Collaborations

Staehle Consulting Experience


Aerospace

  • Wingbox SCC
  • Landing gear structural
  • SCC of Apollo oxidizer tanks
  • SCC of booster fuel tanks

Appliances

  • Air conditioner corrosion
  • Hot tub temperature control

Architectural

  • Underground piping corrosion

Automotive

  • Frame corrosion
  • Bumper plating corrosion
  • Fastener SCC

Bio-medical

  • Orthopaedic implants
  • Heart valves
  • Pacemaking equipment
  • Pumps
  • Heart stents

Bridges

  • Corrosion of reinforcing bars
  • Degradation of concrete

Buildings

  • Post tension tendons
  • Brick panels
  • Reinforcing rods
  • Underground corrosion
  • Weathering steels
  • Microbiological corrosion
  • Water distribution

Chemicals

  • Condensers and heat exchangers
  • Turbines
  • Processing vessels
  • Underground corrosion
  • Storage vessels

Consumer goods

  • Spray cans
  • Bungee cords
  • Deer stands

Electronic

  • Controls for system operation
  • Compatibility of electronics with environments

Food

  • Rusting of bottle tops
  • Corrosion due to food chemicals
  • Corrosion of food processing equipment

Fossil Power

  • Water side corrosion
  • Fire side corrosion
  • Turbines
  • Heat exchangers
  • Condensors

Geothermal Energy

  • Extraction of energy from volcanic magma
  • Extraction of energy from hot springs
  • Materials of construction
  • Corrosion
  • Deposits

Insurance

  • Corrosion exclusion
  • Extent of coverage

Legal

  • Technical expert
  • Experimental support

Manufacturing

  • Hot isostatic pressing
  • Surface treatments
  • Heat treatment effects
  • Welding effects
  • Cold formation

Nuclear Power

  • Fuels and cladding
  • Zirconium properties
  • Heat exchangers
  • Condensors
  • Pumps
  • Piping
  • Turbines
  • Storage tanks
  • Storage of radioactive waste
  • Storage pools
  • Pressure vessels
  • Fires

Paper manufacturing

  • Corrosion by concentrated alkaline solutions
  • Corrosion by highly oxidizing solutions

Petroleum exploration

  • Corrosion by sulfur-containing environments
  • Mercury corrosion and removal
  • Drill-bit materials for H2S service

Petroleum refining

  • Heat exchangers
  • Explosions
  • Corrosion of vessels and piping

Pipelines

  • Explosions
  • Corrosion from outside
  • Stress corrosion cracking and corrosion fatigue

Shipping

  • Corrosion fatigue of propellers

Solar Energy

  • Focused towers
  • Home heating

Sporting equipment

  • Bicycle pedals
  • Deer stands

Water distribution

  • Corrosion of distribution lines
  • Blue water
  • Release of toxic species
  • Microbial corrosion

Water treatment

  • Release of corrosive species
  • Requirements for performance

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Roger W. Staehle, Ph.D.
22 Red Fox Road
North Oaks, MN 55127 USA
Telephone (651) 482-9493
Cell Phone: (612) 889-4384
Telefax (651) 484-5735
Email: rwstaehle@rwstaehle.com