2013 Fall Newsletter

Transcription

Greenville Section News
Fall 2013
Local Section News
CONGRATULATIONS TO ASME FELLOW, DR.
JOHN BLANTON
We had a very good FY 2013 and are all looking
forward to an even more active and exciting ASME
FY 2014.
This year our first meeting started in August with a
tour of the Woodruff Roebuck Water District
Treatment Plant. In September, we will have a PDH
lecture provided by Dennis W. Johnson, “Surprises on
the Road to Compliance”. In October, we are going to
try something a little different with our own John
Blanton speaking at a lunch meeting at Fluor. In
November we will have a Saturday morning PDH
session on Steam Generators. We have other exciting
events in the works for the remainder of FY 14. We
are also working on an ASME Golf Tournament for
next spring to fund a scholarship.
Greenville Section past Chair received the Dedicated
Service Award for District F. John has been an active
member of ASME for 37 years. He has made significant
contributions to the development of the Greenville
Section as well as District F since relocating here from
Cincinnati. This award is well deserved.
Below is a photo of Mary Bailey District F Chair
awarding John Blanton the Dedicated Service Award at
the DSS in Orlando. This was well deserved.
Way to go John!
We always welcome anyone who wants to get
involved with the planning of the events. If you have
an idea about something that you would like to see,
please contact one of the officers.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
2
Local Section News –Planned Events for FY2014
3
Local Section News – Recap of FY-2013
4
ASME Mentoring Program
5
ASME Social Networking
https://community.asme.org/greenville_section
ASME Greenville Section News 1
ASME Greenville Section September 18 Dinner
Event with PDH Speaker “Surprises on the
Road to Compliance” By Dennis W. Johnson,
Fluor Executive Director
Dennis W. Johnson is recognized as an industry expert in Air Quality Control
System Technologies where he provides leadership for many of the projects
in the Fluor Power Group directly and in a consulting/advisory role. He joined
Fluor in 2005 after 3 years as Vice President of Engineering of Airborne
Technologies, and after over 20 years with The Babcock & Wilcox Company.
He has more than 40 technical publications and authored Chapter 36 Environmental Measurement of the 40th Edition of
Steam, Its Generation and Use.
He holds 54 US patents, primarily related to air pollution control technologies. His work on the reduction of
carbon dioxide includes publications on the integration of carbon capture with power plants, a recent US
patent: 8,414,852 titled: Prevention of nitro-amine formation in carbon dioxide absorption processes, and
patents pending in the area of post combustion and oxy-fired CO2 processes.
In this session Dennis will discuss recent activities that deal with regulations and gas prices that impact coal
fired power generation. Primarily he will discuss US regulations, but he also will touch on UK regulations.
The discussion will include a summary of the President's plan for carbon reduction. This is a very important
topic as in some way it affects all of us either in our jobs, cost we pay for utilities, or the quality of the
environment for us and future generations.
Greenville Section
Geographic Region
ASME Greenville Section October 14 Lunch Event with PDH
Speaker “The History of the Development of the Jet Engine”
"History of General Electric Jet Engines" presented by John
Blanton
For this meeting we are trying something a little different. We will have this meeting during lunch on the
Fluor Campus in the Management Center. We hope that you can attend and enjoy this exciting presentation.
General Electric is a company best known for light bulbs, appliances, and catchy TV jingles, but the aviation
industry knows GE as the world’s leading producer of aircraft jet propulsion engines. Among other industry
milestones, GE produced America's first jet engine, developed the first turboprop engine, the first variablestator engine, the first turbojet engine to power flight at two times the speed of sound, and the world's first
high bypass turbofan engine to enter service. GE’s roots in the aviation industry started in the early part of
the 20th century with the development and large-scale production of aircraft engine turbo superchargers.
Success in this endeavor, coupled with the fact that GE was not a current supplier of aircraft engines to the
US military, led General Hap Arnold to select a GE team in Lynn MA to produce a US version of Sir Frank
Whittle’s British jet engine that first flew in a British Gloster in May 1941. The first US jet flight, the Bell
XP-59A powered by the GE I-A centrifugal turbojet, followed in October 1942. This milestone event
launched GE into the aircraft engine industry, where it has for decades maintained a leading position in the
often turbulent world of designing, developing, and producing jet and turboshaft propulsion systems for both
military and civil applications. This presentation highlights the significant events of the early GE history and
the people who had a hand in them.
John Blanton is the Principal Engineer - Heat Transfer for GE Energy, a producer of gas, steam, and wind
turbines. His 33-year engineering career with GE has focused primarily on industrial and aircraft gas-turbine
technologies, including positions in Schenectady NY at the corporate Research & Development Center and
with the Gas Turbine group, in Cincinnati OH with the Aircraft Engine group, and in Greenville SC in his
current role. Dr. Blanton received BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Mechanical
Engineering from Virginia Tech, and was on the teaching faculty there for one and a half years. He also has
been an adjunct faculty at Union College in Schenectady NY and at the University of Cincinnati. He is a
Fellow of ASME and an Associate Fellow of AIAA, and is an active volunteer leader in both organizations
at local, regional, and institute levels.
ASME Southeast District F - District Sections Seminar (DSS)
In July, all five of the officers from the Greenville section traveled by car more than 500 miles one way to
Orlando, Florida to attend the District Sections Seminar. We had more representatives present than any of
the other 35 active sections in District F. In the DSS meetings the section officers discuss ideas about ways
to make their section activities more enjoyable for the members. A lot of good ideas for programs for FY
2014 were discussed. We all came back ready to support an exciting and successful year for the Greenville
Section members.
ASME PDH Course Planned for November 9 – “Boilers with Bo an
Introduction to Steam Generators”
This short overview will cover the use of various types of steam generators in commerce, industry and
power generation. Classification of the type of boiler as well as suitability to fire various fuels will be
covered. Recent trends in various areas of the boiler industry regarding use of certain types of boilers.
The course will be presented by Bo Oscarsson, Fluor Subject Matter Expert on Boilers. Bo keeps this class
interesting with his personable and engaging presentation.
This class will be held on the Fluor Campus in the Fluor University facilities. This will be a great
opportunity to work on your PDH credits as well as learn about a very interesting topic from one of the
industry experts.
ASME Spring Charity Golf Tournament to be held March 29
Planning is underway for the First Annual ASME Spring Charity Golf Tournament. Proceeds will be used
to fund a student scholarship. Volunteers are needed to help prior to and during the tournament as well as
during. If you are interested in helping with the planning of the tournament, please contact our Vice-Chair
Michael Healy.
ASME Greenville Section FY 2014 Schedule
August 2, 2013
August 22, 2013
September 18,
2013
October 14, 2013
November 5,
2013
January 16, 2014
February 18,
2014
March 20, 2014
March 28, 2014
March 29, 2014
April 10, 2014
May
June
ASME Outreach Robot Critiques at Roper Mountain Science Center
Tour of Woodruff Roebuck Water District Treatment Plant
Dinner Event with PDH Speaker “Surprises on the Road to Compliance” By Dennis W.
Johnson, Fluor Executive Director
Lunch Event at Fluor, PDH Speaker “The History of the Development of the Jet Engine”
By John Blanton, Principal Engineer for GE Energy
Joint meeting with Clemson Student ASME Section and FSAE Section
Dinner Event with Speaker, “Patent Law”
Joint meeting with Clemson Student ASME Section
Lunch Event with PDH Speaker
ASME Student Conference at Clemson
First Annual ASME Spring Charity Golf Tournament
Member Recognition and Scholarship Award Night
Tour
To be Determined
Section Officers
Office
Chair
Vice Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Past Chair
Name
Sandra Kolvick
Michael Healy
Kim Jackson
Trina Baldwin
John Blanton
E-mail
ASME.GVL@gmail.com
ASME.GVL@gmail.com
ASME.GVL@gmail.com
ASME.GVL@gmail.com
ASME.GVL@gmail.com
ASME Promotes Women in STEM
On Friday, August 2nd we had a great ASME Outreach event at the local Roper Mountain Science Center!
Seven ASME women engineers met and shared lunch with girls grades 6-8 who were participating in the
weeklong engineering summer camp entitled "Design and Create- Girl Tech." The 20 girls presented their
robots and the ASME engineers provided feedback and encouragement, also sharing their experiences in
engineering and answering questions from the girls. The girls really enjoyed the lunch and Roper Mountain
requested that we return again next year and stay longer!
ASME Greenville Section tours the Woodruff Roebuck Water
District (WRWD) Treatment Plant on August 22
This state-of-the-art facility just opened in June and contains a number of facilities including an operations
building to house administrative and personnel areas; chemical day tanks and feeders; operator control room;
laboratory; and associated facilities, a chemical storage and containment area; one onsite treated water
storage reservoir; pumping station; and electrical facilities.
Greenville Section Information
Member Demographics
Total Members
Member
Life Member
Student
Retired*
Fellow
Affiliate
Graduate Student
771
455
183
105
18
12
6
3
50 Plus Year Members
40 Plus Year Members
109
165
FIRST LEGO League
FIRST LEGO League (FLL) is a sport-for-the-mind, specifically for children aged 9 to 14, as a way to get
them involved in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). FLL is a three-pronged
program encompassing robotics, research, and core values (including team work). Each season’s theme is
based on a real-world engineering challenge. This year’s theme is “Nature’s Fury” – about natural
disasters. More information on the program is at http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/fll
ASME HQ supports FIRST. ASME Greenville supports FLL, both by financially supporting teams and
through volunteering. Last year, we supported the rookie team at A.J. Whittenburg Elementary School of
Engineering in Greenville. See http://www.greenville.k12.sc.us/ajw/Upload/Uploads/lego.pdf
Last year in SC, there were just over 300 teams participating in FLL. NC had a similar number of teams
participating. In SC, there were 16 Qualifying Tournaments and one State Championship Tournament. We
anticipate at least as many teams and tournaments for this season. We NEED volunteers to assist as
Referees (for the robot game challenge) and Judges (Technical Design, Research, and Core Values). In SC,
the tournaments start in December and run through the last weekend in February, and are often held on
Saturdays. The SC website is http://scrobotics.org/about/events/ and the NC website is
http://www.ncfirstrobotics.org/programs/first-lego-league/. All events are free for spectators. If you have
questions or think you might want to volunteer, please contact MK “Trina” Baldwin at
ASME.GVL@gmail.com. The tentative schedule is below:
Event:
Kick Offs
Upstate
Midlands
Low Country
Piedmont
Date
Location
Saturday, September 7: 9 am -12 noon Roper Mountain Science Center
Sunday, September 8: 3pm - 5pm
EdVenture Childrens Museum
Saturday, September 14: 9am -11am Stall High School
Friday, October 4: 6pm - 8 pm
York Technical College
402 Roper Mountain Rd Greenville, SC 29615
211 Gervais Street, Columbia
3625 Ashley Phosphate Rd, N Charleston
452 South Anderson Road Rock Hill, SC 2973
Scrimmage
SCRIW
Bryson Scream
Greenvillians
Leaphart
Crash Test
Saturday, October 12: 8am – 2pm
Irmo High School
Saturday, October 26: 12 noon - 4 pm Bryson Middle School
Saturday, November 9: 12 noon - 4 pm Sterling School
Saturday, November 9: time tbd
Leaphart Elem School
Saturday, November 16: 9am - 1pm Wade Hampton High School
6671 Saint Andrews Rd Columbia, SC 29212
3657 S Industrial Dr Simpsonville, SC 29681
99 John McCarroll Way, Greenville, SC 29607
120 Piney Grove Road, Columbia, SC 29210
100 Pine Knoll Dr. Greenville 29609
Tournaments
York
Friday, December 6, 2013
York Technical College
PeeDee (aka Florence)
Greenville
Spartanburg
Berkeley County
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Saturday January 11, 2014
SiMT Advanced Manufacturing Center
Wade Hampton High School
Spartanburg Day School
Westview Middle School
452 South Anderson Road Rock Hill, SC
29730
1951 Pisgah Road Florence, SC 29502
100 Pine Knoll Dr. Greenville 29609
1701 Skylyn Drive Spartanburg, SC 29307
101 Westview Blvd Goose Creek, SC 29445
Horry County
Lexington
Oconee County
Coastal Carolina University, Kimbel Arena 108 James P. Blanton Circle Conway, SC
29526
Carolina Springs Middle School
6180 Plat Springs Rd Lexington , SC 29073
Seneca Middle School
810 West South Fourth St Seneca, SC 29678
Mt. Pleasant
Cherokee County
Aiken
Tri-County (Upstate)
Dorchester County
Wando (Charleston area)
Columbia
Christ Our King-Stella Maris School
TBD
Tri-County Tech
Have not confirmed date – suspect FebRiver Oaks Middle School
Date not set
Wando High School
Looking for host and venue
Address
1183 Russell Dr, Mt Pleasant, SC ‎
7900 Hwy 76 Pendleton, SC 29670
8642 River Oaks Rd North Charleston, SC 294
Warrior Way, Mt. Pleasant SC
AJW Lego Robotics Team Scores at International Competition
A. J. Whittenberg Elementary School of Engineering fielded a rookie team of 9-year-olds for its first year of
First Lego League (FLL) Robotics Competition. This team of seven 4th graders was the youngest in FLL
competition (eligibility is 9-14 in the US and 9-16 internationally) and the learning curve was steep. But, a
combination of perseverance and cuteness won the day when the AJW Team was invited to compete
internationally at the Open European Championship (OEC) Tournament in Paderborn, Germany.
Thanks to strong support from business and community partners, including ASME, funds were quickly
raised for the trip. The team had less than one month’s notice to make plans, get passports and prepare for an
overseas adventure. For all but one of the students, this was the first time on an airplane and certainly the
first time out of the country. For many, this was the first passport in the history of their family – a truly lifechanging experience. This was the first time in the history of Greenville County Schools that elementary
students were allowed to travel outside the country. What a wonderful AJW milestone!
At the event, AJW students met their counterparts from around the world including: Israel, Korea, China,
Brazil, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and all across Europe. In total, 54 teams from 31 countries competed, only 3
from North America. While the teams of 16-year-olds won the day, AJW posted their highest team scores
ever, winning two out of three table runs and scoring the maximum number of points for their robot design.
The students returned with Gold Medals, smiles and many stories to tell.
For 2013-14, AJW is expanding its Lego Robotics program with two FLL teams and additional robotics in
the school day curriculum. With 16 slots open for two FLL teams, the school has received 62 applications.
NEWS from our Clemson Student Section
The Clemson University Student Section attended the ASME District F Student Professional Development
Conference (SPDC) in April. A total of ten students attended and participated in the Old Guard Rapid
Abstract, Old Guard Presentation and Design Competition. The design challenge was to build a remote
inspection device that could navigate an obstacle course, transmit a gage reading, and pick up and place a
sensor. Clemson's entry, the PAW, was one of the most compact entries, had no turning radius and was able
to move at relatively high speeds. However, signal interference disrupted remote video transmission and the
team was not able to complete the event. The Clemson student section shined in the other competitions,
placing third in the Old Guard Presentation Competition and taking third and second in the Old Guard Rapid
Abstract Event. Brian Wright, a Senior from Charlotte, NC presented on "Problem Definition in the Design
Process." Sarah Katherine Gilliam, a Sophomore from Mt. Pleasant, SC and Tyler Schmidt, a Freshman
from Orlando, FL respectively placed third and second in the Rapid Abstract Competition. Their challenge
was to write an abstract for a paper on "The Thermodynamics of Chocolate Making." ASME has taken
notice of the strong growth and performance of the Clemson Student Section and has asked the University to
host next year's conference.
Greenville Section Information
FaceBook: ASME Greenville Section
LinkedIn: ASME Greenville Section
Twitter: asmegreenville
ASME Greenville Section tours the Dark Corner Distillery on June
21
Joe Fenten, the founder and president of
the Dark Corner Distillery provided an
excellent and informative tour. Although
an Electrical Engineer, he decided to
follow his passion for preservation of the
area’s history.
We provided the hoagies. The Distiller
provided the tour, samples, and souvenir
shot glasses. This meeting was a
recruitment meeting: we had 14 members
plus over 25 guests (many were Young
Engineers).
Capitalizing on his passion for craft
distilled spirits and the preservation of
local heritage, Joe is poised to take Dark
Corner Distillery to great heights. He could
be called a hybrid entrepreneur, since he
also practices as a professional electrical
engineer with a BS from Clemson
University. Possessing exceptional
technical aptitude and the innate ability to
communicate and work well with others,
the native of South Carolina’s “Dark
Corner” region has worn every hat in the
business over the past few years. From
recipe formulation and equipment design
to trade shows and sales presentations, he’s
capable of doing it all!
The 80 gallon copper pot still and
distillation system that was designed by the
Joe to favor quality and taste over quantity,
and is clearly visible for all to see.
Joe states that “Our focus is on producing
small batches of the World’s Best
Moonshine, aged whiskey, gin, absinthe
and other distilled spirits while educating
locals and tourists alike about our rich
Appalachian heritage.”
ASME Mentoring Program
Get valuable career advice from a mechanical engineering professional!
The ASME Mentoring Program is designed to provide rewarding experiences that both mentor and mentee
can learn and grow from. This is a unique opportunity for you to get career-guiding advice from an
engineering professional with broader experience or more advanced skills. Benefit and learn from their reallife expertise, while sharing your own valuable insight and perspective!
Participating in the program is easy with our Web-based platform, made available through a partnership with
WisdomShare™. Our targeted matching system will pair you with someone who can provide anything from
general advice and a fresh point-of-view, to help identifying the right training or niche in mechanical
engineering, or even assistance with finding a non-traditional career path.
The valuable insight you can gain by participating in the ASME Mentoring Program can have a positive
impact on your career for years to come!
If you are ready for a most rewarding experience, please go to: http://go.asme.org/mentoring to become an
ASME Mentor or Mentee.
ASME LAUNCHES SOCIAL NETWORKING
ASME is proud to introduce a significant new enhancement to its flagship website - social networking
features - designed to provide exciting possibilities for networking, knowledge-sharing and collaborating
with other engineering professionals throughout the world. In the future, the local Greenville Section of
ASME will be using this valuable tool to send communications to you, the Section membership. So, if you
haven't done so already, take the opportunity to register www.https://community.asme.org/register.aspx ,
create a profile and start exploring the possibilities of ASME's new social networking features. You can also
find us on
Learn. Grow. Connect.
The Engineering for Change Webinar Series provides the
opportunity to learn from and interact with creative thinkers and
leaders who are developing new technologies and initiatives
that contribute to solving humanitarian engineering problems. This live, interactive, monthly series promotes
emerging ideas and connects a community of passionate engineers who want to improve quality of life around the
world. Attending is easy and free: register at least one hour before each webinar and you’ll receive a participant link
prior to the event. Can’t attend? View previously recorded webinars online and on E4C’s YouTube channel. Visit
www.engineeringforchange-webinars.org to learn more and register for the next live event.

2013 Fall Newsletter

Transcription

Similar documents

Community Shred Day - Greenville Federal Credit Union

Best Overall in Each Division

Propane Setback Flyer - Skagit Farmers Supply

5k paint R un 5k paint R un 5k paint R un May 1 7 , 20 1 5 May 1 7

Office Space Available at Verdae Blvd/Laurens Rd/I-85

Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science

project - rimmsa

April 6 - Greenville Central School District