Chattanooga Engineers Club Newsletter

NEXT MEETING________________________

Monday April 26 – Noon – DOUBLETREE HOTEL (407 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402)

“B&W’s Modular Nuclear Reactor” - Juan F. Villarreal, Director of Commercial Operations & Marketing, Babcock & Wilcox - Modular Nuclear Energy.

Babcock & Wilcox Co.'s new reactor concept is described as a scalable, modular, integral reactor. The design is largely based on proven technology, which should simplify the nuclear licensing process. It will be built in 125-megawatt modules, allowing the capacity to more closely match demand, and permitting much of the construction to take place off-site. These features should reduce price uncertainty and lower risk to investors. Mr. Villarreal will provide further details about the design, its application, and benefits to customers. He will also give some background on the early development of small modular reactors.

Mr. Villarreal has a BS in Nuclear Engineering from Kansas State University and an MS in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley. Prior to joining B&W, he worked for many years with General Electric in the United States, Europe and Latin America.

FUTURE MEETINGS ____________________

Wednesday April 28 – Kruesi ‘Spirit of Innovation’ Award Luncheon at the Convention Center

Several Kruesi award Nominees were featured in recent club meetings. For more information see http://www.chattanoogachamber.com/newsandvideo/100323_Kruesi.asp

PREVIOUS MEETING____________________________

Monday April 19 – Jim Frierson introduced four Kruesi award nominees.

Fred Land, Owner, Interlock Industries, Inc., manufacturer of the eco based floor adhesive, Spray-Lock, used in many retail establishments, including Wal-Mart, Loew’s, Mohawk, and Safeway. Wal-Mart saved 4 million pounds of adhesives over the past several years by applying Spray-Lock adhesive, which utilizes a stable VOC water-based spray. Spray-Lock is a technology used with wood walls and floor panels under a low consumption procedure. Concrete moisture and PH create problems for adhesives. Failure rates were 23% before Spray-Lock was applied. Spray-Lock has instant shear strength and very low odor.

Rick Proctor, CEO, Glenveigh Medical, presented 5 new products used in obstetrics to treat several conditions, including pre-eclampsia, a leading cause of fetal failure. Glenveigh Medical moved the corporate HQ from the Research Triangle to Chattanooga recently. Four medical devices are currently in the development stage. Golf, a catheter device, is used to treat vaginal bleeding quickly by adding pressure to the vaginal side walls. Market potential is over 100,000 units per year. FDA approval is pending.

Greg Renegar, Chief Engineer, Astec Industries, introduced the Double Barrel Green System designed to recycle and process asphalt and reduce consumption of petroleum products up to 14%. The survival of the road construction industry depends on conservation of our limited resources. Mike Varner, UTC graduate, described the method of converting the CEO’s dream into a real system. Heat is used to remove moisture from the aggregate and coat the aggregate efficiently. VOC’s and odors are reduced by 80% or more. About 250 of these injection systems have been installed worldwide.

Dan and Sylvia Knoch, Owners, Innovative Software Design, reviewed the 3-laser scanner, which reduces time to process a dental impression to a 30-minute wait. Storage of the dental impression scan reduces storage space by 98%. Healthcare costs should be reduced as dentists utilize the Innovative Software products.

CHATTANOOGA ENGINEERS CLUB — CORPORATE SPONSORS______________

We gratefully acknowledge the corporate sponsorships listed below.

2010 — Robbins & Bohr, LLC

2009 — Coca—Cola

2008 — Alstom

2008 — Chattanooga State

MEETING LOGISTICS_______________________

The Chattanooga Engineer's Club meets at the DOUBLETREE HOTEL, CHATTANOOGA,
407 Chestnut St., Chattanooga, TN 37402. Free parking is available in the gated parking lot on the south side of the Hotel.

For noontime meetings, the gate will be open from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Plan to arrive at about 11:30 a.m., if you intend to park in the limited space available.

QUESTIONS and SUGGESTIONS______________

If you have any questions, items that would be of interest to the Chattanooga Engineers Club, or suggestions for future programs, please contact Ralph Boroughs by e-mail at rdboroughs@gmail.com or by phone at 423-227-0412. You can find membership application forms, references to future programs, historical data, and other info at: http://www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org. To receive future meeting announcements by email, join the Chattanooga Technology Organization mailing list at: http://www.ChattanoogaEngineersClub.org/email.

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