AZTEC Engineering, founded by Richard Martin in 1989, is a provider of combustion expertise to the refining and petrochemical industries. AZTEC specializes in plant wide reduction of combustion generated NOx, reduction of energy consumption from fired units, fired heater safety and development of operator training programs.
AZTEC Engineering also offers expert witness testimony and pre-trial opinions.
Engineering
Aztec Engineering provides services to assist in achieving improved fired equipment efficiency, reduction of NOx emissions and safe operation of the fired equipment. Forms of assistance include evaluation of the fired equipment to determine the maximum achievable NOx emission reduction, determination of the optimum reduction system and evaluation of the suitability of ultra low NOx burners. Other specific activities may include equipment specification for projects, technical evaluation of vendor bids, development of test procedures or review of vendor supplied test procedures.
Aztec provides one, two and three day workshops that provide unit engineers, environmental engineers and technical managers with an in depth understanding of the factors that impact process heating efficiencies and air emissions. Richard Martin is a certified Department of Energy PHAST Specialist and Senior Instructor.
Expert Witness
Aztec provides expert witness services. These services have been provided for burner patent infringement, environmental violations, non-compliance with specifications, ultra low NOx burner design, and heater explosions.