Anand Makwana
Senior Principal Research Engineer, Combustion @Air Products
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Principal Research Engineer, Combustion @Air Products
US
Lead product development of new burner and combustion technologies (air-fuel, oxy-fuel, air-oxy-fuel) from idea inception, development, testing, and commercialization using Stage Gate system- Fuels: H2, NG, NH3, H2/NG mixtures, H2/N2/NH3 mixtures, syngas mixtures, Liquid fuels, Biomass - Dual-fuel burners, Liquid fuel atomization nozzles, Flameless combustion, Solid particle processing - Applications: Process melting and heating applications (Ferrous and Non-Ferrous metals and minerals), chemical processes like steam methane reformer, Ammonia Cracker process, Solid particle in-flight flame processing of materials, Reheat furnacesRole: Develop initial burner prototype design/ideas, manufacture, design experiments, industrial scale furnace testing, and field implementation.• Develop and execute the Industrial Combustion Product Roadmap for Metals and Minerals Combustion Application. Identify new/emerging opportunities for new product development. • Collaborate with CFD team to model combustion furnaces to improve thermal performance.• Designed, manufactured, and commissioned an industrial test furnace rated for 3 MMBtu/hr, deg. F and biomass test facility as per NFPA 86 and NFPA 68 specifications.
EDUCATION
Harvard Business School Online
CORe: Business Analytics, Economics for Managers, and Financial Accounting
National Institute of Technology Surat
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Mechanical Engineering
Penn State University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Mechanical Engineering
ABOUT ANAND MAKWANA
Senior Principal R&D Engineer
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