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Bechtel Technology Journal, Volume 1, No. 1
The Bechtel Technology Journal is a collection of papers by technical experts that provide a fresh look at innovative solutions and technology advancements across the industries Bechtel serves: civil infrastructure; communications; mining and metals; oil, gas, and chemicals; power; and U.S. government services.
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Table of Contents
| Foreword | Ram Narula, Chair, Bechtel Fellows |
| Editorial | Dr. S. Rasoul Safavian, Editor-in-Chief |
| Credits | |
| Bechtel Fellows |
Civil
| Systems Engineering — The Reliable Method of Rail System Delivery | Samuel Daw | |
| Simulation-Aided Airport Terminal Design | Michel A. Thomet, PhD, and Farzam Mostoufi | |
| Safe Passage of Extreme Floods — A Hydrologic Perspective | Samuel L. Hui; André Lejeune, PhD; and Vefa Yucel | |
| Learn more about Bechtel's civil business |
Communications
| FMC: Fixed-Mobile Convergence | Jake MacLeod and S. Rasoul Safavian, PhD | |
| The Use of Broadband Wireless on Large Industrial Project Sites | Nathan Youell | |
| Desktop Virtualization and Thin Client Options | Brian Coombe | |
| Learn more about Bechtel's communications business |
Mining & Metals
| Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of the Fjarðaál Smelter Potroom Ventilation | Jon Berkoe, Philip Diwakar, Lucy Martin, Bob Baxter, C. Mark Read, Patrick Grover, and Don Ziegler, PhD |
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| Long-Distance Transport of Bauxite Slurry by Pipeline | Terry Cunningham | |
| Learn more about Bechtel's mining and metals business |
Oil, Gas & Chemicals
| World’s First Application of Aeroderivative Gas Turbine Drivers for the ConocoPhillips Optimized Cascade® LNG Process | Cyrus B. Meher-Homji, Tim Hattenbach, Dave Messersmith, Hans P. Weyermann, Karl Masani, and Satish Gandhi, PhD | |
| Innovation, Safety, and Risk Mitigation via Simulation Technologies | Ramachandra Tekumalla and Jaleel Valappil, PhD | |
| Optimum Design of Turbo-Expander Ethane Recovery Process | Wei Yan, PhD; Lily Bai, PhD; Jame Yao, PhD; Roger Chen, PhD; Doug Elliot, PhD; and Stanley Huang, PhD | |
| Learn more about Bechtel's oil, gas and chemicals business |
Power
| Controlling Chemistry During Startup and Commissioning of Once-Through Supercritical Boilers | Kathi Kirschenheiter, Michael Chuk, Colleen Layman, and Kumar Sinha | |
| CO2 Capture and Sequestration Options — Impact on Turbomachinery Design | Justin Zachary, PhD, and Sara Titus | |
| Recent Industry and Regulatory Developments in Seismic Design of New Nuclear Power Plant | Sanj Malushte, PhD; Orhan Gürbüz, PhD; Joe Litehiser, PhD; and Farhang Ostadan, PhD | |
| Learn more about Bechtel's power business |
U.S. Government Services (Bechtel Systems & Infrastructure, Inc.)
| Seismic Soil Pressure for Building Walls — An Updated Approach | Farhang Ostadan, PhD | |
| Integrated Seismic Analysis and Design of Shear Wall Structures | Thomas D. Kohli; Orhan Gürbüz, PhD; and Farhang Ostadan, PhD | |
| Structural Innovation at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant | John Power, Mark Braccia, and Farhang Ostadan, PhD | |
| Learn more about Bechtel's U.S. government services business |
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