Rotating & Reciprocating Machinery
Mechanical Solutions, Inc. performs worldwide machinery and fluid system analysis, test, design, and Research and Development for all types of rotating machinery, turbomachinery, and reciprocating machinery. Machinery designed and evaluated by MSI include:
- Centrifugal, axial, reciprocating, and screw pumps and compressors of all sizes
- Fans
- Turbo expanders
- Industrial turbines, gas & steam from 10 MW to 660 MW
- Aeroderivative turbines including FT-4, FT-8, LM-500, LM-2500, LM-5000, LM-6000
- Diesel & S.I. gas engines
- Electric motors, induction as well as synchronous, constant speed as well as VFD driven
- Alternative energy machinery for sustainable energy production & utilization
Typical turbomachinery components analyzed include:
- Axial blades
- Centrifugal impellers
- Pump and compressor casings, per ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Section III and Section VIII Div. 1 and 2
- Multistage rotor systems, including multi-level rotor systems
- Crankshafts & connecting rods
- Screw pump rotors
- Spark and diesel engine drivetrains
Particular strengths include:
- 3D Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for stress & vibration
- Rotordynamics & torsional analysis
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
- Field troubleshooting of difficult plant problems
- Vibration test
- Impact modal testing while the equipment remains operating
- Operating Deflection Shapes (ODS) vibration testing
- Forensic analysis and mechanical failure investigations
MSI provides you with internationally best-in-class service and value, by delivering practical and effective solutions rather than simply analysis and test results.
MSI’s achieves results within or under your budget, on time or ahead of schedule, while maintaining an open and supportive relationship with you.
Whether you're in the design stage or are having problems with installed equipment, MSI provides solutions to aid you in solving your problems.
A specialty of MSI is design audit evaluations of new or re-rated machinery trains. These audits have successfully avoided start-up problems on behalf of firms in the U.S. and throughout the world.