Covey Consulting

Dr. Ajit Ghosh - Curriculum Vitae

QUALIFICATIONS:

B. Sc. (Chemistry) (Honours) Calcutta University, India
B. Tech. (Chemical Eng.) Calcutta University, India
M Tech. (Chem.Eng.) Indian Inst. of Tech., Kanpur, India
Ph.D. (Chem. Eng.) Monash University, Melbourne
M.B.A. Monash University, Melbourne

Completed courses in:

  • Project Management (A.I.M.)
  • Negotiating and Conflict Resolution (A.I.M.)
  • Fibre & Paper Physics (APPI/Appita)
  • Refining Fibres (French Paper School, Grenoble)
AFFILIATIONS: Institute of Engineers, Australia
American Institute of Engineers
Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers
Appita
TAPPI
AREAS OF
EXPERTISE:
  • Use of specialist equipment/analytical instruments for research and problem-solving.
  • Extensive knowledge of computer programming.
  • Knowledge of papermaking through trouble-shooting studies at most Australasian paper mills.
  • Papermaking pulp refining, deinking, cleaning and processing.
  • Resolving production/quality issues leading to significant cost savings.
  • Paper coating rheologies and mixing characteristics
EMAIL:

akghosh@alphalink.com.au

POSITIONS HELD:

2003 - Present Covey Consulting Consultant Chemical Engineer

1985 - 2003

AMCOR Research & Technology Centre

Principal Research Engineer / Senior Research Engineer

1984 - 1985

Monash University

Research Fellow, Chemical Engineering Department

1981 - 1984

RMIT University

Research Fellow, Chemical Engineering Department
1976 - 1977 Chemical and Metallurgical Design Co. Ltd., New Delhi, India Design Engineer

EXPERIENCE:

  • Removed cross direction moisture streak on paper with annual saving of $1m. This problem existed for many years prior to its removal.
  • Identified annual fibre savings of $0.75M for Kimberley Clarke Australia's pulp mill.
  • Helped Norske Skog's Tasmanian Boyer PM #2 in improving drying efficiency resulting in a 15 m/min increase in machine speed (equivalent to $0.75M increase in production).
  • Demonstrated by pilot scale investigation annual fibre recovery of $1.0 m for AP Maryvale
  • Demonstrated by pilot scale investigation and subsequent paper machine production trials improvement in product quality, replacement of virgin fibre and savings in steam usage (close to $4.5M/year) with a ROI of 150%.
  • Hydroliquefaction of black and brown coal: experimental and kinetic modelling.
  • Coal-oil suspension rheology at high temperature and high pressure.
  • Upgrading of Secondary Fibre - deinking of Mixed Office Waste (MOW).
  • Benchmarking and optimisation - rheology and mixing characteristics of coating slurry.
  • Effluent treatment: modelling of aeration and polishing basins.
  • Catalytic removal of odorous Total Residual Sulfur.
  • Development of PC-based software for on-line data acquisition.
  • Polymer melt rheology using twin-screw extruder/torque rheometer.
  • Worked on all paper machines of Amcor/Australian Paper and most of Norske Skog.
  • Set up pilot scale research facility at Amcor Research and Technology Centre to simulate full processing of waste paper (both brown and white fibre), stock approach system, deinking, refining and papermaking.
  • Established inadequate design of coating blender impeller with subsequent mill's acceptances of the system designed that resulted reduction in blending time.
  • Extensive computer programming in FORTRAN, BASIC, C, Pascal and COBOL.

 

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