Nastran environment > Rotor dynamics
Supported solution types for rotor dynamic analysis
Rotor dynamic analysis evaluates the mechanical behavior of structural systems with rotating components.
Supported rotor dynamic analysis environments
Pre/Post supports the following rotor dynamic analysis solution types for Simcenter Nastran:
SOL 107 Direct Complex Eigenvalues
SOL 108 Direct Frequency Response
SOL 109 Direct Transient Response
SOL 110 Modal Complex Eigenvalues
SOL 111 Modal Frequency Response
SOL 112 Modal Transient Response
How do I
Create a rotor dynamic solution
Define bearing supports between coincident nodes with CBEAR elements
Assign physical properties to CBEAR elements
Define rotors
Define the superelement reduction for a rotor
Map CBEAR elements to rotors
Define stationary nodes for CBEAR elements
Define system-wide rotor dynamics solution options
Define rotor-specific rotor dynamics solution options
Specify mode filtering
Model centrifugal stiffening and softening in rotor dynamic analysis
Model mass imbalance in rotor dynamic analysis
Create a Campbell diagram
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Supported solution types for rotor dynamic analysis, Simcenter 3D 2021.1 Series
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