We are working on a project where the client is looking at waterproofing the concrete basins of existing cooling towers.
The basins are in desperate need of protection and have been subjected to condenser water with bromine based chem treatment and inhibitors for 20 years. I am wondering if...
In SoCal, a warm, dry climate region where 90degF or 100degF (32 - 38degC) days are frequent, would you recommend using dry coolers on water cooled dx air-conditioners or heat pumps?
The question is really, will the indoor units run acceptably well enough with 95 to 105deg water - in terms of...
Does anyone have or know where to get case studies about Fire Protection related incidents. I'm giving a presentation on the below subjects and I want some spice to make the content more... real.
I'm particularly interested in hearing (preferably traceable) stories about:
1. Fires of any...
Someone has found two ways to generate 3D animation in Excel. You can download a couple of spreadsheets and run his examples. Referred from a Slashdot article.
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3563/microsoft_excel_revolutionary_3d_.php
MS has recently released a service pack for Office 2007 which has not yet been universally rolled out with auto-update.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/default.aspx
This fixes a bug in Excel that I was having an issue with, where an embedded chart with lots of points and fixed axes...
Two questions:
1. Does the following clause mean that my 60'dia on-grade tank does not require a heater?
"15.2.2.1 Suction tanks, standpipes, and elevated tanks that have risers of 0.91 m (3 ft) or more in diameter shall not be required to have provision for heat."
2. If I still need a...
What is a reasonable expectation/requirement for removal of particles of size 5 micron and greater from a typical multimedia filter.
We have well water which is to be filtered using multimedia filters before RO and polishing. This treated water is to be used as Boiler Feedwater.
We issued a...
Hi there,
Does anyone know if you can credit experience under a foreign PE to the US EIT/PE process?
Reading the similar links, it sounds pretty hopeless but just wanted to ask the question.
I'm a recent immigrant to the US, who's had sufficient time in a couple of countries to get PE...
