Machinery Vibration and Rotordynamics By John Vance, Fouad Zeidan, Brian Murphy

Introduction This book follows the first author’s book Rotordynamics of Turbomachinery in its practical approach and style. Much of the material in that book has been updated and extended with new information, new examples, and a few corrections that reflect what has been learned since then. Of particular interest and significance are the new chapters (4, 5, and 6) on bearings, seals, and computer modeling contributed by the co-authors Dr. Fouad Zeidan and Dr. Brian Murphy. Dr. Zeidan is the president of two companies that design and manufacture high-performance bearings…