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Corrosion and Metallurgical Failure Analysis
Expert notes that corrosion is a major problem that affects many industries. Expert has spent over forty years studying and solving corrosion problems in the construction, aerospace, defense, petroleum, utility and related industries. He was also the technical editor of…
Compressor Design and Evaluation
As previous Manager of Evaluation for Air Conditioning Products at the General Electric Company and co-owner of his consultancy, Expert has extensive experience with the evaluation of compressors and related systems. He has completed performance, reliability, and quality testing of…
Mechanical Noise/Vibration
Expert has expertise in many aspects of automotive noise control and issues related to sound quality. His research has been on technology's cutting edge in transmission noise, brake squeal, and electro-mechanical actuator noise. He has also consulted on engine noise,…
Failure Analysis of Materials
MATERIAL FAILURE ANALYSIS; ADHESIVE FAILURE; COMPOSITE FAILURE; METAL FAILURE. Expert's (pronounced Wall-teen) principal occupation has been in the analysis of failures of machine components, including orthopedic (surgical) implants. Materials analyzed include metals and alloys of all types, polymers, elastomers, composites,…
Sound, Vibration, and Dynamics
The employees of Expert's company have worked in many areas of applied acoustics for over 40 years. This has included the areas of audio, ultrasonics, structural acoustics, noise control and the design of quiet products, outdoor sound propagation, and machinery…
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…
Gear Dynamics, Gear Noise
Expert heads a laboratory devoted to gear noise research. This lab is supported by over 25 companies. He is a principal lecturer of a gear noise short course offered annually. This course has been taken by over 600 individuals from…
Theoretical Physics, Acoustics, SONAR, Signal Processing, Piezoelectric
Expert has studied theoretical acoustics for the past 20 years. His work is strongly mathematical, extending beyond the wave equation to non-linear acoustics and propagation and to noise and even temperature. His work applies to a very wide range of…