Chemical Engineer and Electrostatic Expert
B.Sc. (Hons.) Chemical Engineering, M.Phil. Electrostatic Emulsification.
Mr Ian Pavey is a Electrostatic specialist who undertakes consultancy work predominantly in the areas of fire and explosion hazards, electrostatic hazards, electrostatic problems and electrostatic applications. This includes preparing and delivering training courses in these subject areas and providing technical support. He gives expert technical advice in all aspects of JCI instrumentation. He directs, leads or undertakes research and development in the areas of electrostatics and JCI instruments.
Mr Pavey has Expert witness experience, including appearing as a witness for a European Patent Court hearing.
His areas of expertise include;
Electrostatics: Hazards, Problems, Applications
Hazardous Area Classification
Fire & Explosion Hazard and Risk Assessments
Materials Handling, Especially Liquids and Powders
Mechanical Equipment Ignition Risk Assessments
Non-Electrical Ignition Risk Assessments
Electrostatic Instrumentation and Measurement
Electronics (limited)
SPECIFIC PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Numerous fire and explosion hazard and risk assessments.
Numerous Hazardous Area Classification projects.
Numerous projects addressing electrostatic problems in a range of industries.
Expert witness for European Patent Court hearing.
Applying for and leading multinational EU-funded research projects.
Development of a novel electrostatic metering and dispersion system for a specialist powder deposition process.
Research and development in electro-spinning, for various applications including a new liquid crystal display.
Development of the means to automatically separate post-consumer plastic waste using electrostatics.
Research and development in electrostatic atomisation, for pesticide application, surface coatings, spray drying, pharmaceutical product delivery, and other applications.
Development of a novel switching system for electrostatics sprays for rapid electronic switching of coatings
2009, Train the Trainer, Stellar Learning. 2010, Writing Workshop, Stellar Learning
Member of the Institute of Physics (MInstP), Member of Institute of Physics Electrostatics Group (and committee member). Associate, Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (AMIChemE). Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers Safety and Loss Prevention Group. Member of the British Standards GEL 101 committee (the UK shadow for the International Electrotechnical Commission’s Technical Committee on electrostatics).
