Industry News
Road Salt Causes Power Outages
The salting of roads to increase traction in winter weather leads to power outages-and even fires-according to a report from Wisconsin Electric in Milwaukee."As traffic sprays the road salt into the... » more
The salting of roads to increase traction in winter weather leads to power outages-and even fires-according to a report from Wisconsin Electric in Milwaukee."As traffic sprays the road salt into the... » more
Trends In Power Usage
An initial public offering document that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by Chatsworth, Calif. » more
An initial public offering document that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by Chatsworth, Calif. » more
Problems with POWER
The concept of load and source compatibility is not new. In fact, the need to provide power with steady voltage and frequency has been recognized since the inception of the electric utility industry.... » more
The concept of load and source compatibility is not new. In fact, the need to provide power with steady voltage and frequency has been recognized since the inception of the electric utility industry.... » more
High-Speed Cabling for Engineers
The new headquarters of engineering firm Brown & Caldwell in Walnut Creek, Calif., is a design-build project that boasts a sophisticated, high-speed structured cabling system.The enhanced... » more
The new headquarters of engineering firm Brown & Caldwell in Walnut Creek, Calif., is a design-build project that boasts a sophisticated, high-speed structured cabling system.The enhanced... » more
Automating Industrial-Strength Integration
Automated planning tools improve the integration of M/E/P and fire systems in manufacturing facilities » more
Automated planning tools improve the integration of M/E/P and fire systems in manufacturing facilities » more
Compressed Air: Standards and Safety
Compressed-air receivers with an American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) rating have a 1/4-inch NPT (national standard pipe tapered) tap for a pressure gauge and a bottom outlet for drainage.... » more
Compressed-air receivers with an American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) rating have a 1/4-inch NPT (national standard pipe tapered) tap for a pressure gauge and a bottom outlet for drainage.... » more
Ten Tips for Quality Compressed Air
These suggestions are some of the most effective actions that a design professional can take to design a quality pneumatic-air system-and to ensure that it is maintained correctly... » more
These suggestions are some of the most effective actions that a design professional can take to design a quality pneumatic-air system-and to ensure that it is maintained correctly... » more
Lighting Techniques: The Short List
Lighting designers and engineers take advantage of a number of techniques and tricks to make illumination design work: Backlighting: The diffusing of light through translucent materials such as... » more
Lighting designers and engineers take advantage of a number of techniques and tricks to make illumination design work: Backlighting: The diffusing of light through translucent materials such as... » more
Top Energy Innovations By 2010
A panel of energy experts from Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio, and various national laboratories owned by the U.S. Department of Energy has come up with the "top ten most economically... » more
A panel of energy experts from Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio, and various national laboratories owned by the U.S. Department of Energy has come up with the "top ten most economically... » more
Zero Waste and Green Buildings
Leading engineers discuss strategies for minimizing industrial and commercial sources of pollution » more
Leading engineers discuss strategies for minimizing industrial and commercial sources of pollution » more
Of K-factor, Ground Faults and Simplicity
Specifiers often feel compelled to simplify very complex issues for the benefit of their clients and compatriots in other professions. As they often find, however, oversimplification can be a... » more
Specifiers often feel compelled to simplify very complex issues for the benefit of their clients and compatriots in other professions. As they often find, however, oversimplification can be a... » more
'Next Generation' Microturbine Grants
Six companies have won a total of $40 million in U.S. Department of Energy grants for research, development and testing of "next generation" microturbine systems:From Pure Power, Spring 2001 » more
Six companies have won a total of $40 million in U.S. Department of Energy grants for research, development and testing of "next generation" microturbine systems:From Pure Power, Spring 2001 » more
Visit the New C-SE Online—a Growing Resource
Consulting-Specifying Engineer's (C-SE) home page on the Web, www.csemag.com, has been redesigned and improved to offer more engineering tools and content. Visit the site to find these improvements:... » more
Consulting-Specifying Engineer's (C-SE) home page on the Web, www.csemag.com, has been redesigned and improved to offer more engineering tools and content. Visit the site to find these improvements:... » more
K-factor dangers…
Core heating Mechanical stresses System harmonics .and causes of arcing faults: Insulation failure Equipment mishandling Poor maintenance » more
Core heating Mechanical stresses System harmonics .and causes of arcing faults: Insulation failure Equipment mishandling Poor maintenance » more
Compressed Air: Standards and Safety
Compressed-air receivers with an American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) rating have a 1/4-inch NPT (national standard pipe tapered) tap for a pressure gauge and a bottom outlet for... » more
Compressed-air receivers with an American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) rating have a 1/4-inch NPT (national standard pipe tapered) tap for a pressure gauge and a bottom outlet for... » more
The Way of the World.Wide Web
There's no better time than today for another brief visit to www.csemag.com. We've updated our Web site, and we have more features and better functionality than ever before. » more
There's no better time than today for another brief visit to www.csemag.com. We've updated our Web site, and we have more features and better functionality than ever before. » more
How Older Engineers Fare
The notion that older engineers are at a disadvantage when it comes to employability may not necessarily be the case, concludes a recent study by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers... » more
The notion that older engineers are at a disadvantage when it comes to employability may not necessarily be the case, concludes a recent study by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers... » more
Changing of the Guard: The Programmable-Logic Controller
Long the mainstay of industrial process controls, the programmable-logic controller (PLC) is now emerging as a superior control device for life-safety systems... » more
Long the mainstay of industrial process controls, the programmable-logic controller (PLC) is now emerging as a superior control device for life-safety systems... » more
Discovering Internet Resources
Engineers, as a professional group, have generally been quick to adapt to the benefits of the Internet; but how well has the Internet adapted to their needs?It is safe to say that nearly every... » more
Engineers, as a professional group, have generally been quick to adapt to the benefits of the Internet; but how well has the Internet adapted to their needs?It is safe to say that nearly every... » more
Top Pollution Technologies
According to this month's M/E Roundtable participants, the following design approaches and technologies should play an increasingly important role... » more
According to this month's M/E Roundtable participants, the following design approaches and technologies should play an increasingly important role... » more
And There's Sludge
One of the systems revisited at the plant was the sludge-handling system, which had gone through a number of changes and evaluations. An air dryer was added in 1991 to the air supply of the... » more
One of the systems revisited at the plant was the sludge-handling system, which had gone through a number of changes and evaluations. An air dryer was added in 1991 to the air supply of the... » more
Letters to the editor
It is quite unsettling to read the theme implicit in "Where There's Fire, There's Smoke," (January, 2001). That "Health-care facilities aren't typically evacuated in the event of a fire ..." might be... » more
It is quite unsettling to read the theme implicit in "Where There's Fire, There's Smoke," (January, 2001). That "Health-care facilities aren't typically evacuated in the event of a fire ..." might be... » more
Important References
IEEE Std. 493-1997, IEEE Recommended Practice for Design of Industrial and Commercial Power SystemsIEEE Std. 141-1993, IEEE Recommended Practice for Electric Power Distribution for Industrial Plants... » more
IEEE Std. 493-1997, IEEE Recommended Practice for Design of Industrial and Commercial Power SystemsIEEE Std. 141-1993, IEEE Recommended Practice for Electric Power Distribution for Industrial Plants... » more
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