Technical applications of X-rays more than skin deep; new at Congress '04

Emily M. Smith
ASME NEWS

Looking at new ways to deploy X-rays in a variety of mechanical engineering disciplines — from design and analysis to coating and lithography — will be the subject of a first-time symposium at the 2004 Congress.

"Applications of X-Rays in Mechanical Engineering" is a new track making its debut at Congress, in Anaheim, Calif. The symposium, which takes place Nov. 15-17, will feature more than a dozen sessions, each sponsored by ASME's Board on Research and Technology Development. The target audience will be engineers and scientists who work in the X-ray field or the design of equipment that incorporates X-ray technology.

The X-ray track will get underway on Nov. 15 with a technical session on "X-Ray: A Powerful Mechanical Engineering Tool." The measurement of strain and texture of mechanical components using high-energy X-rays will be explained in a technical presentation starting at 7:45 a.m.

A session on "X-Ray in Fluid Engineering" will follow from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. "X-Ray Visions of Fuel Sprays" will be addressed during a technical presentation. Two technical publications will cover "X-Rays for Fluid Flow Inspection" and "Three Dimensional High-Resolution Optical/X-Ray Stereoscopic Tracking Velocimetry."

The use of X-rays in thermal processes, bioengineering, MEMS and micromachining will be examined in several other sessions throughout the day.

Technical sessions on Nov. 16 will examine the use of X-rays in nano-optics, nanoengineering, wear and corrosion, and applied mechanics. Those will be followed by an evening panel discussion with several National Science Foundation engineering division directors who will present research directions and funding opportunities within their divisions.

The 90-minute presentation and panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A session.

Scheduled panelists will include Warren DeVries, who is division director of Design, Manufacturing and Industry Innovation; Galip Ulsoy, division director of Civil and Mechanical Systems; and B. Kramer, division director of Engineering Education Centers.

For more information about the sessions offered during "Applications of X-Rays in Mechanical Engineering," and to register, visit www.asme.org/congress.

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