Part 2: Hydrogen Turbomachinery Design
Hydrogen is attracting a lot of interest in different circles these days from: propulsion, to energy storage, to personal transportation. The most obvious benefit of hydrogen fuel is a total lack of...
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By Mark R. Anderson, Chief Technical Officer, Concepts NREC
Jan 10, 2023
Hydrogen is attracting a lot of interest in different circles these days from: propulsion, to energy storage, to personal transportation. The most obvious benefit of hydrogen fuel is a total lack of...
By Dr. David Schowalter, Sr. Director, Global Software Sales
Jan 3, 2023
Because of its promise as a non-polluting fuel, hydrogen is currently a very popular topic among the energy and turbomachinery communities. If hydrogen is reacted with pure oxygen, the thermal energy...
By Thomas Gresham, Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Aug 16, 2022
This post is about one of the most useful design tools for rotordynamics of turbomachinery: The Undamped Critical Speed Map. A critical speed map can provide a great deal of insight on the potential...