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Pneumatic Conveying of Solids
PNEUMATIC CONVEYING; CONVEYORS. Expert spent the majority of his career in bulk material handling, with the principal application in pneumatic conveying. He has gained much experience in the design and application of conveyors for bulk materials, specifically for delivery to…
Industrial & Human Factors Engineering, Including Work Methods and Standards, Guarding, & Warnings
Expert L. Expert works with executives and their key staff who have committed substantial resources to transforming their organizations in order to achieve peak productivity, but who have become "stuck." He gets them unstuck by: building balanced scorecards, facilitating strategic…
Plasma-Aided Manufacturing
Expert has been involved in the development of a number of features for these devices. These include the dual cell, programmed swept radio frequency excitation, external ion injection, and mass separation. He has also been able to utilize this concept…
Synthesis and Characterization of Ceramic Powders and Single Crystals
Expert has used microencapsulation as a method to prepare multicomponent ceramic powders containing two to five components. He developed (and is in the process of patenting) the first dry microencapsulation process that also can be used as a granulation method.…
Fish Processing, Kosher Foods, Halal Foods,
COMPOSTING. Expert is currently working on static, natural air flow composting systems for various fish wastes and cafeteria food wastes. Small-scale systems, including potentially indoor systems, are also being explored. FISH MEAT. He is currently involved with new product development…
Material Analysis/Spectroscopy
During the past 15 years, Expert's research has become increasingly oriented toward vibrational spectroscopy, particularly Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. In the early 1980s, he developed modern step-scan FT-IR instrumentation for photoacoustic and photothermal spectroscopy of surfaces and opaque or…
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…
Wood Science, Wood Technology, Wood Preservation, Wood Biodeterioration
WOOD PRESERVATION; WOOD PRESERVATIVES; WOOD IMPREGNATION. Expert has expertise in many aspects of wood preservation. He has experience in operating wood treating plants, and is thoroughly familiar with commercial preservatives. He is a pioneer in the development of new wood…
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…
Freshwater Impact Assessment, Zebra Mussel Control, Inorganic Contaminants, etc.
Expert has published on, and is currently researching, the chemical, physical, and biological factors that control the duration, frequency, and intensity of fouling. Most of this work is related to fouling in domestic and industrial pipelines and is based on…