I've been tasked with writing a procedure on gagging of PSVs for our plant. I've been looking and I don't see any code based direction on limits for gagging of live PSVs, but since the relief valves are usually your last line of defense on overpressure of equipment, I thought I might just be...
I am searching for advice on an employment topic. I want to change my professional emphasis to another area of Mechanical Engineering. I would like to work at a process facility (Refinery/Petrochem/Chemical etc) as I find them to be extremely interesting. It’s one of those areas for me that I...
I'm preparing to sit for my P.E. exam at the end of October and was considering what other options would help me professionally. I was looking at the possibility of obtaining an MBA and was curious how many members here have done so and how has it helped you. Ideally I'd like to get out of the...
How long can engineers or other technical professionals work in a given industry before they are pigeonholed into that industry? An example is if a mechanical engineer works in a shipyard, how long can he work in said shipyard before other prospective employers think of him as only being able to...
