The TAMU Technology Commercialization Office and the Turbomachinery
Laboratory license the computational programs developed by the Group. The
programs predict the static and dynamic force performance for the following
fluid film bearings and seal types:
GAS BEARINGS & FACE SEALS
Foil bearings for
oil-free rotating machinery applications (funded
by NSF, TRC and NASA GRC)
2012 _ Update for metal
mesh foil bearings
Spiralc© flat
& spirally grooved (non contacting) face seals,
ideal gases
2DTiltpad_HGB hydrodynamic/hydrostatic rigid and tilting pad
gas bearings
LIQUID/GAS
BEARINGS & ANNULAR SEALS
HydroJET© hydrostatic/hydrodynamic radial bearings
and annular seals,
+ tilting and flexure pivot journal bearings, foil bearings,
+ angled injection hydrostatic bearings
Hydrothrust© hydrostatic/hydrodynamic thrust bearings
HsealH© gas & liquid annular seals,
including textured seals: honeycomb seals, hole-pattern seals, etc.
The physical models include full fluid inertia, turbulence flow and
thermo-hydrodynamic models for high-speed, high-pressure, hot/cold process fluids.
Computational programs validated against measurements performed at TAMU and
elsewhere. The Fortran F90 executable codes are extremely fast and user
friendly. (NO source code
licensed)