J. Robert Sims
J. Robert Sims (born c. 1941) is an American
Sims is known as "authority in risk-based technologies, high pressure equipment, mechanical integrity evaluation and Fitness-For-Service analysis, including brittle fracture analysis."[2]
Biography
Born in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, New Jersey, Sims obtained his BSc in engineering in 1963, from the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering.[2]
After his graduation, Sims joined Exxon chemical company,[3] now ExxonMobil, where he served for over 30 years. He eventually specialized in pressure equipment at the Exxon Research and Engineering Company in Florham Park, New Jersey.[4] He participated in the worldwide standardization for equipment integrity. In 1998, he retired from ExxonMobil, and joined Becht Engineering, where he became senior engineering fellow.[2]
Sims was awarded the ASME Dedicated Service Award in 1995, and the Melvin R. Green Codes and Standards Medal in 2006.[5] In 2014-2015 he served as president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Selected publications
- Sims, J. Robert. Guide to Life Cycle Management of Pressure Equipment Integrity, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2009.
- Sims, J. Robert. Roadmap to Develop ASME Code Rules for the Construction of High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactors (HTGRS). ASME Standards Technology LLC, 2012.
- Articles, a selection
- DePadova, Tracy A., and J. Robert Sims. "Fitness for service local thin areas comparison of finite element analysis to physical test results." No. CONF-950740--. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY (United States), 1995.
- Han, K., Embury, J. D., Sims, J. R., Campbell, L. J., Schneider-Muntau, H. J., Pantsyrnyi, V. I., ... & Vorobieva, A. (1999). "The fabrication, properties and microstructure of Cu–Ag and Cu–Nb composite conductors." Materials Science and Engineering: A, 267(1), 99-114.
- Patents, a selection
- Sims, J. Robert, "Process energy recovery," patent US 4288406 A,
- Sims, J. Robert, "Apparatus and method for recovering energy from pressurised reactor effluent," patent EP 0044738 A1, Jan 27, 1982
- Sims Jr, J. Robert, Willard N. Mitchell, and Charles W. Williamson. "Process for tubular water-bath polypropylene films." U.S. Patent No. 4,203,942. 20 May 1980.
References
- ^ "J. Robert Sims, Jr. Begins Term As President of ASME The American Society of Mechanical Engineers," at asme.org. June 11, 2014. Accessed 2017-09-24.
- ^ a b c "Alumnus to lead ASME in 2014," at engineering.vanderbilt.edu, October 7, 2013. Accessed 2017-09-24.
- ^ Jeffrey Tse-wei Fong et al. Critical Materials and Fabrication Issues for Pressure Vessels. 1980. p. 122.
- ^ American Institute of Chemical Engineer. Proceedings, Volume 4. Ethylene Producers Conference, 1995. p. 213
- ^ Melvin R. Green Codes & Standards Medal, at asme.org, 2017. Accessed 2017-09-24.
External links
- J. Robert Sims, National Academy of Engineering