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Meetings 2005 - 2006

Previous Meetings 2006

January 19, 2006 Luncheon	ENERGY OUTLOOK 2006	Carol Freedenthal P.E. JOFREEnergy Consulting
September 21, 2006 Luncheon	DW RUPE - A Deepwater Pipeline Repair System	Ray Ayers, PhD, P.E. Stress Subsea Inc
October 26, 2006 Luncheon	Computer Simulation of the Forging and Heat Treat Process	Ron Wallis , PhD Chief Technologist – Modeling Wyman Gordon Forgings
November 29, 2006 Luncheon	API-579 Introduction and a Status Update	Mac Samman, PhD, P.E. Sr Associate Stress Engineering Services

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Joint Meeting with
Petroleum Technical Chapter
Thursday
January 19, 2006 Luncheon

ENERGY OUTLOOK 2006
with
Carol Freedenthal P.E.
Principal
JOFREEnergy Consulting

Commodity prices are known to vary but energy prices in 2005 went wild. Between supply concerns because of perceived shortfalls in resources in the ground, civil unrest around the world, and hurricane induced shortages, and increased demand coming from the generally strong economic forces in various parts of the world, energy prices took off like a rocket ship.

Some of the never-believe-it-could-happen did happen. Crude oil pushed $70/Barrel; U.S. gasoline prices went over $3/gallon, and natural gas prices stayed in the $10-12/MMBtu range. As 2005 closed, some respite occurred but what is the prediction for 2006? Are the doomsayers right and 2005 was a taste of the future or was 2005 just a good example of economic laws of supply and demand?

Mr. Freedenthal will address the salient factors influencing the energy outlook for 2006 including projections for supply/demand and pricing.

When & Where :

Stress Engineering Services Conference Center
13800 Westfair East Drive, Houston

Cost: Free Admission, and Brown Bag lunch is $10 with reservation. Membership Not Required. Bring a Guest!

Reservations Requested. Please contact Jack Smith P.E. at 281-955-2900.

Click here for directions. .

Thursday January 19, 2006

11:30 am     Lunch served

11:45 am     Announcements

12 noon     Presentation begins

1:00 pm     Official Meeting Closes

A few notes about our Distinguished Speakers :

Carol Freedenthal, a Principal in the Houston firm JOFREEnergy CONSULTING, has worked for Mobil Oil, Superior Oil, Allied Chemical, and Kennecott Copper. He has developed expertise in both the production and consumption of energy products, especially in petroleum, natural gas, and coal as major U.S. fuel sources.

Mr. Freedenthal graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in Chemical Engineering and is a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas.

Upcoming Programs
We meet on fourth Thursday of the month for lunch unless noted.

2006 Meetings

Your suggestions and assistance are welcome. Contact Rafik Boubenider

Executive Committee for Northwest Houston Sub Section

The officers for the 2005 operating year for the Northwest Houston Sub Section of ASME are:

Chair: Dr. Rafik Boubenider

Vice-Chair: Dr. Stuart Harbert

Secretary: Ramon San Pedro, P.E.

Treasurer and Webmaster: Richard Boswell, P.E.

Arrangements: Wendy Davis

Programs : Uma Mundle 281-684-4581

Unless noted, all may be reached at 281-955-2900.

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Joint Meeting with
Petroleum Technical Chapter
Thursday
September 21, 2006 Luncheon

Deepwater RUPE

DW RUPE
A Deepwater Pipeline Repair System

with
Ray Ayers, PhD, P.E.
Staff Consultant
Stress Subsea Inc

Dr. Ray Ayers will discusses two JIPs formed for the development of emergency repair capability for pipelines and flowlines in water depths in the 1,000-10,000 ft range, in the US Gulf of Mexico. For larger diameter pipelines the recommendation is to use two “structural” leak clamps, manufactured by QCS and tested by Stress Subsea Inc., to make spool piece repairs, or use one of the two to clamp a pinhole leak. The use of the same clamp design for either application avoids needing multiple tools.

For flowline repair, the current recommendation is to cut the flowline on bottom, lift the ends to the surface to add fittings, and then lay the flowline ends on bottom to join them with a vertical jumper system containing twin collet connectors. Major pipe damage and pinhole leaks would be repaired the same way.

For more information on this topic please visit these web sites:

When & Where :

Stress Engineering Services Conference Center
13800 Westfair East Drive, Houston

Cost: Free Admission, and Brown Bag lunch is $10 with reservation. Membership Not Required. Bring a Guest!

Reservations Requested. Please contact Jack Smith P.E. at 281-955-2900.

Click here for directions. .

Thursday September 21, 2006

11:30 am     Lunch served

11:45 am     Announcements

12 noon     Presentation begins

1:00 pm     Official Meeting Closes

A few notes about our Distinguished Speaker :

Ray Ayers Joined Stress Engineering Services in 1999 after spending 31 years with Shell in deepwater research. Ray has been the developer and program manager for many deepwater pipeline joint industry projects over his career. Ayers is a prolific inventor with over 50 patents to his credit. While at Shell, Ayers developed a wide-array seismic system for the RV Shell America, and was research leader for the development of the first Steel Catenary Riser (SCR) for Auger. Ray was named Engineer of the Year by the American Gas Association in 1993.

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Thursday
October 26, 2006 Luncheon

Computer Simulation of the Forging and Heat Treat Process

with
Ron Wallis , PhD
Chief Technologist – Modeling
Wyman Gordon Forgings

Dr. Ron Wallis will discuss how Wyman Gordon supplies the aerospace and oil industry with a variety of forged components. With today’s emphasis on improved quality, reduced costs and short lead times, computer modeling of the manufacturing process is an essential tool.

After a brief overview of products and forging equipment at Wyman Gordon, examples of the modeling that is carried out for forging and extrusion operations will be shown. The emphasis, however, will be on the modeling of heat treatment process, particularly the calculation of heat up rates and the prediction of cooling rates and properties generated during quenching.

An example of modeling that has been employed to prevent quench cracking will also be shown. Simulation of the development of residual stresses in a forging during quenching will be discussed, together with a method used to model the effect of these stresses on the distortion that may occur during machining of the final product.

For more information on this topic please visit these web sites:

When & Where :

Stress Engineering Services Conference Center
13800 Westfair East Drive, Houston

Cost: Free Admission, and Brown Bag lunch is $10 with reservation. Membership Not Required. Bring a Guest!

Reservations Requested. Please contact Wendy Davis at 281-890-8441.

Click here for directions. .

Thursday October 21, 2006

11:30 am     Lunch served

11:45 am     Announcements

12 noon     Presentation begins

1:00 pm     Official Meeting Closes

A few notes about our Distinguished Speaker :

Dr. Ron Wallis is currently Chief Technologist – Modeling, at the Houston facility of Wyman Gordon Forgings. He obtained his M.Sc and Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering at Cranfield University in England. After a short period working in the steel industry, (in research centers at British Steel in the UK and LTV in the USA), he joined Cameron Forged Products (now Wyman Gordon) in 1985.

Since then, Ron has held the position of Manager of Thermal Engineering, Manager of Heat Treat and Manager of R&D. He has published several papers on computer modeling of heat treat processes. He was Chairman of ASM’s Heat Treating Society’s R&D committee for several years and President of ASM’s Heat Treating Society from 2001 to 2003.

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Wednesday
November 29, 2006 Luncheon

API-579 Introduction and a Status Update

with
Mac Samman

Stress Engineering Services, Inc

API-579 is the industry's recommended practice for fitness-for-service of fixed equipment. The document provides a systematic methodology for evaluating the safety of operating pressure-containing equipment with known defects such as corrosion, cracks, laminations, and fire damage. Since its first edition in 2000, it has become a critical component in the maintenance and reliability assessment strategies of thousands of refineries, chemical plants and power plants worldwide.

The new upcoming edition will change the status of this document from a recommended-practice of API to an ASME standard. This presentation is a review of the document with a discussion of the changes and the status of the new edition.

When & Where :

Stress Engineering Services Conference Center
13800 Westfair East Drive, Houston

Cost: Free Admission, and Brown Bag lunch is $10 with reservation. Membership Not Required. Bring a Guest!

Reservations Requested. Please contact Dora DeClue at 281-955-2900.

Click here for directions. .

Wednesday November 29, 2006

11:30 am     Lunch served

11:45 am     Announcements

12 noon     Presentation begins

1:00 pm     Official Meeting Closes

A few notes about our Distinguished Speaker :

Dr. Mahmod Samman, Ph.D., P.E. is a Senior Associate at Stress Engineering Services. He has over 20 years of experience including 15 years of engineering problem solving work related to refineries, petrochemical plants, power plants and oil and gas facilities. He has a Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Duke University and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. He is a committee member of API-579 and the Joint ASME/API Fitness-For-Service Standards Committee.

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