Frequency Speed

Mode (Hz.) (RPM) Shape

1 46.5 2790 Bending at 0.25 Diameter Portion of Shaft
2 46.5 2790 Bending at 0.25 Diameter Portion of Shaft
3 71.6 4296 Twisting at Rotor/Magnets
4 78.6 4716 Bending in Middle of Shaft
5 78.6 4716 Bending in Middle of Shaft
6 279 16740 Twisting at Rotor/Magnets with Slight Bending in 0.375 Dia
7 289 17340 Bending in 0.375 Diameter Portion of Shaft
8 289 17340 Bending in 0.375 Diameter Portion of Shaft
9 456 27360 Twisting in the Middle of the Rotor/Magnets
10 579 34740 Complex Bending Mode
Note: Hexagonal Steel Portion of Rotor Considered part of the Shaft for Bending Calculations
Note: Deflections Calculated from Finite Element Model of Shaft with Individual Weights Applied

Weight Mass Deflection

Mass Component Material Volume Density Density Weight at Load
Spacer #1 Rynite 0.069 0.056 0.000145 0.0038 6.48E-09
Spacer #2 Brass 0.199 0.307 0.000795 0.0610 4.09E-06
Fiber Disks Asbestos 0.058 0.088 0.000228 0.0051
1.86E-06
Disk Carrier Steel 0.118 0.283 0.000732 0.0333
24 Magnets Neodymium 1.138 0.275 0.000712 0.3132 7.37E-06
Spring Stainless 0.009 0.280 0.000725 0.0025 4.51E-09
Resolver - 0.452 0.221 0.000573 0.1000 3.88E-06

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Critical Speed (RPM)

Critical Speed (Hz.)
73,513
1,225
= 187 .7
[ W 1 Y 1 +W 2 Y 2 +. . .+W n Y n
W 1 Y 21 +W 2 Y 22 +. . .+W n Y 2n ]
Note: Rayleigh Equation per Machine Design; Theory and Practice - Deutschman, Michels, Wilson
Macmillan Publishing Company; 1975
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+W n Y n
+W n Y 2n ]
hman, Michels, Wilson