 Jennifer Arniella (Mechanical Engineering) About DOE Fellow |
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| DOE Related Projects Jennifer is a DOE Fellow for the DOE-FIU Science and Technology Workforce Development Program, currently working on the analysis of life expectancy for waste transfer lines located at the Hanford Site under the supervision of mentor Mr. Dennis Washenfelder and Dr. Dwayne McDaniel. Using wall thickness measurements from ultrasonic transducers and calipers, wear rates were developed for various pipelines of different materials, sizes, and services offered contained within the waste transfer system. Jennifer’s research consists of developing wear rates to predict the existing system’s remaining useful life. It will also be used to determine design allowances needed for new piping and pipe jumpers. This work is necessary because of regulations that require integrity assessments of tanks systems that store and transfer dangerous waste. Information was acquired from pipelines listed for inspection and from opportunistic evaluations of pipelines that have been removed from service.At this moment all the pipelines have been analyzed and the jumper sections will be analyzed next. When the data pertaining to all other jumpers is graphed and analyzed, further comparison between pipelines will be performed to obtain a more accurate corrosion/erosion rate. |
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Jennifer Arniella (Mechanical Engineering)
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I am grateful to have been part of this program and the many values I learned throughout. Never will I forget my roots 🙂 You do an amazing job Dr. Leonel Lagos!!!
Dania Castillo, (DOE Fellow – Class of 2012) now a Transportation Designer at HDR