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Active foil bearings are a kind of gas foil bearing. They contain actuators which allow for modification of the bearing sleeve size and the shape of the lubrication gap. Rotor vibrations can be actively controlled by these changes. It is possible, among other things, to reduce the starting torque, control the vibration amplitude at different speeds and improve operational safety. Prototypes of active foil bearings are being developed based on different mechanical concepts. This paper provides an analysis of the linear mechanisms that are the base, and they are crucial for such developments. In the literature, there is a lack of characteristics of these actuators tested under real operating conditions of an active foil bearing. This article aims to fill this gap. New test rigs have been developed and used to precisely investigate the possibility of using actuators in active foil bearings. Since their geometry and control methods differ, the measurement systems have been adapted accordingly. The actuators studied were piezoelectrics, shape-memory alloys (SMAs) and stepper motors. Each of them was characterized by different operating characteristics. The results obtained allow for a comparison of the actuators. This approach is especially useful for the design and analysis of active foil bearings.
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Łukasz Breńkacz dr inż.
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Rafał Kędra
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Waldemar Janicki
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Artur Maurin
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Paweł Bagiński dr inż.
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Artur Andrearczyk
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- artykuły w czasopismach
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Materials
no. 15,
ISSN: 1996-1944 - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Bibliographic description:
- Breńkacz Ł., Kędra R., Janicki W., Maurin A., Bagiński P., Andrearczyk A., Zima B.: Research on Linear Actuators for Active Foil Bearings// Materials -Vol. 15,iss. 16 (2022), s.5694-
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.3390/ma15165694
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- Gdańsk University of Technology
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