Is there a way to stop someone(s) from spoofing my telephone number? Xfinity said no. I'm wasting a lot of time because of this. People are calling me back and often leaving voicemails about receiving a call from me. My number and name come up on their caller ID. The FCC has a list of...
I'm helping a friend upgrade his electrical service to install A/C over winter. He needs to replace the main breaker box, near the meter, with a 200 A service. The feeders from the transformer are adequate. The wire from the meter to the main breaker box needs to be replaced with larger wire...
What is being used to depict Swagelok double block and bleed process interface valves on P&IDs? I looked at ANSI/ISA-5.1 and didn't see anything unless I missed it.
Here is the Swagelok catalog for process interface connections. Swagelok Process Interface Valves
Pamela K. Quillin, P.E...
Since the first post on this is closed, I decided to begin a new post.
This is a dated but interesting report that I'm working my way through. As I read through it, I see improvements that can be made to benefit women as well as men.
Women in Engineering: An Untapped Resource
Pamela K...
NSPE's forum posted this recently, which punctuates ethics and that a PEs legal responsibility is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. When you have such overwhelming problems to deal with, the last thing you need to deal with is people not doing the right things. I...
Hyperlab article
The website is not published yet or I would have linked it. Dr. Tagg accepts students of all abilities to provide them with hands on experience and experience thinking through a problem, from its statement to its solution and report.
He is not helping them into STEM fields...
NSPE Opposes Proposal to Weaken PE Role
On April 21, NSPE submitted a public comment in fervent opposition to a proposed rule that would weaken certain requirements for a professional engineer as part of the licensing process of deepwater ports.
The proposed regulation, issued on April 9...
Years ago I noted a lot of contention between various engineers here. Since I've not participated here in 2-3 years, it is interesting to see that contention still exists. In essence, we eat our own.
We do not know how to be gracious to others. We seem to lack insight into a fundamental in...
NSPE achieved a victory when the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement issued a final rule that makes permanent the additional safety measures authorized in the wake of the 2010 BP oil spill. The rule requires professional engineers to be more involved in...
If this isn't the right place for this, let me know and I'll move it.
In 2009, the home unit needed about a 3# charge. In 2011, it needed another 1.5# charge. This week, it needed a 3+# charge of 410A.
Each time and times in between, the accessible parts of the system have been leak checked...
Well crud!
I lost out on an electrical job because I have no experience in that area. The GC can't afford the time for me to come up to speed even though the mechanical/structural design is incomplete and they don't break ground for 6 months. I spent all afternoon researching the equipment...
FE Assessment White Paper
How many were told about the FE and PE prior to enrollment? How were told to take the FE exam during the last year of college? How were never told?
I've run across some from large, prestigious universities that had never heard of the licensing process. I've...
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From Engineering News-Record, 4/23/2012, Gary J. Tulacz:
This view is hurting the designers, too. "Engineering has always been a problem-solving profession," says Giorgio. "When you treat design like a commodity, it will be managed that way, without regard to the value-added capabilities of...
Have any of you used the V-cone in wet gas measurement? If you have, how did it perform? Any feedback you can provide would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Pamela K. Quillin, P.E.
Quillin Engineering, LLC
The 2011 survey found a record 34% of employees have a negative view of their supervisors’ ethics, and the survey found 42% of companies have weak ethics cultures, an increase of seven points from 2009...
