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  • Simulation Modeling
  • Design
  • Energy Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Physics
  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Consultant
  • Document Design
  • Fluid Mechanics

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Services

  • Thermo-Fluid (Heat-Pump) Expert

    $55/hr Starting at $55 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Expert in the design and optimization of heat-pumps: Design Rating Testing Manufacture Design software development Research Ultra-compact air-to-water heat-pumps (AWHP) Nano series for South Africa -...

    ConsultantDesignEnergy EngineeringEngineeringIndustrial Design
  • Brazing Systems Expert

    $55/hr Starting at $55 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    I have worked with a number of advanced brazing systems during my time in the automotive heat-transfer industry.  This involved: Technology consulting Furnace design Controlled-atmosphere brazing (CAB)...

    Automotive EngineeringComputational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)Energy EngineeringEngineeringFinite Element Analysis
  • Technical Writing

    $30/hr Starting at $30 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    I have been writing technical materials since 1982. I would love to help you with your project. These include: Technical power-point presentations Technical writing Equipment manuals Operating manuals...

    Document DesignMathematicsPhysicsResearchTechnical Editing
  • Thermo-Fluid (Heat-Exchanger) Expert

    $55/hr Starting at $55 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Expert in the design and manufacture of heat-exchanger systems including: Heat-exchangers Optimization of existing heat-exchanger designs Consulting / design / rating / testing / manufacture / software...

    Artificial IntelligenceAutomotive EngineeringChemical EngineeringComputational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)Design
  • Plate Heat-Exchanger Software & Tech

    $55/hr Starting at $110 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    I am a specialist in the technology, software and algorithms that are used in the design and selection of plate heat-exchangers (PHE). As an example, I have recently upgraded and refined a huge legacy...

    AlgorithmsDesignFluid MechanicsMachine LearningMathematical Modeling

About

Consulting engineer, thermo-fluid engineering specialist, designer, inventor, software developer, technical writer – at RareTechSEA

o Advanced Heat-Transfer Technologies
o Advanced Brazing Technologies
o ~40 years experience
o 36+ countries
o Leader of Composite Deposition (CD) aluminium particle-brazing development team
o Member of international Cuprobraze® copper particle-brazing development team
o Controlled atmosphere brazing (CAB) brazing furnace expert
o Brazing expert on Cuprobraze® development project

o HEAT-EXCHANGERS
o Consulting / design / rating / testing / manufacture / software development / research
o Plate heat-exchangers - PHE/BPHE (includes software development and big data analysis)
o Automotive HE
o RHVAC
o Finned-tube
o Landfill-gas coolers - LP/HP
o Heavy industrial
o Mining - elution
o Stationery gen-sets
o Petrochemical HE

o HEAT-PUMPS
o Design / rating / testing / manufacture / software development / research
o Ultra-compact AWHP (air-to-water heat-pumps)
o Low-cost AWHP for global market

o BRAZING SYSTEMS
o Modular shell-and-tube HE (MSTHE)
o Consulting / process development / CAB furnace specialist / manufacturing / research
o Aluminium
o CD (Composite Deposition) technology
o Particle-brazing technology
o Fluxless brazing
o Nocolok
o Copper-based
o Cuprobraze® (anneal-resistant copper fin – high strength-brass tube brazing)
o Xbraze (anneal-resistant copper fin-copper tube brazing – in development)

o NOTABLE APPOINTMENTS
o Product Design & Development Adviser– 1st tier supplier to Automotive Industry - Bangkok, Thailand (2004-2007)
o Executive Consultant to President of Outokumpu Copper Strip AB, Vasteras, Sweden (1999-2003)
o Technical Services Executive Director – T&N Group – Automotive Heat-Transfer Division – South Africa (1996-1997)

o International travel (business & personal) – includes – (not all listed)
o Sweden, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Russia, Switzerland, South Africa, USA, Japan, China, Korea,
o Thailand, India,Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Canada, Mauritius, Reunion, Isle de Sol, Philippines,
o Indonesia, Poland, Laos, Cambodia, Dubai.

o Education
2007-2024 PhD research dissertation – on-going (hobby) – The Wave Nature of the Navier-Stokes Equations
2004-2007 PhD Candidate (ABD) in Mechanical Engineering – Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
1982-1985 BSc. Eng. (Mech) Cum Laude (with distinction) - Natal University, Durban, South Africa.
1980-1981 T1 & T2 Higher National Diploma - Natal Technikon, Durban, South Africa.

Work Terms

Freelance.
Preferably 20 hours per week.
Open to consider longer development projects.
USD 55/h

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