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Tuesday November 2, 2010

Time Session/Organisation Presentation Title/Speaker
8.30

SESSION 1

Ensuring mission readiness; maximizing infrastructure and personnel resources

NASA ATP

Mr Timothy Marshall, Deputy Director, Aeronautics Test Program, NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, USA

Strategic Directions of the NASA Aeronautcs Test Program

9.00 ONERA

Dr Stephen Wolf, Business Development Manager, ONERA, France

ONERA Testing Services Expand Customer Expectations of Wind Tunnel Tests

9.30 COFFEE BREAK - Exhibits Hall
10.30

SESSION 2

Wind tunnel infrastructure; latest and greatest from the auto industry


BMW

Tongji

UOIT

Dr Edward Duell, Sr. Aeroacoustics Engineer, BMW/Jacobs Engineering, Germany

Aerodynamic Innovations at the BMW AVZ Wind Tunnel Center

Prof. Zhigang Yang, Director and professor, Shanghai Automotive Wind Tunnel Center Project, China


Shanghai Automotive Wind Tunnel Center Project

Dr. Gary Elfstrom, Director, Business Development, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada

Development of the UOIT Climatic Wind Tunnel

12.00 NETWORKING - Exhibits Hall
       
13.30

SESSION 3

The silent threat: icing


NASA Glenn

Bihrle

Techical University of Denmark

Mr Chris Porter, Program Manager , NASA GRC/Jacobs Technology, USA

NASA GRC Icing Research Tunnel (IRT) & Cooling System Upgrade

Mr Edward Dickes, Director of Testing Services, Bihrle Applied Research, Inc, USA

Acquisition and Application of Wind Tunnel Test Data for Aircraft Training of Upset/Loss of Control

Dr Holger Koss, Associate Professor, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark

DTU Climatic Wind Tunnel Facility for Bridge Cable Dynamics

15.00 COFFEE BREAK / Exhibits Hall
16.00

SESSION 4

Ensuring mission readiness; maximizing infrastructure and personnel resources (2)


Windshear

MechNet
 

Mr Jeffrey Bordner, Site Manager, Windshear/Jacobs, USA

Meeting the Challenges of Multiple Clients at Windshear

Mr Jack Gilbert, President, MechNet Inc / GDJ Inc, USA

Remotely Controlled Wind Tunnels via the Internet to Facilitate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Education at all Levels.

17.00 Hospitality Reception - Exhibits Hall

 

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Wednesday 3rd November, 2010

8.30

SESSION 5

Developing the future of air transportation


NASA

NLR

Cal Poly

Dr Fay Collier, Project Manager, NASA, USA

Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project - Recent Progress toward Environmental Goals

Dipl Ing Joost Hakkaart, Principle R&D Manager, Helicopter & Aeroacoustics Dept, National Aerospace Laboratory NLR, Netherlands

The smartest tiltrotor / tiltwing model developed so-far

Mr Eric Paciano, Researcher, Aerospace Engineering Dept, California Polytechnic State University, USA

The Design and Testing of a Next Generation Regional CESTOL Airliner

9.30 COFFEE BREAK - Exhibit Hall
10.30

SESSION 6

Innovations in measurement techniques


Triumph

NASA
Langley

LaVision

Mr Dennis Booth, Manager, Triumph Aerospace Systems – FMS, USA

Hi-Capacity Balances for future wind tunnel testing

Dr Michael Hemsch , Aerospace Technologist , NASA Langley Research Center, USA


Evaluation and Control of Wind Tunnel Measurement Processes

Dr Calum Gray, CEO, LaVision Inc, USA

The Feasibility of Very Large Scale PIV and Tomographic PIV

12.30 NETWORKING- Exhibits Hall
13.30

SESSION 7

Integrating CFD modelling with wind tunnel testing


GM

ARA
 

Ms Nina Tortosa, Aerodynamicist, General Motors, USA

Aerodynamic Development of the Chevy Volt

Mr Nigel Corby, Business Development Executive, Aircraft Research Association Ltd, UK


Aerodynamic Simulation through Computational Fluid Dynamics and Wind Tunnel Testing

14.30 COFFEE BREAK - Exhibits Hall
15.30

SESSION 8

Ensuring mission readiness; maximizing infrastructure and personnel resources (3)

 


NASA Glenn


NASA

 

Mr Earnest Arrington, Engineering Manager / Sierra Lobo, Inc., USA

Aerodynamic Testing Capabilities of the NASA Glenn 10- by 10-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel

Mr George Sydnor, Capital Investment Projects Manager, NASA Glenn Research Center, NASA ATP, USA

Maintenance Condition Assessment of Selected NASA Wind Tunnels

CLOSING REMARKS


EXHIBIT HALL CLOSE 16.00

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