Fundamentals of Rotating Machinery Diagnostics — About the Authors
Donald E. Bently
The former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Bently Nevada Corporation, which was sold to GE Power Systems in 2002. He is now Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bently Pressurized Bearing Company. Mr. Bently pioneered the successful commercial use of the eddy current proximity transducer to measure vibration and other critical parameters in rotating machinery. His visionary work in this area gave rise to an entire industry surrounding the use of vibration instrumentation to protect and diagnose machinery. His active research of rotor dynamics has allowed him to make significant theoretical and practical contributions in this field. He is a globally recognized authority on these subjects and has authored or coauthored more than 140 papers. He has received numerous awards for his work. Mr. Bently earned his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (with Distinction) in 1949, followed by his Master's degree in 1950 from the University of Iowa. In 1987 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate in Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno, and an honorary A.A. degree from Western Nevada Community College in 1998.
Charles T. Hatch
Joined Bently Nevada Corporation in 1989. He worked in Custom Products Engineering for several years before joining Bently Rotor Dynamics Research Corporation, where he performed research in Dynamic Stiffness, Root Locus, and Virtual Probe Rotation. He also served in the Technical Training Department as an instructor in the Machinery Diagnostics and Advanced Machinery Dynamics seminars. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.
Bob Grissom
Joined Bently Nevada Corporation in 1978. He was manager of the Customer Training Department for several years before joining Bently Rotor Dynamics Research Corporation (BRDRC) as Technical Editor. Bob was also the Technical Editor for the ORBIT magazine for three years. Bob earned a B.A. in Physics from the University of California, Irvine, and is a member of Sigma Pi Sigma and IEEE.
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New publication explains the fundamentals of machinery diagnostics – Bently Pressurized Bearing Press announces the release of a new book by Donald E. Bently.
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