Shaft stability analysis of the RBR S5 : Stabilitetsanalys av axel tillhörande RBR S5

Sammanfattning: This bachelor’s thesis work completed for Spinchem intend to calculate and simulate the deflectionof a rotating shaft belonging to the rotating bed reactor S5, RBR S5. The shaft is the part thattransfers the torsion to the RBR S5 and is the part that will behave as a spring due to the rotationalvelocity. This elasticity needs to be evaluated so that Spinchem can, if needed, re-dimension theshaft thickness and profile. The work is needed for Spinchem to make a name for itself in the globalmarket where processing large quantities of liquid is essential.Primarily theoretical calculations and finite element analysis have been utilized, but also a practicalmeasurement with a camera equipped with a macro lens, capable of filming in 50 FPS. The finiteelement analysis has been done with Ansys mechanical modal analysis tool to calculate andsimulate the frequencies and deformation that occurs.The main results show that the currently used 30 mm solid shaft is in fact the optimal choice forthe product. The used shaft and the critical speed of the systems does not coincide too much andwill not cause unnecessarily large vibration amplitudes which in turn will compromise the expectedlife span of the product. There is a possibility that other shaft profiles and dimensions are suitablechoices for the shaft. These are determined by equ (5) and depends on whether the stiffness orthe mass is changed. Another criterion for the selection of the new shaft will be whether thesystem runs under- or -overcritically.The system is working well at the chosen speed, which means that there are no advantages inswitching the system to running over critically. Therefore, the recommendation of this thesis iskeeping the solid 30 mm shaft.