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    Oil whirl occurs when a rotating shaft moves eccentrically within its journal bearing, pumping oil into the created wedge and causing the shaft to vibrate in a circular motion within the bearing clearance at around 50% of shaft speed. Oil whip happens when the frequency of oil whirl coincides with the natural frequency of the rotating shaft, causing dangerous resonant vibrations that can fail the bearing if not addressed. Factors like excessive clearance, improper oil viscosity or pressure can increase the likelihood of oil whirl occurring after a disturbance moves the shaft from its equilibrium position.

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    Oil whirl occurs when a rotating shaft moves eccentrically within its journal bearing, pumping oil into the created wedge and causing the shaft to vibrate in a circular motion within the bearing clearance at around 50% of shaft speed. Oil whip happens when the frequency of oil whirl coincides with the natural frequency of the rotating shaft, causing dangerous resonant vibrations that can fail the bearing if not addressed. Factors like excessive clearance, improper oil viscosity or pressure can increase the likelihood of oil whirl occurring after a disturbance moves the shaft from its equilibrium position.

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    Operational Information Oil Whirl and Whip: Hydrodynamic Lubrication

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    Oil whirl occurs when a rotating shaft moves eccentrically within its journal bearing, pumping oil into the created wedge and causing the shaft to vibrate in a circular motion within the bearing clearance at around 50% of shaft speed. Oil whip happens when the frequency of oil whirl coincides with the natural frequency of the rotating shaft, causing dangerous resonant vibrations that can fail the bearing if not addressed. Factors like excessive clearance, improper oil viscosity or pressure can increase the likelihood of oil whirl occurring after a disturbance moves the shaft from its equilibrium position.

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    Thepicture(left)showsashaftrotatinginajournalbearing
    supportedbyahydrodynamicoilfilm.Seehydrodynamic
    lubrication.
    Astheshaftrotateseccentricallyrelativetothebearing
    centre,itdrawstheoilintothewedgethuscreated,
    increasingtheoilpressureandthussupportingtheshafton
    theoilfilm.
    Thespeedoftheoilflowingintothewedgeisjustbelow
    50%oftheshaftsurfacespeed.

    Asuddenincreaseinspeedoranexternalshockcancausetheeccentricityoftheshafttoincreasefromitsequilibrium
    position. Oil is immediately pumped into the space vacated by the shaft which increases the pressure of the oil film,
    creatingadditionalforcebetweentheoilfilmandshaft.Theoilfilmnowdrivestheshaftaheadofitinaforwardcircular
    motionwithinthebearingclearance.
    Thefrequencyofthevibrationsetupbythiswhirlingisjustbelow50%ofshaftspeed.
    Likelihoodofoilwhirloccurring after a disturbing force causes the shaft to move from equilibrium is increased by an
    excessivebearingclearanceoroilatthewrongviscosityorpressure.
    Note:Tiltingpadjournalbearings(oftenusedonpropshaftbearings)donotsufferfromwhirl.

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    Oilwhipoccurswhentheoilwhirlfrequencycoincideswiththerotatingshaftsnaturalfrequency.Resonanceoccursand
    theamplitudeofthevibrationincreaseslimitedtothebearingclearance.Atthispoint,theoilwhipfrequencyremains
    thesame,independentoftherotorspeed.Ifallowedtocontinue,bearingfailurewilloccurwithinashorttime.

    ThefollowingrelatedarticlesareavailableintheMembersSection
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