Finite Elemental Analysis
Barber-Nichols, Inc. (BNI) has been engineering, manufacturing, and testing specialty turbomachinery since 1966. BNI's analysts utilize Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to create design solutions for specialized turbomachinery applications. Barber-Nichols' engineering group has extensive expertise in the areas of thermal, stress, and vibration analysis. BNI can analyze complex, rotating or static component parts and complicated assemblies in two and three dimensions.
Using Finite Element Analysis techniques, a component or assembly is evaluated for loading conditions, including pressure, centrifugal load, thermally induced stress, and contact load. BNI has the ability to evaluate components in either linear elastic or elastic-plastic regions. Vibration analysis is used to predict modal frequencies, forced response to cyclic loading, statistical response to random vibration spectrums, and to evaluate a structures' resistance to shock loads. BNI uses FEA to ensure design requirements are met on rocket engine turbopumps and on a variety of other assemblies with strict vibration requirements.
After decades of real-world experience with both high and low temperature turbomachinery BNI has become a recognized world leader in the areas of thermal and stress analysis. Finite Element Analysis is used to ensure that individual components, complex assemblies, and complete systems all meet thermal, vibration, and stress requirements. Thank you for your interest in Barber-Nichols and we hope that we can put our experience and expertise to work for you.