ASME Turbo Expo

SwRI will be exhibiting at the ASME Turbo Expo, booth no. 723.

Southwest Research Institute® (SwRI®), an independent, nonprofit R&D organization, performs turbomachinery research, development, and testing for advanced power generation, gas compression, industrial manufacturing, long-duration energy storage, and propulsion applications. We operate diverse laboratory facilities with unparalleled capabilities, including the accommodation of up to 10 MWe and 80 MWth.

• Schedule
• Full Technical Programs

June 16: 
“Modeling and Performance of an Expander Cryogenic Carbon Capture System” presented by Joshua Schmitt.

June 17: 
“Development of a Power Generation and Economic Model for Micro-Grid Applications” presented by Dr. Owen Pryor. 
“Lessons Learned with Valve Design, Commissioning, and Testing at the STEP 10 MWe sCO₂ Facility” presented by George Khawly.
“STEP 10 MWe sCO₂ Turbine Simple Cycle Testing” presented by Dr. Jeff Moore. 
“Lessons Learned and Testing Philosophy for the Piping System of a sCO₂ Facility” presented by Fernando Karg Bulnes. 
“Experimental Investigation of Vapor Formation in Liquid CO₂ Flow Through a Converging-Diverging Nozzle” presented by Cole Replogle.
“Design of a Multiphase CO₂ Turbine Test Facility” presented by Dr. Natalie Smith.

Dr. Tim Allison will chair the technical session “Economic and market-related aspects of energy storage systems.”
Jonathan Wade will chair the “Systems Testing” technical session.

June 18: 
Aaron Rimpel will chair the Seals and Bearings Technical Session
“Operation of a Floating Ring Oil Seal in Supercritical CO₂ Turbomachinery” presented by John Klaerner. 
“Environmental Degradation of Hard and Soft Magnetic Materials in Gaseous and Supercritical CO₂ Environments” presented by Aaron Rimpel.

June 20: 
“Detailed Design and Cost Estimation of a 300 MWe Oxy-Fuel sCO₂ Turbine” presented by Michael Marshall.

For more information, please contact Natalie Smith.