THOMAS F MCGOWAN
Engineers in Atlanta, GA

License number
Pennsylvania PE037169R
Category
Engineers
Type
Professional Engineer
Address
Address 2
Atlanta, GA 30315
Pennsylvania
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Professional information

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President At Tmts Associates, Inc.
Position:
President at TMTS Associates, Inc.
Location:
Greater Atlanta Area
Industry:
Environmental Services
Work:
TMTS Associates, Inc. - Atlanta, GA since Aug 1998 - President RMT/Four Nines, Inc. Feb 1993 - Jul 1998 - Senior Consultant Four Nines, Inc. Sep 1989 - Feb 1993 - Principal Envirite Oct 1986 - Dec 1988 - Vice President, Thermal Destruction Independent Chemical Engineering Consultant Sep 1986 - Mar 1987 - Consultant American Combustion Jul 1985 - Sep 1986 - Manager of Technology Georgia Tech Research Institute Jan 1978 - Jun 1985 - Senior Research Eng and Chief, Energy Tech Branch Sunbelt Technology 1976 - Dec 1977 - Partner/Principal Particulate Solids Research Institute 1970 - 1976 - Research Engineer
Education:
Georgia Institute of Technology 1982 - 1985
MS, Industrial Managment/MBA Manhattan College 1968 - 1974
BS, MS, Chemical Engineering
Skills:
Chemical Engineering, OSHA 1910.120 training, Industrial Management, Combustion, Air Pollution Control, Energy, Biomass, Ventilation, Thermal, Renewable Energy, Air Conditioning, Gasification, Biofuels, Biogas, Heat Transfer, Fuel, Energy Efficiency, CHP, Cogeneration, HVAC, Waste To Energy, Emissions, Boilers, Emission, Air Pollution, Environmental Services, Environmental Compliance, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Consulting, Water, Alternative Energy, Wastewater Treatment, Environmental Awareness, Project Engineering, Air Quality, Sustainability, Waste Management, Remediation, Energy Conservation, Environmental Impact Assessment, Waste to Energy, Hazardous Waste Management, Waste
Interests:
Combustion & Incineration Biomass Gasification Drying, torrefaction, densification, pelletization Landfill gas Training Air pollution control & permitting Solids handling & feed prep NOx control Superfund/UST operations Process design & optimization Spec writing/ procurement Safety review VOC capture & control Equilibrium & kinetics Lab, bench, pilot scale testing Assistance buy/sell used equip Alternate fuels Plant layout Yield improvement, cost reduction Project planning and mgt Bid preparation/evaluation Loss prevention Business & marketing plans Litigation/expert witness Industrial ventilation Stabilization Low temp thermal treatment of soil & drilling mud Energy conservation/CO2 control Construction, startup & operations Troubleshooting & system testing Compliance test plans, test oversight RTO, recuperative, catalytic & thermal oxidizers Energy conservation Precious metal recycling/refining Vendor selection & evaluation Material handling
Honor & Awards:
Author of publications in hazardous waste, combustion, incineration, air pollution control, solids handling and energy. Editor of "Biomass and Alternate Fuel Systems: An Engineering and Economic Guide." Co-author of "The Industrial Wood Energy Handbook." Contributor to Perry's Chemical Engineer's Handbook. Numerous presentations, including combustion, incineration, air pollution control and NOx control short courses. Recipient of a 1984 US DOE National Energy Award; recipient of the Distinguished Service Award at the 2010 International Thermal Treatment Technology Conference; and recipient of the Chemical Engineering Magazine 2010 Award for Personal Achievement in Chemical Engineering for a Distinguished Career Solving Process Challenges and Enhancing the Field. .

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Pollution Reduction Fuel Efficient Combustion Turbine

US Patent:
2003022, Dec 4, 2003
Filed:
May 29, 2002
Appl. No.:
10/157214
Inventors:
Thomas McGowan - Atlanta GA, US
International Classification:
F02C007/22
US Classification:
060/039170, 060/734000
Abstract:
A combustion chamber in a combustion turbine is operated in a fuel rich mode, so that combustion is incomplete in the combustion chamber. Additional air can be added either in the expansion turbine or in additional combustion chambers, with additional combustion taking place either in the expansion turbine or in the additional combustion chambers. The process is better able to maintain a steady temperature throughout the expansion turbines, achieving higher efficiencies and more nearly approximately the more efficient infinite reheat cycle than the simple Brayton cycle. The atmosphere at the exit to the combustion chamber is reducing, rather than the normal oxidizing atmosphere, so oxidation of nitrogen to produce NOis lessened, and the ability to use other alloys is enhanced. Emissions of CO, a greenhouse gas, are reduced per unit of power produced.

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Air Supply Grate And Ash Removal System For Wood Gasifier

US Patent:
4601730, Jul 22, 1986
Filed:
Jul 13, 1984
Appl. No.:
6/630641
Inventors:
Thomas F. McGowan - Atlanta GA
R. Lynnard Tessner - Elberton GA
Robert A. Cassanova - Tucker GA
William S. Bulpitt - Atlanta GA
Assignee:
Georgia Tech Research Corporation - Atlanta GA
International Classification:
C10J 334, C10J 342
US Classification:
48 76
Abstract:
A fixed bed gasifier for wood or other solid fuel has an air supply grate or grid spanning its interior horizontally substantially above the floor of the gasifier reactor vessel. The air supply tubes forming the grid are widely spaced apart to offer minimal resistance to the downward movement of ash in the reactor vessel. The ends of the grid tubes are supported by stuffing boxes on the side wall of the reactor vessel. An ash removal auger communicates with an ash pit at the bottom of the gasifier reactor vessel and a separately powered rotating ash plow operates in the ash pit above the ash removal auger and below the level of the air supply grate or grid.

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