Chattanooga Engineers Club
P.O. Box 4031
Chattanooga, TN 37405
www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org 

April 14, 2008, 12:00 Noon - Food, Paper or Fuel?  The UTC Senior Project Ethanol Conversion team will make a presentation on the conversion of a S aturn Vue to run on e-85.  Data will be presented comparing fuel economy and tailpipe emissions.  Also included will be an overall study of the "photon to wheel" energy conversion process for ethanol made from corn and cellulose.  The CEC will return to the Tallan Cellar Restaurant location for this meeting.

Lunch is available on meeting dates for $11 beginning at 11:30 am from the outstanding Cellar Buffet. Location: Tallan Cellar Restaurant, 200 West ML King Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37402.  < /o:p>

FUTURE MEETINGS

 

April 21, 2008 - Capstone Design presentations will be made by UTC students.  Presentations will include converting waste paper to ethanol; hence the term PAPERNOL. See: http://chem.engr.utc.edu/ench430/2008/Teams/100/

LAST MEETING

 

April 7, 2008 - Homeland Security, Fact or Fiction, the Reality and the Future

Mark Morgan, a Senior Risk Consultant for Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), told us that while many terrorist threats have actually been stopped, technology for a terrorist to cause an event which could result in many deaths and disrupt the government is readily available.  The cost may be as low as $1500.  Some people still do not believe locations such as Chattanooga may be a target, but they are fooling themselves.  Terrorists want to gain attention.  While we do need to preve nt and disrupt terrorist attacks, not all threats are related to terrorist activity.  We are overdue for a pandemic disease, and natural disasters such as hurricanes or earthquakes can occur at any time.  Local government will be on its own after a disaster because it takes time to get people in place.  Buyer beware of "snake oil" - products commercially available to mitigate security threats.  Mark has worked for the Army and the Reagan Administration as a consultant.  The CEC was invited to share in this joint seminar sponsored by UTC Special Events and Speakers Committee.

ITEMS OF INTEREST 

 

Seven Chattanooga-area companies have been selected as Kruesi Award finalists.  The award recipient as well as the other finalists will be recognized at the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce Spirit of Innovation Awards Luncheon on April 16.  The finalists are: Accurate Automation Corporation, Andersen Flaps, Inc., Astec Industries, Inc., Cleveland Tubing, Inc., EnWaste Recovery Systems, Transcard and TR Automation. Each of these companies will exhibit their innovative products at the luncheon.  For an announcement about the Kruesi award finalists, see the following link:

     www.chattanoogan.com

 

You are invited to the 2008 UTC Senior Design Showcase, Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Engineering, Math and Computer Science Building, Palmetto at Vine Street.  All design projects in Engineering and Computer Science will be on display for your viewing.  Some of these will be displayed on the 4th floor.  Some larger ones will be displayed outside the entry on the 2nd floor.

The Senior Civil Engineering students will present: Steel bridge design, concrete canoe, an adaptive playground for challenged youth.
The Senior Mechanical Engineering students will present: Mini-Baja car, Alternative Fuel Vehicle
The Senior Chemical Engineering students will present: Design of a "Papernol" plant, Experimental verification of the Papernol process, Hydrolysis of Paper to Sugars, Fermentation of Dextrose to Ethanol and Purification of the Ethan ol by Distillation, Taylor Murphy's presentation from the 2007 National AIChE meeting in Salt Lake City. 
Other Senior projects include: Assistive Lift for Horse Riders, Discovery Museum Center Display Design, Civil Engineering site plan.
Freshman Assistive technology projects include: Bathroom Sink Stool, Walker obstacle Detector, Wheelchair Adjustable Switch Mount, Wheel chair Chalk Art Tool, Adapted Multisensory Toys, Corner Chair and Tray, Enhanced Adaptive Walker, Signal Centers Chattanooga Playground Music Center.
Other Freshman projects include: Independent Self-leveling Feet, Rolling Wire cart

 

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