Mr. John Findlay has 34 years of experience in particle technology and fluidization. He has worked on FCC technology, cokers, polyolefin, TiO2, coal gasification, pyrolysis, sulf ur capture, CO2 capture, and biomass.
EXPERIENCE
Technical Leader, Particulate Solid Research Inc., Chicago, IL - 1996 to Present
Lead various technical programs at PSRI ranging from transport reactors, cyclones, strippers and standpipe operation. Carried out wide range of contract research programs for PSRI clients
Fluidization Specialist, Gas Technology Institute., Chicago, IL - 1983 to 1996
Supported the development of GTI's various fluid-particle systems for processing oil-shale and coal
EDUCATION
- Illinois Institute of Technology - BS in Chemical Engineering, 1972
PATENTS
- Coinvestigator for five patents in the area of fluid-particle systems
SKILLS
- Fortran
- Excel
- Visio
PUBLICATIONS
Chew, J. W.; Hays, R.; Findlay, J.; Karri, S. B. R.; Knowlton, T. M.; Cocco, R.; Hrenya, C. M., Reverse Core-Annular Flow of Geldart Group B Particles in Risers. submitted, Powder Technology 2011.
Chew, J. W.; Hays, R.; Findlay, J.; Karri, S. B. R.; Knowlton, T. M.; Cocco, R. A.; Hrenya, C. M., Species segregation of binary mixtures and continuous size distribution of Group B particles in riser flow. submitted, Chemical Engineering Science 2011.
Chew, J. W.; Hays, R.; Findlay, J.; Karri, S. B. R.; Knowlton, T. M.; Cocco, R.; Hrenya, C. M., Reverse Core-Annular Flow of Geldart Group B Particles in Risers. submitted, Powder Technology 2011.
Cocco, R., Arrington, Y., Hays, R., Findlay, J., Karri, S.B.R., Knowlton, T.M., "Jet cup attrition testing," Powder Technology, 200 (2010) 224.
"L-Valve Feeding of a Mixture of Fine and Coarse Particles Into a Bubbling Fluidized Bed," R. Abed, J. Reeves, T. M. Knowlton, J. Findlay, and I. Chan. Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Fluidization, J. F. Large and C. LaGuerie, eds. Tours, France, May, 1995.
"Modification and Operation of an Advanced Multipurpose Research Reactor for Bench- Scale Testing of the PFH Process," J. G. Findlay, T. M. Knowlton, F. S. Lau, M. J. Roberts and D. M. Rue, in Proceedings of the 1990 Eastern Oil Shale Symposium, 342-50, Lexington, Kentucky, May 1991.
"Continuous Depressurization of Solids Using a Restricted Pipe Discharge System," T. M. Knowlton, J. G. Findlay and I. H. Chan. AIChE Symposium Series, No. 276, Vol. 86, p. 61, 1990.
"Operation of a Nonmechanical L-Valve in the Automatic Mode," I. H. Chan, J. G. Findlay and T. M. Knowlton. Paper presented at the Fine Particle Society Meeting, Santa Clara, California, July 1988.
"Gas/Solid Flow Patterns in a 30.5-cm-Diameter Circulating Fluidized Bed," R. Bader, J. G. Findlay and T M. Knowlton. Paper presented at the Second International Conference on Circulating Fluidized Beds, Compiegne, France, March 14-18, 1988.