A Practical Review of Rotating Machinery Critical Speeds ...

Machinery Critical Speeds and Modes Erik Swanson, Xdot-Consulting, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chris D. Powell, Structural Technology Corporation, Zoar, Ohio Sorin Weissman, Alfa Wasserman, Inc., West Caldwell, New Jersey Natural Frequency = Stiffness Mass (1) Amplitude (2) F k m k c k =-Ê Ë Á ˆ ¯ ˜ + Ê ËÁ ˆ ¯˜ 0 2 2 2 1 ww

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