimensional Analysis of a Hydraulic System.- 10.6 Three - dimensional (3D) Flow Simulation at Load Reject Transient.- 10.7 Stability of Pumping System.- 10.8 Introduction on Nonlinear Models of Hydro Turbine for Transient Process in Hydro Power Plant.- Bibliography.- 11. Vibration - Based Condition Monitoring: 11.1 Principle of Condition Monitoring of Rotating Machines.- 11.2 Vibration Monitoring of Hydro Turbine Units.- 11.3 Vibration Monitoring System of Large Francis Turbine Unit.- 11.4 Monitoring Results and Stability Analysis of a Turbine Unit.- 11.5 Condition Monitoring System of Pumps.- 11.6 Orbit and Vibration of Hydro Unit Shaft at Transient Process.- Bibliography.- Appendix I Nomenclature.- Appendix II Abbreviation.- Index.