Tom O’Donnell PhD, PE Resume

Tom O’Donnell, PhD, PE (412) 835-5007

Practice Areas: Thermal, Vibration, Failure, Finite Element Analysis, ASME B&PV Codes, Expert Witness / Forensic Engineering

Tom O’Donnell performs thermal, structural, vibration, fatigue, creep, failure evaluation, and finite element analysis of equipment including heat exchangers, vessels and refractory materials – to Engineering Codes, including ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel (ASME B&PV).

Tom is writing our Blogs – which include the topics “What is a Primary Stress” “When to Call a Metallurgist” and “Failure Analysis Basics.” He is also an expert in shock and vibration analysis of equipment.

Tom also provides Expert Witness / Forensic Engineering Support. His experience includes:

• Design and analysis of equipment including pressure vessels, heat exchangers, retorts, reactors, condensors, steam dumps, mist eliminators, scrubbers, vibrofluidizers and skids
• Structural analysis per ASCE, ANSI 690, AISC, UBC, IBC and ASME Codes
• Structural design and analysis of equipment including skids, racks, frames, rail car trucks, dynamic brake system resistor banks, power plant circuit breakers
• Shock and vibration analyses and design optimization of machinery and components on shipboard applications
• Numerous analyses of equipment & components to ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Boiler & Pressure Code
• Environmental systems design and analyses
• Structural and thermal analyses of a 2000 psi steam end for a chemical facility power plant
• Investigation of a failure of a water tower support leg
• Stress and fatigue analysis of high temperature bellows for a jet engine test facility
• Structural analysis of a distillation vacuum tower after damage by a fire
• Non-linear elastic-plastic analysis of replacement steam generators
• Structural analyses of condensers and heat exchangers for use on submarines
• Creep, creep buckling investigations of steel vessels and refractory materials
• Test program oversight, Project management, and ASME NQA-1 Quality Assurance program oversight
• Seismic analysis of tanks, vessels and structures
• Tank evaluations according to API Standards
• Shock and vibration analyses on structural supports of oily waste systems
• Missile strike analyses for nuclear reactor vessel head replacement packages
• Seismic and LOCA evaluations of replacement nuclear plant components
• Structural reliability and risk assessment analyses of nuclear power plant welds
• Product design, development, prototyping, analysis, testing and optimization
• Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Tool Prototypes – design, analysis, instrumentation, testing, optimization and procurement
• Litigation related engineering engineering investigations and testimony

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