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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…
Turbomachinery
As the founder of his engineering consulting company, Expert consults with manufacturers and owners of turbomachinery such as steam and gas turbines, gas expanders, TG sets, pumps, and fans. His experience as a steam turbine designer includes several patents related…
Flow Measurement, Level Measurement, Process Control, Variable Speed Drives
Expert has over 40 years of experience specifying, installing, starting-up, calibrating and troubleshooting flowmeter systems. He has authored a flow measurement textbook and developed and taught seminars for over 35 years. Qualified as an expert witness, he has performed numerous…
Product Design and Manufacturing, Materials, Fastening and Joining, Consumer Product and Safety
Expert was responsible, as a project engineer, for the origination of four product lines that have achieved No.1 with Consumer Reports, plus a significant contributor to others. Clients have ranged from start-ups to Kirby, Stratasys, Black & Decker, Toro, Andersen…
Electrical Power Generation and Control–Design, Project Management and Troubleshooting
Expert has provided project management, issue management, owner'Expertengineer, agency contact, design, plant modification, installation supervision, start-up, commissioning, and troubleshooting services for power generating plants, auxiliary systems and sub-systems for more than thirty years. Most of these services have been performed…
Fatigue, Spate Methods, NDE, Product Liability, Thermomechanics, etc.
LIFE PREDICTION METHODOLOGIES FOR COMPONENTS OF STRUCTURES, MACHINES, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES. Expert's work centers on life prediction methodologies for components of structures, machines, and electronic devices. The major parameters of interest are stress, strain, time, temperature, and damage. These quantities…
Engineering Analysis and Modeling
ENGINEERING ANALYSIS; COMPUTER MODELING; COMPUTER MATHEMATICS; PHYSICS MODELING. Expert and his colleagues run a small company dedicated to problem solving and research in the engineering and physical sciences. They are experienced in computer modeling of engineering systems (thermal, mechanical, fluid,…
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…
Geomechanics and Material Testing
Expert has applied numerical methods and constitutive models for a wide range of soil-structure interaction problems. He has in-depth knowledge of rock mechanics, soil mechanics, and groundwater flow modeling. His knowledge of geotechnical engineering allows him to answer complex questions…
Innovation Methodologies, Processes and Tools Training & Certification; Innovative Problem-Solution Coach/Consultant using: FMEA, FH-Decomp, MVIS & PDS-G
Expert in: Innovation Methodologies & Tools Innovation Coach/Consultant and Certification Training Systems Reliability & DfR DFSS-Black Belt, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, FMEA, DFMEA, PFMEA, FMECA, FTA, FH-Decomposition Innovative Rapid System Problem Solving Expert developed PDD, Principle Driven Development to help…