Combustion Engineering, Inc. Innovation IS essential to industrial development, and therefore to the work of Combustion Engineering, Inc. At the far reaching company's Metallurgical and Materials Laboratory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, more than 100 scientists, engineers and technicians conduct tests and research to develop methods of improving C-E's numerous products. The metallurgical laboratory grew out of C-E's developmental work in welding and fabrication processes. On May 2, 1930, the first welded boiler drum by Combustion Engineering was "tested to destruction," as noted by a commemorative plaque upon the original boiler which stands outside the laboratory. This test proved that welding could safely be used in the fabrication of a boiler drum required to withstand extensive heat and pressure.
C-E's Metallurgical Laboratory, equipped with the latest instrumentation, is among the most modern of its kind. The laboratory is active in materials evaluation, fabrication process development, metals processing, nondestructive examination and technical services.
Component Engineering Also located in Chattanooga, supported by the Metallurgical and Materials Laboratory, is Combustion Engineering's Component Engineering division. This diviSion's staff of highly trained and experienced engineers, with access to modern computer facilities, specializes in developing various energy systems including nuclear systems. Component Engineering's special concerns include thermal and fluid
A Manual on Experimental Stress Analysis an essential volume for every engineer involved in experimental mechanics Probably every major mechanical achievement in the past two decades has, in some way, been dependent upon experimental stress analysis for its success. Yet as little as 35 years ago, experimental stress analysis was virtually unknown. The extremely rapid growth of this field has resulted in the accumulation of a large mass of literature devoted to advanced techniques, and little describing the baSic tools and principles of these methods. SESA's Manual on Experimental Stress AnalYSiS, however, clearly defines the fundamentals and the limitations of the various experimental methods. The third edition consists of eight updated chapters on elementary elasticity, bonded resistance strain gages, mechanical strain indicators and recorders, photoelasticity, brittle coatings, moire methods, and statistical treatment of data, along with an entirely new chapter on holography. Edited by A.S. Kobayashi.
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92 pages, illustrated.
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flow, structural analYSis and development and testing. The development and testing section studies experimental stress analysis, heat transfer, fluid flow and vibration.
Broad Scope of Activities C-E and its subsidiaries operate extenSively in the area of fuel systems, including fossil-fueled and nuclear steam supply systems and electric utili1ies. They supply industry with reliable and thoroughly tested products, services and equipment, such as deSign, engineering and construction services for petroleum and petrochemical industries as well as oil and gas drilling and production eqUipment and services.
C-E's services extend both nationwide and worldwide. Over 100 plants and offices conduct C-E's actiVities in North America. Worldwide, the company's facilities and offices operate in 72 countries, employing nearly 46,000 people. Corporate headquarters are located in Stamford, CT.
The Windsor Site Windsor, CT is the headquarters of Power Systems, C-E's largest operat· ing unit. Power Systems' extensive work in nuclear power evidences C-E's commitment to future-oriented technology. To promote a prosperous future, C-E operates on the premise that safety is at least as important as efficiency. To this end they promote the safe use of nuclear fuel, training elec. tric-utility personnel to operate nuclear-power plants in Windsor'S advanced nuclear-power plant Simulator. Constantly seeking the innovation that will facilitate safe nuclear-powered industry, the C-E Power Systems' Nuclear Development Department conducts research and development projects in such fields as fuels and combustion, materials, heat transfer, stress analysis, water and steam technology and power plant control. Experimentation, testing, researching and studying are the keynotes of C-E's work. From their achievement in 1930 with the first welded boiler drum, they have consistently wrought new developments and advancements in an array of energy systems.
