Our team is renowned worldwide for their expertise and experience. They have the capabilities and industry knowledge to determine what’s needed to reduce risk, improve efficiency and maintain compliance. Their credentials include doctoral degrees, expert testimony experience, international experience, software development leadership and risk management proficiency for companies both in the U.S. and abroad.
Dr. Melhem is an internationally renowned expert in the areas of pressure relief and flare systems design, chemical reaction systems, process safety, and risk analysis. As the founder of ioMosaic, he has over 25 years of engineering and process safety experience, and has participated in numerous risk management, consequence analysis, and quantitative risk assessment studies for commercial and government clients.
Mr. Habshey has over five years of experience with pressure relief and flare systems design and analysis for large chemical, petrochemical, and pharmaceutical companies in Europe and the United States. He specializes in reaction kinetic model development to perform dynamic two-phase reactive relief sizing calculations.
Performs emergency relief system (ERS) design for chemical, petrochemical and public utilities companies. Experienced with the development of relief system mitigation options and provides advice to clients. Knowledgeable in steady-state and dynamic simulations on vessels, column systems, and reactors based on API and DIERS standards for single and multiphase flow methodologies. Participated in the development of algorithms for partially filled horizontal vessel heads, dynamically model-ing vessel wall temperatures, and determining surface area of a piping network given a fire circle. Performs PSV stability analysis using force balances and critical line length analysis. Performs atmospheric dispersion analysis for toxicity, flammability, thermal radiation, and noise. Experienced with Process Safety Office® SuperChems® for pressure relief design calculations and development of kinetic models from calorimetry data. Experienced in analyzing chemical calorimetry data such as ARC, VSP, and APTAC.
Northeastern University M.S., Chemical Engineering Northeastern University B.S., Chemical Engineering