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This paper studies the bifurcation of a flexible rotor supported by gas film bearings. A time dependent mathematical model for gas journal bearings is presented. The finite difference method, with the successive overrelation method (SOR), is employed to solve the Reynolds equation. The system state trajectory, Poincare maps, power spectra and bifurcation diagrams are used to analyse the dynamic behaviour of the rotor and journal centre in the horizontal and vertical directions under different operating conditions. The analysis reveals a complex dynamic behaviour comprising periodic and subharmonic response of the rotor and journal centre. This paper shows how the dynamic behaviour of this type of system varies with changes in rotor mass and rotational velocity. The results of this study contribute to a further understanding of the non-linear dynamics of gas film rotor-bearing systems.

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flexible rotor gas journal bearing Poincare maps bifurcation

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Non-linear dynamic analysis of a flexible rotor supported by self-acting gas journal bearings

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