Hello all, thanks for taking the time to read this. I am a mechanical engineer at a power plant and we are looking into using Activated Carbon products to remove wastes from our flue gas.
We are looking for a method to test the incoming bulk carbon for consistent reactivity and while I have...
To start off I have searched numerous different keywords on "Google" etc and contacted many reps, suppliers, and manufacturers but with no luck.
We are looking for larger (~24") rotary airlocks (or rotary valves or star valves) with a mechanical cleanout device that scrapes out the pockets as...
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We are going to weld a temporary wide flange beam to existing structural steel for an overhead trolley system. It will either be catalivered or simple suppoted at two fixed points or a combination of both. I have the calculations for the deflection of either support setup and the...
I work at a power plant and we have had a steady leak underground for quite sometime and since I am the new engineer they want me to take a crack at it.
The area with the leak has 8 pipes running through it and we would like to try to narrow down the ones we should look at. We can isolate...
I work at an older power plant with several outdoor water storage tanks on site. Near one of these tanks we have developed a large puddle ~ 8 ft around and 1 ft at its deepest point.
At first we thought there was a leaky valve contributing to the accumulation of water, but after securing the...
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Recently we had an audit done by safety 'experts' and were cited for several items during the inspection that were fairly routine, missing signs, housekeeping issues, etc but one above all is giving us some problems.
The auditor noted that our oxygen and acetylene bottles for our...
Hello all I would like some opinions on the following:
I have graduated with a ME degree, spent some time in the work place/military, and have a good stable job now. I would like to earn my Master's Degree but am having some doubts and would like ENG's viewpoints.
First, I have been told MBA...
