In this presentation a new ultrasonic operated valve which is used in an abrasive viscous fluid flow control will be presented . The innovative valve concept is based on controlling the friction of material by employing several friction elements along the flow direction. Abrasive particles in the viscous fluid are stopped by the force of friction when coming into contact with the friction elements. Friction is neutralized by use of vibration to break away the abrasive particles from the friction element surfaces. The main usage of this valve is to control flow of concrete in Contour crafting application which is a Robot for building houses.

Speaker:

Khashayar Behdinan is a senior automation analyst in PLC's Plus Int working for Chevron, San Joaquin valley business unit. His main activities include designing and development of automation standard for operation and upgrading the control system in Chevron. Before joining the Chevron he worked for Serra engineering company in San Francisco as senior control system engineer. He has completed his PhD in Industrial and system engineering from university of Southern California with a specialization in Mechatronic. He is a member of ISA "International Society of Automation" from 2004.

Khashayar Behdinan successfully completed more than hundred automation project in relatively short time span. His experiences are mostly about design, analysis, system integration, testing and software development in the field of Automation and control. Some of the main projects he has been working are: "Developing a standard SCADA system for Chevron San Joaquin Valley business Unit."," Development of SCADA system for a solar power plant in California. ", "Involvement in building SCADA system for city of San Francisco water department", "Designing and implementation of control system for contour crafting application.", "Designing and building a Piezo electric valve for abrasive Viscous fluid."

About PLCs Plus:

PLCs Plus works closely with clients like Chevron, Occidental Oil, Aera Energy, Vintage Petroleum, and ConocoPhillips in their Upstream Oil and Gas and Downstream Refining development. Company experience includes in-depth SCADA, PLC, HMI programming, PLC programming, historical logging and database applications, as well as extensive design experience including control systems, electrical design and project management in Oil Production, Oil and Water Separation, LACT Units Enhanced Oil Recovery Systems, Gas Compression Systems, Cogeneration Systems, Steam Generation Systems and Various Refining Processes.

Meeting Details:

Luncheon Cost: $20

RSVP: Seth Olson at scolson@SYCAMORE.COM

Date & Time: Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 11:30

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