By: Jennifer Reiley A passenger airliner full of people lines up on the runway preparing for takeoff. As the engines rev up, the sound is a dull roar to the passengers inside the craft. However, this sound is an indication of a process that could impact the safety and reliability of the plane, a system […]
Turbo Lab wraps up 38th annual Turbomachinery Research Consortium meeting
Photo: TRC member company representatives joined Turbo Lab faculty and students at the laboratory for a tour during the 38th annual TRC meeting. Since 1981, the Turbomachinery Research Consortium at Texas A&M University has solved problems for major industry leaders through student-led research. The TRC is a group of 36 companies that contribute annual fees […]
Turbomachinery Lab to host 38th annual Turbomachinery Research Consortium meeting
Representatives from 36 industrial firms will visit or call in to Aggieland next week during the Turbomachinery Research Consortium (TRC) annual meeting. They will select the next round of student-led research projects, the results of which will not only impact these companies, but the turbomachinery industry at-large. The 38th annual TRC meeting will kick off […]
Turbo Lab grad leads seminar on combustion chemistry
Turbo Lab graduate Dr. Brandon Rotavera delivers “Combustion Chemistry of Advanced Biofuels.” The internal combustion engine is not dead. Dr. Brandon Rotavera, a Turbo Lab graduate and assistant professor at the University of Georgia (UGA), explored this idea on Monday with a room full of Turbo Lab students during a seminar titled, “Combustion Chemistry of […]
Rotordynamics Short Course helps engineers surmount on-the-job challenges
Rotordynamics: March 18-21, 2019 | Houston, TX Alberto A. Lopez has a new air of confidence after attending a three-day Rotordynamics short course hosted by the Turbomachinery Laboratory. Lopez, a 2016 Texas A&M mechanical engineering graduate and engineer for Andeavor, said his team faced vibration issues with a recently-installed complex turbine compressor assembly. During breaks, […]
Turbo Lab graduate to host seminar on combustion chemistry
It all started with a love for motorcyles and the knowledge that a career in racing wouldn’t be the most practical or safe choice long term. Instead, Dr. Brandon Rotavera, former graduate student researcher in the Turbomachinery Laboratory, turned his passion for motorcycles into a full-time gig researching what makes them run as an assistant […]
Turbo Lab wraps up Centrifugal Compressor Operations short course in Houston
Centrifugal Compressor Operations for 21st Century Users (CCOps): March 18-21, 2019 | Houston, TX REGISTER When faced with a new challenge at work, Laura Donnelly turned to a familiar resource to sharpen her skills for the project. Donnelly, a rotating equipment specialist at ConocoPhillips in Houston, is responsible for overseeing the design of a floating […]
Texas A&M Turbomachinery Laboratory closes out second symposium in Asia
ATPS offers education, networking opportunities for industry engineers, technicians The reach of the Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M University has long been global. That impact was demonstrated earlier this month when the Turbo Lab hosted its second biennial Asia Turbomachinery & Pump Symposium (ATPS) in Singapore. The 2018 ATPS was held March 13-15, with short […]
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station names new Turbo Lab director
From left: Dr. Narasimha Reddy, Dr. Dara W. Childs, Dr. Eric Petersen, Dr. Dimitris Lagoudas The Turbomachinery Laboratory, a center of the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and part of The Texas A&M University System, has a new director: Dr. Eric Petersen. Petersen, the Nelson-Jackson Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas […]