PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS
PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS
Armentrout, R.W., Gunter, E.J., "Transient Modal Analysis of Nonlinear Rotor-Bearing Systems," Presented at the 17th Annual International Modal Analysis Conference, Orlando, FL, February, 1999.
Armentrout, R.W, "Transient Analysis of Rotor-Bearing Systems using Approximate Support Models," Ph.D. Dissertation, Vanderbilt University, September, 1998.
Armentrout, R.W., Wilson, J.G., "Reduced Shaft Diameter Lowers Running Speed Bearing Loads and Vibration in a Single Stage Compressor," Presented at the 22nd Annual Turbomachinery Symposium, Dallas, TX, September, 1993.
Armentrout, R.W., Doiron, H.H., "Optimized Passive Vibration Isolator Design for the Space Station Freedom Exercise Treadmill," Presented at the 1993 Conference on Passive Vibration Suppression Technologies and Applications, San Francisco, CA, February, 1993.
Armentrout, R.W., Paquette, D.J., "Rotordynamic Characteristics of Flexure-Pivot Tilt Pad Journal Bearings," Presented at the STLE 47th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, May, 1992.
Earles, L.L., Palazzolo, A.B., Armentrout, R.W., "A Finite Element Approach to Pad Flexibility Effects in Tilt Pad Journal Bearings: Part I: Single Pad Analysis, " Presented at the STLE/ASME Joint Tribology Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Fla, Oct., 1989.
Earles, L.L., Palazzolo, A.B., Armentrout, R.W., "A Finite Element Approach to Pad Flexibility Effects in Tilt Pad Journal Bearings: Part II: Assembled Bearing and Systems Analysis, " Presented at the STLE/ASME Joint Tribology Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Fla, Oct., 1989.
Armentrout, R.W., Gunter, E.J., Humphris, R.R., "Dynamic Characteristics of a Jeffcott Rotor Including Foundation Effects," Presented at the 9th ASME Vibrations Conference, Dearborn, Michigan, September, 1983.
Armentrout, R.W., "Experimental Determination of Static Load Capacity and Stiffness Coefficients of Two-Axial-Groove Journal Bearings," M.S. Thesis, University of Virginia, September, 1983.
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