| The squeeze film damper is a device used to suppress vibrations in turbomachinery. One of two one-dimensional flow assumptions is typically used in the analysis of a squeeze film damper. In the long damper assumption, the flow in the axial direction is considered negligible, and all of the flow is circumferential. To date, all long squeeze film damper analyses have used either steady state methods or perturbation techniques to predict the fluid film force for circular centered orbits. This dissertation describes the first fully unsteady numerical analysis of the long squeeze film damper and compares the predictions of the analysis to experimental data. The Generalized Fluid System Simulation Program (GFSSP) is used to model the fluid flow within the damper. The results provided show that predicted damping falls within the uncertainty of the experimental data, and is a significant improvement over previous steady-state analyses. Additionally, the first unsteady analysis for statically eccentric operation of a squeeze film damper is provided. |
