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Shaft Failures
Thanks for the responses. The failure is due to fatigue, resulting from the combined stress. The component that failed is a stub shaft at the drive end of a horizontal rotor. One end of the shaft is bolted to the main section of the rotor, the other end supports a shaft mounted gearbox and...- Robin2150
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- Forum: Mechanical Acoustics/Vibration engineering
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Shaft Failures
Due to a design error a shaft supporting a horizontal rotor has failed. The manufacturer has agreed that the failure is due to a design fault and is replacing the shaft. The manufacturer has provided design calculations, which appear to be ok, but I need to check the various factors and...- Robin2150
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- Forum: Mechanical Acoustics/Vibration engineering
