Modeling and Stability Analysis of an Axially Moving Beam With Frictional Contact

Abstract

This paper considers a moving beam in frictional contact with pads, making the system susceptible for self-excited vibrations. The equations of motion are derived and a stability analysis is performed using perturbation techniques yielding analytical approximations to the stability boundaries. Special attention is given to the interaction of the beam and the rod equations. The mechanism yielding self-excited vibrations does not only occur in moving beams, but also in other moving continua such as rotating plates, for example.