Expert Details
Coal Combustion, Fossil Fuel Combustion, Biomass Combustion, Pollution Control, Renewable Energy
ID: 722844
Virginia, USA
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Designed equipment and quantatively measured slagging and fouling at a number of boilers in Australia and the USA.Field tested low NOx systems for furnaces and boilers. These included staged combustion, low NOx burners,reburning, and use of separated air.Collected Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) samples from several mines, determined the mechanism of correct of AMD using Red Mud (alumina waste), developed treatment technique and demonstrated the effectivness of treatment at an abandoned gold mine in New South Wales, Australia.Measured N species profiles in a number of operating coal-fired boilers and used these values in verification trials of CFD models of NOx formation.Analyzed deposits samples using Scanning Electron Microsopy (SEM) using Microprobe Analysis (MPA) to measure the elemental composition. Used these values with phase diagrams to indentify the deposition problem and the effect of several additives to correct the problem.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1976 | Degree: Sc.D. | Subject: Chemical Engineering | Institution: MIT |
| Year: 1973 | Degree: S.M. | Subject: Chemical Engineeering | Institution: MIT |
| Year: 1966 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Chemical Engineering | Institution: University of California, Berkeley |
| Year: 1964 | Degree: A.A. | Subject: Engineering | Institution: Sacramento City College |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1988 to 2005 | Employer: Energy International | Title: Principal | Department: |
Responsibilities:Obtain contracts and solve problems related to combustion, fuels specifications (coal, oil, biomass, and blends). Consult on air, water, and solid waste pollution. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2002 to 2004 | Employer: Virginia Tech | Title: Research Professor | Department: ME and MME |
Responsibilities:Prepare proposals perform work, manage budget, schedule, and report. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 2002 | Employer: University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia | Title: Professor and Director | Department: ChE, Black Coal Research Utilization |
Responsibilities:Prepare proposals, supervise research work on black coal combustion and pollution control. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1990 to 1992 | Employer: WJ Schafer and Associates | Title: Senior Scientist | Department: Energy |
Responsibilities:Prepare proposals, supervise and perform research on combustion and pollution control problems. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1987 to 1990 | Employer: Energy Systems Associates (ESA) | Title: Director of R&D | Department: Research and Development |
Responsibilities:Prepare proposals, supervise research, monitor budgets and schedule, and prepare reports on combustion and polltion control. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1981 to 1986 | Employer: Energy and Environmental Research Corporation (EER) | Title: Director | Department: Fossil Fuel |
Responsibilities:Prepare proposals, supervise research, monitor budgets and schedule, and prepare reports on combustion and pollution control. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1976 to 1981 | Employer: Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore | Title: Member of Technical Staff | Department: Combustion |
Responsibilities:Prepare proposals, supervise research, monitor budgets and schedule, and prepare reports on combustion and polltion control. Review DOE proposals and advise DOE on programs. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1966 to 1970 | Employer: du PontCompany | Title: Engineer | Department: Engineering Service Division |
Responsibilities:Develop products and process for nylon, TiO2, Industrial and Biological Chemicals, polyvinyl alcohol |
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Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert prepared a brief for a case of severe burns in Australia. The brief helped to settle the suit out of court |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| ACS (Fuels Divisions); ASME (Corrosion and Deposit Committee); International Flame Research Foundation (IFRF), AFRC Combustion Institute |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| EPA 1987 Technical Achievemnet Award for work on Flares; Energy Committee Taiwan Best energy projects: 1991; Coal Evaluation, 1993 Low NOx Burner; Listed in Who's Who, in Australia, the world and ect., Science and Engineering, and Finance and Industry, |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Author of 1 book on coal testing methods, 5 patents, over 160 technical publications on combustions and pollution control. |
Fields of Expertise
air pollution, air pollution control, biomass, coal, coal (fuel), coal analysis, coal combustion, coal furnace, combustion, combustion system, gas product, industrial chemical, industrial gas, natural gas, nitrogen oxide, slag, solid-waste management, coal science, coal processing, budgetary control, combustion engineering, industrial air quality, biorefinery, natural gas industry, gas production, slagging, natural gas heater, boiler emission, boiler combustion, toxic air pollution control, environmental air sampling, environmental air sample, nitrogen oxide treatment, air pollution control system, biomass fuel production, air pollutant measurement, combustion measurement, nitrogen oxide emissions reduction, solid waste treatment, biomass-fired boiler, coal-fired boiler, gas scrubber, solid waste land disposal equipment, air-pollution control regulation, air-pollutant environmental effect, air-pollutant control equipment, air pollution process, fossil fuel kiln, coal burner, environmental impact assessment, biomass energy system, flue gas, hazardous waste, solid waste, petroleum, nitrous oxide, fossil fuel environmental effect, fossil fuel, environmental impact statement, crude oil, combustion furnace, coal gasification, coal environmental effect, biomass fuel, air pollutant