A lumped parameter approach to longitudinal and torsional vibrations of oil well drill strings

dc.contributor.advisorWilhoit, J. C.
dc.creatorBradbury, Robert Easton
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-21T12:01:52Z
dc.date.available2016-04-21T12:01:52Z
dc.date.issued1962
dc.description.abstractThe effect of tool joints on the passage of plane longitudinal and torsional waves along a drill pipe was studied. An approximate solution to the governing equations of motion found, and an idealized tool joint constructed. Calculations were made for the effect of the idealized joint on an example drill string. The results showed that tool joints had negligible effect for exciting frequencies of the same order as common rotary speeds and the drill pipe could be taken as a uniform pipe with negligible error. Equivalent systems of rigid inertias and massless springs were developed for a drill string with a uniform drill pipe and one drill collar section, for fixed-fixed or fixed-free end boundary conditions. Undamped responses of the equivalent systems were found for arbitrary periodic forces applied to any point of the drill string. Approximate responses were derived for small damping. Specific formulas were derived for responses at the top of the drill string for given periodic displacement or force at the bottom, for fixed-fixed or fixed-free boundary conditions.
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dc.identifier.citationBradbury, Robert Easton. "A lumped parameter approach to longitudinal and torsional vibrations of oil well drill strings." (1962) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/89200">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/89200</a>.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/89200
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.titleA lumped parameter approach to longitudinal and torsional vibrations of oil well drill strings
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialText
thesis.degree.departmentMechanical Engineering
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineering
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science
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