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Plastics Fracture Mechanics, Plastics Service Performance, Plastics Wear, Plastics Friction
Expert has developed a criterion for the prevention of rapid crack propagation in plastic pipes. He developed a formula for calculating slow crack propagation as a function of the stress intensity factor. He developed a method of prediction of ductile-brittle…
Automotive Engineering Materials
METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE APPLICATION. Expert has expertise in the many aspects of incorporating metal matrix composites into mechanical devices. He has been involved in the design, fabrication, machining, joining, and evaluation process for automotive applications. In particular, Expert has extensive…
Cement and Concrete Technology
CEMENT TECHNOLOGY. Expert's background is in manufacturing processes in cement production. His experience is in various areas of process engineering, including equipment application and selection; design and development of process flow sheets; relations with vendors; field testing and data analysis;…
Polymer Coating Technologies
Expert has designed numerous formulations serving commercial and industrial coating needs. Expert has experience in the development of coating products for graphic arts, inks, paints, lacquers, elastomerics, adhesives, chemically resistant coatings, decorative coatings, photosensitive coatings, anti-corrosive, and abrasive coatings. The…
Selection of Structural Adhesives for Plastics, Metals, & Composites in Production
ADHESION TO FIBERGLASS, ELASTOMER, GLASS, METAL, PLASTIC, SPECIFIC MATERIAL. For over 30 years, Expert's has been involved in the detailed matching of structural adhesives for all substrates when used within a production environment, with particular emphasis on plastic assembly with…
Semiconductor Processing and Equipment
Expert has more than 23 years experience in the semiconductor industry, much of this time in a technical management position at Intel. He has hands-on experience with nearly every facet of processing silicon wafers to manufacturing semiconductor devices. His strength…
Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Processing, Materials Failure Analysis
Expert has gained extensive experience in the uses of ferrous metals and alloys (carbon and alloy steel, high strength steel, structural steel, heat resistant steel), non-ferrous metals and alloys, superalloys, stainless steels (austenitic, ferritic, martensitic, and precipitation hardening grades), tool…
Mixing, Pilot Plants, Scaleup, Atomization, Agglomeration, Evaporation, Heat Exchangers
Expert has extensive knowledge of mixing operations needed in the chemical, petrochemical, and biochemical industries. His knowledge includes the proper selection of effective mixing geometries and the power requirements needed by a mixing unit in either laminar or turbulent applications.…
Cryogenic Materials
AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL. Expert has expertise in the development of new nitrogen-strengthened steels. He was the U.S. representative to the High Nitrogen in Steels International Conference. He has also published three review papers and about 50 technical papers on low-temperature…
Fatigue and Experimental Mechanics
Expert has spent the bulk of his career in developing improved methods for predicting the fatigue life of mechanical parts. He has helped dozens of companies in designing and evaluating products for adequate fatigue performance, covering the spectrum from construction…