Weekly Topic Question Bank for the Chemical Engineering English Section

The question I posed was: If this International Standard is also to apply, on an exceptional basis, to parts that are produced using different cutting processes (e.g. high-pressure water jet cutting), this must be agreed upon separately.

I returned yesterday after a four-day business trip to Shanghai. My two topics are as follows: 1. Environmental protection and wastewater treatment technologies are developing rapidly. What technologies will be the focus in the future? What is the most economical method for treating municipal waste? 2. Chinese base metal materials are not perfect, which limits the manufacturing and development of engines used in airplanes and automobiles. Which area of material science needs improvement?

I’m contributing a question to enrich the question bank: The product shall withstand, without cracking, bending at room temperature through an angle of 180 degrees around a diameter equal to the bend factor shown in Table 3 times the nominal thickness of the product, with the axis of bending parallel to the direction of rolling. This is a question related to the rolling of aluminum materials~~

Reply to 4# wingman1985: I’ll add more content to the question bank – we can’t let the flow of questions stop. Regarding the interest rate stipulated in the contract, ‘Agreed Rate’ refers to the base lending rate that may be in force from time to time (or such rate or rates as may be agreed upon by the parties and specified in Schedule 19).

This post was last edited by jeffreytang77 on 2011-6-12 01:28. The topic presented last time was a phrase commonly found in engineering contracts, but there was very little response to it. It seems that for this topic to have both professionalism and popularity is somewhat contradictory. I’ve come up with a topic this time; let’s see if it works. What is the difference in meaning between Engineering and Design? Please share your understanding based on your work experience. Everyone is familiar with these two terms, but those who work in different fields of design and have varying levels of understanding of design will certainly have very different perceptions of them.

Moderators, we can’t stop providing support – here’s a question regarding the dew point of compressed air. Just trying to spark some discussion. Please review it. We are always concerned with the dew point of compressed air. Now let’s discuss the following points: 1. What is the dew point value of compressed air in your plant or company? 2. If compressed air is used in instruments, what dew point value is appropriate? 3. How can we reduce the dew point? 4. What factors can affect the dew point of compressed air? 5. Why do we sometimes increase the dew point? Please provide an example.

Let me add one more question: What is a typical career path for a field engineer? 1. What is a typical career path for a young person with an engineering degree? 2. Is it difficult to switch to an engineering & procurement company and work in an office setting? 3. How often do people move up to management positions? 4. Is it common for engineers to transition into sales roles?

One more question, about the most common issues with instruments. Similar issues must have been discussed in the dashboard area, with many **valuable insights. Here, I mainly want to encourage everyone to use English to summarize together the knowledge points they know. Please feel free to speak; talk on whatever topic you know about. There’s no need to worry about grammar structure – the important thing is the content. Everyone is encouraged to find good posts and opinions in the dashboard, and to reply here in English. Commissioning of Field Instrumentation: We have various field instruments in our plant, such as pressure, temperature, and level switches/transmitters, which have been installed but not yet tested or commissioned. Could someone provide a list of the key items that should be checked during the testing and commissioning of these instruments? This will help us create a checklist specific to each type of instrument in our plant.

Today I came across an article in Sankei Shimbun regarding the monthly pricing practice of foreign iron ore companies. The title of the article is: Rio Tinto Plans to Adopt Monthly Pricing; Risks to Be Shifted to Chinese Steel Companies. The original article can be found at: http://finance.sina.com.cn/roll/20110623/024410034280.shtml. What are everyone’s thoughts on this issue?

Differences between Hydraulic and Pneumatic pressure test. What are the differences between hydraulic testing and pneumatic testing? Please mention any differences between the two from any aspect.