Dr. Robert H. Badgley

Career Experience and Accomplishments

October 2004

Corrected rotor instability due to loose rotor bars in induction motors
Assisted in resolving industrial gas turbine engine vibration problems at combined cycle power station in UK
Successfully resolved failures in GE LM2500 US Navy ship main propulsion engines
Successfully reduced gear noise in US Army helicopter rotor drive gearboxes
Provided expert witness technical support to motor firm involved in reciprocating compressor failures
Resolved rapid erosion and failures of vertical water pumps with water lubricated bearings
Resolved GE T64 gas turbine engine failures in Canadian Forces CC-115 Buffalo aircraft
Resolved lift fan drive shaft failures in US Navy air cushion landing craft (LCAC)
Resolved failures in Allison TF-40B gas turbine engines in US Navy air cushion landing craft
Resolved bearing failures in Allison 501K17 gas turbine engines in US Navy ship generator sets
Resolved failures in V-16 diesel engines and electric generators in Navy FFG-7 ships
Resolved failures in gas turbine starting air compressors in US Navy FFG-7 class ships
Resolved failures in induced draft fans.
Resolved synchronous motor startup problems in large municipal water pumping station
Resolved high vibration in 8,000 HP fluid pump drive motors in municipal disposal plant, by bearing sump redesign

Designed and developed in-place replaceable ball bearing mounts in chiller drive motors
Designed, developed and tested 15000 HP solid-pole four-pole synchronous generators
Managed teams developing design for 41,000 HP permanent magnet ship propulsion motors
Designed and developed low-noise, low-profile air cabinets for induction motors
Designed and developed ruggedized multiple-start rotors for coker jet pump motors
Developed elastomer stiffness and damping technology
Developed elastomer dampers for ball and roller bearing supports
Developed air-lubricated foil bearing technology
Developed uranium enrichment centrifuge technology
Developed technology facility for high speed drive shaft system testing
Designed and developed industrial chiller drive motors featuring single frame size
Developed and supported manufacturing of motor designs for high speed compressor drives
Developed new motor design for reduced-size vertical pump-drive motors
Developed new designs for motor-generator sets

Selected and acquired MAGSOFT software for electric motor and generator analysis and design
Selected and acquired Fluent CFD software for air flow cooling analyses in electric motors
Managed 3D solid modeling software development and implementation
Evaluated, selected, and acquired DYROBES rotordynamics software for electric motor manufacturer
Managed teams integrating rotordynamics software into induction motor design computer programs
Prepared SOP and QA procedures for large rotor balancing vacuum bunker at ABB Richmond, VA
Managed teams conducting rotating machinery rotordynamic and FEA modeling and analysis
Created and applied vibration diagnosis expert system
Created, tested, and applied multiplane - multispeed rotor balance software and system technology
Managed data acquisition and control software development for heavy industrial multiplane-multispeed rotor balance machines

Provided leadership of motor manufacturer's engineering department during ISO9001 certification
Set up and managed US Navy aircraft engine battle damage program
As a US Army officer, set up and fielded multiple nuclear weapons test measurement projects

Designed and supported manufacturing of large rotor balance machines
Designed and supported manufacturing of multiplane high-speed production balancing machines
Prepared industrial compressor rotor balancing software for large European manufacturer
Prepared laser metal removal system for at-speed automated rotor balancing for Japanese manufacturer