CHATTANOOGA ENGINEERS CLUB
www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org
www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org
NEXT MEETING (noon, no lunch)_______________________________________________________
Location: UTC SimCenter Auditorium, 701 M.L. King Blvd., Chattanooga, TN 37403
May 9: "Aerodynamic Drag
Reduction of Heavy Vehicles" - Dr. David Whitfield, UTC
SimCenter
Dr. Whitfield says that the Aerodynamic Drag Reduction
project is a "home grown" project involving the SimCenter and U.S.
Xpress in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy. It’s all about
increasing fuel mileage through reduced wind drag which in the end can be a real
step forward in reducing our dependence on
offshore oil. The SimCenter takes big problems and breaks them into
many smaller problems that can be solved mathematically. With the
SimCenter's powerful computers, they solve all these small problems
computationally and present volumes of results
graphically.
OUR PREVIOUS MEETING
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May 2: "A Very Cool Oven" - David Mansbery,
TMIO, Inc.
David Mansbery, the President & CEO of TMIO, Inc. told us how the idea for the
intelligent oven was born out of his frustration that his family couldn't lead a
busy life and also come together at the end of the day for a healthy meal.
He tried to convince oven manufacturers to build the product TMIO is going to
supply, but they wouldn't. So he started a company to bring this high-end oven using some of NASA's ideas to the
public as a product they will likely
appreciate and begin to demand. The engineering and manufacturing
plant are in Chattanooga at 122A Flynn Street. Their home office is in Ohio. He invited
us to go by and see the ovens in their showroom. If the door is locked,
just ring the doorbell. The production line is ready. There are about
15 ovens in the showroom. The production is just waiting on one more
approval seal before they begin to fill orders already received from
builder/developers. They will take orders over the internet
while the product supply information is getting out to existing oven
dealers.
This all-electric
double oven costs $7500. Other high-end double ovens can cost $4500 to $5000.
The difference is that the extra money gives the consumer a better basic product
and also the ability to control and monitor the appliance remotely. The
TMIO ovens self clean in 2 hours rather than 4 hours, saving the consumer's electricity. The TMIO ovens are also
safe for pets and small children during the self cleaning cycle,
because the formaldehyde insulation that is in most ovens isn't used in the TMIO ovens. Instead, they
used NASA's recommended insulation.
Some of the ideas for controlling the oven
remotely originated at NASA, because they are based on how NASA controls
experiments remotely in space. So, communications with the oven controls are
secure. You decide what time you want dinner ready, give it some
information about the food to be cooked and it figures the start time and
duration. If your plans change and food is already in the heat mode, no
problem. Just call the oven on your cell phone and tell the oven to
refrigerate the dinner when it is finished cooking.
When asked what can possibly go wrong with the
ovens? David said a power outage is probably the only thing that can go
wrong. When the power comes back on, the oven will let you know the
conditions inside the oven before the power failure and also the conditions when
the power is restored. If it was in the refrigeration mode when the power
failed and it senses the temperature has reached 45F when the power is restored,
then the oven will not cook the food unless you instruct it to do so. The
planned baking is not executed if there is any question that the food may have
spoiled. If the oven was in the baking mode when power was interrupted, it
will likely continue baking adjusting for the elapsed time during power failure
and average temperature of the oven.
"Tonight's Menu® Intelligent Ovens" do what you want them
to do with the recipes your family has enjoyed for years. They
combine refrigeration and cooking in the same oven cavity. For more information,
please visit their website at www.TMIO.com.
FUTURE MONDAY MEETINGS (noon in the
Tallan Cellar Restaurant unless another location is indicated)
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May 16: "Ozone and Fine Particulates in Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia" - Errol Reksten, Chattanooga Air Pollution Control Bureau
May 23: "Mass Notification of Emergency Conditions" - Vic Humm, Safety Technology International, Inc.
May 30: No Meeting - Memorial Day
June 4 (Saturday): CEC Summer Social -- Pizza in the Park, 10 am to 2 pm
(Location: Chester Frost Park, Pavilion #3)
June 6: “Advances in Refining Coal for Power Production" - Dale Bradshaw, Advanced Coal Technology (ACT)
May 16: "Ozone and Fine Particulates in Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia" - Errol Reksten, Chattanooga Air Pollution Control Bureau
May 23: "Mass Notification of Emergency Conditions" - Vic Humm, Safety Technology International, Inc.
May 30: No Meeting - Memorial Day
June 4 (Saturday): CEC Summer Social -- Pizza in the Park, 10 am to 2 pm
(Location: Chester Frost Park, Pavilion #3)
June 6: “Advances in Refining Coal for Power Production" - Dale Bradshaw, Advanced Coal Technology (ACT)
June 13: No meeting because of Joint Meeting on Wednesday with the
Chattanooga Technology Council
June 15 (Wednesday): "ORNL
Technology Transfer into Chattanooga"
Joint meeting of Chattanooga Technology Council and Chattanooga Engineers Club
Joint meeting of Chattanooga Technology Council and Chattanooga Engineers Club
Location to be
announced.
June
20: (TBA by Jim Barrott)
June
27: (TBA by Judy Driggans)
July
4: No meeting - Independence Day
July
11: 12:30 pm Tour of Chattanooga Group, Inc., 101 Memorial Drive,
Chattanooga, TN 37415
WHERE WE MEET
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We will usually meet at Tallan Cellar Restaurant in the basement of the Tallan Building at the corner of M. L. King Blvd. and Carter Street. Lunch at the Cellar Restaurant is a hot buffet for $10 and the meal is available at 11:30 a.m. Parking is available free at the Days Inn across Carter Street, but you will need a note in your windshield that you’re attending the Chattanooga Engineers Club meeting. You may also park one hour free in the garage behind the Tallan building if you have your ticket stamped in the Cellar Restaurant.
QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS? ______________________________________________
If you have any questions or suggestions about program items please contact Judy Driggans at 423-751-7616 or by email at jdriggans@comcast.net. You can find references to other Chattanooga Engineers Club members at our web site: www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org.
We will usually meet at Tallan Cellar Restaurant in the basement of the Tallan Building at the corner of M. L. King Blvd. and Carter Street. Lunch at the Cellar Restaurant is a hot buffet for $10 and the meal is available at 11:30 a.m. Parking is available free at the Days Inn across Carter Street, but you will need a note in your windshield that you’re attending the Chattanooga Engineers Club meeting. You may also park one hour free in the garage behind the Tallan building if you have your ticket stamped in the Cellar Restaurant.
QUESTIONS, SUGGESTIONS? ______________________________________________
If you have any questions or suggestions about program items please contact Judy Driggans at 423-751-7616 or by email at jdriggans@comcast.net. You can find references to other Chattanooga Engineers Club members at our web site: www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org.