In statically indeterminate rotor bearing systems involving hydrodynamic bearings, the relative lateral alignment of the bearing housings, i.e. the system configuration state, has a significant influence on the system stability and its vibration behaviour. This paper deals with a general identification procedure for determining the configuration state of any statically indeterminate system with hydrodynamic bearings. The technique is illustrated via numerical experiments using a fictitious four bearing system; and utilises the knowledge of the relative motion of the flexible rotors in their respective housing and of the absolute motion of the flexibly supported bearing housings, information which is now frequently available in existing turbomachinery installations. It is shown that acceptable configuration state identification is obtained even with 5% measurement uncertainty, here simulated by truncating all numerical 'measurements' to two significant digits. Since 5% measurement uncertainty is attainable with present measurement instrumentation, the identification technique is expected to be practically realisable.
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