Chattanooga Engineers Club Newsletter

NEXT MEETING ____________________

Monday May 24 – “Carbon Utilization Technologies, an Alternative to Carbon
Sequestration”

Dale Bradshaw will discuss new and novel options for removing and utilizing CO₂ from fossil-fueled power plants. He will show how High-Temperature Co-Electrolysis (HTCE) could economically convert CO₂ and high temperature steam into liquid fuels, chemicals, and oxygen. In addition, he will give a quick introduction to the potential of using algae to capture CO₂. These are possible options for using CO₂ rather than having to geologically sequester it.

Dale Bradshaw is currently a Senior Program Manager and Consultant with NRECA’s Cooperative Research Network. In 2004 he retired from TVA as a Senior Program Manager of R&D, after 29 years of service.

FUTURE MEETINGS ____________________

Monday May 31 – No Meeting - in observance of Memorial Day

Monday June 7 - TBD

Monday June 14 – Tim McGhee of Chattanooga State –

“New Programs at Chattooga State: Solar Energy Technology; Nuclear Power
Engineering Technology; and Quality Assurance /Quality Control Technology.”

Monday June 21 - TBD

Monday June 28 – Chris Finen of Eaton

“Improving Electrical Safety with Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupters”

PREVIOUS MEETING____________________________

Monday May 17 – Ron Patch, founder of Electronic Controls, Inc described his patent-pending “Enerfit” technology for retrofitting inefficient commercial air conditioning units to save energy, reduce relative humidity, control indoor air quality, and extend the life of the unit. Several systems have been installed in Chattanooga and are being tested locally prior to full commercialization. Field tests are yielding total unit energy savings ranging from 40 percent to 70 percent. Parameters of one system were manipulated live, via the internet, to illustrate these savings.

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,
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.

Links to local engineering societies are available to you at: http://www.chattanoogaengineersclub.org/engineer/

For a calendar of local technology related events see: http://chatc.org/