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Alford force: a standalone construct

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Rotordynamics

the destabilizing cross-coupled force on a turbomachine rotor caused by uneven blade tip clearance when the rotor moves off center.

In rotordynamics, Alford force refers to the destabilizing cross-coupled force on a turbomachine rotor caused by uneven blade tip clearance when the rotor moves off center. This meaning comes from Alford (1965) in Journal of Engineering for Power.[1]

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References

  1. Alford, J. S. (1965). Protecting Turbomachinery From Self-Excited Rotor Whirl. Journal of Engineering for Power, 87(4), 333-343. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3678270

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