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Thin Films, Coatings, and Instruments
Expert has more than fifteen years of experience in the areas of experimental thin films and coatings. The range of thin films include, AL, Cr, Ni-Cr, Pd, Au, SeGe, In, polyvinylalcohol, polyvilylchloride, Si0x, electroless Au, electroless Ni, and electroless Pd.…
Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Pumps, Valves, Hydrostatic Drives and Propulsion Systems
Expert has over 47 years experience designing and applying fluid power systems. He has applied hydraulic and pneumatic components as well as automatic lube systems in industrial applications such as metal processing, material handling, chemical processing, and manufacturing. In mobile…
Cleaning Formulae & Government Regulations
Expert has spent the majority of his career with a specialty chemical company that formulates products primarily for metal cleaning, industrial water treatment, odor control and detergents. He is particularly familiar with both solid and liquid operations that include mixing,…
Chemical Process and Design
Expert has expertise in design, system engineering, and practical applications focusing on packed and tray towers, evaporators, heat exchangers (i.e. shell and tube, spiral and plate type, and specialized heat transfer equipment), heat pumps, pressure and vacuum filtration, dryers, centrifuges,…
Metrication, Metric Standards; Steam Engines, Gas and Diesel Engines; Renewable Energy; Scroll Expansion
Since entering the field in 1973, Expert has become one of the foremost experts on the application of metric (SI) units and international (metric) standards. He has helped over 100 companies and government agencies adopt metric practices. He has written…
Electronic Drive/Power Quality
Expert is concerned with the design, performance, and control of electrical energy conversion devices. He has research, development, and design experience in all types of variable-speed or constant-speed electromechanical drives, including variable-frequency/variable-voltage drives. He designed electric-hybrid, variable-speed drives for automobiles…
Continuum Electromechanics
Expert has focused on minimizing the current needed to yield lift/stabilization forces with high speed magnetic bearings. He uses boundary element field analyses to perform this optimization as well as to get leakage and eddy current losses. He is developing…
Cooling Systems for People & Equipment: HVAC Design and Climate Testing, HVAC Trouble Shooting, etc.
Expert has expertise in the design and operation of air conditioning systems and related processing systems. His experience includes systems for rail cars, buses, television production vehicles, ships, aircraft, and high altitude unmanned planes. As a systems engineer he has…
Patran, Apex, Finite Element Analysis, Nastran, Metal Failure, Random Vibration, Strength Assessment
ABAQUS; PATRAN; NASTRAN. Expert has had three years of experience in the application of NASTRAN to space shuttle dynamics problems. He has ten years of experience in the development and technical support of PATRAN FE modeling software and interfaces between…