Twenty-eight papers in eight symposia have been scheduled for Western Region’s October 4-6 meeting at Portland. The Benson Hotel will be headquarters. Among the topics covered by the papers are filiform corrosion, thermoplastic piping, corrosion in boiler and steam systems, instruments, heat exchangers, coating design and others. A soil box demonstration of the principles of galvanic corrosion and cathodic protection will be given also.
The schedule follows:
Theories and Factors in Filiform Corrosion, W. H. Slabaugh, Oregon State University, Corvallis.
Corrosion of Aqua Ammonia Storage Tanks, L. M. Dvoracek, Union Oil Company.
Soil Box Demonstration, M. C. Miller, Ebasco Services, Inc., New York, N. Y.
Compatibility of Aluminum With Alkaline Building Materials, Robert E. Brooks, Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Sales, Inc., Spokane, Wash.
New Alloys, Walter Boyd, Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, Ohio.
Which Thermoplastic Piping Material for Your Corrosion Problem? Dave Baird, Tube Turns Plastic, Inc., Louisville, Ky.
Tantalum-Titanium Alloys...
