Rotor

Question: In balancing terminology what is a rotor?

Answer: The word rotor is a convenient term which includes all rotating components which are to be balanced.

Typical Rotors include:-

• Aircraft/jet engines
• Brake discs
• Driveshafts, propeller shafts, Cardan Shafts
• Electric motor, generator, and alternator armatures
• Fans and blowers
• Gas Turbines
• Machine tools
• Pulleys
• Pump impellor and shafts
• Rollers
• Torque convertors and fluid couplings
• Turbochargers
• Wheels and tyres