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Is Your Boiler or Mechanical System Ready for Restart?
How does Exponent's extensive experience with solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels combustion systems improve safety and advance innovative design?
Exponent has decades of experience helping clients assess risk and performance related to industrial combustion and thermal fluid systems used for manufacturing processes, from refining petroleum and chemicals, to processing paper and textiles, to processing and storing food. Combustion systems come in all shapes and sizes, as do their risks — whether it's an explosion hazard or toxic combustion byproducts.
Exponent scientists and engineers conduct a wide variety of laboratory combustion testing, including flammability limit determination, flash point testing, cone calorimetry, and flammable dust evaluation. We leverage our vast experience in fire prevention consulting for combustion systems such as boilers, heaters, furnaces, and turbomachinery (gas turbines, compressors, expanders), as well as HVAC and refrigeration equipment.
Capabilities & Services
Understand occupational safety, fire, and explosion risks related to industrial combustion and thermal fluid systems.
Our Capabilities Are Unparalleled
With expertise in over 90 disciplines and hundreds of capabilities, tools, and methodologies — we get to the root of even the most complex challenges and give you the objective answers you need.
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Chemical Engineering
Extensive production and safety assessments for facilities combining hazardous and reactive materials, novel technologies, and interconnected equipment.
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Thermal Sciences Expertise for Energy Systems
Energy systems design, safety, and compliance consulting across a range of industries, including oil and gas, renewable and utility power generation.
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Thermal Sciences Expertise for Utilities
Overcome any utility operations challenge — from safety to asset management, and more.
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Fire Protection Engineering
Extensive fire suppression, detection, and alarm system testing to support achieving code and regulatory requirements.
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Fire & Flammability Testing
Thorough fire and flammability testing for sprinklers, smoke, and heat detectors, vehicle fire testing, and more.
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Computational Modeling; Thermal Sciences
A less expensive and faster alternative to thermal or flow experiments.
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Consumer Product Safety Assessments: Thermal Sciences
Helping clients understand and adopt fire and chemical safety standards for consumer protection.
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Aeronautical Engineering
Engineering consultation for commercial aviation, aerospace technologies, and drones.
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Fire & Explosion Investigations
In-depth field examinations and high-tech modeling and testing to determine the origin and cause of fires, gas explosions, dust explosions, and other explosions...
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Thermal Sciences Expertise for Disputes
Evidence-based scientific insights and expert witness support for industrial fires and explosions, oil and chemical spills, and equipment failures.
Experts
Our global and comprehensive expertise across industries gives us a deep understanding of current challenges, best industry practices, and the implications of emerging technologies.
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Corporate Vice President and Principal Engineer
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Corporate Vice President, Office Director and Principal Engineer
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