The Turbomachinery Laboratory will host Machinery Vibration and Rotordynamics (MVRD), one of three short courses in 2019 –– from January 7-11 in Houston, Texas. The course offers entry-level and experienced professionals an opportunity to augment their knowledge and skills in an interactive setting for practical applications on the job. The MVRD course will be taught by […]
Former Turbo Lab director Dr. Dara W. Childs still teaching, consulting
Former Turbo Lab director still teaching, consulting Can a historical landmark have feelings? Former director of the Turbomachinery Laboratory, Dr. Dara W. Childs, is beginning to think so. “I felt like Mount Rushmore,” he said, laughing, referring to his first post-retirement experience at the Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia (TPS). “Some young person would walk up […]
Vanderbilt Professor to Host Cellular Tubular Flames Seminar
Vanderbilt Professor to Host Cellular Tubular Flames Seminar A former research engineer and decorated Vanderbilt University professor will visit the Texas A&M campus next month to present a seminar on cellular tubular flames. The seminar is hosted by the Turbomachinery Laboratory, part of The Texas A&M System and a center of the Texas A&M Engineering […]
Turbo Lab welcomes former student to faculty
Turbo Lab welcomes former student to faculty The Turbomachinery Laboratory has welcomed a familiar face to its faculty. Dr. Lesley Wright joined the Turbo Lab team in August after teaching at Baylor for ten years. She was encouraged by the head of the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dr. Andreas A. Polycarpou […]
Turbomachinery Distinguished Lecture to Feature International Authority on Combustion and Clean Energy
Turbomachinery Distinguished Lecture to Feature International Authority on Combustion and Clean Energy The Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M University will kick off the month of November with its fifth-annual Turbomachinery Distinguished Lecture. Tim Lieuwen, professor and executive director of the Strategic Energy Institute at Georgia Tech, will deliver a lecture titled “Dynamics of Premixed Flames […]
Turbo Lab seal update increases damping effectiveness
Left to right: Dr. Jing Yang, Dr. Luis San Andrés and Xueliang Lu Turbo Lab seal update increases damping effectiveness A Turbomachinery Laboratory invention is getting a new twist The pocket damper seal was created at the Turbo Lab as an alternative to the labyrinth seal. The Turbomachinery Research Consortium (TRC), an organization of turbomachinery manufacturers and end […]
Turbo Lab’s Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia continues to set event records
September 26, 2018 HOUSTON, Texas—The Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M University hosted another record-breaking Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia last week. The 47th Turbomachinery and 34th International Pump User’s Symposia (TPS 2018) attracted 53 new companies to the George R. Brown Convention Center, for a total of 365 exhibiting companies, topping TPS 2016’s record by five […]
Turbo Lab Professor Receives Invite for Adjunct Professorship in China
Pictured: Dr. Luis San Andrés Turbo Lab Professor Receives Invite for Adjunct Professorship in China A Turbomachinery Laboratory professor has been invited to be an adjunct professor of a top 10 global institution for mechanical engineering. Dr. Luis San Andrés, Mast-Childs Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University will serve two weeks twice a […]
Three Turbo Lab Researchers Receive ASME Best Paper Award
Left – Right: Chao-Cheng Shiau, Je-Chin Han and Andrew F. Chen Three Turbo Lab Researchers Receive ASME Best Paper Award Three researchers in the Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M have received a best paper award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)-Gas Turbine Heat Transfer Committee. Ph.D. students Chao-Cheng Shiau and Andrew F Chen […]