Design, Engineering, Research and Management Services
Process Engineering
Design & Analysis of:
- Fluid (gas & liquid) systems
- Bulk solids handling systems
- Conceptual and Scaled-up systems
- Test stands / experimentation apparatuses
- Heat Transfer
- Thermodynamics
Development of:
- Block Flow Diagrams (BFD), Process Flow Diagrams (PFD), Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID)
- Energy & Mass Balances / Heat & Material Balances (HMB)
- Process models – in Excel, or in Matlab
- Equipment List & Selection
- CapEx estimation
- Plant design
- Systems Engineering Requirements
Research & Analysis
- Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA)
- Feasibility Studies
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
- Technical Research
- SBIR/STTR TABA (Technical and Business Assistance)
Technical Management
- Program Management
- Project Management
- R&D leadership
- Management for the unique challenges of startups
Equipment Selection Experience
Pumps, Fans, Blowers, Compressors
- Types: Centrifugal (backward/forward inclined, radial), axial, mixed-flow, positive displacement (gear, lobe, piston, vane, flexible vane)
- For: water, hydraulics, oils, chemicals, air, gases
Valves
- Control valves: V-ball, needle, globe
- On/Off valves: Ball, butterfly
- Actuators
Material Compatibility
- Compatibility for: high pressure gases or liquids, strong acids, strong caustics, oils, corrosives, contamination
- Coatings & Liners: glass, fluorocarbons (PTFE, FEP, PVDF, PFA, etc.), polyurethane/polyurea, fiber-reinforced “liner” (actually the tank) with a metal “tank” (actually just exterior cladding) for fire safety & compliance
- Or flip the problem: treat the fluid, not the equipment, and use corrosion-inhibitors
Instrumentation
- Pressure: gauges, sensors, manometers
- Temperature: thermocouples, thermometers
- Flowmeters: rotameter, turbine, gear, ultrasonic
Bulk Solids Handling
- Conveyors: Pneumatic or vacuum conveyors, screw
- Feeders: gravimetric or volumetric
- Hoppers: live-bottom
Filtration
- Air & Gases filters: cartridge, candle, baghouse
- Filtration efficiency measures: HEPA & MERV
- Liquids filters: bag, cartridge
Pollution Controls
- Dust & explosive dust: mobile trunk units, explosion-proof vacuums
- Oxidizers: thermal, flameless, catalytic
- SOx removal: dry scrubber
- Carbon capture: caustic wet scrubber, cryogenic, membrane, thermal swing absorption (TSA)
Subject Matter Expert (SME): Foam
- Air-water mixtures, and insulating polyurethane foams
- Expertise on making, moving, measuring, and breaking foams
- Expertise on multi-phase (gas-liquid-solids) and Non-Newtonian rheology