Dr. Alan Palazzolo
- Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- James J. Cain Professor I
Research Interests
- Rotordynamics, fluid film bearings, impeller forces, CFD
- Magnetic bearings, motor dynamic torques, heart pumps
- Flywheel energy storage, desalination, hemodynamics
Dr. Alan Palazzolo is a professor of Mechanical Engineering with industrial experience at Bently Nevada Corp., Allis Chalmers, Southwest Research Institute and NASA Glenn and Marshall Spaceflight Centers. He has performed over $12.5 million in pro-rated funded research for NASA, ARL, DOE, ONR, NIH the government of Qatar and private companies. He is a Professional Engineer of Texas, ASME fellow, Endowed Professor, R&D 100 Award recipient, author of 115 archival journal publications, holder of three U.S. patents, author of the textbook, “Vibration Theory and Applications,” and recipient of the best paper award of the ASME Journal of Tribology 2014 and 2016. His research specialties include rotordynamics, drill string vibration, magnetic bearings, energy storage flywheels, motors, desalination centrifuges, heart pumps, CFD for turbomachinery, fluid film bearings and seals, gears and couplings. Visit http://vcel.tamu.edu/ for more on Palazzolo’s research.
Phone: (979) 845-5280
Email: a-palazzolo@tamu.edu
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering University of Virginia – 1981
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering University of Virginia – 1977
- B.S., Engineering Physics University of Toledo – 1976
Awards & Honors
- TEES Senior Fellow
- Director of the TAMU Vibration Control and Electromechanics Lab (VCEL)
- 2014 & 2016 Best Paper: ASME J. of Tribology
- R&D100 Award Recipient
- 3 U.S. Patents
- Inter. Symp. Magnetic Bearing Life Time Achievement Award
Selected Publications
- Kang*, X., and Palazzolo, A.,”Simulation, Test and Mitigation of 1/2x Forward Whirl Following Rotor Drop onto Auxiliary Bearings, GT2019-91645, ASME J. of Engineering and Gas Turbines for Power, April 2020
- Shin*, D., Palazzolo, A. , Tong, X., ”Squeeze Film Damper Suppression of Thermal Bow Morton Effect”, ASME J. of Engineering and Gas Turbines for Power, Dec 2020, 142(12): 121013 (14 pages)
Oh*, Joseph, Kim*, Baik-Jin, Palazzolo, A., “3D Solid Finite Element Contact Model for Rotordynamic Analysis: Experiment and Simulation”, ASME J. of Vibrations, June 2021 - Yang*, J. and Palazzolo, A., “ Advanced Mixing Prediction of a TEHD Model for a Tilting Pad Journal Bearing Using CFD based Machine Learning ―Part II: Artificial Neural Network Machine Learning”, ASME J. of Tribology, January 2021
- Mortazavi*, F., Palazzolo, A., “A Transient Computational Fluid Dynamics, Phase Modulated, Multi-Frequency Approach for Impeller Rotordynamic Forces”, ASME J. of Fluid Engineering, J. Fluids Eng 141(7), July 2019.