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NEXT
MEETING___________________________
Monday,
Mar. 16, 2009 - Noon -
“Seasoned
cast iron: How it’s done, and the problems that have been resolved” - Prior to
seasoning in the plant, customers would have to season their cast iron at home
which would take hours and leave their home smelling like smoke. At home,
the initial seasoning would require washing to remove whatever coating covered
the pan from the factory that inhibited rusting. Then customers would
have to coat cast iron cookware completely with oil and heat it until every
pore was filled with oil. This was not a good practice for customers to
have responsibility of the initial seasoning of their cast iron, because they
often did not do it correctly. The first problem the manufacturer needed
to overcome was how to mass produce in minutes a process that typically took
2-3 hours at home. Other problems included application issues, curing
problems, and Environmental and Safety concerns.
Keith Nunley, Engineering Manager at
Lodge Mfg. will discuss how Lodge overcame these problems with some innovative
ideas. He will include the story of the Tennessee Pollution Prevention
Partnership, which explains what is done with the seasoning oil that has been
in contact with the floor.
Monday,
Mar. 16, 2009 - Following Keith Nunley’s presentation.
ASCE president, Rob Witcher, will introduce ASCE officers and mention their
future meetings or other ASCE news items.
Note: Although reservations are not
required, if you plan to attend this meeting, please let us know your plans by
replying to this email. This will help give the caterer a more accurate
count for lunch.
FUTURE
MEETINGS________________________
Monday,
Mar. 23 - Noon – “Tennessee Aquarium: Life Support
System Design”- Engineering technology required to protect the aquatic
life.
Speaker: Scott McKenzie, Vice President
of Special Projects, March
Meeting Place:
Monday,
Mar. 30 - Noon - PLANT TOUR: Chattanooga Engineer's Club will
tour through the Ocean Journey basement, third and fourth floors of the Tennessee
Aquarium.
Meeting Place:
Monday,
Apr. 6 - Noon - "Geo Thermal Wells used in new Hamilton County
Schools to reduce energy demands"
Speaker: Matt Williams, Campbell &
Associates
Meeting Place: will advise
Monday,
Apr. 13 - Noon - "Capstone Design"
Speaker: Phil Kazemersky, UTC
Meeting Place: will advise
Monday,
Apr. 20 - Noon – New Technology that adsorbs heavy metal
contaminates from our water and air
Speaker: David Vernetti, General
Manager, Steward Advanced Materials
Meeting Place: will advise
Monday,
Apr. 27 - Noon - An Inside Story of Thomas Edison's Laboratory and
Early Days of Invention at
Speaker: Jim Frierson, ATTI
Meeting Place: will advise
PREVIOUS
MEETING_______________________
Daniel Edwards, Lead Engineer for Astec
Inc.'s Green System product line presented the Warm Mix Asphalt System. Astec's
answer to Green asphalt plant design, which saves energy, reduces mix
temperature 50 degrees Fahrenheit, improves equipment performance, reduces VOC
emissions, and reduces oil vapors normally emitted from the hot asphalt.
Astec's newly developed mixing system injects water into the asphalt cement,
creating tiny steam bubbles that lower the viscosity of the asphalt mix.
130 Green Systems have been installed by Astec.
ITEMS
OF INTEREST_______________________
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interest to the Chattanooga Engineers Club, or suggestions for 2009 programs,
please contact Joe Robbins by phone at 423-756-4430 or by e-mail at jrobbins@robbinsbohr.com. You can
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