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Hydropower, Hydraulic Turbines, Fluid Mechanics, Hydraulics, Index Testing
Expert has 47 years of experience involving the evaluation, licensing, design, construction, equipment procurement, testing, and operation of hydroelectric projects. His emphasis has been on the mechanical and hydraulic aspects, particularly regarding hydraulic turbines. He is also knowledgeable of the…
Weld Structure, Tanks, Vessels
Expert (pronounced ma-kit-ka, ) has over 35 years experience in practical applications requiring consideration of materials, toughness, impact energy and resistance, tensile strength, yield strength, and ductility of metals. This includes experience with properties of welds and weldments, and ASME…
Industrial Utilities and Forensic Engineering
Expert has spent a major portion of his career involved with industrial utility generation and distribution. This has included steam and condensate, compressed air, chilled and frigid water, and fuels. His work has encompassed, and continues to encompass, the primary…
Heat Pipes and Cryogenics
Expert has an international reputation in heat pipe analysis and design. He has done extensive modeling and testing to predict and verify heat pipe performance for both space and terrestrial applications. He has pioneered the performance modeling of gravity-assisted heat…
Water Hammer, Fluid Transients, Cavitation, Valves
WATER HAMMER. Dr. C. Expert has been involved in many aspects of water hammer during the past 25 years. In addition to teaching graduate courses in the subject, he has offered a week-long short course to engineers for over 20…
Design of Pumps, Design of Fluid Systems, System Operation, and Upgrades
Expert has 30 years of experience in dealing with all aspects of pump, pump drive, and pump seal technology. He is extensively involved in the design, engineering, manufacturing, installation, and operation of the full range of centrifugal pumps to a…
Energy & Process Piping Design
PIPE; PIPELINE; CIVIL ENGINEERING. Expert has over 35 years of experience in mechanical and civil/structural engineering, principally in the design and analysis of industrial process and energy-related structures, equipment, piping, pipelines, and support. PIPING CODE; BOILER CODE. Expert is an…
Biomass Power Generation Technology and Engineering: Design, Construction and Operations
Expert has expertise in multiple forms of energy generation, including steam boilers and gas turbine prime movers. He also has experience with gas and fuel oil reciprocating engine generators and small-head hydroelectric facilities. He is expert in the utility and…
Composite Materials
Expert has had extensive experience in cost/performance trade studies for the selection of composite materials. These materials use graphite, aramid, glass, and polyolefin fibers with epoxy, vinyl ester, and other thermosetting resins. Expert has knowledge of the structural capabilities, limitations,…
Petroleum Process Analysis, Sample Conditioning Systems Design, Process Analyzers, etc.
Expert has expertise in many aspects of industrial, process, utility, and municipal process plant systems engineering. A significant portion of his career in this area has involved solving process analysis problems in the petroleum refining and petrochemical industries. He has…