Temperature as Indicator of Bearing Operating Condition

John K. Whalen is the engineering manager and president of TCE/Turbo Components and Engineering, Inc. in Houston, Texas. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas and currently serves on the Texas A&M Turbomachinery Symposium Advisory Committee.

Robert Perez is the website editor for PumpCalcs.com. He has more than 25 years of rotating equipment experience in the petrochemical industry and holds a BSME from Texas A&M University in College Station, a MSME degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Texas PE license. Mr. Perez is also an adjunct professor at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, where he teaches the Engineering Technology Rotating Equipment course.