Kevin Dorma Consulting

Consulting engineering for the process and energy industries. Enjoys tackling open ended problems, applying mathematics to real situations, and teaching science and engineering to the public.

Centrifugal Pump NPSH and Reliability
Centrifugal Pump NPSH and Reliability
Should you buy power from Alberta grid or renewable provider
Should you buy power from Alberta grid or renewable provider
Grid scale power storage increases carbon emissions
Grid scale power storage increases carbon emissions
Do renewable power sources rely on other sources?
Do renewable power sources rely on other sources?
Middle school thermometer experiment (sort of fail)
Middle school thermometer experiment (sort of fail)
CHP pilot: troubleshooting power oscillation
CHP pilot: troubleshooting power oscillation
Resistive motor starting 2 (another fail)
Resistive motor starting 2 (another fail)
Resistive starting for single phase 240V motor (failed)
Resistive starting for single phase 240V motor (failed)
Adding data to LucidChart drawing
Adding data to LucidChart drawing
Frost On the Pumpkin: explanation
Frost On the Pumpkin: explanation
Frost on the pumpkin, but not under it
Frost on the pumpkin, but not under it
Evaluation of an Air Source Heat Pump in Calgary: Shaving a Yak
Evaluation of an Air Source Heat Pump in Calgary: Shaving a Yak
Process Engineering: Line Sizing
Process Engineering: Line Sizing
What caused the BBQ to always go out: explanation
What caused the BBQ to always go out: explanation
Why did the BBQ always go out
Why did the BBQ always go out
Siphoning water
Siphoning water
Why gas turbine engines lose power in hot weather
Why gas turbine engines lose power in hot weather
Practical CFD: Molecular Sieve Regeneration
Practical CFD: Molecular Sieve Regeneration
Centrifugal Pump Specification: Head, Speed, Stages
Centrifugal Pump Specification: Head, Speed, Stages
Does micro CHP make sense?
Does micro CHP make sense?
How does a thermal power plant work?
How does a thermal power plant work?
Good and bad choices for a hydrogen economy
Good and bad choices for a hydrogen economy
Is your furnace more efficient than one in a refinery?
Is your furnace more efficient than one in a refinery?
Data science to quantify CIWH and suppression
Data science to quantify CIWH and suppression
Condensate Induced Waterhammer Demonstration: 1% air, showing total sound power
Condensate Induced Waterhammer Demonstration: 1% air, showing total sound power
Condensate Induced Waterhammer Demonstration: steam only, showing total sound power
Condensate Induced Waterhammer Demonstration: steam only, showing total sound power
Condensate Induced Waterhammer Demonstration: Suppressed with air
Condensate Induced Waterhammer Demonstration: Suppressed with air
Condensate Induced Waterhammer Demonstration
Condensate Induced Waterhammer Demonstration
Condensate Induced Water Hammer (CIWH)
Condensate Induced Water Hammer (CIWH)
How to size the inlet line for a steam trap
How to size the inlet line for a steam trap