DECEMBER 21, 2017 By TPS HOUSTON, Texas—The Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M University hosted another record-breaking Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia despite a three-month delay due to Hurricane Harvey. The 46th Turbomachinery and 33rd International Pump User’s Symposia (TPS 2017) was originally scheduled for Sept. 12-14 with short courses on Sept. 11. Due to the impact of Hurricane Harvey […]
Turbo Lab develops computational analysis tool for tilting pad thrust bearings
XL_ThrustBearing® surpasses capabilities of competitors’ technology, benefits industry research partners The Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M University has developed a fast and accurate computational design tool for tilting pad thrust bearings that surpasses the capabilities of competitors’ technology and adds value for current and future industry research partners. XL_ThrustBearing® facilitates rapid modeling of thrust bearings […]
Turbo Lab embarking on annual Turbomachinery & International Pump Users Symposia after weather delay
DECEMBER 4, 2017 By TPS Exhibition breaks record with 89 new companies in 2017 HOUSTON, Texas — The Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M University is embarking on its 46th Turbomachinery and 33rd International Pump Users Symposia (TPS 2017) after a three-month delay due to Hurricane Harvey. TPS is a unique conference for rotating equipment engineers and […]
Industry giant to retire after 55 years teaching, researching turbomachinery, pumps
Dr. Dara W. Childs to step down as chair of Turbomachinery & Pump Advisory Committees following 46th Turbomachinery & 33rd Pump Symposia Not many people can say they owe their lifelong career success and worldwide professional reputation to instability. Such is the case for Dr. Dara W. Childs, director of the Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas […]
Bechtel Engineering Fellow shares the ‘Origins of the Turbojet Revolution’
Understanding the past can help formulate solutions in the future. This was one of the messages Cyrus Meher-Homji conveyed as he presented “The Origins of the Turbojet Revolution” for the fourth-annual Turbomachinery Distinguished Lecture at Texas A&M University last week. Meher-Homji, an Engineering Fellow and Turbomachinery Technology Manager at Bechtel Corporation, spoke to a room […]
Fourth-Annual Turbomachinery Distinguished Lecture set for Nov. 1
The Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M University will kick off the month of November with its fourth-annual Turbomachinery Distinguished Lecture. LECTURE DETAILS Cyrus Meher-Homji, technology manager at Bechtel Corporation, will deliver a lecture on “The Origins of the Turbojet Revolution,” on Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 4:10 p.m. in Room 202 of the Engineering Physics Building […]
MLE creates cross-cultural learning opportunities
About a dozen mechanical engineering students from Mexico recently got an inside look at what the Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M University has to offer. Students from the Universidad de Guanajuato visited as a part of the Mexico Leadership Exchange (MLE), a program supported by the Texas A&M University chapter of the American Society of […]
TRC provides students with career-enhancing opportunities
Since 1981, the Turbomachinery Research Consortium at Texas A&M University has connected students with major industry leaders through cutting-edge research initiatives.The TRC is a group of more than 40 companies that contribute annual grants of $25,000 to fund projects that are investigated by 15 to 20 Texas A&M graduate students and faculty in the Turbomachinery […]
Turbo Lab professor who helped build program retires after 40 years
The Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M boasts one of the nation’s top degree programs and research facilities. But, when Dr. Gerald Morrison arrived in College Station to teach in 1977, the Turbo Lab was housed in an old World War II airplane hangar with a leaky roof and no heating at what is now A&M’s […]