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  1. CharlesHeard

    P&ID Symbol for ClearWELL

    We are installing electronic scale prevention units on a few of our wellheads to test their effectiveness. One issue we have run into is determining what to call these units out on our P&IDs. Physically, a ferrite ring is attached around the casing and connected to 120 VAC. There is no...
  2. CharlesHeard

    Mafia Corruption in Quebec

    I think, unfortunately, all those testifying at the inquiry get some immunity. Another city engineer testified today. The main image in the article shows his left pinky with the iron ring. I agree with the top comment; he should have the ring taken and, if he wasn't retired already, his...
  3. CharlesHeard

    Mafia Corruption in Quebec

    It was so good of him to lose that money gambling so it made it back to provincial coffers.
  4. CharlesHeard

    Mafia Corruption in Quebec

    Not sure how much coverage this has gotten outside of Canadian media, but right now there is a huge public inquiry going on about corruption and Mafia ties to the construction industry in Quebec. From the way it sounds, it was impossible to do any work there without paying off the Mafia and...
  5. CharlesHeard

    Analysis of larger diameter Flex hose

    Hello Everyone, We are doing some work on a pump system (main pump and booster) that is pressurizing up to final pressure of 1700 kPa and moving a slurry initially at ambient temperature. The piping is 20" diameter and there are to be flex hose connections between the intakes and the...
  6. CharlesHeard

    Struggling to get my footing in Mechanical Engineering

    Having spent a decent amount of time from graduation to getting my engineering job I understand the frustration. I know one thing that helped me a lot is I used some government services to help me in my resume and cover letters. Those people are often used to working with people that have...
  7. CharlesHeard

    Engineering as a commodity: Can we reverse the trend?

    I just finished engineering at University of Alberta last year. I have been told Canadian engineering schools are far more regulated than American ones, information on how it is done is here: http://www.engineerscanada.ca/e/pr_accreditation.cfm (not that much information here, but basically...
  8. CharlesHeard

    Standardized Colour Scale for the Colour Blind

    Thank-you all for your wonderful responses! I have been able to set up some good scales for the programs I primarily use.
  9. CharlesHeard

    Standardized Colour Scale for the Colour Blind

    Like 8% of males and 0.5% of females in the world, I am red-green colour blind. Overall, this isn't much of a disability, but I do find understanding colour-scaled FEA outputs very difficult. I have noticed that the standard scale for colour goes, in increasing stress/heat/whatever is being...

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