Module I
The rotor-shaft system: the disc, the shaft, the bearing and mass unbalance. Symmetric and asymmetric rotor. Flexural vibration, critical speeds and unbalanced response of shaft. Rotor-bearing interaction and effects of anisotropy. [8 hrs.]
Module II
Gyroscopic effects. Effects of axial load and axial torque. Determination of mathematical model: lumped mass approach and equivalent discretized system (finite element model). [8 hrs.]
Module III
Damped rotors, External damping, Internal damping, Stability analysis. [6 hrs.]
Module IV
Geared and branched systems. Rotors mounted in fluid film bearings. Steady state characteristics of bearings. Rigid and flexible rotor balancing. [6 hrs.]
Module V
Dynamics of cracked shafts. Identification of cracks in rotors and other parts through vibration analysis: Condition monitoring. Thermal effects due to vibration of shafts. [8 hrs.]

At the end of the course, students will be able to
CO1: Obtain basic ideas about the rotor dynamics theory.
CO2: Enhance the knowledge in some other associated field like modal analysis of vibrating body, cracked structure and condition monitoring.
CO3: Implement the above ideas in the practical field to solve modern engineering problems.
CO4: Design the rotor shaft according to the practical requirement.
CO5: Train the young engineers for health monitoring of rotating machinery.

J. S. Rao, Rotor Dynamics, New Age, New Delhi , Third ed., 1996

G. Genta, Dynamics of rotating systems, Springer , 2005

M. J. Goodwin, Dynamics of Rotor-Bearing Systems, Unwin Hyman, Sydney , 1989

M. I. Friswell, J. E. Penny, S. D. Garvey, and A. W. Lees, Rotor Dynamics: modelling and analysis of rotating machines, Cambridge University Press, USA , 2010