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	Frank Fierro, Research Engineer, in Mechanical Engineering Division

Francisco (Frank) Fierro

Research Engineer
(210) 522-3830
E-mail: Frank Fierro

M.S., Mechanical Engineering,
New Mexico State University, 2006
B.S., Mechanical Engineering,
New Mexico State University, 2004

Mr. Fierro is a Research Engineer in the Plant Engineering Services section of the Mechanical and Fluids and Machinery Engineering Department. He performs field analysis and analytical review to solve vibration and pulsation problems in fluid handling machinery and their associated piping systems.

 
Mr. Fierro has created LabView Vis to acquire data from pressure gauges, thermocouples, and strain gauges and has worked to troubleshoot electrical and mechanical data acquisition problems. He has also worked on modal analysis testing of piping, machinery, and structures and on determining natural acoustic and mechanical resonances.

 
Mr. Fierro has modified and worked with computer programs to simulate transient pressure responses in piping systems and to model dynamic mechanical responses of piping systems. Mr. Fierro has also programmed special purpose computer based data acquisition systems and instrumentation.

Recent projects at Southwest Research Institute have included several vibration and pulsation studies of compressors and rotating machinery.

 
PROFESSIONAL CHRONOLOGY: DELPHI: intern, 2004; Southwest Research Institute: intern, 2005; New Mexico State University: research assistant, 2002-3; New Mexico ESA: workshop coordinator, 2003-4; New Mexico State University: experimental methods lab teaching assistant, 2005-7; Southwest Research Institute: 2007-[engineer, 2007-present].

MEMBERSHIPS: American Society of Mechanical Engineers

For more information about compressor system and pump system analyses capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Buddy Broerman at ebroerman@swri.org or (210) 522-2555. We can offer you the best approach for solving your compressor system or pump system analysis problem.
 

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November 09, 2009