Scientific methods!
Why should we approach each engineering problem scientifically and support our solutions with scientific findings? Doing so, will help us avoid the cut and try method, which have often plagued the industry, due to the incompetent ideas of many practicing professionals, who over a long period of time have failed to update themselves, and had stagnated. Many individuals continue to carry with them the childish attitude of throwing their books away after school and get out to the world to play without the facts and figures and proven principles taught in school. The justification? School and practice is entirely alien from each other. Theories don’t agree with experience. Well, my experience is different in my 30 years of engineering and management experience, not to add my doctoral studies. Whenever there is conflict between field practices and theory, chances are, we only see it as such, because we have not thoroughly understood and digested our theory and its conditional requirements or assumptions. Watch always that conflict, and try to check, where the fault line is located, and you will always end up more wiser and more experienced. Review therefore your knowledge of scientific methods of questioning and hypothesis testing.
Written by: Sanoy Suerte, RME/MBM; http://www.linkedin.com/in/sannysuerte ; http://Viralnetworks.com/a/28285 ; http://www.sncgroup-sany.ws
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Simple observations!
Simple observations!
Do you know that the steam engine was invented out of a very simple observation? Mr. James Watt invented his steam engine sometime in 1788, after observing the power of steam. Accordingly, he observed a kettle lift its lid as water was being boiled. This inspired him on the use of steam power for his steam engine. What a simple observation! Often, many people fail to take notice of the many simple things and events around us and few are observant and imaginative enough to find use of the phenomena that take place around us. There are many more stories similar to this one through out history. From what we know, engineering and society had progressed due to these discoveries and simple observations, and it pays to be observant and inquisitive. Notably, the discoveries about steam did not stop there. Nowadays, we continue to talk about the superheating of steam, wetness and quality of steam, and its energy content or enthalpy. To this day, we continue to use steam to drive steam turbines in our Thermal Power Plants.
Written by: Sanoy Suerte, RME/MBM; http://www.linkedin.com/in/sannysuerte ; http://Viralnetworks.com/a/28285
Do you know that the steam engine was invented out of a very simple observation? Mr. James Watt invented his steam engine sometime in 1788, after observing the power of steam. Accordingly, he observed a kettle lift its lid as water was being boiled. This inspired him on the use of steam power for his steam engine. What a simple observation! Often, many people fail to take notice of the many simple things and events around us and few are observant and imaginative enough to find use of the phenomena that take place around us. There are many more stories similar to this one through out history. From what we know, engineering and society had progressed due to these discoveries and simple observations, and it pays to be observant and inquisitive. Notably, the discoveries about steam did not stop there. Nowadays, we continue to talk about the superheating of steam, wetness and quality of steam, and its energy content or enthalpy. To this day, we continue to use steam to drive steam turbines in our Thermal Power Plants.
Written by: Sanoy Suerte, RME/MBM; http://www.linkedin.com/in/sannysuerte ; http://Viralnetworks.com/a/28285
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