Critical speed of a shaft refers to the rotational speed at which the system's natural frequency coincides with the shaft’s rotational frequency, leading to resonance. At this speed, vibrations can increase significantly, potentially causing mechanical failure or excessive wear. It's crucial in engineering to avoid operating machinery at or near this speed to ensure stability and longevity. Engineers often calculate critical speed to design shafts that operate safely and efficiently within specified limits.
Answer:Turbine shaft material has its own natural frequency, when turbine rotates on such a speed that frequency of shaft become close to its natural frequency, machine causes noise & high vibrations because of resonance due to matching of frequency. Running of Steam "TURBINE" on this speed is avoided & this is called Critical speed. A turbine may have more then one critical speed, which may depend upon number of couplings.A second critical speed is when the Turbine blade tips approach the speed of sound. This effectively limits the speed of a turbine and explains why power plants tend to have turbines of the same capacity.Critical speed of the turbine is the rotor speed at which natural frequency of the assembled rotor (rotor shaft with discs, blades, shrouding strips etc in assembled condition) becomes equal to the operating speed. This is usually a expressed as a range (critical speed range).There are multiple critical speeds. However, the operating speed of the turbine may be above or below the first / lowest critical speed. Accordingly it is called as a flexible or a rigid rotor.Venkatesh
It allows a reduction in transmission tunnel height.The critical speed of the total prop shaft arrangement is higher without increasing the diameter (reducing shaft whip).
CRITICAL SPEED CALCULATION Thr RPM which numericlly concide with the natural frequency of transverse Vibration of the shaft is Known as critical speed . Critical speed is a function of mass of rotating component and Stiffness of its material . F=stiffness of rotating component m=mass of the same
The speed of rotation of a shaft can be measured using a tachometer. A tachometer works by measuring the rotational speed of the shaft in revolutions per minute (RPM) or rotations per second. It provides a digital or analog display of the shaft's speed.
Cam spins at half the speed of the engine.
The 1998 Ford Crown Victoria does not have a "governor" The computer has a rev limiter / speed cap that keeps the RPM's below the critical velocity for the drive shaft. This prevents the drive shaft from flying apart.
The device which control the speed of Turbine is Governor. The Governing system sense the speed of shaft & regulate the Fuel/ Motive fluid flow to the Turbine to maintain the set shaft speed.
The critical speed of a compressor refers to the rotational speed at which the natural frequency of the compressor rotor coincides with one of its bending modes. When the compressor operates near or at the critical speed, it can experience significant vibrations and potentially fail due to resonance effects. Engineering designs are typically aim to avoid operating at critical speeds to ensure the compressor's stability and reliability.
It's basically a differential... there are outputs to each drive axle. In normal operation, it's unlocked, and it allows each output shaft to rotate at a different speed. This is critical if you have tires on one axle more worn than the other. When locked, each output shaft is locked in to rotate at a matching speed.
It reads the speed of the output shaft.
It indicates a problem with the main shaft speed sensor or its related wiring
Torsional analysis: This analysis completed based on strcture properties like Mass MI and Torsional stiffness. Torsional critical speed analysis: Speed of rotor will come into picture in addition to Mass MI and Torsional stiffness of the structure.