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Subject: Re: What's in a Job Title ? -- From: Kevin Jones
Subject: Donation of Hydraulics and Water Resources Journal Volumes -- From: Abi Akanbi
Subject: Free! Helical Compression Spring Design Solve Offer -- From: tsiporak@actcom.co.il (Israel Kehaty)
Subject: need -- From: szerbiak@utdallas.edu (Robert B Szerbiak)
Subject: * TRACS: Training and Research on Advanced Computing Systems -- From: desplat@epcc.ed.ac.uk (J-C Desplat)

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Subject: Re: What's in a Job Title ?
From: Kevin Jones
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 09:15:30 -0800

> What is a Stationary engineer?  It's not a term I've come across in the
> UK civils industry.  Save, perhaps, to describe an engineer having a nap
> in a slow afternoon :)
They pay me for what I know, not so much what I do.  "Stationary" is the
operative word (grin).
> --
> Shaun Lewis,                        The Dredging and
> Assistant Estimator                 Construction Company Ltd.
  A Stationary Engineer is a licenced trade, and is *usually* in charge
of the boiler
room, and associated equipment (refrigeration, ventilation, steam
generation and use).
  The majority are involved in anything from medium to heavy industries
(i.e. from
small fire-tube boilers in manufacturing plants, to 1000 MW generating
stations).
  In Ontario, Canada (and the rest of the provences, I believe), every
plant must have
a Chief Engineer, who would normally supervise the Shift Engineers,
maintenance staff, and many engineering projects (hence the business
cards).
  A boiler room is quite often called the "power plant", so sometimes
Stationary 
Engineers are called "Power Engineers" (the trade is actually called
Power Engineering,
the tradesmen Stationary Engineers).
  When the steam locomotive had its day, the person in charge of the
boiler and engine
was called a "locomotive engineer" or "steam engineer".  People who ran
nearly identical
equipment (boilers and steam engines), whose machinery was firmly
affixed to the ground,
were called "Stationary Engineers" (our boilers don't go anywhere
(grin)).  Same equipment on ships, "Marine Engineers".
  A while back we did have a bit of a dust-up over the use of the term
"Engineer". I guess the Society of Professional Engineers felt they had
the exclusive rights to the name "Engineer".  But it seems "Power
Engineers" were around and using the name long, long, before any
"Professional Engineers" showed up (grin).  So now (and please, anybody
correct me if I am wrong, it's happened more than once) only those
recognized by the Society, and Power Engineers, are allowed to use the
term.
  Now that everybody knows more about Stationary Engineers than they
ever wanted to
know, I hope that answers the rest of the questions in the other posts.
K. Jones
Kjones@interlynx.net
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Subject: Donation of Hydraulics and Water Resources Journal Volumes
From: Abi Akanbi
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 14:23:32 -0600
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	Donation of Hydraulics and Water Resources Journal Volumes
	----------------------------------------------------------
1) Water Resources Research Journal (published by the American
   Geophysical Union), Volumes 1-25, 1965-1989 (4 issues are missing).  
2) Journal of the Hydraulics Division/Hydraulic Engineering (published
   by the American Society of Civil Engineers), Volumes 92-114,
   1966-1988.
3) Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management (published by
   the American Society of Civil Engineers), Volumes 105-120, 1979-1994.
4) Journal of the Irrigation and Drainage Division (published by
   the American Society of Civil Engineers), Volumes 92-102, 1966-1976.
Would like to donate the sets to a university or research organization.
Please contact Dr. K.P. Singh, c/o Dr. Abi Akanbi at (217) 333-9865 or
"a-akanbi@uiuc.edu".
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Subject: Free! Helical Compression Spring Design Solve Offer
From: tsiporak@actcom.co.il (Israel Kehaty)
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 19:55:15 GMT
            FREE! HELICAL COMPRESSION SPRING PROBLEM SOLVE
            ==============================================
K.I.T.A.L. Software offers a one time free solution to your most urgent 
or chalenging HELICAL COMPRESSION SPRING design problem. To give you the 
best solution for your problem we will appreciate if you can define your 
problem in the following manner. 
1. MAXIMUM OUTSIDE DIAMETER 
2. MAXIMUM WORKING LENGTH at first working point (for example: if you
   design a check valve and the maximum space that is left for the 
   spring is 2 inch long and 1.05 inch inside diameter, then the maximum 
   working length at first working point is 2 inch and the Maximum 
   outside diameter is 1 inch . When it is possible you will receive 
   solutions of smaller springs too)
3. Spring FORCE at first working point
4. Spring EXTRA DEFLECTION (from the first working point to the second 
   load point)
5. Spring RATE (the force at the FIRST LOAD POINT divided by the force 
   at the SECOND LOAD POINT)
6. Type of use (STATIC or DYNAMIC)
7. MINIMUM INSIDE DIAMETER (If necessary, it limits the wire diameter 
   size)
8. Preferred wire MATERIAL (see preferred list)
9. Maximum SOLID LENGTH (when the coils touch each other), optional.
When it is possible you will receive more than one solution. 
Please send your problem description before the end of January 1997  
by E-Mail to:
               tsiporak@actcom.co.il
If you prefer to send blueprints you can mail it to:
K.I.T.A.L. Software
P.O. Box 748
Karmiel, 20100
ISRAEL
To receive an answer you must forward an E-Mail address.
                  PREFERRED LIST OF WIRE MATERIALS
                  ================================
1. MUSIC WIRE (ASTM A228)
2. HARD DRAWN CLASS I (ASTM A227)
3. HARD DRAWN CLASS II (ASTN A227)
4. HARD DRAWN HIGH TENSILE (ASTM A227)
5. OIL TEMPERED CARBON STEEL CLASS I (ASTM A229)
6. OIL TEMPERED CARBON STEEL CLASS II (ASTM A229)
7. CARBON STEEL VALVE SPRING QUALITY (ASTM A230)
8. CHROME VANADIUM (SAE 6150, ASTM A231)
9. CHROME VANADIUM VALVE SPRING QUALITY (SAE 6150, ASTM A232)
10. CHROME SILICON (AISI 9254, ASTM A401)
11. AISI 302/304 CONDITION B (SPRING TEMPER) PER QQ-W-423B
12. AISI 305/316/321/347 CONDITION B (SPRING TEMPER) PER QQ-W-423B
13. AISI 410 CONDITION C (HEAT TREATED) PER QQ-W-423B
14. AISI 420 CONDITION C (HEAT TREATED) PER QQ-W-423B
15. 17-7 PH AS COLD DRAWN (C)
16. 17-7 PH AS COLD DRAWN AND AGED (CH)
17. CUSTOM 455 COLD DRAWN
18. CUSTOM 455 AGED
19. A286,AMS 5731G
20. A286,TENSILIZED
21. MONEL 400 SPRING TEMPER
22. MONEL NO. 0 TEMPER
23. MONEL NO. 1 TEMPER
24. MONEL REGULAR TEMPER CLASS A
25. K-MONEL COLD DRAWN(AS DRAWN)
26. K-MONEL COLD DRAWN AND ANNEALED
27. K-MONEL COLD DRAWN , SPRING TEMPER
28. K-MONEL COLD DRAWN, ANNEALED AND AGE HARDENED
29. K-MONEL COLD DRAWN(AS DRAWN), AGE HARDENED
30. K-MONEL COLD DRAWN , SPRING TEMPER AND AGE HARDENED
31. INCONEL 600 ANNEALED
32. INCONEL 600 COLD DRAWN
33. INCONEL X-750 NO. 1 TEMPER
34. INCONEL X-750 NO. 1 TEMPER AND AGED
35. INCONEL X-750 SPRING TEMPER
36. INCONEL X-750 SPRING TEMPER AND AGED
37. INCONEL X-750 SPRING TEMPER AND DOUBLE AGED
38. ALLOY NO. 210 SPRING TEMPER PER QQ-W-321D
39. ALLOY NO. 220 SPRING TEMPER PER QQ-W-321D
40. ALLOY NO. 230 SPRING TEMPER PER QQ-W-321D
41. ALLOY NO. 240 SPRING TEMPER PER QQ-W-321D
42. ALLOY NO. 260/270/274 SPRING TEMPER PER QQ-W-321D
43. ALLOY NO. 745/757 SPRING TEMPER PER QQ-W-321D
44. ALLOY NO. 764/770 SPRING TEMPER PER QQ-W-321D
45. ALLOY NO. 510 (PHOSPHOR BRONZE) SPRING TEMPER PER QQ-W-321D
46. COPPER BERYLLIUM ALLOY 172 AT (QQ-C-530C)
47. COPPER BERYLLIUM ALLOY 172 1/4HT (QQ-C-530C)
48. COPPER BERYLLIUM ALLOY 172 1/2HT (QQ-C-530C)
49. COPPER BERYLLIUM ALLOY 172 3/4HT (QQ-C-530C)
50. COPPER BERYLLIUM ALLOY 172 HT (QQ-C-530C)
51. COPPER BERYLLIUM ALLOY 172 XHT (QQ-C-530C)
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Subject: need
From: szerbiak@utdallas.edu (Robert B Szerbiak)
Date: 21 Dec 1996 05:08:14 GMT
I need a reference for the coefficient of thermal expansion (table for fluids).
-- 
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szerbiak@utdallas.edu              
The University of Texas at Dallas
MS FA31
BOX 830688
Richaardson, TX 75083-0688
Phone - (214) 883-2843            
Fax   - (214) 883-2829
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Subject: * TRACS: Training and Research on Advanced Computing Systems
From: desplat@epcc.ed.ac.uk (J-C Desplat)
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 17:26:30 GMT
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