TRC Projects 2021-2022

2021-2022 TRC Projects

Proposals for 2021-2022 Turbomachinery Research Consortium projects were presented at the annual TRC meeting and voted on by TRC members. Selected projects are listed below. Work on the selected projects begins in September.

CFD-Machine Learning Tilt Pad Bearing Software (Dr. Palazzolo)

XLTRC2: Prediction of Tilting Pad Bearing Dynamic Force Coefficients Including Manufacturing Tolerances (Dr. Delgado)

Morton Effect Theory and Software Development (Dr. Palazzolo)

Liquid and Gas Impeller Rotordynamic Coefficients (Dr. Palazzolo)

Morton Effect Experimental (Dr. Palazzolo)

XLTRC2: Machine Vibration Diagnosis Tool Part 1: Synthetic Data Set and Digital Twin (Dr. Delgado)

Smart Dampers for Turbomachinery Applications (Dr. Delgado)

Flow Visualization and Fluid Film Thickness Measurements in a Thrust Collar (Dr. Delgado)

High Fidelity, Shaft Dynamics, Stress and Thermal Modeling (Dr. Palazzolo)

Torsional/Lateral Rotordynamics Software with Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) and Motor
Eccentric Force Prediction (Dr. Palazzolo)

An Experimental and Computational Investigation of the Rotordynamic Coefficients of a Labyrinth Seal (Dr. Cizmas/Dr. Delgado)

Dynamic Characterization of Compliantly Damped Porous Gas Bearings (Dr. Delgado)

Performance of Thrust Bearings Lubricated with Multiphase Flow (Dr. Delgado)

A Two-Phase Flow CFD Model for Predicting Rotordynamic Performance of Seals During Laminar-to-Turbulent Transition (Dr. Cizmas)

Dynamic Performance of Liquid Annular Seals in the Transition Regime (Dr. Delgado)