Critical_Shaft_Speed.

xls
Program to calculate critical shaft speeds (e.g., for leadscrews supported at both
ends)
By Alex Slocum, last modified 19/05/02 by Alex Slocum
Enter numbers in BOLD, results in RED
Be consistant with units! (in, lb or N, m or N, mm)
Leadscrew
Travel length L (m, mm)
1
1000
root diameter dr (m, mm)
0.013
13
outer diameter do (m, mm)
0.015
15
density rho (kg/m^3)
7900
Modulus E (M/m^2)
2.00E+11
Area A
0.0001767146 based on OD
Inertia I (m^4)
1.4019848090497E-009 based on root D
linc
0.0417
Shaft support K
3.142

Position/L(m)
1.00
0.96
0.92
0.88
0.83
0.79
0.75
0.71
0.67
0.63
0.58
0.54
0.50
0.54
0.58
0.63
0.67
0.71
0.75
0.79
0.83
0.88
0.92
0.96
1.00

0.00
0.04
0.08
0.13
0.17
0.21
0.25
0.29
0.33
0.38
0.42
0.46
0.50
0.54
0.58
0.63
0.67
0.71
0.75
0.79
0.83
0.88
0.92
0.96
1.00

Critical Speed (rp wn (rad/sec) Travel (m)

1336
140
0.0000
1455
152
0.0417
1590
167
0.0833
1745
183
0.1250
1924
201
0.1667
2132
223
0.2083
2375
249
0.2500
2663
279
0.2917
3006
315
0.3333
3420
358
0.3750
3926
411
0.4167
4554
477
0.4583
5344
560
0.5000
4554
477
0.5417
3926
411
0.5833
3420
358
0.6250
3006
315
0.6667
2663
279
0.7083
2375
249
0.7500
2132
223
0.7917
1924
201
0.8333
1745
183
0.8750
1590
167
0.9167
1455
152
0.9583
1336
140
1.0000

6000

5000

Critical Speed (rpm)

Unsupported shaft length (m)

4000

3000

2000

1000

0
0.00

0.10

n k

EI
L4

F buckle

cEI
L

Cantilevered
Simply Supported
Fixed-Simple
mode n
k
c
k
c
k
c
1
1.875
2.47
3.142
9.87
3.927
20.2
2
4.694
6.283
7.069
3
7.855
9.425
10.210
4
10.996
12.566
13.352
n
(2n-1)/2
n
(4n+1)/4

Fixed-Fixed
k
c
4.730
39.5
7.853
10.996
14.137
(2n+1)/2

6000

Critical Speed (rpm)

5000

4000

3000

2000

1000

0
0.00

0.10

0.20

0.30

0.40

0.50

0.60

Position/Total travel length (m)

0.70

0.80

0.90

1.00

Fixed-Fixed
k
c
4.730
39.5
7.853
10.996
14.137
(2n+1)/2

1.00