Michael Lyon

Heat Transfer Consultant

DuPont

Michael Lyon’s, Heat/Mass Transfer Consultant, primary role includes the design and troubleshooting of heat exchangers in support of world-wide manufacturing facilities. His secondary roles include process and hydraulic modeling, as well as distillation column/scrubber operation. Lyon earned a BS in Bioengineering from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, and a BS in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA. He joined the DuPont Corporate Engineering organization upon graduation, where he gained experience in heat exchanger design, operation, and troubleshooting from leading company experts. After two years in the role, Lyon moved to a plant site to coordinate reviews of all site relief devices and PSM equipment, in addition to serving as the lead process engineer for an operating unit. After two years of plant experience, he transferred back to his original role in corporate engineering as a heat transfer specialist. His expertise includes thermosiphon reboilers, tubeside condensers, and the application of first principles to solve nontraditional heat transfer problems.

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