APPENDIX

Rotor Lateral Motion Forced Solutions

A3.1 FORCED SOLUTION OF EQ. (1.1.33) OF CHAPTER 1

In this Appendix it is shown, by a couple of examples, how to apply complex numbers in
order to find the forced solution of the rotor model.
Eq. (1.1.33) was as follows:
Mz Ds z_ Kz


F1 jF2
j! t
e
e
j! t
2

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Two exciting rotating forces, F1 jF2 =2 e j! t and F1 jF2 =2 e
j! t , are

present in this equation. Since the equation is linear, two separate solutions, corresponding
to two exciting forces, can be just added. The forced solution has therefore the following
form:
z B e j! t B
! e
j ! t

!
where B and B
! are response amplitudes,  and 
! are response phases. The calculation
below will show how to find the first solution. The second part of the solution can be found
by following the same reasoning.
The first solution, z B e j! t , is implemented into Eq. (A3.1) and the time-related
function, e j! t , eliminated:


F2 jF2 j
e
K
M!2 jDs ! Be j
2

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Using complex number relationships (see Appendix 1), Eq. (A3.2) can be transformed
as follows:
q
q
1
2
j
K
M!2 2 D2s !2 e j arctan Ds !=K
M! Be j
F 21 F 22 e j arctan F2 =F1 e
2

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From here, the response amplitude and phase can be calculated:

q
F 21 F 22
F2
Ds !
B q ,   arctan
arctan
K
M!2
F1
2
2 K
M!2 Ds !2

A3.2 FORCED SOLUTION OF EQ. (3.5.1) OF CHAPTER 3 DUE TO

UNIDIRECTIONAL CONSTANT FORCE
Solution of Eqs. (3.5.1) discussed in Chapter 3 was assumed to have the following form:
t C cosOt  ,

t C cosOt 

This solution is implemented into Eq. (3.5.1) as follows:

K
2MO2 C cosOt 
2MO2 C cosOt 



Ds O C sinOt  C sinOt  P cosOt

K
2MO2 C sinOt 
2MO2 C sinOt 


Ds O C cosOt  C cosOt 
P sinOt

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Using the trigonometric formulas for the sum of two angles,
cos
   cos
cos   sin
sin ,

sin
   sin
cos   sin
sin 

and comparing all the terms standing in front of the time-related functions cos Ot and sin Ot
in both Eqs. (A3.3), four algebraic equations result:


K
2MO2 C cos 
2MO2 C cos 
Ds O C sin  C sin  P cos 



K
2MO2 C sin  2MO2 C sin 
Ds O C cos  C cos 
P sin 


K
2MO2 C sin 
2MO2 C sin  Ds O C cos  C cos 
P sin 

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K
2MO2 C cos 
2MO2 C cos 
Ds O C sin  C sin 
P cos 
By multiplying the second equation of (A3.4) by j, and the third equation by (
j), and
then adding the first equation to the second equation, and the third to the fourth equation,
and finally, using the complex number formalism to replace the trigonometric function, the
following two equations result:


K
2MO2 C e j
2MO2 C e j
jDs O C e j C e j Pe j
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K
2MO2 C e j
2MO2 C e j
jDs O C e j C e j
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Now solve this set of two equations for the response vectors, C e j and C e j :
C e j

K
4MO2 2jDs O
Pe j
K K
K K 2MO2
jDs O

C e j

K
4MO2 2jDs O

Pe j
K K
K K 2MO2
jDs O

From here, similarly as in the previous subsection, by using complex number transformation (see Appendix 1), the rotor response amplitudes and phases can be calculated:
q
P K
4MO2 2 4D2s O2

C q

2
K K
2MO2 K K K K 2 D2s O2
q
P K
4MO2 2 4D2s O2

C q

2
K K
2MO2 K K K K 2 D2s O2
!
!
2Ds O
K K Ds O
  arctan

arctan
K
4MO2
K K
2MO2 K K
!
!
2Ds O
K K Ds O
   arctan

arctan
K
4MO2
K K
2MO2 K K

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Note that in the phase  , the angle [rad] 3.1415 [rad] 180 results from the negative sign of the force P. The units of the second Eq. (A3.7) are assumed radians.

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