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APTECH was asked to determine the root cause of an unconfined vapor cloud explosion at a solar trough steam-electric power plant. Tanks holding the circulating heat transfer fluid had unexpectedly exploded. APTECH conducted an onsite investigation including interviews with witnesses; and a metallurgical and engineering investigation and analysis using samples and data acquired at the plant. APTECH prepared a report of its findings.

Satish Almaula		Plant failure and root cause analysis; process and design engineering analysis; process technology development and testing; plant engineering, operations, maintenance and safety management; plant and process control system management.

Kimble Clark, Ph.D.		Failure analysis, heat transfer & thermodynamics, process plant equipment failures & explosions, fuel science, combustion, industrial fires and explosions.

Steven Kohan, Ph.D.		Chemical engineering, refinery processes, toxic fume generation.

Richard Schreiber, P.E.		Machinery and mechanical device failure analysis, mechanical testing, combustion and heat transfer, industrial fires and explosions, gas appliances.

Eric Sullivan, P.E.		Metallurgy, welding, failure analysis, fire and explosion investigations, equipment, piping.