2022-2023 TRC Projects
Proposals for 2022-2023 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.
Morton Effect Experimental 00128 (Dr. Palazzolo)
Morton Effect Theory and Software 00014 (Dr. Palazzolo)
Smart dampers for Turbomachinery applications (Dr.Delgado)
XLTRC2 Machine Vibration Diagnosis Tool Part 1: Synthetic data set and digital twin (Dr. Delgado)
Film thickness and flow visualization measurements in a Thrust Collar (Dr. Delgado)
CFD – Impeller Dynamic Coefficients 00059 (Dr. Palazzolo)
Solid Model Rotordynamics 00071 (Dr. Palazzolo)
VFD Torsional 00089 (Dr. Palazzolo)
Machine Learning – CFD Tilt Pad Bearings 00147 (Dr. Palazzolo)
Dynamic characterization of reduced power loss tilting pad bearings (Dr. Delgado)
Dynamic characterization of compliantly damped porous gas bearings (Dr. Delgado)
A Two-Phase Flow CFD Model for Predicting Rotordynamic Performance of Seals During Laminar to Turbulent Transition (Dr. Cizmas)