Mechanical Engineering/burning smell

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Expert: Al Hall - 2/28/2007


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I shut off my ford explorer sport SUV vehicle and I get a burning smell. It smells like burning wires. What do you think it is. thank you for your time ellen

Answer
Well, Ellen, I am not a vehicle expert, but from what you describe it sounds like you have a short in the wiring somewhere. I would recomend that you have it looked at at an auto repair shop, as it could catch fire, and cause serious vehicle damage.

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I can answer questions concerning: electric power generation, boilers, turbines, thermodynamic efficiency, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, computer modeling, PEPSE modeling expert I can not answer questions regarding: electricity, generators, circuit analysis, controls, mechanics of materials, structural design, chemistry, and civil engineering

Experience

I have 20 years experience working for electric power generators all over the US, as well as the world. I have taught courses in power plant performance testing, I have written subroutines for the PEPSE software (the Cadillac of the power plant modeling software). I have experience with fluidized bed combustion. I have experience with a variety of projects designing equipment, modifying processes, evaluating equipment life using NDT techniques.

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Presented papers at the performance software users group.

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Bachelors and Masters Degrees from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

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