ABSTRACT

Rotating Machinery Research and Development Test Rigs presents the purpose and development processes for test apparatuses built for Research & Development in machinery technology and product development. Each R & D apparatus is the focus of an entire chapter, with fifteen detailed case studies included from mechanical, aerospace, chemical and biomedical engineering. Specific machinery components covered include bearings, seals, power plant pumps, rotors, turbines and compressors. Machinery condition monitoring and product development processes have been integrated. The specific purpose and results for each test rig are comprehensively presented and explained.

chapter 2|13 pages

Tabletop Rigs

Bently-Nevada Rotor Kit and Automatic 2-Plane Rotor Balancing

chapter 6|5 pages

Pumping Fluid-Solid-Particle Mixtures

chapter 7|8 pages

Ohio State Gas Turbine Lab

chapter 12|11 pages

Compressor Refrigerant–Oil Separation Seal

chapter 13|5 pages

Combined-Impeller Turbine-Driven Pump

chapter 14|7 pages

Water-Lubricated High-Speed Bearings

chapter 15|9 pages

Aircraft Engine Compressor Blade Tip Rubs

chapter 17|30 pages

MIT Gas Turbine Lab

chapter 18|8 pages

TAMU Turbomachinery Laboratory

chapter 19|10 pages

University of Akron Bearing and Seal Lab