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  1. Revelation19

    ITAR statement on drawing title block - USA Only

    I am working at a small company which does engineering design and testing for many different clients. Lately we have had a few contracts that were covered under the ITAR rules of the US Government. AS it stands right now, we are stamping our drawings with a red ink stamp that says "ITAR...
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    Surface finish for steel sliding on Teflon

    We have only in passing considered wear of the Teflon. I have raised this question (I assume we will get wear) but as we are building a prototype test rig, we are glossing over these details for now. I, for one, have added that to the observation data to be collected at the completion of the...
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    Surface finish for steel sliding on Teflon

    I am interested in using Teflon (or other polymer) to act as a slide on the inner surface of a steel cylinder. The cylinder has an ID of 15 inches (0.38 m). It needs to slide slong its axis a length of 1.75 inches (44.5 mm). It is used in a test rig and will move only occasionally (once a month...
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    Shipboard cable sheathing to avoid UV damage

    We are faced with a situation where the sheathing on cables on shipboard (topside) equipment are cracking at high stress points (at bends and clamps). The cable outer sheathing is polychloroprene (neoprene) per the drawing. Then it is coated with some type of preservative. (I don't know what: -...
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    Centrifugal compressor selections

    Try this link to Dresser-Rand's modelling program. At the second screen you can select to input your gas analysis. See where it takes you... http://dresser-rand.com/turbo/calc/default.htm
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    Direction of Engineering

    Just for thoughts.... We use summer co-ops here where I work, and many of them are quite useful. However, it seems that their usefulness is in doing the things that many times we do not want to do: The grunt work, as has been mentioned. In fact, in one group, we were discussing various ideas...
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    Name the "best" engr'g companies that are gone...

    Another company that no longer exists is RCA. Completely swallowed up or parceled off by GE. Which also is no longer the place it used to be to work. Another way companies are no longer great places to work is the trend toward automation in design. We are losing the creative aspect of the...
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