Literature

Published Papers

Following papers were originally published in "Proceedings of the Turbomachinery Symposium" and are made available on this site by permission of the publisher. 

• A Flexible Pad Bearing System for a High Speed Centrifugal Compressor. Published in 1992. (789 KB)

• Application of High Speed and High Performance Fluid Film Bearings in Rotating Machinery. Published in 1994. (2.94 MB)

• Design, Analysis, and Testing of High Performance Bearings in a High Speed Integrally Geared Compressor. Published in 1994. (1.52 MB)

• Design and Application of Squeeze Film Dampers in Rotating Machinery. Published in 1996. (2.66 MB)

• Design, Application of High Speed and High Efficiency Hydrogen Turbo Expanders in Refinery Services. Published in 1996. (725 KB)

• Electric Shaft Currents in Turbomachinery. Published in 1987. (1.24 MB)

• Fluid Film Bearings Fundamentals and Failure Analysis. Published in 1991. (3.77 MB)

• The Use of Honeycomb Seals in Stabilizing Two Centrifugal Compressors. Published in 1993. (1.63 MB)

• Using a Damper Seal to Eliminate Subsynchronous Vibrations in Three Back-to-Back Compressors. Published in 1995. (1.57 MB)

• Vibrations and Eccentricity Measurements Combined with Rotordynamic Analysis on a Six Bearing Turbine Generator. Published in 1998. (613 KB)

Following paper was originally published in "Proceedings of the International Pump Users Symposium" and is made available on this site by permission of the publisher. 

• Experience in the Use of Flexure Pivot Tilt Pad Bearings in Boiler Feedwater Pumps. Published in 1998. (433 KB)

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