Intern experience at Bechtel Petroleum Incorporated : an internship report /
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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1982.
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| Online Access: | Link to OAK Trust copy |
| Abstract: | This report describes the internship performed in the slurry group of the pipeline and production facilities division of the Bechtel Corporation in San Francisco, during the period February, 1981 to January, 1982. The intern worked as a slurry engineer in the slurry systems group of the pipeline and production facilities division. The intern supervisor was Mr. Ramesh L. Gandhi, chief engineer for the slurry systems group. The internship objectives included two aspects: tangibles and intangibles. In the tangible phase, the intern participated in the development of slurry technology-related projects. The intangible aspects of the internship were more subjective, yet were invaluable. These included such things as learning to see engineering problems as a whole and translating this knowledge to obtain specific technical objectives whenever it was appropriate. Almost half of the internship time was spent in the technical development projects pertaining to the design and development of slurry pipelines, and the other half of the time was spent doing feasibility studies, engineering studies, and preparing cost estimates for slurry pipelines-related projects. In addition to this, the intern reviewed design work done by other engineers and made recommendations to improve the quality of designs and studies. During the technical development phase of the internship, two major projects were performed. First, a computer program was developed for the optimum economic design of slurry pipelines. Second, a study was performed wherein various slurry thinners were evaluated to transport a very highly concentrated limestone slurry. In addition, feasibility and engineering studies were performed to evaluate different alternatives to transport coal, copper and phosphate slurry pipelines. |
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| Item Description: | Typescript (photocopy). "August 1982" "Submitted to the College of Engineering of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Engineering" "Major Subject: Chemical Engineering" Includes vita (leaf 100). |
| Physical Description: | viii, 100 leaves : illustrations ; 29 cm. |