Current Research

    

Fluid Flows

• High Speed Centrifugal Compressor

 Bearings and Seals

•  Computer Code Thrust
• Fluid Film Bearing Test Rig
• Labyrinth Gas Seals Code/Program Development
• Computer Code MAXBRG 3.8
• Rolling Element Bearing Analysis and Code
• Fluid Film Bearing Modeling

 Seals

•  Compressor Seal Test Rig

 Rotordynamics

•  Rotordynamics
• Rotating Machinery Stability Test Rig
• Balancing Code BALOPT

 Magnetic Bearings

•  Control of High Speed Rotors in Magnetic Bearings
•  Heartpump Research