Doctor of Engineering internship at Cameron Iron Works: an internship report
Abstract
This report deals with the eighteen months of professional engineering
experience and the six months of non-engineering experience gained by the author during a
twenty-four month internship with Cameron Iron Works in the Marine Systems Group under the
direction of Mr. E.A. Fisher. The three major assignments in product design and development
and assignments in non-engineering are presented. Problems with the evaluation of the ball
joint line are presented and the author's solution is detailed. The pressure seals in a [sic]
Cameron Control Systems have been a source of customer dissatisfaction in recent years. The
author's assessment of the problem and solutions are also presented. The problems associated
with the redesign of a set of anglometers are discussed and solutions are given.
Non-engineering assignments and experience are also outlined. The non-engineering areas
included sales, service, market forecasting and information systems.
Description
"Submitted to the College of Engineering of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Engineering"Includes vita (leaf 47)
Includes bibliographical references
Subject
Major Interdisciplinary EngineeringInterdisciplinary Engineering
Cameron Iron Works
Drilling platforms - Design and construction
Offshore oil industry - Texas - Houston
Petroleum engineering - Texas - Houston
Structural engineering - Texas - Houston
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Citation
Platou, John Stoud, 1951- (1979). Doctor of Engineering internship at Cameron Iron Works: an internship
report. Doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University. Texas A&M University. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /PILO -TAMU -4019976.