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Barber Nichols |
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Barber-Nichols, Inc. ( BNI ) is located in Arvada, Colorado, a suburb of Denver. It was founded in 1966 by Bob Barber and Ken Nichols. BNI specializes in the designing, engineering, manufacturing, and testing of specialty turbomachinery. Products include blowers, compressors, fans, pumps, turbines, and turbopumps for aeronautic, cryogenic, national defense, power generation, and space flight applications. In addition to custom hardware, BNI also provides engineering consulting and contract manufacturing. |
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Since inception, Barber-Nichols has been combining innovation with technical expertise to solve problems in a growing array of diverse markets. BNI 's very first project was the testing of a low-speed, two-stage steam turbine for the U.S. Navy's Applied Research Laboratory. To this day, Turbine Development continues to be a Barber-Nichols specialty. Next, BNI designed and built an extremely quiet, 10kW, portable power generation system for the U.S. Army. This power system was based on the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC), and this would become a cornerstone technology at Barber-Nichols. It is still used to harness industrial waste heat and turn it into Electrical Power. |
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Cryogenic Products
Low Heat Leak, Hermetically Sealed Blowers, Circulators, Compressors, & Pumps for Use To 4.2 K
Vapor Return Blowers
Efficient, Reliable LNG Vapor Return Blowers for Receiving Terminals
Fans
Custom Design & Manufacture of Compact, High Performance Fans |
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Fuel Cell Blowers
Custom Design & Manufacture of Compact, Highly Efficient Fuel Cell Blowers
Military Vehicle Cooling Pumps
Custom Design & Manufacture of Compact, Robust Cooling Pumps
Rocket Engine Turbopumps
Rapid Development of Affordable, Light-Weight, Efficient Rocket Engine Turbopumps |
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