KnightHawk Engineering

A Worldwide Reputation For Solving the Most Difficult Problems in Industry

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About the firm

KnightHawk Engineering (KHE) is a specialty engineering consultancy based in the Houston, Texas area, providing worldwide engineering services for static and rotating equipment, failure analysis, forensic engineering, reverse engineering, and machine design. KHE is known as an engineering trauma center for industry, available 24/7 globally. KHE also operates KnightHawk Materials Lab, a metallurgical services division providing in-house materials testing. Clients span major petrochemical, refinery, aerospace, automotive, and industrial companies. KHE holds professional engineering registrations in over 30 US states.

Team
Small
Firm type
Forensic Engineering · Materials Engineering · Mechanical Engineering

People

Cliff KnightPresident

Capabilities

Static & Rotating Equipment Engineering

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Specialized engineering for pressure vessels, compressors, turbines, pumps, heat exchangers, and other industrial rotating and static equipment.

  • Pressure vessel design (ASME Code Compliance)
  • Compressor engineering
  • Gas and steam turbine engineering
  • Heat transfer driven FEA
  • Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis
  • Finite element analysis (linear and nonlinear FEA)

Failure Analysis

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  • Root Cause Failure Analysis For Industrial Equipment
  • Structures

Forensic Engineering

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  • Engineering Expert Witness Evaluations
  • Testimony For Complex Litigation Involving Engineering Failures In Petrochemical
  • Offshore
  • Aerospace
  • Marine
  • Automotive
  • Rail
  • Nuclear Industries

Reverse Engineering

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Machine Design

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  • Custom Equipment Design
  • Axial Compressor Blades
  • Tool Jigs
  • Cleaning Equipment
  • Valves
  • Machinery Components
  • Nozzles

Metallurgical Services (KnightHawk Materials Lab)

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In-house metallurgical and materials testing lab supporting engineering investigations.

Intellectual Property Services

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  • Technical Evaluation Of Products For Patent Licensing
  • Infringement Assessment
  • Prototype Building
  • Testing
  • Proprietary Rights Documentation

Industries

Oil & Gas · Petrochemical · Aerospace · Automotive · Marine · Industrial · Manufacturing · Nuclear · Rail

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