Heat transfer, welding and pipeline code to be covered in Houston courses

Benedict Bahner
ASME NEWS

Several topics, ranging from heat transfer and welding to ASME pipeline code, will be explored in a group of short courses being offered in Houston next month.
ASME's Continuing Education Institute will offer five courses at Houston's Wyndham Greenspoint Hotel, from March 18-22.

"ASME B31.8, Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems," on March 18 and 19, will explain present-day piping code provisions, the principal intentions of the code and how the code should be used. The emphasis is on transmission pipelines. Registration is $895 for ASME members, $995 for nonmembers.

"Experimental Methods in Heat Transfer," from March 18-20, will demonstrate the direct applicability of experimental testing to real-life situations.

The first half of the course deals with measurement techniques, and covers measuring techniques for temperature and heat transfer coefficient. The second half of the course deals with experimental planning, and covers parametric mapping, sources of errors in data, and uncertainty analysis in planning and reporting experiments. Registration is $695 for members, $795 for nonmembers.

Another seminar to take place from March 18-20, "Practical Welding Technology," will provide a practical understanding of welding technology. This course is for those who have had no previous exposure to welding but have to understand the fundamental, practical, and need-to-know aspects of this subject. Registration is $855 for members, $955 for nonmembers. This is a PVP Certificate Program course.

From March 20-22, "Flow Induced Vibration with Calculations Workshop" will give you the state-of-the-art design and analysis tools you'll need for the prediction and prevention of flow-induced vibration. The class will address vortex-induced vibration, galloping, flutter, sonic fatigue and fluid elastic instability, and presents a review of vibration theory.

The course is designed to cover fundamentals in flow-induced vibration but with specific advanced examples. It should be useful for civil, mechanical, petroleum, and aerospace engineers who encounter problems of fluid flows interacting with structures. Registration is $895 for members, $995 for nonmembers.

"ASME B31.4 for the Pipeline Operator," on March 21 and 22, will provide you with the foundation for properly applying the code in the interest of public and employee safety. The goal of this course is to familiarize pipeline operating personnel, public safety personnel and state and federal regulators with the important safety-related aspects of ASME B31.4.

Attendees will learn what factors cause pipelines to fail and what must be paid attention to in design, construction, operations and maintenance to prevent failures. Registration is $895 for members, $995 for nonmembers.

Registered participants can receive continuing education units (CEUs) after completing ASME Continuing Education Institute short courses. For more information on ASME's short course program, visit ASME.ORG, www. asme.org/education; or contact ASME Information Central, (800) 843-2763 or (973) 882-1167, e-mail: infocentral@asme.org.

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