Ed G.

Licensed engineer (PA, OH, NY & NC) with 38 years experience design and manufacturing in heavy industry such as power generation, steel, paper, chemical, mining etc. Machine and equipment design experience is from concept thru manufacturing. Structural design experience for residential, commercial and industrial buildings.

My experience as a Mechanical Engineer overlaps the following engineering disciplines:
Manufacturing Engineer
Civil Engineer
Chemical Engineer
Process Engineer
Materials Engineer
Welding Engineer

I have 6 patents and 5 publications/conference presentations with assistance on many more.

Industrial Trainer
Principles, Maintenance and Operations of Turbo Compressors and Centrifugal Gas Compressors

I serve as an Expert Witness in cases involving heavy industry.

My analysis background includes the following:
Stress
FEA & CFD
Thermodynamics
Heat Transfer - Conduction, Forced Convection, Natural Convection, Radiation
Psychometrics
Ventilation
Shock
Vibration
Hydraulics
Acoustics
Bearing performance
Electromagnetic Force Analysis
Combustion
DFM and DFA
CAPEX and OPEX Cost Estimation

Engineering Process Study Phases
Feasibility
FEED
Detail Design
Manufacturing

Representative examples of the type of work I have done include:
Machine Design
Equipment Design, Static or Rotating
Complex Assemblies
3D Modeling, Manufacturing Drawings, GD&T
FEA & CFD
Lifting Equipment per OSHA/ASME
Machining & Weldments
PFD & P&ID
Process Heating or Cooling
Power Cycles
Supercritical Fluids, sCO2, sH2O
Buildings, Layout, Structural Analysis, MEP, stamped drawings