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Review of Case Materials
Reviews records, documents, testimony, data, and other relevant materials and consults with counsel regarding technical issues related to the matter.
Provide Expert Analysis
Applies specialized knowledge and experience to evaluate the technical or professional issues involved.
Form Expert Opinions
Develops independent, supportable opinions based on the available evidence and relevant standards.
Prepare Expert Reports
Prepares clear, well-supported expert reports outlining methodology, analysis, findings, and opinions.
Provide Deposition Testimony
Explains findings and opinions under oath and responds to questioning during deposition testimony.
Testify in Court
Presents specialized findings and opinions clearly to judges, juries, arbitrators, or other decision-makers.
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An expert can compare operating history with the boiler's design, construction, maintenance, and physical condition. Repeated excursions in pressure, temperature, water level, firing rate, or load may indicate operating or control-related conditions, while component geometry, material selection, fabrication details, or recurring damage at a specific location may point toward design or construction factors. Drawings, specifications, repair records, operating data, and physical evidence can be evaluated together to identify causes consistent with the observed damage.
Historical boiler data can show how operating conditions developed before an incident or failure. Trend records may document changes in pressure, temperature, steam load, feedwater conditions, burner operation, alarms, shutdowns, or other recorded parameters that are no longer apparent from a post-incident inspection alone. This chronology can help determine whether an abnormal condition developed gradually, occurred suddenly, or followed a change in operation.
Additional piping or machinery expertise may be appropriate when the disputed issue centers on equipment or conditions outside the boiler itself. Questions involving pump design or performance, piping stresses, supports, system configuration, vibration, flow conditions, or a failure remote from the boiler may require analysis specific to those systems. Boiler expertise may still be relevant when the connected equipment affected boiler operation or contributed to the reported event.
The applicable boiler code edition and jurisdiction matter because requirements can vary based on the type of equipment, its construction or installation date, location, and the codes and regulations adopted by the governing authority. An expert may need to identify the requirements applicable to the boiler and to particular work performed on it before evaluating design, installation, inspection, repair, alteration, or pressure-relief records. The 2025 National Board Inspection Code addresses installation, inspection, repairs and alterations, and pressure-relief devices, while the 2025 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code contains separate requirements for different categories of boilers and pressure equipment. The edition applicable to a particular boiler may differ depending on its history and the requirements adopted by the relevant jurisdiction.
