Garrett Motion has been granted a patent for a rotor design in a fluid machine. The rotor includes a wheel with blades and a unique balancing mark within the inter-blade area. The mark is elongate, ...

It was a deceptively simple board — ‘Rotor machining, balancing facility.' But what surprised a team of journalists from India and France was the nearby big, long tunnel at the floor level. It had ...

Automatic ball balancing systems have emerged as a pivotal innovation in managing rotor dynamics by counteracting the adverse effects of mass imbalance. These systems, comprising balls that are free ...

Southern California Edison’s (SCE) 2,250-MWe San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) recently took receipt of a new and upgraded generator rotor for one of its two Alstom steam turbine generator ...

Industrial gas turbines are increasing in size. As a result of this, repair facilities that overhaul and repair these machines must keep pace. One of the key tools is a large lathe. As one of the ...

• Induction motors employing copper rotors can be smaller than equivalent versions with aluminum rotors. • Copper rotors exhibit lower losses than aluminum which lets them run cooler and be more ...