Here he began to experiment with eddy-current sensors for measuring vibration on turbines, compressors, pumps, electric motors, and other turbomachinery. This innovation was successful, allowing machinery operators a practical method of observing actual shaft vibratory motion for the first time. Soon after, Don augmented his sensors with monitoring instrumentation that accepted his sensors as inputs and provided simple visual indication of the amount of vibration. Users could set alarm levels for alert and machine shutdown purposes when vibration levels became excessive. From that time forward, Bently began to focus his company's efforts almost exclusively on instrumentation for rotating machinery condition measurements.
Don authored more than 140 papers and articles dealing with rotordynamics and condition monitoring technologies. In 2002 he co-authored a textbook, Fundamentals of Rotating Machinery Diagnostics, which educated the new rotating machinery diagnostics industry. It is considered a keystone of the industry today.
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Don will be remembered not only as an engineer who helped shape the global rotating machinery industry, but also as an ethical and environmentally conscientious businessman who helped change the face of the American West. 2ff7e9595c
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