Campbell diagram

A Campbell diagram plot represents a system's response spectrum as a function of its oscillation regime. It is named for Wilfred Campbell, who introduced the concept.^[1]^[2] It is also called an interference diagram.^[3]

In rotordynamics edit

In rotordynamical systems, the eigenfrequencies often depend on the rotation rates due to the induced gyroscopic effects or variable hydrodynamic conditions in fluid bearings. It might represent the following cases:

Campbell Diagram of a steam turbine. Analysis shows that there are well-damped critical speed at lower speed range. Another critical speed at mode 4 is observed at 7810 rpm (130 Hz) in dangerous vicinity of nominal shaft speed, but it has 30% damping - enough to safely ignore it.

Analytically computed values of eigenfrequencies as a function of the shaft's rotation speed. This case is also called "whirl speed map".^[4] Such a chart can be used in turbine design.
Experimentally measured vibration response spectrum as a function of the shaft's rotation speed (waterfall plot), the peak locations for each slice usually corresponding to the eigenfrequencies.

In acoustical engineering edit

In acoustical engineering, the Campbell diagram would represent the pressure spectrum waterfall plot vs the machine's shaft rotation speed (sometimes also called 3D noise map).

References edit

^ Campbell, Wilfred (1924). "Protection of Steam Turbine Disk Wheels from Axial Vibration". Transactions of the ASME: 31–160.
^ Meher-Homji, Cyrus B.; Erik Prisell (2005). "Dr. Max Bentele---Pioneer of the Jet Age". Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. 127 (2): 231–239. doi:10.1115/1.1807412. Archived from the original on 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
^ Nelson, F. C. (2007). "Rotor dynamics without equations" (PDF). International Journal of COMADEM. 10 (3): 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
^ Logan, Earl Jr (2003-05-01). Handbook of Turbomachinery (Mechanical Engineering, No. 158) (2 ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8247-0995-2.

[campbell-1] Campbell, Wilfred (1924). "Protection of Steam Turbine Disk Wheels from Axial Vibration". Transactions of the ASME: 31–160.

[bentele-2] Meher-Homji, Cyrus B.; Erik Prisell (2005). "Dr. Max Bentele---Pioneer of the Jet Age". Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. 127 (2): 231–239. doi:10.1115/1.1807412. Archived from the original on 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2010-07-27.

[Nelson-3] Nelson, F. C. (2007). "Rotor dynamics without equations" (PDF). International Journal of COMADEM. 10 (3): 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-10-01.

[Logan-4] Logan, Earl Jr (2003-05-01). Handbook of Turbomachinery (Mechanical Engineering, No. 158) (2 ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8247-0995-2.

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