Jennings Materials Consulting
2622 Woodsboro Drive, Spring Texas 77388
Education: BS and MS in Metallurgical Engineering
Jennings Materials Consulting, LLC, A Texas Registered Engineering Firm. Consultant/Owner July 2008 to Present, Headquartered in Houston, Texas, USA while serving clients around the world
E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, May 1974 to July 2008:
DuPont Fluoroproducts Senior Engineering Associate responsible for Materials
Engineering for existing and planned Fluoroproducts Units – USA, Mexico, Canada, The Netherlands, Japan and China – eleven years.
DuPont Materials Engineering Consultant for two Mexico sites, three Texas sites, one Louisiana site and one Arkansas site among which were two hydrogen fluoride production units, two sulfuric acid units, five fluorochemical units, six agricultural product units, and others – twelve years
Project Liaison Engineer and lead Materials Engineer for major process additions to site – four years.
Site Materials Engineer for processes with Anhydrous Hydrogen fluoride, Hydrogen Chloride, Sulfuric Acid, Nitric Acid, Chlorine, Hydrochloric Acid, Caustic and chlorinated and fluorinated solvents – seven years.
U.S. Army Tropic Test Center Panama Canal Zone (1971-1973) Test Officer for Engineering Equipment and Materials Exposure Testing in Tropical Conditions
Areas of technical expertise:
Metallurgy, Corrosion and Materials Compatibility (Anhydrous and aqueous HF, Sulfuric Acid, Oleum, Chlorine, HCl, Fluorocarbons, Chlorocarbons), Failure Analysis, Equipment Evaluation/Testing/Inspection
Professional Recognition/ Accomplishments:
National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) International Technology Coordinator, Group N2, 2008-2010
Chairman NACE International Specific Technology Group 36 “Process Industries –Materials Performance in Chemicals”, 2004-2006
Chairman NACE International Task Group 358, “Materials for Receiving, Handling, and Storing Hydrofluoric Acid, 2006-2007
Chairman NACE International Technical Exchange Group 119X “Materials for Receiving, Handling, and Storing Hydrofluoric Acid”, 1994-2006
Chairman NACE International Task Group to revise T-5A-171“Materials for Receiving, Handling, and Storing Hydrofluoric Acid”, 1994-1995
Texas Registered Professional Engineer
Twice awarded The DuPont Engineering Excellence Award (1997 and 2004).
Publications:
“Materials for Storing and Handling Commercial Grades of Aqueous Hydrofluoric Acid and Anhydrous Hydrogen Fluoride” Publication 24057, NACE International, 2007
“Corrosion by Hydrogen Fluoride and Hydrofluoric Acid”, pp690-703, ASM Handbook vol. 13C, ASM International 2006.
“Materials of Construction Guidelines for Anhydrous Hydrogen Fluoride” Hydrogen Fluoride Industry Practices Institute, 2005
“Materials of Construction Guidelines for Hydrofluoric Acid Solution (Aqueous)” Hydrogen Fluoride Industry Practices Institute, 2005
“Inspection/Evaluation Guidelines for Hydrogen Fluoride/Hydrofluoric Acid Storage and Transportation Vessels”, Hydrogen Fluoride Industry Practices Institute, 2005
“Materials for Hydrofluoric Acid Service in the New Millennium” NACE International Corrosion 2001 Paper 01345