Cliff Knight — KnightHawk Engineering, Inc
Areas of Expertise: Mechanical Engineering
KnightHawk offers engineering expert witness evaluations and testimony in complex cases involving engineering failures. We provide consulting and expert witness services in many industries including petrochemical, offshore, aerospace, marine, automotive, rail, and nuclear. We have broad based experience in multi-million dollar litigation involving high profile catastrophes.
Although providing expert witness services is not our primary business, we feel that fact only enhances our credibility and proves our experts more resistant to accusations of results-based testimony. In addition, we can offer the unique services of Cliff Knight, our highly credentialed and well-respected Chief Engineer who regularly publishes articles in business and industry journals. He has also patented extremely specialized and unique technologies used worldwide. With his 30 plus years of experience, he is still able to communicate technical information on the most basic of levels.
KnightHawk employs some of the most highly credentialed engineers. Many members of our staff hold doctorate degrees in their specialty areas. By maintaining a diverse staff, we are able to offer expertise in a variety of areas including:
- ASME Code Compliance
- Flow Induced Vibration
- Boilers
- Furnaces
- Centrifugal Compressors
- Gas/Steam Turbines
- Reciprocating Pumps/Compressors
- Pelletizing Dies
- Critical Piping Systems
- Selective Linear Exchangers
- Elastic/Plastic FEA
- Structural Analysis
- Engines
- Transfer Line Exchangers
- Heat Transfer Driven FEA
- Vessel Alterations Repair
- High Pressure Reactors