They’ve condensed math and science core courses to two courses in math and two in Physics to make room for more lab time, an incredibly broad array of applications. PPNS Piping Engineering has chosen the technician’s compromise of applied engineering. As a result, piping programs must focus mainly on engineering or design.įigure 2 Pipe marked by students for ultrasonic testing. Piping Engineering is concerned with applied physics and chemistry, while design is concerned with piping representations and the “ilities” (fabricate-ability, constructability, maintainability, operability, etc.) While each benefits from knowledge of the other, there is usually not sufficient time to cover both in standard 60-120 hour degree programs. The Piping world adds a third problem, Engineering and Design domains are synergistic but not the same. So, picking the right blend of focus and depth is always a problem academicians. Since few companies will commit to employment years in advance, colleges produce generalists that can find work in whatever is recruiting at graduation. Should the graduate be a generalist or a specialist? The colleges prefer to leave it to the employers to reduce theory to practice, while employers prefer a graduate productive from the first day of employment. General Fundamentals or Application Details? There is the problem of which applications to give focus to.Knowing that few practitioners need calculus-based physics has led to Engineering Technology programs with less math and science more lab time and more courses in application areas. 4-Year Engineering Programs are frequently squeezed by core courses that are unable to start without sufficient math and science, leaving little time for application courses. Engineering Depth or Domain Breadth? College-Level engineering courses prefer to re-derive fundamental equations and principles so the Engineer can tailor them to the situation at hand.The academic world fights two main trade-offs in its mandate to prepare students for a meaningful career:įigure 1 Interest was high among PPNS piping students in the recent SPED outreach by Bill Beazley.
Because it serves the Indonesian shipbuilding industry and described in Bahasa Indonesia, it seems to escape notice from the English-Speaking world. With about 300 students enrolled, the Piping Engineering program at Indonesia’s Politeknik Perkapalan Negeri Surabaya (PPNS) might have struck the perfect balance between piping engineering and design content for a 4-year degree. What is arguably the world’s best piping program is so obscure that it is almost a secret.The World’s Best Piping Program is Almost a Secret
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