Elizabete Nunes

Lead Engineer – BHGE Baker Hughes, a GE Company             January 2018 to April 2020          

Research projects:

• Processing engineering and equipment testing of a new subsea sulfate removal plant for subsea water pretreatment. Bid with five petrochemicals operations (Shell, Petrobras, Galp, Equinor, and Total) to test in media scale the performance of polymeric filtration of Suez filters. Main tasks: discussion of the processing of the whole pilot plant with the leaders of the bid, demand execution at the plant by the operators, and reporting results.
• The first phase of Modeling prediction of sour gas permeation from a polymer sheath of BHGE flexible riser; study of thermodynamic equations and balance of mass, using Comsol Multiphases Software. Interface with seniors researchers at GE Global Research at Niskayuna, and discuss boundaries conditions of the permeation of the sour gases through the polymeric layer of the flexible riser. 

Research Engineer – GE Global Research Center Rio           June 2013 to December 2017

Research and development of new technologies involving polymeric and composites materials on different business groups of GE Corporation, contributing to a cross-functional team in Brazil and overseas.

Oilfield Equipment Business: 

• Collaborated on research activities on the proof of concept of composite riser project.  Collaboration on the Composite Riser FMECA with Libra (Shell and Petrobras Consortium), lead discussions about set conditions, tests, and results on behalf of GE team to other participants of the bid. 
• Lead a rheological study to improve the manufacturing process of horizontal potting of epoxy on subsea equipment. Concept of tests, demand execution of the tests at the lab, and reporting conclusions to the business.

Power Energy Business: 

• Improvement of the filament winding manufacturing process to ACR Power Reactors: combine a new epoxy viscosity with an experimental fiber tension to result in a better finishing of the reactor, definition of tests, demand at the lab, and reporting results to the business.

Renewables Energy Business:

• Review of all epoxy materials and coatings of the nacelles wind turbines manufacturing and the proceedings of curing. Reporting results to GE business leaders.

Additive Manufacturing Business: 

• Characterization of a 3D printable polymer to use on GE power equipment, substituting a traditional component within the same mechanical, chemical, and electric proprieties. Contact with Sabic researchers to a collaboration project, leading tasks on behalf of GE to external academic partners and internally to GE business leaders