Blazo Ljubicic
Consultant
Education
Ph.D. in Fluid Mechanics ("Modelling The Hot Water Dried Low Rank Treatment) and a M.S. (Flow in Pipeline Networks) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Novi Cad, Yugoslavia.
Principal Areas of Expertise
Process equipment thermal/hydraulic/mechanical design, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, non-Newtonian fluids, flow in pipeline networks, fluid transients.
Experience
Practical knowledge, combined with strong analytical skills and broad understanding of different types of process equipment and heat transfer related businesses and markets.
Director of Research, HTRI Responsible for conducting application oriented research on large-scale equipment in the general field of heat transfer and associated fluid flow. Coordinated research with a Software Development Group, I supervised and supported research staff, and I managed outside consultants who provided outside expertise.
Director of Technology, Koch Heat Transfer Directed and managed product development from concept to production, including mechanical, thermal, flow, and performance analysis of various types of heat transfer equipment used in the process and power generation industry.
Depending on the configuration, advanced chemical and power generation processes involve number of different types of heat exchangers: the heater absorbing heat from the heat source, the recuperator transferring heat from the low-pressure stream to the high-pressure stream, and the cooler rejecting heat to the environment. These heat exchangers often operate at the high temperature and withstand the pressure differentials between the fluid streams. In addition, there is usually the demand for low pressure drop, compactness, high effectiveness, and high reliability under thermal cycling. This webinar discusses some of mechanical, thermal, and hydraulic challenges High Temperature Heat Exchanger designer face.