Applied Mathematics, 2011, 2, 579-585
doi:10.4236/am.2011.25077 Published Online May 2011 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/am)
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Stability Loss of Rotating Elastoplastic Discs of the
Specific Form
Dmitrii Makarovich Lila1, Anatolii Andreevich Martynyuk2
1Cherkasy National Bohdan Khmelnytsky University, Cherkasy, Ukraine
2Stability of Processes Department, S. P. Timoshenko Institute of Mechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of
Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
E-mail: dim_l@ukr.net
Received February 17, 2011; revised March 25, 2011; accepted March 28, 2011
Abstract
A method of calculating a possible stability loss by a rotating circular annular disc of variable thickness is
suggested within the theory of perfect plasticity with the help of small parameter method. A characteristic
equation for a critical radius of a plastic zone is obtained as a first approximation. The formula for the critical
angular velocity, determining the stability loss of the disc according to the self-balanced form, is derived.
The method using which we can take into account the disc’s geometry and loading parameters is also speci-
fied. The efficiency of the proposed method is shown in Section 5 while considering an illustrative example.
The values of critical angular velocity of rotating are found numerically for different parameters of the disc.
Keywords: Axisymmetric Elastoplastic Problem, Boundary Shape Perturbation Method, Rotating Circular
Annular Disc, Stepped Disc, Stability Loss, Critical Angular Velocity
1. Introduction
The analytical methods of studying the stability loss [1-6]
at radial tension are known to be applied to plane discs
(with constant thickness) in elastoplastic state. In [7] a
method of calculation of possible stability loss was pro-
posed for the case of the simplest non-planar rotating
circular disc, namely, the stepped disc, loaded by radial
stress on the boundary. This method underlies the present
approach to approximate calculation of critical radius of
the plastic zone and critical angular velocity of the rotat-
ing annular disc of variable thickness. Besides, the real
profile is roughly replaced by a step-like one, so that the
disc is considered to be composed of partial annular discs
of constant thickness. The applicability of the algorithm
to the analysis of the small perturbations dynamics in
case of the discs with arbitrary profiles is discussed.
2. Problem Statement
Consider a stability loss of the rotating annular disc with
an arbitrary smooth profile
y
r (Figure 1) as a result
of its attaining an equilibrium form, different from a cir-
cular one, in the plane of rotation. We will assume the
disc to be almost circular, and present the equation of
external boundary in its middle plane 0
y
=
const,
, being a
plane of symmetry of the disc, with the accuracy to the
first-order infinitesimals, in the following form
=cos,2,rbd nθnd

or
=1 δcosρnθ
(1)
Figure 1. Stability loss of the disc according to self-balanc-
ing form.
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where b is the external radius of the unperturbed disc
(the radius of circumference profile), =r b
is the
non-dimensional current radius,
is a small parameter,
,
n
is a polar angle. Let a be the internal radius
of the disc,
be the yield strength of the material,
be the modulus of elasticity,
E
be the density, v be
Poisson’s coefficient,
be the angular velocity of ro-
tation and 0 be the current radius of the plastic zone
for the unperturbed disc.
r
Let’s assume that the maximal thickness of the disc is
small as compared to its other dimensions. Based on this
assumption, the stresses located on the internal and ex-
ternal boundaries of the disc will be considered as re-
sulted from certain efforts 0i
and
[7,8], acting on the disc in its middle
plane.
=
ii
pp p
0
=
ee
pp pe
For the boundary form, described by (1), we need to
obtain (as a first approximation) the characteristic equation
for the critical radius of the plastic zone 0 and to find
the corresponding critical angular rotation velocity
r
.
3. The Unperturbed Elastoplastic State of
the Rotating Disc
Consider the equation of quasi-static equilibrium [9]

2
1d =
d
rr
rr y
yrr b

,r
 (2)
where
22
=.b

Basing on yield condition (of maximum shear theory)
and taking into account that the problem statement gives
=,
rr i
ap
in the plastic region
0
,rar, we present the solution
of linear differential Equation (2)
2
d11d =
dd
rr
rr
yr
rryr r
b


 


in general form
=;,
rri .
x
rap
(3)
Moreover,
=.
s

(4)
Taking into account the condition on the external
boundary

=
rr e
bp
and yield condition (constant stress intensity), suppose
that in the disc elastic region
0,rrb the stress com-
ponents are
=,;,
rr e
zrCbp
, (5)
=,;,
e
wrCbp

Here the constant C is to be found.
Having in mind that non-dimensional values will be
used in further calculations we refer the values with the
dimension of pressure to the yield strength
. The
values with the dimension of length will be referred to
the characteristic length b. Introducing the notations
00
:=, :=,rb ab
we use the continuity condition for the stress components
at transition through the boundary 0
=
. Equating the
right-hand sides of (3) and (5), and those of (4) and (6) at
0
=
, we get the system of equations

00
;,= ,;1,,
is es
xp zCp
 
0
1=, ;1,.
es
wCp
Its solution

00
=,=
s
C
 
fully describes the stress state (3)-(6) and determines the
dependence of the angular velocity of disc rotation on the
radius of plastic region.
4. Principal Result
Along with relations (3), (5), (6), consider an approxi-
mated stress state, obtained at dividing the given disc of
an arbitrary profile into partial discs of constant thick-
ness 10 (Figure 2). In [7] it has been shown
that the dependences corresponding to (3), (5), (6) for the
stepped annular disc are
2, ,2
n
hh


21
1
22
12
0
2
10
1,,
3
1,,
=3
1,
3
s
p
s
j
j
s
C
C
C





,
,
,,





(7)




22
1, 2,0
22
1, 12, 11
0
22
1, 2,1
00 00
,,,
,,
=
,,
jj j
jj jj
e
nn nn
CC
CC
CC








,
,
(8)
Figure 2. The disc of arbitrary profile divided into partial
discs of constant thicknesses.
. (6)
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,
 

 

 
22
1, 2,0
22
1, 12, 11
0
22
1, 2,1
00 00
,,,
,,
=
,,
jj j
jj jj
e
nn nn
CC
CC
CC








(9)
where 1111
00
=,,=
nn
rbrb


, 0=1
n
,


=38
s
 
,

=318
s

, and the
constants 1,,
j
CC and
 
1, 2,2,
0
,,,
1,
,0
j
jn
Cn
CCC are
found as solutions of the systems
21
=1 ,
3
i
ss
pC
 
22
1
11 21
11
22
3
2
2232
22
1
22
11 1
11
1=1,
33
1=1
33
1=1
33
ss
ss
jj
jj jj
sj sj
CC
hh
C
C
hh
CC
hh


 


 


 
 


 



 



 



2
,
and





1, 2,
1, 2,
1, 12, 111
1, 12, 111
1, 2,
00
0
1, 2,
00
0
=,
=,
=,
=,
=,
=
jj
jj
jj
jj
jj
jj
jj
jj
nn
n
nn
n
CCxs
CCxt
CCxs
CCxt
CCs
CC t




respectively. Here 22
10
0
=1, ,=1
jjn n
xx


1
,




2
2
00 00
000
21 2
020 0
00
=
()
8
=,
31
1
=,
31 24δ31
=,
33 3
s
ei
nn nn
ss
nnn
s
q
pp
RAR BSASB
QAQ BD
qb
Qd f


 


 

 

1
01 0
1
03 0
=δ,
=δ1,
Rd
Sd


21
020 0
00
1
01 0
1
03 0
00
000
2
00
0
3
1
12 11
=1
31100
=1
31 24δ31
=,
33 3
=δ,
=δ1,
1
=,=,=,
22
1
δ=,δ=(),
3
1
δ=( ),=0,=,
jj
j
kkk
k
jj
j
kkk
k
j
Qf d
Rf
Sf
xx xx
dfx
xx
hhh
hh
hh h
h
2
 







 




 
whereas 01 0100
,, ,,,,
j
jnnnn
s
tstst
 

and 0,
n
A
0,
n
B0
n
D,
are found from the recurrence relations
 
111 1
111 1
222 2
222 2
000 000
=,= ,
=,
=,
=,
=,
=,=
ii
jj
ss
jjjjjj
jjjjjj
jjjjjj
jjjjjj
nnjnjnnn
pp
sQRStQ RS
sAsBtC
tAsBtC
sAsBtC
tAsBtC
sAsBtCt As




 

 



 
 
 





00
,
j
nj n
Bt C


where



11
11
11
21111111
21111 111
21111
11
=,=,
=,=
=, =,
=,
=,
=
jjjjjjj
jjjjjj jjjj
jjjjjjj
jjjjjjjj
jjjjjjjj
jjjjj
jjj
AdafcB f
CdbfbAfadc
BdCfbdb
AdaAf cAA
BdaBf cBB
CdaCb
fcC
,











 
 






11 1
2111111
2111111
21111
11111
1
00
,
=,
=,
=
,
=
jj
jjjjjjjj
jjjjjjjj
jjjjj
jjjjj
nn
Cb
AfaAdcAA
BfaBdcBB
CfaCb
dcCCb
Ada












 


11
00
1111
0000
11 1
0000
1111
0000
,
=
,
nn
nnnn
nnnn
nnnn
A
fcAA
BdaB
fcBB


 

 
 
1
1
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



1111
0000 0
11111
00000
11 111 11
00000000
11 111 11
00000 000
1111
00000
111
000
=
,
=,
=,
=
nnnn n
nnnnn
nnnnnnnn
nnnnn nnn
nnnnn
nnnn
CdaCb
fcCCb
AfaAdcAA
BfaBd cBB
CfaCb
dcCC




  

 


 



 


11
00
0
1
111 1
11111
0
1
11
11
1
1
,
=,=1,,,
=,
=
,
=2,,,
=,=,
=,=,
2
=,
2
n
kk
jjjj
jjjj j
jjjjj
kkk
kk
kkk
kk kk
kk
kk
kk
kk
k
b
CDkj n
Dgdf
DdaD g
fcDDg
jj n
hhh
ab
hhx
hh xx
cd
hx
xx
fg
x


 
 




 

1
1
0
1
=,
=, ,1.
kk
kk
hh
hx
kj n
Dependences (7-9) with account of the relation
provide a zeroth approximation to the solution
of the problem on plastic equilibrium, determining the
position of elastoplastic boundary. In addition,
0=1
p



 
0
1
00 00
00 0
00
21
d1
=d
=3
,
=11=3,
e
ie
nn nn
s
s
nn n
ee
A
pp
AQBQARB R
AS BSC
AA

 
 
 

 
 

where







0
12
00
12
00
3
12
000
0
=
8
3
=,
8
3
0< 1,0<1,
1
=,0,>0,>1,
=1,
=
i
s
i
iein
i
nn
ie
e
e
i
nnn
es ei
p
SASB
RAR B
QAQ BD
p


 






 









n
for 0
i
, and








3
1
0000
03
1
00
1
0
81
3
== 81
1
3
=
e
eiennn
e
se
nn
is ie
RARBSAS B
p
RAR B
p
 




 
 

,
n





4
0
,=
1
ij ij
a, for .
0
e is the determinant of the matrix
The number of sections 0
n of the stepped profile,
which approximately substitutes a real one, still remains
unknown, and constant half-thicknesses of partial annu-
lar discs can be introduced by the average theorem:


0
1
0
0
=d,
=,1,,
rj
j
rj
j
n
hyrr
ba
ba
ra jjn
n

.
(11)
where
(10)
where







0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11 11
=1,1 ,
Ins
AdE

12 1 1
13 11
14 11
21 21
22 21
23 21
24 21
311,1322,1
=,
1,
=,1,
=,1,
=,1,
=,1,
=1,1 ,
=,1,
=,=,
II n s
III ns
IV ns
Ins
II ns
III ns
IV ns
jj
a
aAd E
aAdE
aAd E
anAd E
anAd E
anAd E
anAd E
aq aq








First assume that 0 equals to a certain fixed small
natural number. Then, with regard to (10), one has a
characteristic equation [2-4,7]
n

0=0,
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,
,
are the known functions of two vari-
333,1344, 1
415, 1426,1
437,1448, 1
=,=
=,=
=,=
jj
jj
jj
aq aq
aq aq
aq aq



 
,,
IIV
dd
ables, and 0
n
A
, , and
0
n
B
0
n
C
1, 18,1
,,
j
j
qq

oreover, the critical
are
tions. Mfound from
angular velocity
recurrence rela
, co
0
rrondingdius esp to the critical ra
of the plastic zone
,

0,1
nding
ins to be seen
depe
a
, is obtained fr
on the type of c
whether
om
on-the known form
tour load i
p, p
ulae [7]
. It rem
,
e0
and
are exac
values for the di
t appr
with g
oxima
ven pr
tions o
ofile
f the correspon

ding
sc i
y
r.
Let
be an arbitrary positive number. Let it be con-
nected with the absolute error of the stress state, ap-
peared due to transition to a stepped disc, by the condi-
tion
00
,,1
0
max sup pe e
x



,1
00 0
, ,
sup sup
,
zw
 
 

 

 
 



(12)
where the functions
(3nd (7)-(9) are taken
for 00
=
), (5), (6) a

. If for 0
being the solution of charac-
teristic equion11), inequality (12) fails, one should
take 00
:= 1n, redetermine
at
n
(
j
h, and also (7)-(9) ac-
cording to (10) and solve Equation (1ce1) on again. The
fulfillment of condition (12) with new 0
allows to
complet solution of the problem on the stability loss of
the disc with given profile, with the accuracy of
. If
equality (12)
peated with
fails, the descri
1
bed
d so on
procedure u
an.
5. Example
Let’s calculate the stability loss for the disc of a hy
mst be re-
00
nn:=
per-
bolic profile
=,,>0.
s
yk ks (13)
Many real profiles can be approximately expressed by
Equation (13). For such discs, as well as for those of
constant thickness (=0s in (13)), the stress-strain state
can be obtained in a closed form [9].
From Equality (4), Equation (2) in the plastic region is
presented as
r
2
d1=
s
rr
.
d
rr sr
rr r
b

(14)
f the corresponding initial problem is of Solution (3) o
the following form
 
2
=21 1
22
11
33
s
s
s
rr i
a
ra p
ss
sb





or
s

r
sb
2
11
;,=
13
i
ss
p
xss
 

12
1
.
13
ss
i
ss
ss


11
p







(15)
In the elastic region the stress components of the un-
perturbed annular disc with a hyperbolic profile can be
sought as [9]

2
12
12 2
12
12
12
2
2
=,
=11
,
rr CrC rr
b
s
CrsC r
r
b



 

 
(16)
where 1
C, 2
C, 1
, 2
,
,
ndi
are yet to be speci-
fied. Substitutionng expressions (16)
for
of the correspo
rr
and
in equilibrium Equation (14) gives
1
=.
3
s
(17)
After substitution of expressions (16) into


1
d
d1=0,=
dd
rr
rr
rmr mm
rr
 
,


obtained by exclusion of radial displacement
coupling equations for deformations and stresses, based
on (17), we get
from the
 
31 3
=,=.
831831msm msm



mm

(18)
Busihe method of undetermined coeffiesides, ng t-
cients, find the indices 12
,

:
2
1,2 =11 .
24
s
ss
m
 (19)
The condition on the external boundary leads to the
relations
12
12
=,=.
e
CbpCbC C



Taking them into account in (16), from the system of
stress continuity equations at transition through the elas-
toplastic boundary, we get


1
2
01 0
11
=
e
s
p
s
C

 





21
20
10
,
11
s
s
ss




  (20)
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
 



1
11
2
21
11
01 0
2
10 120
1
31
020 10
=
11
1
4
111
3
s
s
ss
i
ss
ps
s
ss
s


12 12
12
00210
()
11
e
p
ss
 
22
2
20 20
14
3
s
ss

,

 
 





 


 

(21)





 
 

1
22
,;1,=
,
ee
sss
s
pp
zC C
C








(22)


1
2
1
2
2
,;1,=1
1,
ee
sss
s
pp
wCs C
sC



 
 
 
 
 
(23)
where







 

12
12
1
1
212
21
12 12
00
11
210 0
102 0
121 1
01 0
1
20210
22
20 10
1
=11
1
1
(1)( 1)
(1)
1,
=4 4
3
i
ii
s
2
s
s
ei
ss
i
p
ss
s
ss
s
s
s






 


 






 

 
 
 
 





12
21
31
20 0
2010
1
3
11,
=
ss
ei
ei
ss
s
ss
pp


 

 


 




for , and
>0
i

12
312
00
11
=1
11
1
1
e
ee
s
s
ie
p
ss
s

 














12
1
212
1
010 20
3111
01 0
1
20210
1
11
11
1,
=
s
ss
e
ie
ie
ss
ss
s
s
pp


 
 



 

 
 




for
ze the dynamics of small perturbations let’s
first calculate half-thicknesses
>0
e
.
To analy
j
h. In terms of (10), we
have:



11
0
00
0
11
1
=,
11
1, ,.
ss
js
kn jj
nn
hbs
jn













(24)
hen wrmine dependences (7)-(9) (for as yet
unknown
Te dete
0
) and characteristic Equation (11) itself. Its
solution 0
allows proceeding to the verification of
estimatio with previously given n (12)
. In someases
the exact upper limits in inequality (12) can be found
utions of thobal extremum
problem for continuously differentiable functions (at
discontin points
c
analytically as the sol
uity
e gl
0
11
,,
n
he values of
it is necessary to use
one-sided lits as tfunction: the right-side
limit at
mi
1
j
and thone at e left-side
j
of each seg-
ment
1,,
jj 1
 

 )
thod appears to be easier and
. However, the numerical m-
more versatile tool to verify
condition (12). It is reduced to finding the maximum of
the set of limited nonnegative piece-wise continuous
functions, given at
e
00
=

), in the poi
by using relations (15),
, (23) a (7)-(9nts of quite dense discre-
tiz
olic disc with and depending
upon . Here
(22) nd
ation of the corresponding segment.
Table 1 gives the results of problem solution for a
hyperb =0.005k
, =1b,
=2s
0
n=2n==0ab .2
, =0.3
,
=0.01
sE, =0
i
, =0
e
, =1 3, e
i
6. Concluding Remarks
The proposed scheme allows determining the critical
=0.
Table 1. Critical radius and squared relative critical veloc-
ity.
n0 3 10 20 25 30
β0* 0.73310.8399 0.9199 0.93590.9466
22
q
0.88635195 0.50420.49390.5929 0.
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