Panchal, A.

is an Independent Consultant in Mumbai, India. He has more than 15 yr of hands-on experience as a Mechanical Design Engineer in butyl rubber, gasification, ethane cracker, chlorinated PVC and various revamp projects. He previously worked for L&T Heavy Engineering, Bechtel India Ltd., Jacobs Engineering, Reliance Industries Ltd. and KIPIC, Kuwait. He holds a BS degree in mechanical engineering and an MS degree in industrial process equipment design. He is a Certified Chartered Engineer and Professional Engineer in India. The author can be reached at anil0208@gmail.com.