Mechanical Engineering Engineer

PUNAN TANG

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WORK EXPERIENCE:

****-*******, ********** *** ****** Mechanical Engineer,

Shock/Vibration/Acoustics Lab, Hewlett-Packard Company, Houston, Texas.

. Rotating vibration and dynamics, shock, and acoustics.

. Vibration test standards and product qualification programs.

. Vendor/supplier or OEM qualification program development and audits.

1998-1999, Senior Acoustics and Vibration Specialist, Supervisor, NASA ISS

Acoustics Engineering, Johnson Engineering Corporation, Houston, Texas.

. International Space Station and payload vibration and acoustics,

analysis and tests.

1999-2008, Consultant to NASA JSC Acoustics Office

. Payload rack vibration, acoustics, and damping material tests.

1994-1998, Senior Vibration/Acoustics Engineer, Rheem Manufacturing

Company, Fort Smith, Arkansas.

. Developed Vibration and Acoustics Laboratory.

. Performed the vibration and sound testing and rating programs in

accordance with ARI, ANSI, and ISO standards.

. Performed vibration/dynamics test programs in accordance with ASTM

standards.

. Active noise and vibration control technology development.

. Vibration isolation designs for motors/rotor, fan, compressors, and

pumps

. Acoustics designs: resonators, silencers, enclosures, and sound

barriers.

. Acoustics modeling and radiation field prediction.

1993-1994, Consultant, Palazzolo International Engineering Service, Inc,

College Station, Texas.

. High temperature vibration probes for active vibration control of

rotating machinery.

1993-1994, Post-Doctoral Associate, Ocean Engineering, Texas A&M

University, College Station, Texas.

. Tests and modeling of active liquid tuning damper for high building

vibration.

1989-1993, Doctoral Research Associate, Texas A&M University, Department of

Mechanical Engineering, College Station, TX.

. Rotor dynamics and active vibration control.

. TRC research projects gear coupling dynamics and the misalignment

effects.

1986-1989, Manager of Sound and Vibration Lab and Assistant Professor,

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sichuan University, China. .

1982-1983, Mechanical Engineer, Sichuan Diesel Engine Manufacturing

Company, Sichuan, China.

EDUCATION:

. PhD. Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1993.

. M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Chengdu University of Science &

Technology, 1986.

. B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1982.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS & ACTIVITIES:

. Seven granted US Patents, two pending, and two patent defensive

publications.

. Over 20 technical papers related to dynamics, vibration, and

acoustics.

. Chairman of Technical Committee, Hewlett Packard Company 2003 & 2004

Mechanical Engineering Conference.

. Active Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

. Former Member, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI)

Technical Committee on Sound.

. Former Member, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI)

Technical Subcommittee on Sound Rating of Indoor Air Moving and Air

Conditioning Equipment.

. Former Member, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI)

Technical Subcommittee on Sound Quality.

REFERENCES

Available on request

PUBLICATIONS:

1. P. Tang, "Speaker Vibration Effects on Hard Drive Operation

Performance", HP Technical Conference 2008, May 4-7 2008, Boston, MS.

2. P. Tang, "A Flow Split Acoustical Resonator Design for Notebook

Cooling Fan Tone Noise suppression", HP Technical Conference 2007,

April 2007, San Antonia, Texas.

3. P. Tang, "A Multi-tone Acoustical Resonator Design for High Frequency

Tone Noise Suppression ", HP Technical Conference 2006, Los Angles,

CA.

4. P. Tang, "V-Shaped Fan Vibration Isolation Apparatus for High Speed

Axial Fan Application", HP Mechanical Engineering Conference 2004,

Houston, Texas

5. P. Tang, "MeScope application for the HP product's acoustics,

vibration and dynamics designs", HP Mechanical Engineering Conference

2003, Houston, Texas.

6. P. Tang, "A Square Wave Shock Generator Design and Its Performance

Analysis", Noise-Con 2003, Cleveland, Ohio.

7. P. Tang, J. Goodman, C. Allen, "Acoustics Testing, Evaluation, and

Design Support of the Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer (MELFI)

Payload Rack Noise Control", Noise-Con 2003, Cleveland, Ohio.

8. E. Phillips, P. Tang. "ISS Human Research Facility (HRF) Acoustics",

Noise-Con 2003, Cleveland, Ohio.

9. P. Tang, 1999, "ISS Service Module Acoustical Test and Analysis

Report", NASA JSC project report.

10. P. Tang, 1996, "Gas Fired Furnace Acoustics Analysis and Noise

Attenuation", Rheem Intra-Company Project Report.

11. P. Tang, A. Palazzolo, et al., 1997, "Electromechanical Modeling of

Hybrid Piezo-hydraulic Actuator System for Active Vibration Control,"

Transactions of ASME Journal of Dynamics, Measurement and Control,

Vol. 119, pp.10-18.

12. P. Tang, A. Palazzolo, et al., 1995, "Active Vibration Control of

Rotating Machinery with a Hybrid Piezo-Hydraulic Actuator System,"

Transactions of the ASME Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and

Power, Vol. 117, pp. 767-776.

13. P. Tang, A. Palazzolo, W. Li, et al., 1995, "A Combined Piezoelectric-

Hydraulic Actuator Based Active Vibration Control", Transactions of

ASME Journal of Acoustics and Vibration, Vol. 117, pp. 285-293.

14. P. Tang, "A Combined Piezoelectric-Hydraulic Actuator System and an

Electromechanical Simulation Method for Active Vibration Control of

Rotor Dynamic Systems," Ph.D. Dissertation, 1993, Texas A&M

University, College Station, TX 77843.

15. A. Palazzolo, P.Tang, et al., "Electromechanical Simulation and Test

of Rotating Systems with Magnetic Bearing or Piezoelectric Actuator

Active Vibration Control," presented at MAG'93 International

Conference and Exhibition, Washington, D.C., July 29-30, 1993.

16. P. Tang, A. Palazzolo, "Electron-Mechanical Simulation for a Rotor

Test Rig with a Cryogenic Magnetic Bearing," presented at 1993 ASME

TURBO EXPO May 24-27,1993, and Accepted for publication in the

Transactions of ASME Journal of Dynamics, Measurement and Control.

17. P. Tang, Z.Shi, "Two Methods to Reduce the Bias Estimation Error of

Frequency Response Function by Using the Measured Coherence Function

Data," Journal of China Aerospace Measurement Technique, NO.2, 1989.

18. P. Tang, Z.Shi, "A Method to Identify Complex Modal Parameters by

Means of Multi-Point Frequency Response Data," Journal of Chengdu

University of Sci.&Tech., NO.3, 1987, Sum No.35.

19. Palazzolo, P.Tang, A.Ayoub, "Coupling Effects of Rotating Machinery

vibration," Turbomachinery Research Consortium Report #TRC-B&C-90,

Texas A&M University, May 1990.

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