La poésie d’Auden (1907-1973) propose des formes inédites invitant le lecteur à repenser l’écriture de la cité. Fasciné par les villes, le poète n’a cessé de sonder divers modèles (Cité juste, Utopie, Cité de Dieu, etc.) pour renouveler sa création sans perdre l’espoir de voir advenir un « lieu bon » (« the Good Place »). Très tôt dans son œuvre, il rapproche la « civitas » de l’œuvre d’art permettant d’élever l’homme au-dessus de la nature. Cependant, ses textes mettent souvent en scène les tribulations de personnages perdus dans un contexte urbain (Bruxelles, Berlin, New York). Par ailleurs, le poète vit s’ébranler tous les repères de la cité avec la Grande Guerre avant d’assister à la montée du nazisme, et ses textes des années 1940 comptent parmi les premiers qui disent – ou tentent de dire – la réalité des camps de concentration dans un monde qui ne fait plus sens. Dans le sillage de The Waste Land d’Eliot, son œuvre soulève question même de la possibilité d’écrire la cité alors que son unité a éclaté en laissant régner les lois du mal. Ainsi, Auden s’inscrit en faux contre tous les grands chantres qui glorifient la ville moderne. Dans la veine de Baudelaire, il dit le monde désenchanté qui l’entoure, mais pour cela, il est prêt à user de tous les artifices de la langue. En temps de crise, seul le langage peut servir de refuge assurant la possibilité d’une « civitas ». Les autres tentatives de fuite vers un ailleurs joyeux (fêtes publiques ou privées) conduiront tout droit à une impasse. Ni philosophe, ni homme politique, Auden était poète, et c’est en tant que poète, c’est-à-dire en tant que créateur de formes, qu’il propose des « mondes secondaires » témoignant d’une vérité qui parfois s’approche de la Vérité retrouvée dans le silence de la Cité idéale, où plus rien ne divise la communauté des hommes, pas même les mots. / Auden’s poetry offers unprecedented forms inviting readers to reconsider the poetics of the city. The poet – who was fascinated by cityscapes – kept exploring models (the Just City, Utopia, the City of God, etc.) in order to renew his creation, while aiming at reaching what he called “the Good Place”. Very early in his career, he regarded the “civitas” as analogous to an artwork testifying to man’s superiority over nature. However, his poems often stage the labyrinthine wanderings of characters that have lost themselves somewhere in a city (Brussels, Berlin, New York). Moreover, during the First World War Auden saw all the bearings and landmarks of the City shattered; and in the early 1930s he witnessed the rise of Nazism. Actually, his long poems published in the 1940s count among the first literary works dealing with – or trying to do so – the reality of concentration camps in a world that doesn’t make any sense anymore. In the wake of Eliot’s Waste Land, his work questions the possibility of writing about the City whose unity has been broken while the laws of evil rule over the world.Thus, Auden makes a stand against the bards who glorify the modern city. Following Baudelaire, he describes the disenchanted world in which he lives; but to do so, he is ready to resort to all the artifices of language. Indeed, in times of crisis, only language may serve as a refuge allowing citizens to rebuild a “civitas”. Any other attempt at escaping towards some happy place (on the occasion of public or private parties) will inevitably come to a dead end. Auden was neither a philosopher nor a politician: he was a poet, i.e. a maker designing “secondary worlds” bearing witness to a truth that sometimes reaches the Truth, regained in the silence of the ideal City where nothing divides men, not even words.

De nombreuses pièces sont sujettes à des sollicitations de frottement à haute température dans le domaine de l’aéronautique. En effet, dans ce domaine, l’augmentation constante des puissances des réacteurs implique une augmentation de la température de fonctionnement des systèmes mécaniques et en particulier des contacts frottants. Cette augmentation de température a pour conséquence la diminution de la durabilité des matériaux lubrifiants solides actuellement utilisés pour ce type de contact. C’est pourquoi il est indispensable de sélectionner de nouveaux revêtements aux propriétés tribologiques à chaud améliorées. Dans cette optique, une thèse ayant pour sujet la durabilité de rotules aéronautiques d’attache mât-moteur de l’A380 soumises à des conditions extrêmes de fonctionnement en termes de température et de conditions glissement, a été effectuée au LTDS. Dans un premier temps, les endommagements de surface (abrasion, adhésion) des pièces réelles ont été analysés, à travers des analyses MEB/EDX du revêtement d’argenture déposé dans le contact entre les bagues intérieure et extérieure de la rotule. Des essais tribologiques en configuration classiquement utilisée, cylindre/plan (sur Cameron-Plint), ont ensuite été réalisés sur le revêtement d’argenture afin de comparer les endommagements observés in situ et sur banc. Dans le but de sélectionner un revêtement ou un couple de revêtements susceptibles de remplacer l’argenture dans le contact étudié, une dizaine de revêtements différents (couches accommodantes et couches dures) ont ensuite été testés individuellement en configuration cylindre/plan dans les mêmes conditions d’essai que dans le cas de l’argenture. Cette campagne d’essai a permis de dégager les plus performants/endurants tribologiquement. Parallèlement, un tribomètre original a été conçu au laboratoire afin de pouvoir simuler au mieux les conditions de contact réelles (sollicitations mécaniques, température de contact…). Ce tribomètre rotatif à haute température (TRHT), utilisable en configuration couronne/plan, permet d’appliquer simultanément au contact une force normale pouvant aller jusqu’à 50 kN, un mouvement rotatif alternatif, et une température de contact pouvant aller jusqu’à 1000°C grâce à un système de chauffage par induction. Les revêtements ayant démontré le meilleur comportement en termes de résistance à l’usure et au frottement au cours des essais en configuration cylindre/plan ont également été testés individuellement sur ce tribomètre en configuration couronne/plan. Les essais finaux ont été réalisés en interface complète, c'est-à-dire avec une couche accommodante déposée sur la pièce représentant la bague intérieure de la rotule, une couche dure déposée sur la pièce représentant la bague extérieure, et une couche à bas frottement (graisse ou vernis). Deux solutions de lubrification de ce type ont été déterminées pour le contact rotulé : une pour les rotules d’attache mât-moteur avant qui fonctionnent jusqu’à 160°C (CuNiIn + vernis Everlub / WC-C) et une pour les rotules d’attache mât-moteur arrière qui fonctionnent jusqu’à 570°C (stellite + vernisEverlub / TiHfCN). / In aeronautics tribology, mechanical parts are required to operate with increasing temperature. The increased functioning temperature of the contacts prone to friction and wear (such as bearings and other structural parts) is a direct consequence of the increasing power of jet engines. In the case of ball bearings, the substrate materials as well as the coating durability are affected by temperature. There is then a pressing need to introduce new coatings demonstrating effective tribological behaviour at high temperature. A PhD research subject was defined in partnership with Airbus Aerospace and SKF Aerospace and conducted at LTDS. The main goal of this research is to study the durability of ball bearings functioning under extreme conditions in terms of temperature and sliding friction. First, SEM/EDX analyses were done on the silver coating deposited in the contact between the ball bearings rings, in order to acknowledge the actual bearings surface damage. Tribological testing of the silver coating was then performed in a standard cylinder-on-flat configuration in order to compare in situ and experimental damages. More than ten different coatings (both soft and hard coatings, with solid lubrication properties and/or wear resistance properties) were then tested in the same configuration and conditions as the silver coating. These tests allowed us to identify the best suitable coatings for the application. An original test rig was also designed in the lab, in order to better simulate the bearings functioning conditions. This tribometer (TRHT) makes it possible to perform tests in ring-on-flat configuration (close contact) and to simultaneously apply a normal force up to 50 kN and a reciprocating rotating motion. Using this tribometer, the final tests were conducted on the best candidates among the different coatings, individually at first to assess their tribological behavior, and then in a configuration as close to reality as possible, with a hard coating covered ring and a soft coating covered flat, the contact between the two being greased or varnished. Finally, several possible solutions were determined, for two different functioning temperatures:160°C (CuNiIn + varnish Everlub / WC-C) and 570°C (stellite + varnish Everlub / TiHfCN).

A área de monitoração e diagnóstico vem apresentando um acentuado desenvolvimento nos últimos anos com a introdução de novas técnicas de diagnóstico bem como vem contando com a contribuição dos computadores no processamento das informações e das técnicas de diagnósticos. A contribuição da inteligência artificial na automatização do diagnóstico de defeito vem se desenvolvendo continuamente e a crescente automação na indústria vêm de encontro a estas novas técnicas. Na área nuclear, é crescente a preocupação com a segurança nas instalações, e têm sido procuradas técnicas mais eficazes para aumentar o nível de segurança [59]. Algumas usinas nucleares já possuem instaladas, em algumas máquinas, sensores que permitem a verificação de suas condições operacionais. Desta forma, este trabalho também pode colaborar nesta área, ajudando no diagnóstico das condições de operação das máquinas, mais especificamente, no diagnóstico das condições dos rolamentos. O principal objetivo deste trabalho é detectar e classificar os tipos de defeitos apresentados pelos rolamentos analisados e para tal desenvolveu-se uma nova técnica de extração de característica dos sinais de aceleração, baseando-se no Zero Crossing da Transformada de Wavelet contribuindo com o desenvolvimento desta dinâmica área. Como técnica de inteligência artificial foi utilizada a Lógica Paraconsistente Anotada com dois valores (LPA2v), oferecendo a sua contribuição na automação do diagnóstico de defeitos, pois esta lógica pode tratar inclusive de resultados contraditórios que as técnicas de extração de características possam apresentar. Foi desenvolvido um programa de computador onde varias técnicas de extração de características foram utilizadas para realização de diagnóstico das condições de operação dos rolamentos. Este programa foi testado através de dados experimentais obtidas em uma bancada de ensaios para rolamentos onde defeitos previamente conhecidos foram utilizados para avaliar o desempenho das novas técnicas utilizadas. Este trabalho também se concentrou na identificação de defeitos em sua fase inicial procurando utilizar acelerômetros, pois são sensores robustos, de baixo custo e facilmente encontrados na indústria em geral. Os resultados deste trabalho foram obtidos através da utilização de um banco de dados experimental e verificou-se que os resultados de diagnósticos de defeitos mostraramse bons para defeitos em fase inicial. / The monitoring and diagnosis area is presenting an impressive development in recent years with the introduction of new diagnosis techniques as well as with the use the computers in the processing of the information and of the diagnosis techniques. The contribution of the artificial intelligence in the automation of the defect diagnosis is developing continually and the growing automation in the industry meets this new techniques. In the nuclear area, the growing concern with the safety in the facilities requires more effective techniques that have been sought to increase the safety level. Some nuclear power stations have already installed in some machines, sensors that allow the verification of their operational conditions. In this way, the present work can also collaborate in this area, helping in the diagnosis of the operational condition of the machines. This work presents a new technique for characteristic extraction based on the Zero Crossing of Wavelet Transform, contributing with the development of this dynamic area. The technique of artificial intelligence was used in this work the Paraconsistente Logic of Annotation with Two values (LPA2v), contributing with the automation of the diagnosis of defects, because this logic can deal with contradictory results that the techniques of feature extraction can present. This work also concentrated on the identification of defects in its initial phase trying to use accelerometers, because they are robust sensors, of low cost and can be easily found the industry in general. The results obtained in this work were accomplished through the use of an experimental database, and it was observed that the results of diagnoses of defects shown good results for defects in their initial phase.

A área de monitoração e diagnóstico vem apresentando um acentuado desenvolvimento nos últimos anos com a introdução de novas técnicas de diagnóstico bem como vem contando com a contribuição dos computadores no processamento das informações e das técnicas de diagnósticos. A contribuição da inteligência artificial na automatização do diagnóstico de defeito vem se desenvolvendo continuamente e a crescente automação na indústria vêm de encontro a estas novas técnicas. Na área nuclear, é crescente a preocupação com a segurança nas instalações, e têm sido procuradas técnicas mais eficazes para aumentar o nível de segurança [59]. Algumas usinas nucleares já possuem instaladas, em algumas máquinas, sensores que permitem a verificação de suas condições operacionais. Desta forma, este trabalho também pode colaborar nesta área, ajudando no diagnóstico das condições de operação das máquinas, mais especificamente, no diagnóstico das condições dos rolamentos. O principal objetivo deste trabalho é detectar e classificar os tipos de defeitos apresentados pelos rolamentos analisados e para tal desenvolveu-se uma nova técnica de extração de característica dos sinais de aceleração, baseando-se no Zero Crossing da Transformada de Wavelet contribuindo com o desenvolvimento desta dinâmica área. Como técnica de inteligência artificial foi utilizada a Lógica Paraconsistente Anotada com dois valores (LPA2v), oferecendo a sua contribuição na automação do diagnóstico de defeitos, pois esta lógica pode tratar inclusive de resultados contraditórios que as técnicas de extração de características possam apresentar. Foi desenvolvido um programa de computador onde varias técnicas de extração de características foram utilizadas para realização de diagnóstico das condições de operação dos rolamentos. Este programa foi testado através de dados experimentais obtidas em uma bancada de ensaios para rolamentos onde defeitos previamente conhecidos foram utilizados para avaliar o desempenho das novas técnicas utilizadas. Este trabalho também se concentrou na identificação de defeitos em sua fase inicial procurando utilizar acelerômetros, pois são sensores robustos, de baixo custo e facilmente encontrados na indústria em geral. Os resultados deste trabalho foram obtidos através da utilização de um banco de dados experimental e verificou-se que os resultados de diagnósticos de defeitos mostraramse bons para defeitos em fase inicial. / The monitoring and diagnosis area is presenting an impressive development in recent years with the introduction of new diagnosis techniques as well as with the use the computers in the processing of the information and of the diagnosis techniques. The contribution of the artificial intelligence in the automation of the defect diagnosis is developing continually and the growing automation in the industry meets this new techniques. In the nuclear area, the growing concern with the safety in the facilities requires more effective techniques that have been sought to increase the safety level. Some nuclear power stations have already installed in some machines, sensors that allow the verification of their operational conditions. In this way, the present work can also collaborate in this area, helping in the diagnosis of the operational condition of the machines. This work presents a new technique for characteristic extraction based on the Zero Crossing of Wavelet Transform, contributing with the development of this dynamic area. The technique of artificial intelligence was used in this work the Paraconsistente Logic of Annotation with Two values (LPA2v), contributing with the automation of the diagnosis of defects, because this logic can deal with contradictory results that the techniques of feature extraction can present. This work also concentrated on the identification of defects in its initial phase trying to use accelerometers, because they are robust sensors, of low cost and can be easily found the industry in general. The results obtained in this work were accomplished through the use of an experimental database, and it was observed that the results of diagnoses of defects shown good results for defects in their initial phase.

Este trabalho versa sobre a análise teórica do desempenho da regulação sincronizada aplicada na redução de vibrações de rotores utilizando mancais magnéticos. Originalmente apresentado na dissertação \\Regulação sincronizada de distúrbios senoidais\", de Vaydia I. C. Segura, o regulador teve o seu módulo de regulação modificado para trabalhar com múltiplas entradas e saídas, além de permitir a estimação em tempo real da matriz de influência. O desempenho e a robustez do regulador foram analisados em função de seus parâmetros. A regulação sincronizada foi aplicada a um modelo teórico de rotor desenvolvido pelo método dos elementos finitos e simulado em computador. / This work discusses about the theoretical analysis of the performance of synchronized regulation applied in reduction of rotor vibrations using magnetic bearings. Originally presented in the dissertation \\Synchronized regulation of sinoidal disturbing\", of Vaydia I. C. Segura, the regulator had its regulation module changed to work with multiple inputs and outputs, in addition to enabling real-time estimation of the influence matrix. The performance and robustness of the regulator were analyzed as a function of the parameters. The synchronized regulation was applied to the theoretical model developed by the finite elements method and simulated in a computer.

Wind energy has been the fastest emerging renewable energy source over the last decade. The overriding provisos to minimise greenhouse emissions and increasing concerns regarding energy security have been the major inducements for many countries to make a resolute transition to new and non-conventional power sources. Direct-drive systems for wind turbines are potentially a more reliable alternative to gearbox driven systems. Gearboxes are liable to significant accumulated fatigue torque loading with relatively high maintenance costs. It is with this in mind that the primary focus of this research is on direct-drive wind turbines. Generators in direct-drive wind turbines tend to be of large diameter and heavier due to the support structure required to maintain as small air-gap as possible between the stationary and rotating parts of the generator. Permanent magnet generators (PMGs) are the most common type to be used within direct-drive wind turbines nowadays. Generators and other drive-train components in wind turbines experience significant varying loads, which may lead to a bearing failure. These varying loads can lead to misalignment within the drivetrain producing eccentricity between the generator rotor and stator. Rotor eccentricity generates a magnetic force referred to as Unbalanced Magnetic Pull (UMP). The induced UMP for the same rotor eccentricity is much higher in PMGs than induction generators because of the higher permanent magnet magnetic field. UMP is an important issue requiring further research. A part of this study provides a more detailed treatment of UMP under varying rotor eccentricity regimes for various permanent magnet machine topologies. The effect of UMP in direct-drive PMGs on the lifetime of the main bearing is a topic that requires more research aimed at proposing design improvements and solutions. The hope being that the availability of such solutions can be applied to practical reductions in operating costs. In brief, identification of the root causes of failure and impacts on component lifetime remain a subject of research. Establishing analytical tools for studying the impact of UMP on component lifetime in direct drive wind turbines and identifying the prospects for air gap winding machines using single bearing configuration are the two key areas for further research. Firstly, this research aims to establish the relationship between bearing forces and different types of eccentricities and UMP in direct drive machines. It is intended to use such models for predicting bearing wear and fatigue. Secondly, this research aims to establish the analytical tools for studying static, dynamic and tilting eccentricity in air-gap winding direct drive generators. Such tools are used to increase the understanding of the dynamics of direct drive PM generators. The final step of this study is using a multi-body simulation software (SIMPACK) to initiate investigations and comparison by providing assessments of electromagnetic interaction and internal drive-train loading for four possible designs for a proposed 5MW direct-drive wind turbine in response to the loads normally seen by a wind turbine. The four designs include: (a) iron-cored PM direct-drive generator supported by two main bearings, (b) airgap winding PM direct-drive generator supported by two main bearings, (c) iron-cored PM direct-drive generator supported by a single main bearing, (d) airgap winding PM direct-drive generator supported by a single main bearing. An aero-elastic simulation code (HAWC2) is used to extract the hub loads for different wind speeds corresponding to the normal operation of the wind turbine. The dynamic eccentricity and its influence on the electromagnetic interaction and consequential effects on bearing loading for all four designs is examined to determine the most optimal support structural configuration for a direct-drive system. In summary, the main aim of this thesis is studying the effect of different types of rotor eccentricities in different types of direct drive PMGs on the main bearing arrangements. The results show that static rotor eccentricity has the maximum impact compared to the other types of eccentricities. The main result of an eccentricity is the induced UMP which applies directly as an extra force on the bearings. The influence of UMP on bearing wear is studied. This influence is found to be significant in PM machines and should be considered when designing the bearing stiffness. A 20% static rotor eccentricity in a PM machine is found to induce an UMP that roughly equals third the total weight of the machine. A single bearing design for a direct-drive wind turbine is proposed and compared with a conventional two-bearing design. The results show that the Iron-cored PM direct-drive generator supported by two main bearings design and airgap winding PM direct-drive generator supported by a single main bearing design have advantages over the other two designs in this study.

Este trabalho apresenta os principais fenômenos que regem a propagação de trincas em anéis de rolamentos, por meio da aplicação de conceitos da Mecânica da Fratura Elástica Linear e Fadiga. O estado complexo de tensões atuante sobre o anel do rolamento culmina em carregamento modo misto sobre as paredes da trinca. Para o problema de rolamento proposto, são considerados os modos de abertura e de cisalhamento puro no plano do defeito, sob regime cíclico. O fator de intensidade de tensões K e a integral J são parâmetros que estabelecem condições de fratura e são suficientes, para caracterizar a criticidade de trincas instaladas em anéis de rolamentos. A avaliação da criticidade de defeitos é baseada na aplicação de Critérios de Falha distintos, oriundos de literaturas especializadas. A partir dos parâmetros de fratura, K e J , e da avaliação da criticidade de defeitos é possível determinar a vida remanescente à fadiga, por meio de modelos que descrevem a taxa de propagação de trincas. Os resultados indicam que o modo misto de carregamento de trinca considerado na dissertação, é um dos parâmetros mais importantes a considera-se na nucleação e propagação de defeitos em rolamentos, e são responsáveis por uma redução significativa da vida à fadiga originalmente estipulada. / This work presents the main phenomenon that governs the crack propagation in bearing rings, through the application of Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue concepts. The complex stress state acting on the bearing ring produces a mixed mode loading over the crack faces. The proposed bearing problem considers a tensile mode and pure shear mode in the plane of the defect, both under a cyclic regime. The stress intensity factor K and the J -integral parameters define the fracture conditions and suffice to characterize the severity of cracks developed in bearing rings. The procedure for defect assessment is based on the application of different failure criteria. Using parameters, K and J, coupled to the defect assessment procedures, it is possible to estimate the remaining fatigue life, through models that describe the crack propagation rate. The results indicate that the mixed mode loading considered in this work is one of the most important parameters in nucleation and propagation of bearing defects and are responsible for a significant reduction in the original estimation of fatigue life.

L'arrivée de nouveaux matériaux dans les industries manufacturières engendre de nouvelles problématiques de contrôle. C'est notamment le cas pour l'entreprise SKF qui introduit dans ses roulements des rouleaux en céramique. Ces rouleaux peuvent avoir deux géométries différentes, en forme de cylindre ou de tonneau. La plupart des méthodes de Contrôle Non Destructif dédiées aux rouleaux en acier ne sont pas exploitables pour ceux en céramique, c'est pourquoi il est nécessaire de développer une nouvelle approche. Dans ces travaux, nous nous sommes intéressés à la méthode Ultrasons-Laser. L'utilisation de lasers permet de générer et de détecter des ondes ultrasonores sans contact sur des structures en acier ou en céramique. Une étude des diagrammes de directivité pour les sources les plus communes et le calcul des courbes de dispersion liées à la géométrie cylindrique ont été effectués. Ces éléments nous ont permis d'interpréter les signaux acquis expérimentalement. Nous avons alors pu montrer que la méthode était efficace pour la détection de défauts de différentes natures sur des rouleaux de forme cylindrique en acier et en céramique. Une méthode originale a été proposée et étudiée théoriquement et expérimentalement afin de réduire significativement le temps de contrôle d'un rouleau et ainsi optimiser la méthode. Cette méthode a été étendue avec succès aux rouleaux de forme "tonneau". / The development of new materials in industries creates new issues about their control. It is the case for SKF introduces ceramic rollers in its bearings. These rollers can have two different geometries, cylinder or barrel. Most methods of Non Destructive Testing developed for steel rollers analysis are not adapted for ceramic rollers. In fact, these equipments use electrical of metal materials properties to control a solid. In consequence, it is necessary to develop a new approach for ceramic structures. In this report, we are studying Ultrasonics Laser method. The use of lasers allows to generate and to detect ultrasound waves without contact on steel or ceramic media. A study of directivity patterns for the most common thermoelastic sources and calculation of dispersive curves due to cylindrical geometry have been done. The results of these studies allow us to interpret different signals obtained during ours experimentations. We have shown that the method was efficient for the detection of different types of defects present on ceramic and steel rollers. An original approach has been proposed and studied, theoretically and experimentally, to reduce significantly the time of control for a cylindrical roller. This approach have been extended to a ceramic barrel roller with success.

The potential for significant performance increases, using ceramic materials in un-lubricated rolling element bearing applications, has been the subject of research over the past two decades. Practical advantages over steel include increased ability to withstand high loads, severe environments and high speeds. However, widespread acceptance has been limited by the inability to predict wear life for ceramic bearing applications. In this thesis, the rolling contact wear of 52100 bearing steel and Over-aged Magnesia-Partially-Stabilised Zirconia (OA-Mg-PSZ) ceramic are examined using a newly developed rolling contact wear test rig. The new wear test rig simulates the system geometry of an un-lubricated hybrid (ceramic and steel) ball bearing. The new wear test rig is versatile in that it allows low cost samples to be utilised resulting in a larger number of samples that can be tested. Wear samples of 52100 bearing steel and OA-Mg-PSZ produced by the new wear test rig were examined for mass loss and wear depth. The wear behavior of both the steel and ceramic material showed a dependence on operating variables time and load. Load was varied between 300N to 790N. Typical mass loss after 1 hour of testing 52100 bearing steel at 790N was 0.03 grams as compared to OA-Mg-PSZ which was 0.001 grams. The rolling contact wear of the OA-Mg-PSZ was an order of magnitude lower than that of the 52100 bearing steel. The wear mechanism for 52100 bearing steel was typical of plastic deformation and shearing near and below the surface of rolling contact. Once cracks extend to reach the surface, thin flat like sheets are produced. In OA-Mg-PSZ the wear mechanism initially is that of plastic deformation on the scale of the surface asperities with asperity polishing occurring followed by lateral cracks and fatigue spallation. Results obtained using the new rolling contact wear test rig led to the establishment of a new equation for wear modeling of 52100 bearing steel and OA-Mg-PSZ ceramic materials.

In this thesis, a novel approach is presented for blade loss simulation of an aircraft gas turbine rotor mounted on rolling element bearings with squeeze film dampers, seal rub and enclosed in a flexible housing. The modal truncation augmentation (MTA) method provides an efficient tool for modeling this large order system with localized nonlinearities in the ball bearings. The gas turbine engine, which is composed of the power turbine and gas generator rotors, is modeled with 38 lumped masses. A nonlinear angular contact bearing model is employed, which has ball and race degrees of freedom and uses a modified Hertzian contact force between the races and balls and for the seal rub. This combines a dry contact force and viscous damping force. A flexible housing with seal rub is also included whose modal description is imported from ANSYS. Prediction of the maximum contact load and the corresponding stress on an elliptical contact area between the races and balls is made during the blade loss simulations. A finite-element based squeeze film damper (SFD), which determines the pressure profile of the oil film and calculates damper forces for any type of whirl orbit is utilized in the simulation. The new approach is shown to provide efficient and accurate predictions of whirl amplitudes, maximum contact load and stress in the bearings, transmissibility, thermal growths, maximum and minimum damper pressures and the amount of unbalanced force for incipient oil film cavitation. It requires about 4 times less computational time than the traditional approaches and has an error of less than 5 %.