CONTACT:
Klaus Brun, Ph.D.
Gas Turbine Technology
(210) 522-5449
E-mail: Klaus Brun
(Español)

link to gas turbine technology experience
link to gas turbine technology technical papers and presentations
link to root cause blade failure diagnosis tutorial
link to gas turbine technology brochure
link to gas turbine technology contacts
link to gas turbine technology and SwRI company information
link to gas turbine technology home page

link to international gas turbine institute website
link to western turbine users, inc. website

KEY TERMS:
 gas turbines
turbomachinery
structural 
dynamics
rotor dynamics
blading failures
critical speeds
life assessment
bearing failures
rolling element 
bearings
vibration surveys
turbine monitoring
heat transfer 
analysis
blade high cycle 
fatigue
hot section 
material selection 
HRSG
flow induced 
vibration

Gas Turbine Technology and SwRI
Company Information
SwRI uses multidisciplinary approaches to problem solving with 1,200 acres and nearly two million square feet of facilities for more than 2,700 employees who perform contract work for industry and government clients.

Southwest Research Institute® (SwRI®), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a multidisciplinary, independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences research and development organization with 11 technical divisions.

For more information about gas turbine technology or condition assessment capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact  Klaus Brun, Ph.D., at kbraun@swri.org or (210) 522-5449. SwRI can offer you insights about how to specify the quickest and best approach to solving your gas turbine problem.


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