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TERM PAPER ON
METLABS
SECTION: G5001
Acknowledgement
It is my profound pleasure to express my sincerest gratitude to my esteemed
supervisor,Ms Preet Kour,Lecturer ,department of physics Lovely Professional
University ,Phagwara[ Punjab], for her inspiring guidance for all the times. It is
both encouraging and informative .i feel it is my pleasure to work under her
expert guidance and supervision.
I feel highly obliged to my teacher for her keen interest and valuable
suggestions .
I owe my gratitude to my dear parents and would like to say special thanks
to my brother for their help ,support ,and motivation. Above all, I thank
Almighty God for all this grace,blessings and strength throughout the journey
of this term paper.
contents
(1) Introduction
(2)History
(3)overview
(4)Benefits
(5)Applications
(6)Mechanical testing
(7)Services
(8)Equipments
Introduction:
The Metallurgical Laboratory or "Met Lab" at the University of Chicago was part
of the World War II–era Manhattan Project, created by the United States to
develop an atomic bomb. It was where Enrico Fermi created the first self-
sustaining nuclear chain reaction under the university's football stadium.
History:
In July 1939, at the urging of physicists Eugene Wigner and Leó Szilárd, Albert
Einstein sent a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt explaining the military
potential of nuclear fission and calling for the United States to develop atomic
weapons before Nazi Germany did.
"Metallurgical Laboratory" was the "cover" name given to Compton's facility. Its
objectives were to produce chain-reacting "piles" of uranium to convert to
plutonium, find ways to separate the plutonium from the uranium and to design
a bomb. Most of the offices were in the university's Eckhart Hall; Szilard later
wrote that "the morale of the scientists could almost be plotted in a graph by
counting the number of lights burning after dinner in the offices at Eckhart
Hall."[1]
In August 1942, a team of scientists under Glenn T. Seaborg isolated the first
weighable amount of plutonium from uranium irradiated in cyclotrons.
Meanwhile, work continued under the renowned Italian physicist Enrico Fermi
to build uranium and graphite piles that could be brought to critical mass in a
controlled, self-sustaining nuclear reaction.
Overview:
Metlab scrutinized the amount and cost of natural gas and electricity consumed
during the
years 1999 and 2000 and found that cost and consumption for both energy
sources rose during the 2-year period. The increase in the cost of natural gas
was especially high, providing Metlab with an incentive to find ways to reduce
its fuel use and costs.
Metlab’s goal in performing the assessment was to identify ways that the
company might improve productivity and at the same time reduce energy
consumption, waste, and greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide
(CO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). The assessment was structured to include a
comprehensive survey and assessment of energy use, emissions, and
production practices at the plant, with special emphasis placed on the large
gas-fired furnaces Metlab uses to perform metal heat-treating operations. The
plan for performing the assessment included:
Coating System, plant water system, plant compressor system, and the
endothermic gas
generator station
Metlab managed the assessment with support from Energy Research Company,
CSGI, Inc.,
collected data and analyzed the thermal performance of the two pit furnaces
(the “two major furnaces” mentioned below under “Assessment
Implementation”). CSGI, Inc. wrote the report and did the bulk of the
assessment. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
provided energy-saving related assistance. Each of these entities and the U.S.
Department of Energy’s Office of Industrial Technology (OIT) shared
assessment costs with Metlab. OIT’s contribution was $100,000, or about 42%
of the total assessment cost. OIT supports plant-wide energy efficiency
assessments that will lead to improvements in industrial efficiency, waste and
emissions reduction, productivity, and global competitiveness in OIT’s
Industries of the Future
BENEFITS:
• Saves an estimated $528,400
costs
Metlab uses large amounts of naturalgas and electricity for process heatingand
process services. The significantresults of Metlab’s plant-wideassessment may
encourage otherindustries with similar equipment andprocess lines to seek
opportunities tosave energy and cut cost
MECHANICAL TESTING:
This mechanical testing facility positions METLAB very well for a wide range of
tests such as product testing, welder certification, weld procedure qualification
and re-certification of material.
• Impact testing is performed on two (2) impact machines, 294 Joule (ASTM
E23 calibrated) and 300 Joule (BSEN10045 calibrated), temperatures
ranging form -196ºC to +300ºCs.
SERVICES:
A comprehensive range of destructive and non-destructive metallurgical
testing is available, which may be conducted in our testing house, or
where suitable on clients' sites. The METLAB replication, hardness and
chemical test technicians have an excellent reputation for specialized
testing on our clients' premises throughout Africa. A dedicated machine
shop is located on the premises, well equipped to produce machined test
samples of the highest standards in accordance with BS/ISO/ASME/AWS
requirements.
This expertise positions METLAB very well for a wide range of tests /
services, such as:
Chemical Laboratory:
• Bend testing
• Load testing
• Welder certification
Metallographic Laboratory:
• Replication
• Fracture mechanics assessment
Consultancy:
On site services:
• Spectrographic analysis
• Hardness testing
• Replication
Machining:
• Transport
• Manufacturing
• Power Generation
• Petrochemical
• Utilities
• Steel Suppliers
• Construction
• Consultants
Reference Cited :-
• www.britannica.com/metlabs
• www.wikipedia.com/en/metlabs
• www.martain metlabs.com
• www.metlabs.com