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Resume of LKV, P.Eng., C.Eng., M.I. Mech. E.
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EXPERTISE AND SERVICES
Electric Arc Furnace Expert ConsultantExpertise in revamp and complete re-design of several Electric Arc Furnaces, stress calculations for new equipment and for increased furnace capacities, Electric Arc Furnaces and water-cooled furnace elements, and engineering assistance relating to arc furnace design.
This consultant has provided expert witness testimony regarding supplied furnace volume and strength concerns to provide the promised annual production of electric arc furnaces.
Additional experience and specialization includes coordination and design of furnace structural, and water-cooled component engineering drawings, design and shop detailing for in-house fabrication of melt shop equipment including continuous casting machine elements, run out tables, transfer cars and tundishes.
This consultant has provided design and detailing of electric arc furnace component replacement and upgrading, including the design of water cooled elements on the furnace and water-cooled ductwork for pollution control systems. Related experience includes stress analysis by finite element method, material specification, and liaison with client, feasibility studies, and shop supervision during fabrication and field supervision during installation.
This consultant's capabilities include design of electric arc steel melting furnaces and related equipment in melt shop, including hot metal ladles, scrap charging buckets, hot metal tundishes, transfer cars, water cooled elements for refractory replacement in furnace walls and roof, water cooled ductwork for pollution control systems, and hot metal ladle turrets.
Extensive background and experience includes structural analysis of furnace components, electric arc furnace design, water cooled panels, water cooled roofs, water cooled ductwork, scrap transfer cars, ladle transfer cars, hot metal ladles, scrap buckets, tundishes, electrode arms. guide roll systems, electric arc furnace revamps, furnace hydraulic systems design, delta closure
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES SERVED
Chemical, Environment, Legal, Manufacturing, Metals, Petroleum, Power Plant, Steel
EDUCATION
B.SC. (Hons) Applied Science, Durham University, England
Higher National Certificate, Mechanical Engineering, England
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant, Kevin Kennedy & Associates, Inc.
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Providing expertise in mechanical engineering, electric arc furnace design and engineering, furnace components, furnace revamps, electric arc furnace expert witness testimony, and related expertise to a wide variety of clients.
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Engineering Consultant, EMPCO (Canada)
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Provided design work relating to the revamp and complete re-design of several Electric Arc Furnaces in Canada and the USA, involving stress calculations for the new supplied equipment and for the increased capacities of the furnace. This work involved stress calculations for the furnace structure under the new loading conditions for increased production requirements and the new loading that would be transferred to the existing foundations, and the solutions to support these extra loadings.
Senior Sales Engineer, Amerifab Inc., Indianapolis, IN
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Involved in sales relating to Electric Arc Furnaces and water-cooled furnace elements. Provided engineering assistance relating to arc furnace design.
Chapparal Steel Texas
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Involved in revamp of exiting B furnace to 180 ton round bottom tapping furnace including modified new furnace tilting platform.
Expert Witness, NKK/Trico
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Was expert witness for NKK/Trico litigation regarding supplied furnace volume and strength concerns to provide the promised annual production of the Electric Arc Furnace. Calculations were performed to prove the supplied equipment was sufficiently strong and of sufficient capacity to provide these production promises as per contract. NKK succeeded in this litigation.
Vice President, Engineering, Fuchs Systems, Inc, Salisbury, NC
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Was administration of Engineering department. Was responsible for supervision of engineers (approx. 30) and coordination and design of furnace structural, and water-cooled component engineering drawings. Was actively involved in all design processes relating to in-house projects. Was actively involved in the design of new technology relating to the design of Electric Arc Furnaces with our parent company in Germany including the development of the “Shaft Furnace” design. Fuchs builds customized Electric Arc Furnaces and Ladle furnaces for the steel making industry.
Chief Engineer, Dynex Engineering Inc., Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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Was responsible for the design and shop detailing for in-house fabrication of melt shop equipment including continuous casting machine elements, run out tables, transfer cars and tundishes. Was responsible for the design and detailing of electric arc furnace component replacement and upgrading, including the design of water-cooled elements on the furnace and water-cooled ductwork for pollution control systems. Duties included stress analysis by finite element method, material specification, and liaison with client, feasibility studies, and shop supervision during fabrication and field supervision during installation.
Vice President Engineering/Chief Engineer, EMPCO Canada Ltd., Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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Was responsible for the design of electric arc steel melting furnaces and related equipment in melt shop, including hot metal ladles, scrap charging buckets, hot metal tundishes, transfer cars, water cooled elements for refractory replacement in furnace walls and roof, water cooled ductwork for pollution control systems, and hot metal ladle turrets. Was responsible for design and stress analysis for all projects in-house and for feasibility studies and new equipment development. Responsibilities also included project management, material specification, pneumatic and hydraulic system design, initiating of all engineering functions, liaison with client, purchasing, checking of all drawings for final issue to in-house fabrication, supervision of engineering department of 15 engineers and designers. Provided supervision of equipment fabrication in-house and field supervision of installation of supplied equipment.
Senior Piping Designer, Sandersons Engineers, England
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Involved in flexibility analysis of piping and supporting systems for high temperature, high- pressure main boiler systems for power plant of petro chemical plant. Complex piping systems for modular units for North Sea Oil Drilling Platforms. Transferred to Saudi Arabia to work as senior mechanical engineer at Aramco Oil Refinery. Was responsible for team of engineers and designers upgrading piping systems on offshore tanker loading terminals.
Mechanical Engineer, Lake Ontario Steel Co., Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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Plant engineering design work related to the rolling mill and the melt shop, including roll conveyors, repeaters for cross country mill, coiler entry conveyors, uploopers, automatic angle stacker, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, plant services and re-design of arc furnace pollution control system. All projects included design, draughting, project management and installation supervision.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Design and Construction Engineer, Dupont Canada, Ajax, Ontario, Canada
Worked in plant engineering in Chemical Plant, installation of equipment in plant extension, material-handling conveyors, piping systems for product.
Design Engineer, Head Wrightson And Co., Cleveland, England
Designers and builders of totally integrated iron and steel plants worldwide. Provided design and draughting work related to projects in-house during this period. Full 5 year apprenticeship served during this period, and one year field supervision as site engineer at extension to Sinter Plant facility in fully integrated iron and steel plant.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
List of furnaces:
IPSCO #4 New
IPSCO #5 New
NSS St.Paul A & B Furnace Revamp
Sivaco Canada Revamp
Sidbec Quebec EBT
Chaparral Texas B Furnace Revamp
Chaparral Texas B Furnace New
Macsteel Fort Smith Revamp, Guide Rolls
Bayou Steel New Orleans Revamp
Seattle Steel New
SMI Seguin Revamp
SMI Cayce Revamp
Chaparral Virginia Shaft Furnace
Hylsa Monterrey Mex 4 Revamps
Hylsa Monterrey Mex Finger Shaft Furnace
Hylsa Puebla Finger Shaft Furnace
IPSCO Montpelier New
BHP Twin Shaft Furnace
NSS Arizona Shaft Furnace
IPSCO #5 Revamp
IPSCO #4 Revamp
Alta Steel Alberta Revamp
Manitoba Steel Mills Revamp
Chaparral B Furnace Revamp
Newport Steel New
NSS Youngstown New
Sidbec ARMA, Columns, Guide Rools
Rhode Island Revamp
Courtice Steel New
Lasco Steel 150 Ton Shell, Platform Revamp
Lasco 106 Ton Furnace New
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
Eur. Ing. European Engineer, European Federation of National Engineering Associations
M.I. Mech. Engineer, Institution of Mech. Engineers
Business/Industrial Administration
Professional Engineer, P.Eng., A.P.E.O. Canada
Chartered Engineer, C. Eng.,The Engineering Council, England
HONORS AND AWARDS
Honors, Applied Science, Durham University
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
European Federation of National Engineering Associations
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