Retrospect 2020 - 2021

TURBO LAB DIRECTOR INDUCTED AS AIAA ASSOCIATE FELLOW February 2020. Dr. Petersen is honored at AIAA. HOW THE PANDEMIC AFFECTED THE TURBOMACHINERY INDUSTRY Learning how to navigate the unknown and the shift to virtual. TPS CELEBRATES 50 YEARS AWARDS & ACCODLADES Cheers to the Symposia! Fellowship, student awards, and research recognition.

CONTENTS FORMER TURBO LAB DIRECTOR RECEIVES 06 GLOBAL POWER & PROPULSION SOCIETY 07 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD February 2020. Dr. Dara Childs continues to influence the turbomachinery industry. TURBO LAB DIRECTOR INDUCTED AS AIAA ASSOCIATE FELLOW February 2020. Dr. Petersen is honored at AIAA. 2020 DISTINGUISHED STUDENT AWARD 11 June 2020. Dr. Clayton R. Mulvihill is helping the planet by using lasers. DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS MOVES INTO 13 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ROLE March 2020. Greg Gammon promoted to Director of Global & Corporate Partnerships. TURBOMACHINERY LAB STAFF OFFICE 14 EXPANSION March 2020. The Turbo Lab building houses the entire event planning and operations staff. DR. SAN ANDRES AWARDED GPPS 15 FELLOW 2020. The Award honors individuals for their outstanding contribution to the science, technology, and business of Power and Propulsion 16 “Implementing not only a visio ASME HONORARY relationships wi MEMBERSHIP will financially s March 2021. Dr. Je- Chin Han made ASME Honorary Member.

02 19 HOW INDUSTRY WAS AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC About the Turbomachinery April 2020. COVID-19 affected Lab at Texas A&M every industry. But how did University turbomachinery make it? 17 TAKING TPS AND ATPS 20 TPS CELEBRATES 50TH VIRTUAL IN 2020 ANNIVERSARY December 2020. A year of virtual December 2021. 50 years of meetings. continuing education and networking. strategic initiatives requires on for the future, but developing 23 ENGINEERING A LESS FLAMMABLE ith industry and government that BATTERY support those initiatives.” March 2021. Dr. Mathieu GREG GAMMON is working to alleviate flammability concerns. 25 INSTITUTIONAL PARNTERSHIPS CONTINUE Cross-industry training, education, and collaboration. 27 PLANNING ATPS 2022 July 2021. Looking ahead to ATPS 2022. 29 FREE TECHNICAL CONTENT Proceedings from all past symposia are available online.

2023 CONTINUING EDUCATION 31 CALENDAR 33 Find out about Turbo Lab activities throughout the year. TURBO LAB STAFF Meet the Turbo Lab Team. TRC 2021-2022 35 Current TRC Members. THANK YOU FOR A GREAT YEAR. Thank you for being such an important part of the Turbomachinery Laboratory. Your support through our symposia, short courses, the TRC and other education and research initiatives makes it possible for us to carry out our mission of research, education and workforce development. Cheers to 2022!

ABOUT US The Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M University is a research institute of the Texas A&M University Engineering Experiment Station (TEES). We are a proud member of the Texas A&M University System. OUR MISSION The Turbomachinery Laboratory makes a vital impact on turbomachinery and related industries through three pathways.

RESEARCH A variety of fundamental and applied research is performed by Turbo Lab faculty, post docs, and students. This research is sponsored by a combination of government and industry sources through traditional grants and contracts and covers the entire range of specialties of the Turbo Lab research groups. These specialties include rotordynamics, turbine blade heat transfer, combustion, optical diagnostics, bearings, machine learning, uncertainty quantification, chemically reacting f lows, computational fluid dynamics, and seals, among others. Unique test rigs and extreme environments are among the many reasons why the Turbo Lab continues to be a leader in turbomachinery-related research. Another way Turbo Lab faculty and students team up with industry partners is through the Turbomachinery Research Consortium. The TRC is a unique organization of major turbomachinery developers and users who have joined with the Turbo Lab to find answers to important questions through research. EDUCATION The Turbo Lab produces engineers ready to work by offering undergraduate and graduate engineering education primarily through Texas A&M’s J. Mike Walker ‘66 Department of Mechanical Engineering. The Turbomachinery Research Consortium blends the Turbo Lab’s impact areas of education and research by teaming graduate students with industry to find solutions to real-world problems. Turbo Lab students are highly sought after for industry positions upon graduation. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT The Turbo Lab provides platforms for the continuous exchange of ideas among working professionals. These platforms include large industrial symposia and various extended short courses held throughout the year.

FORMER TURBO LAB DIRECTOR RECEIVES GLOBAL POWER & PROPULSION SOCIETY AWARD DR. DARA CHILDS IS STILL SETTING A STANDARD IN THE INDUSTRY, EVEN AFTER RETIREMENT. 04 Past-due Congratulations are in order to Dr. Dara W. Childs, former director of the Turbomachinery Laboratory. Childs was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Global Power & Propulsion Society (GPPS) at their Forum20, January 15- 17, 2020 in Zurich, Switzerland. The award was presented by Dr. Stefan Florjancic, Chairman of the GPPS Awards Committee. GPPS is an international, volunteer- led group for rotating professionals in industry and academia, whose goal is to provide an environment for professionals to meet and exchange outcomes and ideas from their research. The organization specifically focuses on power generation and propulsion systems. The Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to Childs in recognition of his tremendous “technical and professional contributions through sustained and long term service” to the GPPS industry. Childs’ research not only has shaped the power generation and propulsion system industry, it has also made a monumental impact at places such as NASA, DOD, and private firms.

AWARDS & ACCOLADES“Receiving this honor is a realization of a dream I’ve had since I w engineer. I’ve valued this organization since before I became a memb It’s gratifying to now be able to represent AIAA as a fellow.” DR. ERI TURBO LAB DIRECTOR, DR. ERIC PETERSEN, INDUCTED AS AIAA ASSOCIATE FELLOW 07 Turbomachinery Laboratory Director Dr. Eric Petersen was inducted as an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Associate Fellow on January 5, 2020 at the SciTech Forum and Exposition in Orlando, Florida. “Receiving this honor is a realization of a dream I’ve had since I was a young engineer,” said Petersen, Director of the Texas A&M Turbomachinery Laboratory. “I’ve valued this organization since before I became a member in 1987. It’s gratifying to now be able to represent AIAA as a fellow.”

was a young ber in 1987. IC PETERSEN AIAA ASSOCIATE FELLOW In order to be considered for Associate capability in high-temperature gas dynamics Fellowship, an AIAA member must have and propulsion that consists of four shock accomplished or been in charge of important tubes, two constant-volume flame vessels, a engineering/scientific work, done work propellants and energetics laboratory, and a of outstanding merit, or have otherwise detonation tube. made outstanding contributions to the arts, sciences, or technology of the aeronautics Much of Petersen’s research and contributions or astronautics fields. Candidates also must to the aerospace industry has led to have at least 12 or more years of professional archival data, improved models, and better experience and be a Senior Member of AIAA in understanding of the fundamental combustion good standing. Combined, all requirements for chemistry of fuels and propellants. the Associate Fellowship Petersen perfectly fit. Along with his induction, Petersen, Texas A&M Petersen’s accomplishments include authoring faculty, and students heard from aerospace over 90 papers at AIAA technical meetings, experts, learned new skills, and presented on serving as Associate Editor for the Journal their research at the SciTech forum. SciTech of Propulsion and Power, establishing a is the largest event for aerospace research, world-class shock-tube laboratory within development and technology in the world. the Propulsion Science Department at the Over 2,400 research topics were presented at Aerospace Corporation, and at the university the 2020 forum. Presentations out of the Turbo level, building and maintaining a research Lab included:

RESEARCH & EDUCATION • “Investigation of Flow-Flame Interactions in Kerosene Piloted Liquid-Spray Flames Using Simultaneous OH and PAH PLIF.” Presented by: Ayush Jain, Yejun Wang, Christian Schweizer and Waruna D. Kulatilaka • “Efficient Multi-Information Source Multiobjective Bayesian Optimization.” Presented by: Danial Khatamsaz, Lalith Peddareddygari, Sam Friedman and Douglas L. Allaire • “Burning Rate Characterization of Ammonium Perchlorate Pellets Containing Nano-Catalytic Additives.” Presented by: Felix A. Rodriguez, James C. Thomas, David Teitge and Eric L. Petersen • “Strand Burner Experiments with Metal- Loaded AP/HTPB Laminate Propellants.” Presented by: Felix A. Rodriguez, James C. Thomas, and Eric L. Petersen • “Progress Toward Flame Thickness Measurements from Chemiluminescence of Spherical Flames.” Presented by: Mattias A. Turner, Tyler T. Paschal, Pradeep Parajulli, Waruna D. Kulatilaka and Eric L. Petersen • “A N2O Laser Absorption Diagnostic Near 4.6 μm for Shock-Tube Chemical Kinetics Studies.” Presented by: Clayton Mulvihill, Sulaiman Alturaifi, Olivier Mathieu and Eric L. Petersen • “Ignition-Delay Time Measurements of Heavy Hydrocarbons in an Aerosol Shock Tube.” Presented by: Joshua Hargis, Sean Cooper, Olivier Mathieu, Bing Guo and Eric L. Petersen “Receiving this honor is a realization of a dream I’ve had since I was a young engineer. I’ve valued this organization since before I became a member in 1987. It’s gratifying to now be able to represent AIAA as a fellow,” said Dr. Petersen.

Additionally, Turbo Lab staff represented the Lab and its programs in the exhibition hall. To learn more about AIAA and the technical papers presented at each symposium, visit https://aiaa.org.

TURBO LAB POST-DOC RESEARCHER EARNS 2020 DISTINGUISHED GRAD STU DR. CLAYTON R. MULVIHILL IS HELPING 11 THE PLANET ONE LASER AT A TIME In today’s society there are many different “I was very surprised when I realized I had been things one can do to help the environment; awarded,” said Mulvihill. “I knew I had been recycling, carpooling, and using reusable nominated but I didn’t expect to get awarded.” water bottles are all ways to reduce one’s carbon footprint. But for Dr. Clayton R. Mulvihill’s research focuses on understanding the Mulvihill, he is helping the planet by using rates at which chemical reactions take place. He lasers. and his group investigate this by using shock waves to create high-temperature environments. They “Contrary to popular belief, combustion then use laser diagnostics to measure how fast the scientists are not evil and are not trying to chemical reactions are taking place. destroy the world,” laughed Mulvihill. “It’s “The results of our research are used in industry quite the opposite. We are trying to reduce to predict and reduce the amount of combustion emissions and pollutants that harm the pollutants that come from devices such as gas earth.” turbines,” explained Mulvihill. Mulvihill’s interest in becoming a combustion scientist started out with Mulvihill is a mechanical engineering post- a love of lasers, he explained. Coincidentally, his doctoral researcher and a member of the fascination with laser diagnostics just so happened Petersen Research Group, where Dr. Eric to pair extremely well with Dr. Petersen’s research Petersen, Turbomachinery Laboratory directions. Director, Professor and holder of the Nelson- Jackson Chair, is his primary adviser. “I am extremely grateful to Dr. Petersen. He is just a phenomenal advisor,” said Mulvihill. “I feel like this Mulvihill was one of 18 graduate students award is almost more for him than it is for me, just selected to receive a Distinguished Graduate because he is so great.” Student Award presented by The Association of Former Students. The awards were Mulvihill has accepted a post-doc position at the presented to the selected students for Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago. He will be their exemplary accomplishments in one of doing similar research there to what he does at the two categories: research and teaching. The Turbo Lab. “I am going to miss the group, all the recipients of the Distinguished Graduate graduate students and research staff, a lot. They Student Award are given a framed certificate were all great to work with,” noted Mulvihill. “It is a and custom gold watch from The Association. very bittersweet thing going up to Argonne.” Mulvihill was presented with the award for his praiseworthy research in combustion with the Petersen Research Group.

UDENT AWARD WHAT’S NEW AT TURBO NEW DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL AND CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS Greg Gammon, former Director of Operations and sponsors for all Turbo Lab programs for Turbo Lab since 2014, was named to the worldwide. newly created position of Director of Global and Corporate Partnerships. Building upon When Dr. Petersen took over as director of the his role in managing the expansion of the Turbo Lab in the spring of 2018, he evaluated Asia Turbomachinery and Pump Symposium, roles and responsibilities and recognized that Gammon will continue to develop partnerships much of what Gammon was doing involved

business development work. When asked preference, Gammon highlighted that business development and strategic initiatives are what he enjoys doing the most and where his skill sets are best utilized. From that, Dr. Petersen created the new Director of Global and Corporate Partnerships position that allowed Gammon to proactively focus 100% of his efforts on building new opportunities for the Turbo Lab. Gammon will be working with various industry, institution, and governmental agencies (domestic and international) to expand the scope of research activities and workforce development programs that may include additional symposia, conference, and short course offerings. Building upon the reputation as a global leader in rotating equipment education and research, new programs will endeavor to address emerging technologies and energy markets worldwide. “The focus of my role now as Director of Global and Corporate Partnerships is to look toward the future and develop initiatives that will expand not only our professional continuing education short courses and symposia, but research opportunities as well as including new research consortia,” said Gammon. “Implementing strategic initiatives requires not only a vision for the future, but developing relationships with industry and government that will financially support those initiatives.” ATPS will continue to be a strategic initiative as the Turbo Lab develops this program in Malaysia with support of sponsors like PETRONAS and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON NEW TURBO LAB OFFICE After five months of designing and bidding, construction officially began on the new Turbomachinery Laboratory Symposium Office. The new office is adjacent to the Turbomachinery Laboratory on George Bush Dr. West. It is one story and approximately 6,050 square feet. The office contains 13 new faculty and staff offices, six research associate workstations, a 50-person conference and meeting room, new restrooms, mechanical and electrical rooms, and an updated HVAC chiller to serve both the Laboratory and its new addition. Prior to the new office, the Turbo Lab and Symposia staff were located in an office space in the Mechanical Engineering Office Building (MEOB) on the main A&M campus. Moving the Turbo Lab

and Symposia staff closer to the rest of the Turbo Lab personnel and research-related infrastructure has greatly increased the efficiency of the research center by grouping the research, education, and work force development aspects of the Turbo Lab into a single, physical location. The conference and meeting room are shared with personnel from the nearby Wind Tunnel Complex and Land, Air and Space Robotics (LASR) buildings to make up for the lack of large meeting space in those areas. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to consolidate the Turbo Lab staff, faculty, and students in a single location,” said Dr. Eric Petersen, Turbo Lab Director. “Our mission is to make a vital impact on turbomachinery and related industries through research, education, and workforce development. Combining all three aspects of the center’s daily activities within a permanent, centralized space will allow us to better support this mission, and the new meeting and conference room will give us a local venue for hosting guest speakers, teaching courses, and holding thesis defenses.” The new Turbo Lab Symposium Office will take approximately 12 months to complete, with a tentative move-in date of February, 2021. “Implementing strategic initiatives requires not only a vision for the future, but developing relationships with industry and government that will financially support those initiatives.” Greg Gammon

DR. SAN ANDRES RECEIVES GPPS FELLOW AWARD Turbomachinery Lab professor Dr. Luis San Andres was awarded The Global Power and Propulsion Society (GPPS) Fellow Award in 2020. GPPS is a volunteer-led global community of professionals (regardless of affiliations, nationalities, or stages of career development) who are interested in energy, particularly power generation and aeronautical propulsion that provides a neutral forum for professionals to meet, exchange, and publish their most recent results and ideas on power and propulsion. Each year, a committee nominates and approves Fellow Members. In November 2020, Dr. Luis San Andres of Texas A&M University Turbomachinery Laboratory was unanimously awarded the GPPS Fellow Award. The Award honors individuals for their outstanding contribution to the science, technology, and business of Power and Propulsion. Dr. San Andres’ research focuses on analysis, design and testing of fluid film bearings, and gas bearings and seals for oil-free turbomachinery as well as rotordynamics of turbomachinery, structural vibrations, and computational mechanics. He continues as Associate Editor of Tribology Transactions and the Journal of Global Power and Propulsion, and is a member of the Editorial board for Lubricants. AWARDS & ACCOLADE DR. JE-CHIN HAN BESTOWED ASME HONORARY MEMBERSHIP Not only is the Turbo Lab’s Dr. Je-Chin Han a Distinguished Professor, holder of the Marcus C. Easterling Chair in the Texas A&M Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Director of the Turbine Heat Transfer Laboratory- the esteemed professor and researcher is also now an Honorary Member of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

ASME Honorary Membership, created at the projects, to my colleagues, mentors, organization’s inception in 1880, is awarded friends and family, who have continuously for a lifetime of service to engineering or encouraged and supported me for the past related fields (science, research, public 40 years. Many thanks to ASME.” service). ASME describes the award as “distinguished service that contributes Han, who joined ASME in 1979, says he has significantly to the attainment of the goals of benefitted greatly from participating in the the engineering profession.” organization’s activities. Han was one of three recipients awarded “I joined ASME when I was a young engineer with an ASME Honorary Membership in the and quickly found that participating in ASME fall of 2020. He was chosen as a recipient activities was very beneficial to my teaching for his lifetime of service to engineering and and research career at Texas A&M and my “eminent achievement and distinguished professional development,” said Han. “I hope service in the area of heat transfer through that ASME will continue to grow while helping inspiring leadership, through education, and new generations of students and engineers.” through research, particularly for pioneering experiments in gas turbine blade cooling The ASME Honorary Membership is just one technology development that have had major of many awards that has been bestowed impacts on increasing operational durability, upon Han in his esteemed career. He has been performance and efficiency,” according to presented with several other awards from ASME. ASME such as “ASME Heat Transfer Memorial Award” in 2002, “Max Jakob Memorial Award” “I am honored to receive this award,” said and “Aircraft Engine Technology Award” in Han. “I am grateful to my former graduate 2016, and “ASME Best Paper Award” in 2018. students, who work hard on our research ES “I AM HONORED TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD,” SAID HAN. “I AM GRATEFUL TO MY FORMER GRADUATE STUDENTS, WHO WORK HARD ON OUR RESEARCH PROJECTS, TO MY COLLEAGUES, MENTORS, FRIENDS AND FAMILY, WHO HAVE CONTINUOUSLY ENCOURAGED AND SUPPORTED ME FOR THE PAST 40 YEARS. MANY THANKS TO ASME.”

GOING VIRTUAL - TPS 2020 & SHORT COURSES TURBO LAB HOSTS FIRST VIRTUAL SYMPOSIA Through the trials and tribulations of 2020, the Turbomachinery Laboratory successfully upheld its promise of providing continuing education and networking opportunities by hosting the first-ever virtual Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia on December 8-10 with short courses on December 7. Despite the virtual environment, TPS 2020 Online had an impressive turnout of 621 delegates, exhibitors, authors and presenters. Engineers stemming from the turbomachinery and pump fields logged on from all over the world, some as far as Australia, to attend the industry’s best continuing education symposia. Jim Sorokes, a Principal Engineer for Siemens-Energy, said TPS, face-to-face or virtual, is a “must-attend” for those in the turbomachinery and pump industries. “I believe that the Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia is one of, if not the best, conferences for those involved in the turbomachinery industry,” said Sorokes. “It gives attendees the opportunity to rub elbows with end users, operators, OEM’s, construction companies, consultants and a wide variety of service providers.” Although there was initially some trepidation around the virtual format, many delegates were pleasantly surprised with the outcome of the show. Weir Minerals Principal Engineer Hal McKinnon said he believes he learned more at the virtual event this year than at past face-to-face TPS events. “This is probably due in part to the lack of other distractions while listening to the presentations, as well as the incentive to find the answers to the Virtual Scavenger Hunt questions, “explained McKinnon. “For me at least, it was effective.” One anonymous attendee noted they would enjoy to see a virtual option continue in to the future, even when the symposia returns to in person.

VIRTUAL EXTENDED SHORT COURSES For the first time, Turbomachinery Laboratory “I absolutely believe the courses could be hosted the Extended Short Courses virtually in successfully held online again in the future,” said order to avoid the risk of spreading COVID-19. Sorokes. “I still believe there is value in getting The Turbo Lab will hosted three short courses folks together in a room, but online sessions via GoToMeeting on October 12-15, 2020. are a workable and effective alternative.” Additionally, the courses were offered a reduced rate compared to the original face-to- face pricing. “The Turbo Lab did everything in its power to help slow the spread of COVID while still maintaining its promise to making a vital impact on the turbo and pump industry,” said Debbie Maggs, Turbo Lab Program Specialist. “By hosting the short courses virtually, we had the unique opportunity to continue to offer working professionals valuable education opportunities from a safe distance.” Three courses – CCOPS, Rotordynamics, and Reciprocating Machinery Dynamics – were taught by nine industry experts over the week. “I came into the sessions this year fearing that the distance or online learning would not be as effective. Thankfully, I was wrong”, said CCOPS instructor Jim Sorokes of Dresser-Rand, A Siemens Business. “I thought my session went very well. The students were attentive and asked good questions. I hope they found this session to be worthwhile.” The tenured short course instructor’s hopes came true for attendees, especially for former Viper Vibration & Analysis Allan Paziuk. “I took the new Reciprocating Machinery Dynamics course in order to stay up to date on new technologies and reinforce my understanding of vibration problems,” said Paziuk. “I found the case studies and formulas in this course extremely valuable. Plus, the instructors were great and have a lot of experience and knowledge.” Looking toward the future, short course instructors are optimistic about hosting short courses online again if necessary.

THE EFFECTS OF A WORLDWIDE PANDEMI TURBOMACHINERY w On trend with other industries, there was an increase in digitlization, remote solutions, and re-evaluation of process and procedure COVID-19 PANDEMIC EFFECTS ON THE TURBOMACHINERY INDUSTRY When COVID-19 first erupted, turbomachinery companies around the globe realized two things simultaneously. First, a fallback was inevitable, especially amidst many small business suppliers, service companies and specialists that support the industry. Second, despite the obstacles and setbacks caused by the pandemic, the turbomachinery industry was well-equipped to handle the shortcomings. Many of the outcomes saw a positive change for the future, and if nothing else, reminded us that turbomachinery is an integral part of the industrial landscape. COVID-19 affected the global economy in three main ways: stalling production and demand, creating supply chain and market disruption, and generating a financial impact on firms and financial markets. Like millions of others around the world, industry sectors were required to adapt and innovate to the repercussions of the pandemic. Government shutdowns resulted in turbomachinery vendors placing serious restrictions on facilities and switching to remote environments. In sectors like maintenance and reliability, the pandemic was a red flag to enhance digital procedures and relook at the ways things can be handled offsite.

TPS 2021 returns to face-to-face, only 30% loss of attendance C ON 2,837 DELEGATES 31 COUNTRIES 255 EXHIBITING Baker Hughes, for example, moved their TPS 2021 RETURNS FACE -TO-FACE onsite Turbomachinery Training Centre to a virtual platform for industrial turbine their best efforts to adapt and focus on the operations for LNG plant operations. positive. Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS) created innovative ways to use the latest In addition to the larger economic impact, and most secure communications tools COVID-19 prevented large gatherings like through its Tomoni Autonomous Power the Turbomachinery and Pump Symposia Plant Initiative that was announced in (TPS), held annually since 1972. TPS 2020 was June 2020. The goal? To advance the cancelled and moved to an all-virtual event. limits of technology while minimizing There was still great attendance, but where risk to customers. In order to accomplish virtual conferencing allowed the technical this, MHPS validated its new gas turbine sessions to proceed, the symposium lacked technologies and digital solutions under largely in networking opportunities due to the long-term grid-connected operation for a group setting. In December 2021, TPS returned minimum of 8,000 operating hours, which face-to-face at the George R. Brown Convention is equivalent to nearly one year of normal Center in Houston, Texas. operation and is a key insurance industry criterion for fleet reliability. Although the turbomachinery industry was negatively affected in some areas, companies defied

The 50th Turbomachinery and 37th Pump Symposia (TPS 2021) attracted 255 exhibiting companies to the George R. Brown Convention Center, slightly down from the 355 exhibiting companies in 2019 but not unexpected due to the still uncertain environment. The exhibition returned featuring full-size equipment and emerging technology and industry trends from leading turbomachinery, pump and related organizations. TPS 2021 saw 2,837 unique delegates representing 31 countries to the exhibition or technical sessions, down from 51 countries in 2019. This was expected with the COVID-19 pandemic causing many travel restrictions. The technical program, selected by the turbomachinery and pump advisory committees and led by engineers and technicians with experience in particular disciplines, was not offered remotely. This decision was not made lightly, but was intentional and in earnest. Dr. Eric Petersen, Director of the Turbomachinery Laboratory, feels that face-to-face interaction is a vital part of continuing education. “One thing we all learned from the pandemic is that most engineers in our industry prefer to attend technical conferences in person rather than 100% virtual, and we wanted to be one of the first, large events to offer the industry the opportunity to return to in-person conference attendance.” Despite the challenging landscape for travel in 2021, many commented on the quality of networking on the exhibition floor. One attendee touted, “If turbomachinery is at the core of your business, this conference should become an annual priority and an event that you do not want to miss. Beyond the professional development you will gain from the short courses, tutorials, exhibits, lectures, and discussion groups, is the fact that this is the place where industry leaders meet and network to share their vision for what’s coming next in the world of turbomachinery.” TPS CELEBRATES 50 YEARS TPS 2021 also marked the Turbomachinery Symposium’s 50th year. 36 of the 50 years, the symposium has been held in George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. To show appreciation for the long-standing event, the Mayor of Houston and the City of Houston participated in the 50th Turbomachinery Symposium’s Anniversary Ceremony held on the Exhibition Floor on Tuesday, December 14th, 2021. A welcome reception was provided with branded cookies, light refreshments, and notable achievements of the Symposia. The first Turbomachinery Symposium was held in October 1972 on Texas A&M campus in College Station, Texas. The inaugural event had 16 technical papers, 21 exhibiting companies

MAKING A VITAL IMPACT ON EDUCATION RESEARCH, & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT and 200 attendees. The annual TPS event OBJECTIVE: This Symposium shall provide an has grown to present 120 technical papers, opportunity for interested persons to learn have over 350 exhibiting companies and the applications and principles of various host nearly 5,000 attendees including types of turbomachinery and related subjects, representation from 51 countries. to enable them to keep abreast of the latest developments in this field, and to provide The Mayor remarked, “The Turbomachinery a forum for the exchange of ideas. The and Pump Symposia (TPS) is a vital Symposium shall be on a practical engineering international industry event, offering level. a forum for the exchange of ideas between rotating equipment engineers Note the emphasis of practical engineering and technicians worldwide. Therefore, level in the objective. The symposium was I, Sylvester Turner, Mayor of the City of created to address current or near-term issues. Houston, hereby proclaim December 14, The desire was that participants could take 2021 as TPS DAY!“ information away from the symposium and put it to immediate or near-term use. They felt TPS is known for its impact on that there was plenty to be discussed by the turbomachinery, pump, oil and gas, industry to immediately address problems of petrochemical, power, aerospace, chemical, the current day. water, and other industries. TPS continues to grow and be the premier CONTINUING A TRADITION continuing education conference in the turbomachinery and pump industries. The objective of the Turbomachinery Symposium remains the same today as it did 50 years ago.

ENGINEERING A SAFER, LESS FLAMABLE BATTERY Lithium-ion batteries have enabled the use of be damaged during an impact,” Mathieu numerous technologies from smartphones and said. “This could lead to a short-circuit, tablets to electric vehicles, but their convenience a scenario where the battery will heat up and versatility come at a cost — the potential for and eventually burn due to the flammable flammability. electrolyte.” Dr. Olivier Mathieu, research associate professor Mathieu said first responders had reported in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Engineering difficulty in putting out the fires caused at Texas A&M University, is working with his team by these lithium-ion batteries. In some to alleviate these concerns and reduce the risk cases, he said the batteries have even been of fire with the support of a three-year National reported to reignite up to a day later. Science Foundation grant. “Preventing the fire from happening Although these battery fires are relatively rare, in the first place is, therefore, the best Mathieu referenced two high-profile consumer solution and I hope our research will allow examples to demonstrate the problem’s impact: identifying the right fire suppressants that Samsung’s 2016 recall of nearly 2 million will suppress the flammability issue of the smartphones following several fire events related electrolyte,” said Mathieu. to the device’s battery and General Motor’s 2020 recall of more than 50,000 Bolt electric cars over To address this problem, Mathieu and his battery fire concerns during charging. team are investigating how the electrolytes If successful, Mathieu said he hopes consumers will not even realize the research’s implementation into their daily lives. “Ideally, the average person will not see how this research will impact their lives and the batteries of their phones, connected devices or electric vehicles will never catch fire,” said Mathieu. “They will just see the positive aspect of new technology around them and not experience this particularly dangerous — but fortunately rare — aspect of it.” Mathieu noted that the increased prominence of electric vehicles on the roadways is an added motivation for accelerating the search for a solution. Particularly in the case of a vehicle collision, Mathieu said the dangers posed to electric vehicle batteries could be quite different from a traditionally fueled car. “The battery of electric vehicles is large and can

of lithium-ion batteries burn and searching for performance of the battery. the best fire suppressants that could be added to reduce flammability. “Degrading the battery performance or longevity must, of course, be avoided,” Mathieu said his team’s approach to the problem Mathieu said. “This would eventually require is largely based on fundamental science, allowing working hand-in-hand with a lithium-ion them to use predictive models to identify the battery manufacturer. Research in this area ideal fire suppressants for the task. is just starting and I hope to be able to have this kind of partnership in the future.” “To find fire suppressants that are efficient at the chemical level, it is important to understand As a research associate professor working first the detailed combustion chemistry of primarily with the Turbomachinery the electrolyte,” said Mathieu. “Therefore, our Laboratory, Mathieu said he and those in approach consists of studying experimentally his position serve a valuable role in the lab the combustion chemistry of the various alongside tenure-track faculty in addition constituents of the electrolyte, developing and to bringing in financial support through validating detailed kinetics models, and finally research contracts and grants, such as this to using this knowledge to identify the best fire project. suppressants and their ideal concentration.” “Research professors can be a steady This approach contrasts with similar research presence in the lab, always available to into the same topic, which Mathieu said often answer the infinite number of questions involves long trial and error procedures that students have and make things run a bit typically place the batteries in conditions unlike faster and easier for the group leader in those it would experience in the real world when the end,” Mathieu said. “There is a large overheating. one-on-one teaching role in the lab and because they are also devoted to research, Moving ahead, the most significant challenge I think research professors can benefit Mathieu and his team anticipate is applying the department by providing even more the necessary concentration of the identified exposure at the research level.” fire suppressant without compromising the

INSTITUTIONAL The Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M recently announced partnerships with three professional organizations that will facilitate cooperative efforts in promoting professional workforce development and research activities on a global level. Cooperative partnerships have been established between the Turbo Lab and the Global Power and Propulsion Society (GPPS), The Hydraulic Institute, and The Vibration Institute. Each entity in partnership has unique strengths and focus areas that complement the mission of the Turbo Lab. These strengths include developing continuing education programs for industry practitioners to improve their working knowledge, conducting investigations where supplemental research is needed, and expanding the body of knowledge in attempt to move the industry forward. “The Turbo Lab has an extensive history of supporting industry through our symposia that includes the Turbomachinery and Pump Symposia that now is heading into its 50th anniversary,” said Dr. Eric Petersen, Director of the Turbo Lab. “Our efforts expanded to a global presence through symposia in the Middle East, and now in the Asia Pacific.” “By partnering with these outstanding organizations, we will be able to bring increased awareness to a wide range of training and professional education programs through expanded access to industry expertise,” added Petersen. “These relationships also will aid the Turbo Lab faculty in developing new areas of research by understanding evolving needs in emerging fields.” Turbo Lab Director of Global and Corporate Partnerships, Greg Gammon, has worked over the past two years to develop these relationships with a focus on broadening access to knowledge for engineers and technicians working with rotating equipment systems. “Turbo Lab has worked with each of these organizations on an informal basis for several years, and through these interactions we have recognized an opportunity to combine our strengths in order to better serve the interests of industry,” said Gammon. FOR WORKFORCE

PARTNERSHIPS Partnerships with these companies will benefit all the organizations through expansion of cooperative marketing efforts, as well as identifying where new cooperative programs can be established, both technically and geographically. “One of the largest obstacles in delivering important training and education programs to working practitioners is simply making those people and companies aware that these opportunities exist,” explained Gammon. “Each of the entities, including Turbo Lab, will support this through various marketing activities. Sharing these promotional resources gives everyone a better chance of success, and better serves the interests of industry as well.” All parties are pleased to be in official partnership with one another, and look forward to advancing an environment for an open exchange of ideas. “We embrace the continuous change in the world and see it as a chance to shape the power and propulsion industries together,” said Professor Reza Abhari, Chairman of the GPPS Executive Committee. “Broadening our networks and facilitating in-depth interaction amongst various stakeholders from technology and science and business and policy sectors will create numerous learning and growth paths.” Bob Sayer, immediate past president of Vibration Institute worked with Turbo Lab to help forge this partnership. “The partnership between TEES Turbomachinery Laboratory and Vibration Institute, along with GPPS and Hydraulic Institute, brings together four organizations considered leading authorities in their respective industries that will benefit the membership of each. The Vibration Institute looks forward to participating in this partnership.” Michael Michaud, Executive Director of the Hydraulic Institute has worked with the Turbomachinery Laboratory for the past few years to provide additional benefits to their membership. “We have worked on an informal basis before to promote each other’s programs and develop some ideas of where we can expand activities in the future. This partnership now enables us to look toward creating additional benefits for both organizations and enhance our services to industry.” E DEVELOPMENT

PLANNING ATPS 2022 Due to the ongoing global public health concerns related to coronavirus or COVID-19, the third biennial Asia Turbomachinery & Pump Symposium (ATPS 2021) was held virtually February 22- 25, 2021. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS (February 2021). The Asia Turbomachinery and Pump Symposium is a sister event to the long-standing Turbomachinery and Pump Symposia. It is held in the Asia Pacific region to bring education, research, and workforce development to international audiences and industry. After much thought and consideration, the leadership team of the TEES Turbomachinery Laboratory decided to transition the face-to-face Asia Turbomachinery & Pump Symposium event to a virtual setting. All short courses and technical sessions, as well as the exhibition, were held online. Due to the many unknowns related to the ongoing global pandemic, COVID-19, the leadership team at the Turbomachinery Laboratory—host of ATPS— along with support of ATPS platinum sponsor PETRONAS, gold sponsor Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation (MCO) and

Two postponements , one virtual event, culminating in a learning experience for workforce education Mitsubishi Power Ltd. (MPL), and major Looking ahead to 2022 supporter Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau, determined that a virtual event was Looking ahead to 2022, the Turbomachinery the best course of action. Lab team and ATPS Chair, Dag Calafel planned to expand the reach of ATPS to more countries, “At the Turbo Lab, the health and safety and meet face-to-face at the ATPS 2020 original of our delegates and exhibitors is of the venue of choice, the Kuala Lumpur Convention upmost importance,” said Dag Calafell, Chair Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. of ATPS. “We look forward to being able to offer the same world-class educational forum and exhibition while working to slow the spread of COVID-19.” THE RESULTS 460 delegates attended the event online, with 28 companies represented. There were 102 virtual technical sessions. 46 percent of the attendees were in the oil and gas industry.

FREE TECHNICAL CONTENT FOR THE INDUSTRY, BY THE INDUSTRY Access program content from Turbo Lab-organized conferences dating back to 1972. 29 The professional continuing education programs at the Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia and Asia Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia are relied upon by rotating equipment and pump engineers and technicians worldwide. The programs are hand-picked by advisory committees of recognized leaders in the turbomachinery and pump communities, and led by highly- respected practitioners and pioneers in their fields. The Proceedings from each Symposia become available to the public at no cost six months after the event. The Turbomachinery Laboratory at Texas A&M is proud to host a platform for the exchange of ideas that impact turbomachinery, pump and related industries. TURBOLAB.TAMU.EDU/PROCEEDINGS

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CONTINUING EDUCATION 2 0 2 3 OPPORTUNITIES JAN Stand-Alone Short APR Courses JUN MACHINERY VIBRATION & ROTORDYNAMICS January 16 - 20, 2023 DoubeTree by Hilton IAH Hotel TPS 2023 REGISTRATION OPENS Look for the announcement of the program on our social media and website. Stand-Alone Short ROTORDYNAMICS Courses APRIL 17 - 20, 2023, CENTRIFUGAL Embassy Suites by COMPRESSOR Hilton San Antonio OPERATIONS Airport Hotel APRIL 17 - 20, 2023, RECIPROCATING Embassy Suites by MACHINWERY DYNAMICS Hilton San Antonio Airport Hotel APRIL 17 - 20, 2023, Embassy Suites by Hilton San Antonio Airport Hotel

turbolab.tamu.edu & tps.tamu.edu TPS 2024 CALL FORSEPT PAPERSOCT Look for the announcement on our social media and website. 52nd & 39th Turbomachinery and Pump Symposia WHEN: Sept. 28th, 2023 WHERE: George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas





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