Research Article

Effect of Thermal Response and Vibration on the Multicracked Rotor Immersed in a Fluid Medium Using Finite Element Method

Table 1

Specification of parts of the experimental setup of the rotor shaft system.

Sl. noParts of the experimental test rig

1Cantilever rotor shaft material: mild steel
Dimension of rotor shaft: length  m and 1 m,  m
2The radius of a fluid-filled container 0.13 m
3Electric power, operation voltage 230-240 V; AC 50 Hz
4Variac, input voltage: 230 V, output voltage: 0-270 V, frequency: 50 Hz-60 Hz
5Driving unit (AC/DC type motor, 125 watt, 220 V, 6000 rpm)
6Tachometer: Telco Hand Taco meters, model type: H, range: 0-10,000 rpm
7Electronic breadboard
8USB to serial port
9Microcontroller, analog input pins 6, Arduino UNO A Tmega328, digital input pins 14, input voltage 6-20 V, operating voltage 5 V
10Three ultrasonic sensors, range: 0.01 m to 4.5 m
Operating current: less than 15 mA; operating voltage: DC 5 V; response time: 100 mS