Chattanooga Engineers Club Newsletter

NEXT MEETING ____________________

Monday July 19 – Scott McKenzie – March Adams & Associates

“Seasonal Adjustment of Gasoline with On-Line Butane Blending”

Have you heard of “summer gas” or “winter gas”? Why is gasoline more expensive in certain parts of the country?

Required gasoline properties fluctuate throughout the year and across the nation to reflect weather conditions and to comply with environmental regulations. Butane is often added to gasoline as a vapor-pressure modifier. Since butane is generally cheaper than gasoline there is a profit motive to maximize the addition rate while not incurring penalties for creating an “out of spec” product.

Mr. McKenzie will discuss the installation parameters for an on-line butane blending system and review the components, testing requirements and the challenges that come with working in this highly regulated industry.

Mr. McKenzie is a senior engineer with March Adams and Associates, with 30 years experience. He holds Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech and is a registered Professional Engineer in 18 states

FUTURE MEETINGS ____________________

Monday July 26 – John Van Winkle – City Traffic Engineer, Chattanooga

“Photo Enforcement for Stop Lights and Speed Limits”

Monday August 2 – Dan Ingersoll – Oak Ridge National Lab

“Small Modular Reactors and the Second Nuclear Era”.

Monday August 9 – Leon Tolbert – Oak Ridge National Lab

“Power Electronics for Hybrid Electric Vehicles”

Monday August 16 – Dale Bradshaw – Consultant to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

“Smart Grid Developments”

PREVIOUS MEETING____________________

Monday July 12 – Dr. Jim Henry – UTC

“Remote Control Software for Experiments on the International Space Station”

Software developed by UTC under a contract to Boeing is now on-board the International Space Station. The software, developed by Dr. Henry, allows researchers on earth to observe and control the operation of experiments in progress on the Space Station. Dr. Henry described the successful loading and operation of the software and the enthusiastic response by NASA officials.

Dr. Henry, professor of Chemical Engineering at UTC, has a BS from Rice and a PhD from Princeton. He has been working with remote control and data acquisition of laboratory experiments for more than 15 years

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 may be available in the gated parking lot on the south side of the Hotel. Plan to arrive before 11:30 a.m., if you intend to park in the limited space available. Late arrivals may need to pay for parking on the street or in a nearby public parking garage.

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/