Application of the Craig-Bampton method to blade rotation

Abstract

The Craig-Bampton method has repeatedly shown its effectiveness in modelling the deformable solid body motion and in practical experience of implementing this approach in engineering software. It reduces the motion equations system which is obtained by approximating small elastic displacements of the body finite element model with a set of acceptable modes. The application of this method in engineering improves the computing time performance and requires less computational resources. In this article the effectiveness of using the Craig-Bampton method for the blade rotation is evaluated. The need to consider the inertial relationship between large body displacements and elastic deformations was investigated. As a result of the numerical solution, it was obtained that the method works correctly for the investigated task. It allows us to conclude that the Craig-Bampton method is applicable for the blade rotation process.