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ODESSA PUMP
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Coastal Bend Vibration and Reliability Group
by admin- last modified 2007-11-12


CBVRG November 15 Meeting
Babbitted Journal and Thrust Bearing Reliability

Presented By Mr. John Whalen with TCE
John K. Whalen is the Engineering Manager and President of TCE/Turbo Components and Engineering, Inc. in Houston, Texas. He spent seven years at Turbodyne Steam Turbines (Dresser-Rand) as a Product Engineer in the Large Turbine Engineering Department and as an Analytical Engineer in the Rotordynamics Group of the Advanced Engineering and Development Department. In 1988, Mr. Whalen accepted a position with Centritech, as the Assistant Chief Engineer. In 1989, he was promoted to Manager of Engineering. In 1991, he left Centritech to help start TCE. At TCE, he is responsible for the Engineering Department and engineering for the product lines, which include babbitted journal and thrust bearings, labyrinth seals and related engineering services. Mr. Whalen received his B.S. degree (Mechanical Engineering 1981) from Rochester Institute of Technology. He is a member of ASME, STLE and the Vibration Institute, and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.

Please thank our Social Sponsor TCE, Inc.

Registration will be in the hotel lobby  6:00pm CST
Meeting attendance fee is $20.00. Payment by cash or check.
The complimentary bar (2 free drink tickets) opens at 6:00 PM.

Dinner starts at 7:00 P.M. please call in your reservations to Bradleys’

at (361-882-4381 or fax 361-882-4385) by November 13, 2007.


Bayfront Plaza Hotel
& Conference Center
601 N. Water Street
Corpus Christ, TX 78401
(361)882-8100