Lawrence D. Berg P.E.
Partner
M.A. M.S.M.E. from M.I.T.
B.S.M.E. from Colorado St. Univ.
Larry is experienced in HVAC design, design of piping systems, and is experienced with many types of heavy equipment.
With over 20 years of combustion related experience and the holder of six combustion related patents and numerous technical papers and articles Larry has the background and experience to efficiently evaluate and solve problems.
SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE
Computational Analysis: Mr. Berg has been working with Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) analysis for over 20 years. Starting in graduate school (M.I.T.) where he developed a CFD method for predicting NO from an axi-symetric burner flame, Mr. Berg has successfully utilized CFD analysis to predict furnace NO trends (coal, oil, natural gas), unburned carbon in coal flames, coal gasification reactions, flame interactions and solved numerous mixing or flow related industrial problems. His CFD analysis work was intimately involved in the granting of four patents and he is the preferred CFD analyst of RJM International. He is a member of the
Combustion Institute and the ASME Combustion and Fuels division.
Product Development: Mr. Berg worked for a major supplier of combustion products for over ten years as senior Product Development Engineer. During this tenure, he proposed, designed and built the flare test facility and all of the out of weather burner research and test facilities. Either directly, or under his direction, these facilities were used to develop numerous new and improved products, performance characterize products and develop mathematical models for equipment performance. Since then, Mr. Berg has proposed, designed and operated numerous experimental investigations for clients, including design and operation of a multimillion dollar “grass roots” process development lab. Mr. Berg designed and built a unique chemical reactor for direct conversion of hydro-carbons to specialty chemicals. During his operation of the lab, state of the art yields were achieved.
Mechanical and Structural Failure Analysis: Mr. Berg has ten years of specific experience in all phases of mechanical design. He has studied mechanical failures in machine components, hydraulic systems, residential appliances, gas and diesel engines, and is himself an expert mechanic. For his work on the failure analysis of the U.S. Navy’s amphibious ships (LPD class), he was awarded a NAVSEA commendation.
Registrations
Professional Engineer
Certifications
- Certified Fire Investigator, Peter Vallas Associates
- Hazardous Waste Operations (HAZWOP)
Academic Achievements
- Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering – Colorado State University, 1979
- Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 1991
Business Owner
- Co-founder and Partner, Systems Analyses and Solutions, LLC
Associations
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Combustion Institute
Areas of Specialization
- Product Development
- CFD Analysis of Reacting Systems
- Set up and operation of experimental equipment
- Fire Cause and Origin
- Mechanical Inspections