Steven B. Kushnick, PE, Inc.

About Steven B. Kushnick, PE, Inc.

Steven B. Kushnick, PE, Inc. provides turbomachinery expertise for turbine engines, pumps, compressors, expanders, diesel engines, and related equipment. We are skilled and experienced in the design, analysis, troubleshooting and failure analysis of turbomachinery and ancillary equipment. We provide independent third-party consultation, expert witness services and litigation support.

Services

Steven B. Kushnick, PE, Inc. provides:

- Failure Analysis
Root cause determination, failure sequence, failure avoidance

- Engineering Studies and Analysis
Process optimization, uprate, performance, and testing
Stress, thermal, thermodynamic, rotor dynamic, vibration, fatigue
Finite element analysis (Ansys’ FEA)

- Mechanical Design and Reverse Engineering
Blades, vanes, nozzles, bearings, rotors, discs, gears, wheels
Repair engineering, evaluation, and drawings
CMM precision measuring
Material substitution or upgrade, high temperature materials

- Expert Services
Expert witness, expert consultant, third-party engineer
Warranty dispute support
Third-party overhaul and turnaround witness

Litigation Support Services

Steven B. Kushnick, PE, Inc. offers services in failure analysis, reverse engineering, and repair. Mr. Kushnick is an experienced Expert Witness in cases involving alleged stolen intellectual property, trades secrets, and company proprietary information in regard to reverse-engineered aftermarket turbine hardware and parts; and in cases where the lawyers and the court require an understanding of complex technical and engineering issues explained in simple terms understood by the layperson.

Areas of Expertise

Aerospace
Aviation
Compressors
Diesel Engine
Energy
Engineering
Engineering Aeronautical
Engineering Aerospace
Engineering Design
Engineering Disciplines

Engineering Investigation
Engineering Machine
Engineering Mechanical
Engineering Metallurgical
Engineering Structural
Engineering Structural Failure
Engines
Failure Analysis
Investigation
Laboratories

Law Firm Consulting
Litigation
Mechanical
Plumbing
Pumps
Research
Structural Failure
Turbines
Turbomachinery

Profile

Mr. Kushnick began his career at Pratt & Whitney in 1980, designing and analyzing jet engines for military flight service for nine years. He has since been a consulting engineer to the turbomachinery industry, especially the land-based engine sector. He started his own consulting firm in 1996. Mr. Kushnick is the inventor of two U.S. patents in the field of turbine engines.