Instability Workshops

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1980 - Rotordynamic Instability Problems in High-Performance Turbomachinery
NASA Conference Publication 2133
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May 12-14, 1980
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Dara W. Childs
Robert C. Hendricks
John M. Vance
  • FIELD EXPERIENCE WITH UNSTABLE TURBOMACHINERY
  • ADDITIONAL FIELD EXPERIENCE WITH UNSTABLE MACHINERY,DIAGNOSIS, AND DATA ANALYSIS
  • SEAL FORCES IN TURBOMACHINERY
  • WORK-FLUID DESTABILIZING FORCES
  • UNSTABLE MOTION OF ROTORS IN BEARINS
  • OTHER MECHANISMS FOR ROTOR INSTABILITIES
  • CONTROL OF ROTOR INSTABILITIES
  • WORKSHOP CLOSURE AND OBSERVATIONS
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1982 - Rotordynamic Instability Problems In High-Performance Turbomachinery 1982
NASA Conference Publication 2250
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May 10-12, 1982
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Dara W. Childs
Robert C. Hendricks
John M. Vance
  • FIELD EXPERIENCE WITH UNSTABLE TURBOMACHINERY
  • MECHANICAL INSTABILITY MECHANISMS AND MODELS
  • SEAL FORCES IN TURBOMACHINERY
  • GENERAL THEORY OF STABILITY
  • WORKING FLUID FORCES IN TURBOMACHINERY
  • CONTROL OF ROTOR INSTABILITIES
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1984 - Rotordynamic Instability Problems In High-Performance Turbomachinery 1984
NASA Conference Publication 2338
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May 28-30, 1984
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Dara W. Childs
Robert C. Hendricks
John M. Vance
  • FIELD EXPERIENCE WITH UNSTABLE TURBOMACHINERY
  • FIELD EXPERIENCE WITH UNSTABLE TURBOMACHINERY (CONCLUDED)
  • WORKING FLUID FORCES IN TURBOMACHINERY
  • LABYRINTH SEAL FORCES
  • ANNULAR SEAL FORCES
  • CONTROL OF INSTABILITIES
  • EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES
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1985 - Instability in Rotating Machinery
NASA Conference Publication 2409
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June 10-14, 1985
Carson City, Nevada
Donald E. Bently
Agnes Muszynska
Robert C. Hendricks

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1986 - Rotordynamic Instability Problems In High-Performance Turbomachinery 1986
NASA Conference Publication 2443
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Chairmen:
June 2-4, 1986
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Dara W. Childs
Robert C. Hendricks
John M. Vance
  • FIELD EXPERIENCE WITH UNSTABLE TURBOMACHINERY
  • LIQUID SEALS FOR TURBOMACHINERY
  • LABYRINTH SEALS
  • DAMPERS
  • DAMPERS (CONCLUDED)
  • MAGNETIC BEARINGS
  • PUMPS
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1988 - Rotordynamic Instability Problems In High-Performance Turbomachinery 1988
NASA Conference Publication 3026
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May 16-18, 1988
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Dara W. Childs
Robert C. Hendricks
John M. Vance
  • Field Experiences
  • Dampers
  • Seals I
  • Seals II
  • Impeller Forces
  • Bearings
  • Compressor and Rotor Modeling
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1990 - The Sixth Workshop on Rotordynamic Instability Problems in High-Performance Turbomachinery
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May 21-23, 1990
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
  • FIELD EXPERIENCES
  • DAMPERS
  • SEALS
  • GENERAL
  • IDENTIFICATION
  • BEARINGS
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1993 - The Seventh Workshop on Rotordynamic Instability Problems in High-Performance Turbomachinery
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May 10-12, 1993
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
  • WORKING-FLUID FORCES
  • SEALS
  • SEALS (cont.)
  • GENERAL
  • BEARINGS AND DAMPERS
  • BEARINGS AND DAMPERS (cont.)
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1996 - Rotordynamic Instability Problems In High-Performance Turbomachinery 1996
NASA Conference Publication 3344
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Chairmen:
May 6-8, 1996
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
Dara W. Childs
Robert C. Hendricks
John M. Vance
  • BEARINGS
  • GAS SEALS
  • IMPELLERS
  • General
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