Experiments

Experimental campaign I

Objective: testing measurement functionalities for the newly-designed designed and manufactured specialized sensing top foils.
Configuration of the test stand: freely-suspended GFB
Freely-suspended bearing - scheme
Freely-suspended bearing - prototype
Freely-suspended bearing - measurement system

Experimental campaign II

Objective: testing measurement functionalities for the newly-designed designed and manufactured specialized sensing top foils.
Configuration of the test stand: two-support GFB
Two-support bearing - scheme
Two-support bearing - prototype
Two-support bearing - measurement system

Experimental campaign III

Objective: testing measurement functionalities for the newly-designed designed and manufactured specialized sensing top foils equipped with smart materials.
Configuration of the test stand: freely-suspended and two-support GFB
The details are presented in the section Smart GFB.

Results - an overview

Temporal plots for the identified characteristics of the bearing during its operation, including subsequent stages: run-in, stable operation at the rotational speed 24,000 rpm, run-out and cooling down
Cross-sections for the circumferential temperature and strain distributions for the top foil identified during the run-up stage of the bearing's operation