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Technical Seminars

Technical Seminars

ADORE Overview Seminar

ADORE Technical Development Seminar

ADORE Tecnical Development Seminar is a technically intensive customizable 5-day technical seminar designed to provide both user training and analytical expertise for customization of ADORE for advanced applications. Primary emphasis is on analytical details related to model development and code architecture. Aside from user training for effective use of ADORE, objectives of the seminar include adequate code development details to enhance inhouse capabilities for software support and customization. Based on user requirements, the seminar agenda is completly customizable. Following is a typical agenda:

Day 1 - Fundamentals and ADORE Overview

  • Seminar Objectives
  • Modeling fundamentals
  • Types of rolling bearing models
  • Stages of development and evolution of ADORE
  • ADORE overview and base structure
  • ADORE capabilities
  • Fundamental modeling approach
  • Six-degrees-of-freedom and coordinate transformations
  • Basic equations of motion
  • Interaction models in ADORE
  • Generic interaction model
  • Discussion

Day 2 - ADORE Input/Output and user instructions

  • ADORE data files
  • Input options and control modes
  • Bearing geometry
  • Material properties
  • Operating conditions
  • Frictional interactions
  • ADORE print output
  • ADORE plot output
  • Graphic animation of bearing element motion
  • Discussion

Day 3 - Dynamic concepts and interaction models I

  • ADORE base formulation
  • Fundamentals in dynamic modeling
  • Dimensional organization
  • Numerical considerations
  • Code structure
  • Interaction model recap
  • Rolling element to race interaction - normal load
  • Code module ADRC1
  • Freictional interactions basics
  • Rolling element to race frictinoal loads
  • Code modules ADRD1
  • Significance of frictional interactions in rolling bearings
  • Life modeling
  • Discussion

Day 4 - Interaction models II and other codes

  • Cage pocket interactions
  • Rolling element collisions in absence of cage
  • Code module ADRE1
  • Race/Cage interactions
  • Cage hydrodynamics
  • Code module ADRE2
  • Life modeling
  • Code module ADRF1
  • Churning and drag effects
  • Code module ADRF2
  • Customized modeling examples
  • Code module ADRX1
  • Discussion

Day 5 - Thermal modeling and design procedures

  • Modeling of thermal interactions
  • Code modules ADRH
  • Other code modules ADRB and ADRG
  • Bearing design procedures
  • Stability diagnosis
  • Seminar recap
  • User examples
  • Discussion

More details on seminar contents are available in the seminar material used during the seminar.