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Ethan Grossman P.E., CPD

Ethan Grossman, P.E., CPD, is the plumbing and fire-protection discipline leader at SmithGroup’s Boston office. He can be reached by email at ethan.grossman@smithgroup.com.

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Ethan Grossman

Ethan Grossman: Squeaky wheel gets the grease

Understanding friction concepts.
Ethan Grossman P.E., CPD
December 29, 2020
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Friction is everywhere. Even though friction finds itself in just about every system we design, it is one of those concepts that is not easily understood. 


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Ethan Grossman: It’s not rocket science

Design challenges are unpredictable.
Ethan Grossman P.E., CPD
December 7, 2020
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We engineers love our equations. Imagine asking an engineer a question, and they hold up a finger gesturing for you to wait quietly while they punch numbers into their calculator. 


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Ethan Grossman: Clear as mud

Turbidity or turbulence?
Ethan Grossman P.E., CPD
November 5, 2020
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Is it just me or has there been a lot of big words being thrown about lately? 


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Ethan Grossman: All aboard

Steam has a place in our imaginations as the method of driving locomotives and turbines.
Ethan Grossman P.E., CPD
October 12, 2020
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What captures the imagination of an engineer more than the elegant lumbering of a steam locomotive? 


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Ethan Grossman: Good to the last drop

The power of using the rational method.
Ethan Grossman P.E., CPD
September 7, 2020
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“Good to the last drop,” for those who do not know, is a slogan used by a certain brand of coffee for marketing purposes. 


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Ethan Grossman: Easy as pie

Even the most instinctive formulas need to be practiced.
Ethan Grossman P.E., CPD
July 30, 2020
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I’m sure all of us have words and phrases that bring up memories from our past. 


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Ethan Grossman: The luck of the draw

Plumbing engineers have a responsibility to re-evaluate the data and test out methods.
Ethan Grossman P.E., CPD
July 3, 2020
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When I hear the term “luck of the draw,” I can’t help but imagine an unfortunate soul sitting at a craps or roulette table in a casino, head in hands and slot machines ratcheting in the background. 


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Ethan Grossman: Understanding centrifugal pump sizing

Just like riding a bike
Ethan Grossman P.E., CPD
June 9, 2020
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We all have certain skills we’ve practiced over time that become like second nature. Those skills might involve a hobby we’ve gotten good at or an aptitude we have a proclivity towards; things that come natural to us.
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Ethan Grossman: What goes up, must come down

A series of stories that borrow from daily life experiences to illustrate engineering concepts.
Ethan Grossman P.E., CPD
May 13, 2020
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Elevators go up and down, that much we know. One could say that they follow the common saying: “What goes up must come down.” 


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Ethan Grossman: Ignorance is bliss

A series of stories that borrow from daily life experiences to illustrate engineering concepts.
Ethan Grossman P.E., CPD
April 10, 2020
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Most of us have likely heard the expression “ignorance is bliss.”


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