Benoit Dupont, Ing.
About Benoit Dupont, Ing.
Benoit Dupont is a mechanical process engineer at Enerkem Inc. in Québec, Canada, where he has worked since 2016. He has a background in mechanical engineering with a Master's degree from Université de Sherbrooke and has experience in designing and commissioning process equipment.
Work at Enerkem
Benoit Dupont has been employed at Enerkem Inc. as an Ingénieur de procédé en mécanique since 2016. In this role, he has contributed to various engineering projects, including the design and commissioning of a test bench to validate a new reactor. His responsibilities include producing Basic Engineering Design Packages (BEDP) and managing change projects for the Edmonton plant within a multidisciplinary team.
Education and Expertise
Benoit Dupont holds a Bachelor's degree in Génie mécanique from Université de Sherbrooke, where he studied from 2009 to 2013. He further advanced his education by obtaining a Master's degree in the same field from the same institution between 2014 and 2016. His academic background provides him with a solid foundation in mechanical engineering principles and practices.
Background
Before joining Enerkem, Benoit Dupont gained experience in various engineering roles. He worked at Voith Hydro as a Chargé de projet for three months in 2012 and at Inogec as an Ingénieur en mécanique for ten months from 2015 to 2016. He also held positions at Groupe de Conception d'Actionneurs et de Moteurs de l'Université de Sherbrooke, where he served as a master's student and teaching assistant.
Technical Skills and Contributions
Benoit Dupont has applied various engineering methodologies in his work, including Hazop, What-if, and LOPA methods to validate process design. He has produced essential engineering documents such as Process Flow Diagrams (PFD), Mass & Energy Balance (MEB), and Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID). Additionally, he has conducted characterization tests on granular solids to calibrate Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Differential Element Method (DEM) simulations.
Project Involvement
Benoit Dupont has been involved in significant projects, including the design of the core process for a plant valued at $875 million. He has collaborated with global suppliers to design process equipment, such as pressure vessels and reactors, and developed dust collection networks supported by Hysys simulations and heat transfer calculations.