I am a BS ME and I was recently laid off from my reliability engineer position in the chemical. I currently have 5 years of reliability experience. I have joined the job market and I will likely be receiving offers for field service engineer positions, the first is servicing a specific piece...
Well Black Friday is coming up and I am thinking and I am thinking it would be the perfect time to buy some sets of work clothes. I am a reliability engineer, so I am looking for some clothes that are both business professional but can also hold up to inspecting equipment. Something in-between...
I have been asked by one of our process engineers to examine the effects of running our compressors with higher outlet temperatures. These are reciprocating compressors flowing propylene at ≈ 270. The outlet temperature is above our traditional limit. Being green at this and not know the...
I am a younger engineer who works at a small facility. My job is so varied and I am always pulled in different directions. I am constantly given more work than I can handle, which is probably common so I am not complaining. My question is how do you engineers who have earn their gray hairs...
This problem seems so simple but I am having trouble. I more or less have a rectangular platform with bolts on all for corners. There is a weight causing a force downward on some point on the platform. I was looking for the force at the bolts. Summations of the forces and moments only gave...
I am looking to simplify the gasketing process for my maintance department. Our spec and stock vary between the 4 winding materials 304, 304L, 316, 316L and the fillers PTFE and Graphite. Does anyone know the reasoning if there is a different in the use of the different Stainless steels? My...
I have been told to add a vacuum breaker to our exchanger to prevent condensate build up during times of low inlet steam flow. From what I have seen a vacuum breaker works by allowing atmosphere in during situations when the pressure in the exchanger is less than atmospheric. My question is...
