Research interests of:

George Bibel P. E.

Research Interests: 
Dr. Bibel’s research interest are in finite element analysis of pressure vessel components and rotocraft transmission gearing. Dr. Bibel is also the director of the Fluid Sealing Technology Laboratory. The FSTL does sponsored research for the Pressure Vessel Research Council, the Bolting Technology Council (part of the Materials Property Council), and several gasket companies. 

Research Grants:
Analytical and Experimental Investigation of Elastic Interaction in a Bolted/Flange/Gasket System (Standard Oil Co., 1988).  

Continuation of Analytical and Experimental Investigation of Elastic Interaction in a Bolted/Flange/Gasket System (BP America, 1989). Principal.

Thermal Gradients in Disk Brakes (Allied Signal, 1989).

Thermal Gradients in Disk Brakes, Principal.

Contact Analysis of Spiral Bevel Gears ( NASA Lewis, 1990), Principal.

Elastic Interaction in a Pipe Flange (Pressure Vessel Research Council, 1990), Principal.

Continuation of Contact Analysis of Spiral Bevel Gears, Principal.

Bolted Flange Testing (BP America, 1991), Principal.

Pressure Vessel Gasket Testing (Flexitallic Corp., 1992), Principal.

Contact Analysis in Spiral Bevel Gears (NASA Lewis, 1993), Principal.

Torsional and Axial Stress in Bolt With Different Torquing Conditions(Bolting Technology Council, 1993), Principal.

Leak Testing of Flexible Graphite Gaskets on Large Diameter Flanges. ( PolycarbonCorp. 1994), Principal.

Experimental Determination of Gasket Contact Stresses (Technologies Ltd. 1994), Principal.

Leak Testing in a Bolted Flange(Pressure Vessel Research Council, 1994), Principal

Testing of a Bolted Flange With An Applied External Bending Moment (Pressure Vessel Research Council, 1995), Principal.

Continuation of Leak Testing in a Bolted Flange (Pressure Vessel Research Council, 1996), Principal.

Automated Meshing Analysis of Spiral Bevel Gears ( NASA Lewis Research Center,1996), Principal.

Continuation of a Bolted Flange With An Applied External Bending Moment (Pressure Vessel Research Council, 1997), Principal.

Buckling Testing of Spiral Wound Gaskets (Garlock Sealing Technologies, 1998), Principal.

Development of a Digital Lecture for the Internet University of North Dakota, 1998), Principal.

Buckling of Spiral Wound Gaskets During Bolt-up and Unbolting (Pressure Vessel Research Council, 2001) Principal

Sustaining Research Excellence In The Mechanical Engineering Department ( North Dakota EPSCOR including match from University/College/ Department, 2001)  Co-Prinicipal