R&D Dynamics

R&D Dynamics Corporation designs, develops and manufactures high speed, oil-free turbomachinery supported by foil air and gas bearings. It works from a 75,000 square foot test and production facility at 49 West Dudley Town Road in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The machines serve aerospace, automotive and industrial uses, and the company also supplies FAA-approved PMA parts to commercial and military MRO customers worldwide.

Products

• Foil air and gas bearings: journal bearings from 0.375 to 6 inches in diameter and thrust bearings from 0.80 to 9.00 inches
• Motor driven blowers and compressors, from 100 watts to over 100 kW, including fuel cell cathode and anode gas blowers and a blower for wastewater treatment plants
• TurboEx turboexpanders from 1 to 400 kW, used in air separation, oil and gas processing and cryogenic systems
• Turboalternators from under 5 kW to 400 kW, for waste gas energy recovery, pressure letdown stations and compressed air energy storage
• Vapor cycle compressors
• Organic Rankine Cycle systems that turn waste heat into electric power

FAA-PMA parts

The company is an FAA approved supplier of PMA parts for most aircraft air cycle machines. Its PMA listing covers applications on:

• Airbus A300, A310, A318 to A321, A330, A340 and A380
• Boeing 727, 737 (including NG and MAX), 747, 757, 767 and 777
• Bombardier CRJ 100/200 and 700/900, and CL 600/601
• Bombardier Q400, Embraer 135/145 and ERJ 170/190
• DC-9, MD-80, DC-10, MD-11, Saab 2000 and Hawker 800XP, 850XP and 900XP

Why foil bearings

The company lists these advantages for foil bearing machines: no oil contamination, no scheduled maintenance, higher speed capability, high load capacity, very low noise and vibration, and a wide temperature range.

Company facts

• Based in Bloomfield, Connecticut
• 24/7 customer support is stated for blower and compressor products
• Linked to Hartford Aero Maintenance, shown on its home page