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The document discusses balancing of rigid rotors, including fundamentals of rotational dynamics, types of rotor imbalance, and balancing techniques. It provides 5 example problems related to calculating balancing masses or holes for different rotor systems.

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The document discusses balancing of rigid rotors, including fundamentals of rotational dynamics, types of rotor imbalance, and balancing techniques. It provides 5 example problems related to calculating balancing masses or holes for different rotor systems.

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Dynamics of Machinery (23MECH07I)

Tutorial 4: Balancing of rigid rotors

At the end of this session the student should have a complete understanding of the following concepts:

• Fundamentals of rotational dynamics


• Types of rotor imbalance
• Balancing techniques for rigid rotors

Tutorial Questions
1. Two coplanar masses are fixed to a rotating shaft. The masses m1 = 2 kg and m2 = 4 kg are fixed at
distances 10 cm and 12 cm from the shaft centre at angles of 40 and 200 from a reference on the
shaft respectively. Find the place where a balancing mass of 1 kg should be fixed to statically balance
the system.

2. 2- A three-bladed ceiling fan has 500 mm by 100 mm equi-spaced rectangular blades nominally weigh
1 kg each. Manufacturing tolerances will cause the blade weight to vary up to plus or minus 5%. The
mounting accuracy of the blades will vary the location of the CG versus the spin axis by plus or minus
10% of the blades diameters. Calculate the weight of the largest steel counterweight needed at 50
mm diameter to statically balance the worst-case blade assembly. (Hint: Discuss the different extreme
cases and try putting maximum mass and distance on one blade and minimum on the other 2 blades
and solve)

3. Three non-coplanar unbalanced masses are arranged on a shaft such that:

m1 = 3.5 kg R1 = 2.65 mm θ1 = 100° L1 = 4 cm


m2 = 2.64 kg R2 = 5.2 mm θ2 = -60° L2 = 9 cm
m3 = 8.75 kg R3 = 1.25 mm θ3 = 30° L3 = 11 cm.

where Li is the distance from a fixed reference plane A and Ri is distance from the center of the rotating
shaft.

The balancing masses can be fixed on reference plane A and another B where LB = 20 cm in the same
direction of the unbalance masses. Calculate the position and value of the balancing masses required
to dynamically balance the system.

4. A driving shaft with several rotating elements had a remarkable level of vibration during its operation.
The system was studied and simplified as shown in the figure below, where m1 = 3 kg, R1 = 30 mm,
m2 = 4 kg, R2 = 35 mm, m3 = 0.5 kg and R3 = 50 mm. Explain how the vibration can be reduced by
balancing if the available planes for installing the balancing masses are planes A and B.

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Dynamics of Machinery (23MECH07I)

Tutorial 4: Balancing of rigid rotors

5. In the x-y plane at position A steel roller with 500 mm diameter has unbalanced forces as follows:
• F1 = 0.23 N <30 in the x-y plane at position 1.
• F4 = 0.62 N <135o in the x-y plane at position 4

Calculate the location and diameter of the two 25 mm deep holes that can be drilled in the radial
direction at positions 2 and 3 required to dynamically balance the mechanism.

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