Numerical study on energy transmission for rotating hard disk systems by structural intensity technique

The main purpose of this paper is to apply structural intensity technique to indicate the magnitude and direction of vibration energy flow for a rotating system, so as to modify and control the energy flow path to reduce the vibrational problems. Numerical simulations are carried out for a rotating flexible disk-spindle system supported by ball bearing and flexible shaft by the finite element method, and the vibrational energy transmission caused by an eccentric mass is analyzed by using structural intensity technique. The structural intensities in hybrid 1D, 2D and 3D elements, which are used to model different components of HDD, are obtained. Three different damping effects on the diversion and dissipation of energy flow are investigated. The calculated results show that different types of damping or dampers have different effect on energy flow path in HDD. Through numerical simulation, a more reasonable design scheme may be explored by scientifically arranging damping components for HDD to further suppress its vibration and noise problems.