Oil-Free Turbomachinery Program

"High-speed rotating equipment operating without oil lubricated rotor supports . . . bearings, dampers, seals"

Strategic Vision

To realize revolutionary improvements in performance, efficiency and reliability of turbomachinery propulsion systems.

Breakthroughs

Recent technology breakthroughs in
Foil Bearings, Tribological Coatings, & Analytical Modeling
enable High-Speed & High-Temperature Oil-Free Turbomachinery.

Goal

Incorporate recent enabling technological breakthroughs into progressively larger, more complex systems to reach a revolutionary, but practical, Oil-free Aeropropulsion Engine