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Sean
Franklin Sean Franklin is an independent mechanical engineer (BSME) offering services in modal testing, rap testing, and stress and vibration analysis. His objective is to economically and ably fill the gap between customers' in-house capabilities and more expensive and formal consulting firms. His goal is to provide meaningful and useful results for customers in support of their products, services, research, and their customers. The primary scope of supply as an independent is impact testing (or rap testing) and impact modal testing (or modal analysis) along with general stress and vibration analysis (finite element analysis and classical stress analysis). While Mr. Franklin's experience is mostly with turbomachinery, modal testing and stress and vibration analysis are of course applicable to most types of machinery and structures. Applications for modal testing include finite element analysis verification, troubleshooting, exploratory testing, stand-alone testing for dynamic properties, failure analysis, operating deflection shapes, noise, support stiffness, etc. As with his modal testing experience, most of Mr. Franklin's stress and vibration background is based on turbomachinery work. He has finite element analysis capabilities and a broad background in classical analysis for evaluating design reliability, failure investigation, troubleshooting, etc. Mr.
Franklin's experience includes 23 years in the Stress and Vibration
Group of the Advanced Engineering Department of the Wellsville Operation
of the former Turbodyne Steam Turbine Division (presently owned by
Dresser-Rand Co.) with similar work experience as an independent.
During his time at Turbodyne he satisfied all of the Division's modal
testing requirements and performed a variety of other tasks including
turbine steam path (blades, diaphragms, casing, etc)
reliability analysis and
testing, seismic analysis, shock and environmental
vibration testing oversight, low
cycle fatigue evaluation, creep analysis, turbine noise, weld repair
reliability, failure analysis, shaft design,
etc. Tools included finite element analysis
(ANSYS), classical stress analysis, linear elastic fracture mechanics,
materials specification, etc.
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6391 Quail Ridge East Drive
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