Publisher's Synopsis
It is increasingly necessary in the design of rotating machinery to predict accurately the dynamic behaviour of rotors in bending and in torsion. The influence of bending is the main subject of this book, with one whole chapter devoted to the influence of torsion.;The book contains systematically obtained equations, including Lagrange's equations and the Rayleigh-Ritz method. It is aimed at engineers, and graduates and undergraduates concerned with predictions in rotordynamics. It attempts to be accessible and practical, but some previous knowledge of rigid body mechanics, strength of materials, matrix calculations, differential equations and mechanical vibrations is required.
