Sign up for our free webinar on H2 for Industrial Gas Turbines, presented by Brian Connolly, Ph.D., on July 17, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (U.S. Central Time). This webinar reviews some fundamental characteristics of H2 combustion and identifies how these differ from typical combustion properties of NG fuels. Then existing and emerging technologies that utilize H2 fuels are discussed. https://lnkd.in/gP6daG8s
SwRI Machinery and Power Systems
Research Services
San Antonio, Texas 301 followers
Enabling reliable, efficient, and sustainable solutions for meeting the world’s power needs.
About us
The Machinery Department at SwRI has over 65 years of experience performing applied R&D and engineering services to advance machinery and power systems for all applications in energy conversion, transport, and storage. We perform engineering analyses and field testing for machinery systems including pulsation and vibration, piping thermal, transient/surge, root cause, rotordynamics, pressure containment, heat transfer, aerodynamic/structural design or evaluation, thermodynamic cycles/heat balance, technoeconomics, and optimization. We also design, build, and test machinery and system components prototypes utilizing our onsite lab facilities with drivetrains and open/closed-loop piping with test stands at the kW- an MW-scale up to 16 MW drive power, up to 70 MW of heat addition, and 30 MW of cooling. We develop solutions for clients in the energy, aerospace, manufacturing, and government energy/defense clients.
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https://www.swri.org/industries/machinery
External link for SwRI Machinery and Power Systems
- Industry
- Research Services
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- San Antonio, Texas
- Founded
- 1947
- Specialties
- Turbomachinery, Root Cause Failure Analysis, Compressor Stations, Machinery Prototypes, Flow Loops, Combustion Testing, Long Duration Energy Storage, Power Generation, Industrial Machinery, Propulsion, Space Fluids, Pulsation and Vibration, Power Cycles, Supercritical CO2, and Performance Testing
Updates
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Read all about STEP pilot plant generating electricity for the first time. https://lnkd.in/gtXt9iGb
Supercritical CO2 pilot plant generates electricity for the first time
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SwRI Machinery and Power Systems reposted this
Celebrating the end of a busy Turbo Expo week! SwRI staff combined for >30 technical presentations on topics ranging from sCO2, seals, bearings, energy storage, and combustion. Nice work, team!
The Machinery Department attended the ASME Turbo Expo in London on June 24-28, 2024 to present various topics. Pictured below: Doug Hofer, Tommy Kerr, Aaron Rimpel, Brian Connolly, Francesco Di Sabatino, Owen Pryor, Natalie Smith, Tim Allison, Jeff Moore, Joshua Schmitt, Fernando Karg Bulnes, Jason Wilkes, and Jonathan Wade.
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SwRI Machinery and Power Systems reposted this
Register today for Turbomachinery Design Training Week being held on September 9-13, 2024, at Southwest Research Institute. SwRI’s week-long in-person training course covers the key topics to consider when designing turbomachinery. The course details the design process starting from cycle analysis and progressing to machine modeling and component design. The class will include a case study exercise to design a radial compressor, testing of the compressor in impeller test rig and data analysis. This class is intended for engineers and designers who already have some turbomachinery experience. Instruction will be provided by experienced SwRI Machinery Department staff with firsthand experience designing turbomachinery. The short course cost is $1,750 USD per registrant. Registration includes four and one-half days of course instruction, training materials, class exercises, and lunch each day. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eVkC-rM
Turbomachinery Design Training Week
swri.org
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The Machinery Department attended the ASME Turbo Expo in London on June 24-28, 2024 to present various topics. Pictured below: Doug Hofer, Tommy Kerr, Aaron Rimpel, Brian Connolly, Francesco Di Sabatino, Owen Pryor, Natalie Smith, Tim Allison, Jeff Moore, Joshua Schmitt, Fernando Karg Bulnes, Jason Wilkes, and Jonathan Wade.
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Check out Tim Allison and Jonathan Wade in the news speaking about the Supercritical CO2 plant.
SwRI in the news: Experimental power plant using CO2 in San Antonio could be future of energy production https://ow.ly/WOpP50SqT8B
Experimental power plant using CO2 in San Antonio could be future of energy production
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Enjoyed speaking with this impressive group on the Panel for R&D Energy Storage Projects at Turbo Expo this morning! And yes, we were in the purple "bouncy castle" room! SwRI Machinery and Power Systems Rafael Guedez David Sánchez Martínez Marco Astolfi Silvia Trevisan Josh McTigue Alberto Traverso ASME International Gas Turbine Institute
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Our Machinery Department engineering staff will be at Turbo Expo 2024: Turbomachinery Technical Conference & Exposition next week in London to present on numerous topics, including a paper written by Joshua Warren and George Khawly on "Commissioning and Operation of an Inventory Management System," which discusses one of our support systems at the STEP Demo facility in San Antonio, Texas. The presentation is part of the Testing 1 Technical Session and will be presented by Jonathan Wade on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, between 4:00 PM and 5:30 PM. https://lnkd.in/gPWYya-t
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Register today for Turbomachinery Design Training Week being held on September 9-13, 2024, at Southwest Research Institute. SwRI’s week-long in-person training course covers the key topics to consider when designing turbomachinery. The course details the design process starting from cycle analysis and progressing to machine modeling and component design. The class will include a case study exercise to design a radial compressor, testing of the compressor in impeller test rig and data analysis. This class is intended for engineers and designers who already have some turbomachinery experience. Instruction will be provided by experienced SwRI Machinery Department staff with firsthand experience designing turbomachinery. The short course cost is $1,750 USD per registrant. Registration includes four and one-half days of course instruction, training materials, class exercises, and lunch each day. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eVkC-rM
Turbomachinery Design Training Week
swri.org