Reimagine Your Engine

Engineering work

Design, hardware, and failure analysis

Each project is described the same way: the problem, how it was engineered, and what came out the other end. Details are shared where clients permit.

[PHOTO — finished system installed in service]

01 · Completed system

[PROJECT TITLE — e.g. engine / compressor system]

Challenge
[What was failing, missing, or required — operating conditions, constraints]
Approach
[Analysis performed, design decisions, alternatives rejected and why]
Built / solved
[What was built or solved — measured outcome, hours in service, specs met]
  • [DISCIPLINE]
  • [EQUIPMENT TYPE]
  • [STATUS / YEAR]
[CAD RENDER or SECTION VIEW — assembly, exploded view]

02 · CAD & mechanical design

[PROJECT TITLE — mechanical design]

Challenge
[Design requirement: loads, envelope, materials, service environment]
Approach
[Design method — FEA, tolerance stack, material selection, DFM]
Built / solved
[Final design, parts produced, validation result]
  • [CAD TOOL]
  • [MATERIAL]
  • [YEAR]
[SCHEMATIC or PANEL PHOTO — wiring, PCB, control cabinet]

03 · Electrical / electronic systems

[PROJECT TITLE — controls / electronics]

Challenge
[Control, power, or instrumentation problem to solve]
Approach
[Architecture — sensors, controller, logic, protection, standards applied]
Built / solved
[System delivered, commissioning result, reliability data]
  • [PLC / MCU]
  • [VOLTAGE CLASS]
  • [YEAR]
[PHOTO — rig on the bench, instrumentation visible]

04 · Prototype & test rig

[PROJECT TITLE — prototype or test stand]

Challenge
[Hypothesis or performance claim that needed proving]
Approach
[Test plan — instrumentation, data acquisition, test matrix]
Built / solved
[Data obtained, design changes made from findings]
  • [DAQ]
  • [TEST TYPE]
  • [YEAR]
[PLOT or FAILED PART PHOTO — fracture face, vibration spectrum, thermal map]

05 · Engineering analysis

[PROJECT TITLE — failure / root-cause analysis]

Challenge
[Recurring failure or performance shortfall in the field]
Approach
[Root-cause method — teardown, metallurgy, vibration, oil analysis, calcs]
Built / solved
[Root cause identified, corrective action, failures since]
  • [METHOD]
  • [EQUIPMENT]
  • [YEAR]
[BEFORE / AFTER PHOTOS — original vs. rebuilt hardware]

06 · Hardware rebuild

[PROJECT TITLE — redesign & rebuild]

Challenge
[Why the original design did not work]
Approach
[Weak point redesigned — what changed and why]
Built / solved
[Rebuilt machine — performance vs. original]
  • [MACHINE]
  • [SCOPE]
  • [YEAR]

From the bench

Drawings, schematics, and shop photos

[TECHNICAL DRAWING — dimensioned part or assembly]
[SCHEMATIC — control or power circuit]
[SHOP PHOTO — hardware during build]
[TEST DATA PLOT — performance vs. spec]
[FIELD PHOTO — equipment in service]
[TEARDOWN PHOTO — failed component]