Below is a incomplete and growing list of some of the projects I have worked on. Please contact me through the secure form below if you need technical assistance in a related matter.
- Erosion of cement and steel components of a deepwater oil well and Blow Out Preventer (BOP)
- Testing and analytical investigation of fluids in high-intensity flows.
- Failure analysis of a lithium-polymer battery used in commercial aircraft
- Pyroclastic testing and analysis of thermal runaway in an aircraft APU starter battery.
- Root Cause Analysis of Diesel Particulate Filter thermal failures in heavy duty (Class IV-VI) commercial vehicles.
- Moss-Ferguson Warranty Act investigation in turbocharged diesel engines for heavy duty trucks (Class IV)
- Standard of care and maintenance review,
- 100+ field inspections.
- Automotive intake air filter analysis
- Filtration testing to ISO-5011 air filtration performance standards for combustion engines and compressors, using calibrated testing media according to ISO-2103,
- Dynomometer testing to determine horsepower increase due to installation of aftermarket air filter systems.
- Experimental Investigation of cavitation in cryogenic rocket propellants (my PhD Dissertation)
- Testing and analysis to simulate performance of the impeller on the Space Shuttle Main Engine (RS-25) low-pressure fuel pump which pumps liquid hydrogen.
- Rapid Prototyping in a downrange battlefield
- Deployed to Afghanistan to develop tactical solutions directly to warfighters.
- Root Cause Analysis and design correction for mitigation of detonation in automotive airbag inflators
- Modeling, testing, and accelerated aging of solid propellants and moisture intrusion.
- Fluid flow analysis in domestic clothes washers
- Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) trace particle detection, microorganism growth, and self-cleaning effectiveness.
- Protection schemes for utility poles to resist damage from wildland fires
- Design review and testing of commercial Off The Shelf (OTS) and custom product solutions.
- Boiler failure in a hand-held domestic steam mop
- Lifecycle testing and mitigation of accelerated fouling from tap-water deposits.
- Quality assurance of laptop soft-pouch battery cell by custom 3D laser profilometry.
- Failure Analysis of catastrophic engine in industrial scale biogas digestion engine
- Piston and combustion chamber fracture and unplanned disassembly due to fuel-sourced sulfur deposition and insufficient maintenance.
- Failure analysis of microphones on handheld mobile devices
- Drop testing and shock wave modeling.
- Unintended acceleration of turbo-diesel passenger cars
- Analysis and inspection of uncontrolled engine runaway due to oil consumption from alleged turbocharger seal leaks.
- UL94 testing of plastics samples for consumer electronics.
- False advertising claim of steam power in a consumer steam appliance
- Testing and analysis of clothes irons to validate claims of heat power.
- False advertising claim of radiant heating power in hot-water baseboard heating
- High-precision thermal transducer measurement uncertainty and accuracy, environmental cell testing.
- Brake Failure thermal modeling in class VIII (cement) trucks in a runaway crash event .
- Unintended acceleration in passenger vehicles with cable-operated cruise control.
- Microbial spoilage in domestic clothes washers
- Thermal imaging, fluid flow testing, large-scale accelerated cycling.
- Engine failure in sports cars due maintenance
- Failure analysis of high-performance engines with regard to valve train, oiling, and bearing failure. Analytically determined propensity for catastrophic engine failure based on design versus maintenance frequency and technique.
- Intermittent fuel starvation and uncontrollability in motorcycles
- Root Cause Analysis of “Lag and Leap” issues due to improper installation behavior of factory technicians.
- Smoke damage cost analysis of engine components from an adjacent building fire
- Fire Cause and Origin (C&O) investigation for city buses power by compressed natural gas (CNG).
- Safety analysis of increased broad-utility gas line pressure
- Combustion emissions testing from aged and antique appliances.
- Burn injury risk analysis in consumer appliances
- Thermesthesiometer testing and international standards review.
- Fire and Explosion investigation of a commercial logging operation
- Flammability and explosion propensity of outdoor welding operations.
- Engine thermal failure in Off-Road-Vehicles (ORVs)
- Design and process reconfiguration.
- Failure and explosion of a domestic pressure-cooking kitchen appliance
- Design and assembly review, failure probability assessment.
- Burn injury risk and severity analysis of a gas-fired glass fireplace for domestic use
- Thermesthesiometer testing, Canadian and US standards review, burn hazard analysis.
- Heat Pipe characterization
- Shape and advanced copper alloy testing for use in cooling of a microprocessor.
- Combustion performance optimization of a camping stove
- Research and testing for the reduction of carbon-monoxide, fuel efficiency, flame holding, and flame shape.
- Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) of engine-control relay causing fires in zero-mile medium-duty trucks
- Modeling and testing of low-temperature precipitation of moisture on electrical contacts in low voltage (5 and 12VDC) power control relays.
- Failure analysis on UV water filtration units
- Accelerated aging, circuit analysis, and fire hazard analysis on UV filters used in industrial and commercial (public and hotel pools, etc) applications.
- Fire cause and analysis of passenger car due to common part application
- Identical part (DC license plate bulb) used in reverse polarity can cause adverse thermal conditions leading to heating and ignition of plastic body panels.
- Fire cause and analysis of domestic gas meter
- Plastics flammability and fracture testing.
- Telematics and fleet management system analysis and optimization.
- Unsteady acceleration of motorcycles due to improper component installation by offshore factory labor
- Diagnosis of root cause of Lag-and-Leap acceleration (surging from intermittent fuel starvation) caused by fuel sloshing and pumping circuit robustness.
- Design and construction of an ultrasonic resonator for accelerated chemical catalysis
- Reactor design and construction of cavitation reactor for applications in the spirits industry.
- Testing of chassis fixture and belt strength of modern passenger car seat belts
- Construction of a court-room exhibit to demonstrate the tensile strength of a seat belt assembly in a crash scenario.