• DocumentCode
    1422891
  • Title

    Balancing large turbine-generator rotors

  • Author

    Laffoon, C. M. ; Hagg, A. C. ; Janthey, C. H. ; Heller, P. R.

  • Author_Institution
    Westing house Electric Corporation, East Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Volume
    70
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1951
  • fDate
    5/1/1951 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    436
  • Lastpage
    436
  • Abstract
    SINCE turbine-generator rotors are highly stressed structures that combine materials of widely varying properties, unbalance may be caused by geometrical errors, non-homogeneity of materials, or distortion under the speed and temperature of operating conditions. The purpose of balancing is to offset these imperfections by adjustment of the rotor mass distribution so as to secure a rotor which will run so smoothly that only small periodic forces will be transmitted to the supporting bearings and foundation.
  • Keywords
    Generators; Materials; Ocean temperature; Reliability; Rotors; Shafts; Vibrations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1951.6432416
  • Filename
    6432416