Mr. Fecke’s mechanical engineering expertise focuses on steam generating systems, especially boilers and boiler subsystems used to generate steam for electric power generation, industrial plant utilities, and agrochemical and specialty chemical processing plants. Some of these subsystems include: steam and mud drums, steam generating bank, coal pulverizers, superheaters, attemperators, soot blowers, and burner control systems. Mr. Fecke has provided consulting services to clients on most aspects of steam boiler systems including failure analysis, repairs, startup/shutdown, and operation. Mr. Fecke successfully works with his clients to define the problems and to assemble and lead the multi-disciplinary teams often necessary to solve them.
Mr. Fecke is active in the field of boiler safety and has assisted his clients in identifying the appropriate level of safeguards necessary for their boiler systems, implementing those safeguards, and auditing their installations. He is well versed in the industry standards and has used those in combination with process hazard analysis techniques to conduct these studies.
In addition to his consulting on boiler and furnace systems, Mr. Fecke also consults on issues of fire origin and cause, explosion analysis, and mechanical engineering. Recent projects include examinations and analyses of hazardous materials tank cars, induction furnaces, chemical plants, rail accidents, and fire investigations. He has significant experience operating in confined spaces under supplied air, Level B PPE. Prior to joining Exponent, he worked as a Field Service Engineer for The Babcock and Wilcox Company.
Morrison DR, Su YS, Fecke M. Spontaneous combustion tendency of household chemicals and clothes dryers—Part 2. Appliance Magazine, July 2006.
Morrison DR, Su YS, Fecke M. Spontaneous combustion tendency of household chemicals and clothes dryers—Part 1. Appliance Magazine, June 2006.
Morrison DR, Su YS, Fecke M. Spontaneous combustion tendency of household chemicals and clothes dryers. 2006 International Appliance Technical Conference, March 2006. This paper received the Dana Chase Memorial Award for the Best Paper presented at the conference.