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Dr. Mel's Tech Note is a periodic publication. Over the years, Dr. Mel has accumulated much experience related to power generation and turbo machinery. These Tech Notes are a sample of some of the problems Dr Mel has solved over the years.
Tech Note July 2018: Fluid Drive Upgrades; Getting 100,000 hours between overhauls
Tech Note March 2018: Dr. Mel asks, "Why don't you fix it?"
Tech Note May 2017: Improved Competitiveness for Conventional Coal & Gas-fired Power Plants
Tech Note June 2016: Pressure Dam & Elliptical Bore Bearings
Tech Note Febuary 2015: Improving a Critical Component of a Fluid Drive: The Scoop Tube
Tech Note September 2014: Emergency Lube Oil Pump System based on AC/UPS/VFD Technology
Tech Note February 2013: Improved Journal Bearings for Nuclear Powered Turbine-Generators
Tech Note May 2010: Cracked Bearing Cases; 3 case studies
Tech Note July 2009: Gearbox Upgrades
Tech Note April 2009: The cause and solutions to many problems with ring-oiled bearings
Tech Note November 2006: Manufactured Components for a New Co-Gen Facility
Tech Note March 2005: Solutions for Problematic MHC Full Arc Controls of GE Steam Turbine-Generators
Tech Note October 2003: Emergency Lube Oil Systems
Tech Note April 2003: Alignment Issues of Babbitt Bearings
Tech Note Dec 1998: TRI Resolution of Turbine High Amplitude Rotor Vibrations Problem
Tech Note Aug 1998: $7,000 per Megawatt-Hour ($7.00 per kwh)!!
Tech Note Mar 1998: Significantly Increase Power Efficiency
Tech Note August 1997: Extension Shaft Vibration
Tech Note January 1996: TRI Improvements Proven to Maximize Reliability of Fluid Drives
Tech Note August 1996: Reduced Reliability of the AC Power Grid
Tech Note July 1996: The 750 MW Westinghouse Turbine-Generator Improved
Tech Note June 1996: The Facts about Babbitt Bearings
Tech Note September 1995: Advancement in Design & Manufacturing of Impeller from Forgings
Tech Note April 1995: Examples of New Solutions for Old Problems
Tech Note August 1994: TRI President Announces Recent US Patents Issued to TRI
Tech Note December 1994: TRI's Mission: Past, Present and Future