With an average of 25 years of turbomachinery engineering experience, and the extensive knowledge of our staff, Rotating Machinery Services has set up this forum for turbomachinery discussions. The forum was developed to assist users with turbomachinery troubleshooting, best practices, advice, industry experience, and to facilitate shared experience among users. Please click here to be redirected to the RMS Message Board: http://www.rotatingmachinery.com/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=2 Instructions: To create a user account, first click the Register link in the upper right hand corner of the Message Board. Once you accept the terms of the message board, you will be prompted to enter a desired username and password, in addition to your email address. You must register to be able to post and reply to messages. Registration is NOT required if you just want to view the information on the message board. Please click here to view our FAQ page. Message Board Rules: We reserve the right to remove any post or user from our message boards. When posts are deleted, it’s usually because they violate one or more of our rules. Repeated violation of these rules may result in the suspension of your posting privileges. We do not allow obscene, racist or sexually explicit language. Personal attacks are not permitted. We reserve the right to remove posts that are abusive, hateful, or defame or insult anyone. We also reserve the right to remove posts that are off-topic or not in English. • It is illegal to harass or threaten anyone. We take threats, harassment and stalking very seriously. Posts that might be construed as such may be deleted and made available to the proper law enforcement officials. • No solicitations or advertisements are allowed. This includes advertisements for your business, your own online endeavors or the latest get-rich-quick scheme. • Choose a username carefully. You may not use names that are offensive, that suggest illegal activities or that are meant to imitate other users. Any such names will be blocked from posting on our message boards.

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