Education / Qualifications

• Many years experience in chemical plant and heat transfer system design , construction, and startup
  
• Author of 7 patents covering thermal liquid heat recovery and cogeneration applications
  
• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering - Lafayette College 1957
  
• Registered Professional Engineer in New York

Professional Experience

• 2002-present   AAB Systems LLC
  
• 1999-present   Consultant hot oil and salt heat transfer systems
  
• 1996-1999       Pfizer
• 1961-1996       American Hydrotherm Corporation
  
• 1960-1961       Bechtel Associates
  
• 1957-1960       M.W.Kellogg

Vice President, Project Manager

• Part owner of American Hydrotherm Corporation
       [supplier of thermal liquid heat transfer systems and a process plant designer]

Process/Project Manager [Chemical, Petrochemical, and Cogeneration Plants]

• Developed PFD and PID
  • Fluid flow and pressure drop analysis
    
  • All control loops for the process and utilities

• Designed and purchased
  • Shell and tube heat exchangers
    
  • Fired heaters and combustion control systems
    
  • Electric heaters and control systems
    
  • Pressure vessels/tanks
    
  • Pumps
    
  • Control valves, flow meters, level/temperature/pressure instruments
    
  • Control and power panels

• Designs involved high temperature thermal liquid heat transfer systems used in chemical reactor and other process equipment. Heat transfer media used were high temperature water [300°-400° F], heat transfer oils [400°-700° F], and molten salt [500°-1000° F].

Plant Startup Experience

• Performed startup services on over 50 projects around the world
        [U.S., Holland, Japan, Taiwan, India]
  Specifics included:
  • Construction checkout
    
  • Initial equipment "debugging"
    
  • Final commissioning of the equipment including combustion controls
    
  • Fine tuning of instruments and operator training

Operating Instructions / Safety Training and Analysis

• For over 50 projects, prepared detailed operating and maintenance instructions
  
• Led the operator training sessions to describe the equipment and review safety concerns
  
• Participated in HAZOP and PHA sessions to assure a safe plant design

Expert Witness

• Testified in a suit involving a fire with property damage and personal injury.
     This involved a valve misoperation on a fuel fired hot oil heater.
  
• Testified in a suit involving the failure of a pipe shell in an electric fired hot oil heater.
  
• Investigated a textile plant fire where 3 fired hot oil heaters were located.
      It was proven that the heaters did not cause or contribute to the fire.
  
• Investigated the design and construction problems with a large fired hot oil calender system that included three temperature control skids.