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Dr. Martin is an expert in heating and combustion equipment, and he specializes in the investigation of explosions, fires, and hazardous material releases. Dr. Martin’s capabilities include design, analysis, commissioning, and troubleshooting of thermal processes in the cement, chemical, metallurgical, paper, petroleum, pharmaceutical, power-generation, smelting, and wood products industries. He analyzes boilers, furnaces, incinerators, and kilns for compliance with safety standards, and he performs historical reconstruction of chemical releases from process equipment that may emit volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, or dioxins. Dr. Martin has expertise in flameless combustion and porous-media heat transfer, and he holds numerous patents in these areas. Dr. Martin has expertise in the historical utilization of asbestos-containing insulating and sealing materials in industrial equipment and premises. He also analyzes patents to assess validity, interpret claims, and evaluate possible infringement.
Martin RJ, Malzahn, DD, Hicks, JB, Sheehan, PJ. Energy-Saving Thermal Insulation: Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Health Considerations. Industrial Heating; Vol. LXXV, No. 6, p. 54, June 2008.
Martin RJ, Christiansen EW. New explosion relief standard affects furnaces. Industrial Heating; Vol. LXXIV, No. 12, p. 41, December 2007.
Martin RJ, Zhang F, McGoran BA, Chapman WD. Propane appliances on small vessels: Personal injury flash fire. Heat Treatment of Metals 2007; 32:95–98; Proceedings of the 2007 China National Failure Analysis Conference, Changsha, China, November 2007.
Martin RJ, Christiansen EW. New explosion relief standards impact coating equipment. Metal Finishing; 2007; 105:77–81; July 2007.
Qin W, Dekermenjian M, Martin RJ. Prediction of particulate loading in exhaust from fabric filter baghouses with one or more failed bags. J. Air Waste Manage Assoc 2006; 56:1177–1183.
Myers TJ, Kytomaa HK, Martin RJ. Fires and explosions in vapor control systems: A lessons learned anthology. Process Safety Progress 2003; 22:195, December.
Martin RJ, Colwell JD. De Novo VOC from regenerative thermal oxidizers. Proceedings ASME-HT2003, Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Las Vegas, NV, July 22, 2003.
Martin RJ, Myers T, Hinze P, Kytomaa H. Test your incinerator knowledge. Chemical Engineering Progress 2003; 99:36–39, February.
Martin RJ, Hinze P, Myers T, Kytomaa H. Thermal oxidizing systems—Test your knowledge to improve your refinery’s safety and reliability. Hydrocarbon Processing 2002; 79–80, November.
Reza A, Anderson LW, Martin RJ. What is an explosion? A case history of an investigation for the insurance industry. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries 2000; 13:491.
Martin RJ, Woods KB, Schofield JT. HAPhazard no more. Industrial Wastewater 1994; 2, May/June.
Binder WD, Martin RJ. The destruction of air toxic emissions by flameless thermal oxidation. Proceedings, Conference on Incineration and Thermal Treatment Technologies, Knoxville, TN, May 3, 1993.
Martin RJ, Brown NJ. Nitrous oxide formation and destruction in lean, premixed combustion. Combustion and Flame 1990; 80:238.
Martin RJ, Brown NJ. Analysis and modeling of nitrous oxide chemistry in lean, premixed combustion. Combustion and Flame 1990; 82:312.
Martin RJ, Brown NJ. The importance of thermodynamics to the modeling of nitrogen combustion chemistry. Combustion and Flame 1989; 78:365.
Martin RJ, Kelly JT, Ohmine S, Chu EK. Pilot-scale characterization of dry sorbent injection for SO2 control in a Low-NOx tangential system. ASME Journal of Engineering for Power 1988; 110:111.
Lionel T, Martin RJ, Brown NJ. A comparative study of combustion in kerosene heaters. Environmental Science and Technology 1986; 20:78.
Book Chapters
Mesard P, Martin RJ. Sources of perchlorate releases to the environment. In: Perchlorate: A Scientific, Legal, and Economic Assessment. Hagström E (ed), Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Inc., Tucson, AZ, 2006.
DeCicco SG, Martin RJ. Flameless thermal oxidation. In: Standard Handbook of Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal, Second Edition. Freeman HM (ed), McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1997.
Presentations and Published Abstracts
Martin RJ, Slee D, Christiansen E. Vehicle and vessel fires: When to retain an engineer. International Association of Special Investigation Units, Southern California Chapter Meeting, Diamond Bar, CA, January 16, 2008.
Martin RJ. Fire science for marine professionals. Society of Accredited Marine Surveyors, Southern California Sub Regional Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, November 14, 2006.
Martin RJ, Qin W. Liquefied petroleum gas cylinder safety—Can solar heating lead to venting? 2006 International Symposium on Safety, Science, and Technology, Changsha, China, October 24–27, 2006.
Myers T, Martin R, Kytomaa, H. Fires and explosions in vapor control systems: A lessons learned anthology. AIChE 36th Annual Loss Prevention Symposium, New Orleans, LA, March 10–13, 2002.
Agrawal SK, Martin RJ. CNG filter canister failure and system reliability analysis. Paper 2001-01-2471, SAE Future Transportation Technology Conference, Costa Mesa, CA, August 20, 2001.
Martin RJ. Destruction threshold for the elimination of fine particles by diesel aftertreatment. Proceedings, Western States Section, Combustion Institute; Paper 98F-16, Seattle, WA, October 26, 1998.
Johnson BA, Rubenstein CB, Martin RJ. Heavy metal waste conversion by thermally-driven chemical bonding: Bench and prototype experiments. ACS Symposium on Emerging Technologies for Hazardous Waste Treatment, p. 24, 1990.
Martin RJ, Lucas D, Brown NJ. Nitrogen species measurement in a flash ignited combustion system. Proceedings, Western States Section, Combustion Institute, p. 294, Banff, Alberta, Canada, Spring 1990.
- Director of Technology, Thermatrix Inc., San Jose, CA, 1990–1999
- Guest Lecturer, University of California Extension, Davis, CA, 1997–1999
- Manager of Mechanical Engineering, Ceramic Bonding Inc., Mountain View, CA, 1988–1989
- Graduate Student Research Assistant, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 1984–1989
- Staff Engineer, Acurex Corporation, Mountain View, CA, 1981–1984
- National Fire Protection Association, Principal Member Technical Committee 86 – Ovens and Furnaces, 2000–present and Secretary, 2008–present
- National Fire Protection Association, Secretary Task Group 87 – Fluid Heaters, 2007–present
- Combustion Institute, Member Western States Section Executive Committee, 1995–2001
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (member)
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- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1989
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1981
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1981
- Tau Beta Pi, President California Gamma Chapter, 1980
- Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer, California, #M025029
- Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer, Arizona, #36052
- Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer, Montana, #15809
- Registered Professional Mechanical Engineer, Indiana, #PE10404580
- Registered Professional Engineer, Texas #98139
- Certified Fire Investigator (C.F.I.), in accordance with the International Association of Arson
Investigators (IAAI), Certificate No. 22-080802
- OSHA 40-Hour Certification—Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
Fire Cause and Origin Investigation Training, State of California, Office of State Fire Marshal
Patent 6,532,339: Device for Thermally Processing a Gas Stream, and Method for Same, issued March 11, 2003 (with B. Edgar and M. Barkdoll).
Patents 6,391,267 and 6,003,305: Method of Reducing Internal Combustion Engine Emissions, and System for Same, issued May 21, 2002 and December 21, 1999 (with J. Stilger, M. Holst, J. Young, M. Barkdoll, and B. Edgar).
Patents 6,257,869 and 5,989,010: Matrix Bed for Generating Non-Planar Reaction Wave Fronts, and Method Thereof, issued July 10, 2001 and November 23, 1999 (with J. Stilger, M. Holst, J. Young, and B. Edgar).
Patent 6,136,144: Method of Removing Sulfur from a Process Gas Stream Using a Packed Bed Calcinator, issued October 24, 2000 (with J. Schofield).
Patent 6,126,913: Thermal Oxidizers with Improved Preheating Means and Processes for Operating Same, issued October 3, 2000 (with J. Stilger and M. Holst).
Patent 6,015,540: Method and Apparatus for Thermally Reacting Chemicals in a Matrix Bed, United States issued January 18, 2000 (with S. McAdams, B. Edgar, M. Kilgo, C. Baer, and J. Stilger).
Patent 5,921,763: Methods for Destroying Colliery Methane and System for Practicing Same, issued July 13, 1999.
Patent 5,819,673: Systems for the Treatment of Chemical Wastes and Methods for Treating Chemical Wastes, issued October 13, 1998 (with A.C. Heywood, J.D. Stilger, and A.B. King).
Patent 5,817,286: Processes for the Synthesis of Hydrogen Cyanide, issued October 6, 1998 (with J.D. Stilger and J.D. Young).
Patent 5,770,784: Systems for the Treatment of Commingled Wastes and Methods for Treating Commingled Wastes, issued June 23, 1998 (with A. Heywood, M. Holst, and J. Schofield).
Patents 5,650,128 and 5,635,139: Method for Destruction of Volatile Organic Compound Flows of Varying Concentration, issued June 3, 1997 and July 22, 1997 (with M. Holst).
Patents 5,637,283 and 5,601,790: Method and Afterburner Apparatus for Control of Highly Variable Flows, issued February 11, 1997 and June 10, 1997 (with J. Stilger, M. Holst, and S. Yee).
United States Patent 5,533,890: Method and Apparatus for Control of Fugitive VOC Emissions, issued July 9, 1996 (with M. Holst, J. Stilger, and S. Yee).
Patent 5,320,518: Method and Apparatus for Recuperative Heating of Reactants in a Reaction Matrix, issued June 14, 1994 (with J. Stilger and M. Holst).
Patent 5,165,884: Method and Apparatus for Controlled Reaction in a Reaction Matrix, issued November 24, 1992 (with J. Stilger and M. Holst).
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