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Energy Fundamentals and Applications: Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, and Nanotechnology
Expert is a notable researcher and scholar in energy fundamentals and applications, including thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics and nanotechnology. His expertise incorporates an emphasis on conservation and efficiency, the environment, and sustainability. Expert has significant experience in both academia…
Polymer Characterization, Analytical Chemistry, Design of Experiments for Complex Problem Solving
Expert performed polymer characterization using a wide variety of analytical techniques: Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC/ GPC), Field Flow Fractionation, HPLC, Dilute Solution Viscometry, Rheology, Thermal-Mechanical Analysis (DSC, TMA, DMA), Light Scattering, Optics (Birefringence, Dichroism, Turbidity). He developed structure-property-performance relationships in…
Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Over 25 years of experience in the CFD and heat transfer analysis of turbine blade cooling, polymer processing, building aerodynamics, building ventilation, automotive components and systems design and under hood airflow for off highway vehicles. • An in-depth knowledge…
Applied Mathmatics, Fluid Dynamics, Mineral Thickeners, Algae Growth, Aircraft Corrosion
Expert's PhD was in Civil Engineering on computational wind engineering, which led to engineering research work in many aspects of fluid dynamics and its mathematical modeling. There was a major project on sludge thickening for the minerals industry that was…
Analysis, FEA, CFD, Medical Devices, Heat Transfer, Elastomers, Diffusion, Solar, Coupled Systems
Real invention and innovation most often springs from cross-fertilization and analogies from broad experience, quite apart from an entire career in a narrow field. See, for instance, Holyak and Thagard, "Mental Leaps: Analogy in Creative Thought". Expert is a broad…
Rheology, Nanotechnology, Particulate/Multiphase Processes, Chemical Engineering.
Expert operates his contract research & development small business incorporated in 1990 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. Expert's professional experience spanning over four decades in chemical engineering has focused around the broad areas of particulate/multiphase processes and rheology. Chemical engineering…
Fluid and Thermal Science, Interfacial Fluid Flow
Expert has over 15 years of experience performing interfacial fluid flow research. The bulk of her work in this area has relied on mathematical modeling and numerical techniques. She has developed computational fluid dynamics algorithms to simulate incompressible, interfacial flows…
Polymer Rheology and Plastics Processing
Expert is currently working on constitutive modeling of the extensional behavior of molten plastics. He has developed models that allow the behavior in extension to be inferred from measurements in exponential shear. The material behavior in exponential shear is measured…
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.…
Flow Metering and Control of Water/Gases/Steam/Slurries/Sewage/Chemicals, Including Instrumentation
FLOW METERING; FLOW METERS. For over twenty years Expert has specialized in developing new meter applications, solving application problems, and designing flow centered production processes in the broadest possible array of industries; including agriculture, chemicals, fuel, paper, printing, mining, energy,…