Transcript 2011 Annual Fall Retreat of MAE Faculty RESEARCH

MAE Visiting Committee
Research Status, Outlook and
Initiatives
Presented by Prof. Dr. I. Celik
Associate Chair For Research(ACR)
April 12, 2012
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Support successful proposal writing
focusing on multi-disciplinary research
topics and teams (on going)
Work with new faculty to improve their
chances to writing successful grants (on
going)
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Help streamline proposal submission
process (trying)
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Improve public relations and the image of
the Department (on going)
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Research Highlight posters and brochures
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New research website
Lead IGERT and similar grants to enhance
Ph.D. Graduate Program.
Disseminate information on funding
opportunities tageting groups of faculty
(on going)
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MAE Department Research Fair day
(initiated)
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Seminars with internal and external
presenters and facilitate graduate student
participation (on going)
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Think-tank-committee (RTTC) to
formulate research mission and vision and
provide guidance in research topics and
funding opportunities (on going)
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Prepare an album of successful proposals.
(done)
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First version is ready for distribution
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Will be updated every other year
Research friendly MAE
MAE Research Highlights
• Research opportunities are screened and
disseminated to faculty and research staff
• Posters on MAE research highlights are
prepared and displayed to the public
• Brochures prepared for dissemination and
advertisement of MAE research capabilities
• MAE research website has been redesigned
• The first MAE Research Fair has been initiated
Contact Information:
Dr. Sam Mukdadi
[email protected]
(304) 293-3110
MAE Research Highlights
Biomedical Research at MAE Dept.
West Virginia University, Morgantown WV
3D Quantitative Ultrasound Imaging of Gingivitis and Periodontitis:
In vivo and In vitro Studies
High resolution 3D
ultrasound system
schematic.
Hybrid image showing ultrasound images
overlaid on corresponding X-ray views to
visualize feature regions .
Optical and histology images
of
gingival tissue.
Histopathology images
Dental
ultrasound
imaging in vivo
Signal Processing technique used for obtaining ultrasound parametric images.
3D parametric ultrasound images
Participants: Richard Crout , Peter Ngan , Eros Chaves, James Coad, Ahmed Mahmoud, Ahmed Sayed
and Sam Mukdadi.
Elastography Imaging of Breast Cancer: In vivo and In vitro Studies
A dual mammography–elastography imaging
setup for human subjects.
Quantitative Ultrasound Imaging of Atherosclerosis in Mice
In vivo B-mode, mammography and 3D elastography images
of a 40-yr old female having two benign breast masses.
3D in vivo axial strain, first principal strain, maximum shear strain and Von Mises strain
elastograms. The mass is best defined using maximum shear elastogram.
Participants: Jame Abraham, Ginger Layne, Ahmed Sayed and Sam Mukdadi.
Average dB parametric values for
B-Mode images for APOE and
the APOE, DKO and C57 cases
DKO Atherosclerotic vessels and
showing the highest value for the
the corresponding parametric
APOE case.
Participants: S. Jamal images.
Mustafa, Bunyen Teng, Ahmed Mahmoud and Sam Mukdadi.
Hybrid US-PET Imaging of Prostate Cancer
A new concept of assembling both ultrasound and PET sensors into one probe.
Concept of the dedicated PET/TDUS prostate imager
composed of the endorectal PET/TDUS probe and two
PET panel imaging modules.
Right: another sketch of a hybrid US-PET probe that
combines ultrasound and PET sensors.
Participants: Mohamad Salkini, Stan Majewski, Alexander Stolin, Ahmed Sayed and Sam
Mukdadi.
MAE Research Highlights
Center for Applied Multiphase Flow Research
West Virginia University, Morgantown WV
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Mission Summary
 Provide Research & Development Technology for
emerging fluidization and dry mineral processing
industries in West Virginia and the Nation as an
internationally recognized fluidization research
center.
 Collaborate with regional universities, industry
and government labs, to focus on contributions to
the economic development of the state of West
Virginia.
Current Projects
Warm Air Dryer for Fine Particles (WADFP)
Dr. Eric Johnson (Emeritus Professor,
Primary Investigator)
• Separation of mineral matter from coal using a
fluidized bed riser.
• Warm air drying of coal in a fluidized bed riser
• Development of instrumentation for measuring
particle residence times in a fluidized bed riser
via UV illumination and photo-detectors.
• Determination of tracer gas dispersion in a
fluidized bed riser
Dr. Bruce Kang
(Professor)
Post Doctoral Fellows
Dr. Steven Rowan
Accomplishments
Introduction
• A significant portion of the research conducted at
the Center for Applied Multiphase Flow Research
at West Virginia University is focused upon
developing so-called “dry” separation
technologies for the mining industry.
• These dry technologies can offer an alternative to
the current “wet” separation methods that result
in large volumes of water that require cleaning
and filtration to meet stringent EPA clean water
requirements.
 Particle separation by differences in density
and/or particle size distribution
oSand / Steel Shot
oCoal / Pyrite
oSand (by diameter)
 Fluidized bed drying of fine coal particles
oMoisture reduction in Lignite from
60% to 6%
 Development of scaling procedures for the process
of drying fine particles.
 Application of deterministic chaos and signal
processing to the study of fluidization.
 Development of a mass balance model for gas
dispersion in a fluidized bed riser.
Particle Illumination Chamber for RTD
(residence time distribution) Testing
Acknowledgements
The Center for Applied Multiphase Flow Research
would like to thank the Center for Advanced
Separation Technologies (CAST) and the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) for their financial
support.
Graduate Students
Eric Legg
Jackson Wolfe
Jeremy Register
Ming Zhang
Robert Almond
Bryan Wimer
Aaron Aktar
Jordan Musser
Recent Publications
Johnson, et al. (2011) Effects of Secondary Air
Injection Upon the Fluidization Characteristics of
the Lower Stage in a Two-Stage, Variable-Area
Fluidized Bed Riser, International Conference on
Circulating Fluidized Beds and Fluidization
Technology (CFB-10), May 1-5, 2011, Sun River
Resort, OR.
Objectives
 Enhance the understanding of the science of
fluidization.
 Apply the basics of fluid dynamics and multiphase
flows to industrial problems.
 Develop instrumentation to support research in
fluidization.
Researchers
Rowan, S. (2010) Analysis and Scaling of a TwoStage Fluidized Bed for Drying of Fine Coal
Particles Using Shannon Entropy, Thermodynamic
Exergy and Statistical Methods, Ph.D. Dissertation,
West Virginia University. Morgantown, WV.
Fluidized Bed Riser with CO2 Tracer Probes
Facilities
• Multi-purpose cold flow fluidized bed risers
• CO2 tracer gas measurement system
• Steam-jacketed hot flow fluidized bed riser for
drying of fine particles
• Novel long wave UV particle illumination system
with photo-detectors to allow for determination of
particle residence times
• Omega Engineering OMB-DAQ-3000 USB data
acquisition system with OMB-PDQ30 expansion
module
Contact information
Dr. Eric Johnson
Phone: 304-293-3134
Fax: 304-293-6689
Email: [email protected]
Or
Dr. Steven Rowan
[email protected]
CAFEE
Defense Systems
Dan Cardes* J. Nuszkowski
Andrew Nix
Mridul Goutam
Chris Atkinson Nigel Clark
Don Lyons
Scott Wayne
Greg Thompson
Mridul Goutam
Wade huebsch
M.Perhinschi
Aerodynamics
UAV/Controls
Wade Huebsch
John Kuhlman
Gary Morris
John Loth
M. Napolitano
NIFT/CFD/Energy
Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering
Research Map
Ismail Celik*
Xinglo Liu
Nathan Weiland
Wade Huebsch Steve Lewellen
John Kuhlman Dick Bajura
David Lewellen Eric Johnson
Larry Banta
M. Perhinschi
Brad Seanor
Yu Gu
Marwin Chen
Biomechanics
Sam Mukdadi
Ismail Celik
Nick Wu
Materials
Darran Cairns
Ever Barbero
Bruce Kang
Xingbo Liu
Xueyang Song
Ed Sobolsky
Nick Wu
Daneesh Simien
Kostas Sierros
CIRA
Energy, Defense,
Engines
Jim Smith*
Gerald Angle
Andy Pertl
Mech. Design and
Structures
Ken Means
Russ Dean
Victor Mucino Nithi Sivanery
Samir Shoukry Jacky Prucz
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Sections:
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National Science Foundation-NSF
US Department of Energy-US DOE
US DOE –WV Sate EPSCoR
US DOE University Coal Research Program
SBIR, STTR (Small Business Research Funding, Small Business Tech Transfer)
DoD
NIH
Industry
ARPA-E
• Orau-WVU
• RPSEA Solicitation
– Oil and Natural Gas Research Solicitation
• ARPA-E FOA
• Other
Focus on Energy Research*
• Get involved and be a strong player in
– NETL / RUA / URS
– AEI
– NRCCE
– US-China CERC (Clean Energy Research Center)
– DOE
• * Energy Research is cited in the mission of WVU.
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Renewable Energy
• MAE could be the leader of innovative renewable
energy research.
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Wind
Solar
Biomass, Biodiesel etc.
Alternate Fuels, Marcellus Shale gas!
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MAE RESEARCH FAIR
• Abstract Submissions
– 34 Graduate
– 4 Undergraduate
• Posters Submitted for Presentation
– 33 Graduate
– 4 Undergraduate
Miniature Collapsible Savonious Rotor
Wind Turbine
Presented by: Mina Rafla & Justin Chambers, under the guidance of Dr. James E. Smith
ABSTRACT
Problem: battery life of outdoor cellular and location devices for
camping or hiking situations. The miniature personal collapsible
wind turbine is a way for outdoorsman to travel freely while having a
back-up plan for battery exhaustion.
•The proposed unit is a collapsible, rugged, easily maneuverable
and user-friendly portable wind turbine able to be carried within a
small backpack or small storage unit.
•The turbine is designed to operate at low wind speeds from 5 to
15mph and universal to many climates and conditions. The power
generation is approximately 10W for an average value of wind
speed for a given region. This is the power required that can support
LED lighting and charge most electronic devices within an eight hour
period.
•The basic configuration of the turbine will utilize cost-effective
materials such as polypropylene and microfiber cloth. The turbine
device will utilize a skeleton style structure with a fabric skin. The
generating unit was designed in such a way to be universal to many
devices based on USB connection.
METHODOLOGY
TURBINE DESIGN
•Tip Speed ratio
RESULTS
The results are presented as the overall dimensions of the unit
and the power produced
•Torque
•Power
•Modification to increase Coefficient of Performance
•Height to diameter ratio of 2
•Overlap ratio of .242
•Modifications are presented to reduce the overall dimensions
Unit Dimensions
 Dia. 12 in. x H 24in.
Power developed at 14 m/s wind speed-70 watts
CONCLUSIONS
METHODOLOGY
GENERATOR DESIGN
The savonius rotor was designed to meet the needs specific to the outdoorsman. The overall size
was presented to meet a certain torque and rotational velocity. These parameters are then taken and
used to find a generator that satisfies the requirements
INTRODUCTION
Through research of wind maps, weather and elevation data, a usable area was
assessed with wind velocities needed to operate this device. The data was used
to analytically design the wind turbine, supported and optimized by CAD and
CFD.
•Since a savonius rotor wind turbine will be used, not a great deal of wind
velocity is needed. This covers a vast majority of the United States .
•An analytical calculation will be done to find the correct size per wattage
needed. A typical smartphone or Iphone needs about 5 watts of power to
charge completely in a couple of hours.
10 watts will be the target power rating of the turbine. If the savonius turbine
can reach 10 watts max power, then the target 5 watts will be easy to reach
and fully charge the phone.
•With 5.62 Watt-hours and 20,232 joules. The charge time can be calculated at a certain wattage
using empirical data. By experiment a standard HTC sensation will charge in roughly 3.76 hours
at 5 watts.
This design is a safety device for campers and hikers out in wilderness situations. It was
constructed for the purpose of being portable, rugged, and collapsible. The design
consisted of first finding out where this could be utilized using average wind conditions in
areas around the US. Once that was found ,then the velocity was known to figure out the
turbine.
The turbine was then designed on three parameters; first the major design of capturing
the wind in the turbine, second generating electricity from the turbine and finally, putting it
all together in a collapsible well-designed prototype. Since the turbine is supposed to be
as light and structurally-sound as possible, the shaft was made from fiberglass and the
vanes are made from rip-stop weaved nylon. The shaft is collapsible on itself and will fall
into half its size when retracted. The three hubs were made of plastic from 3-D printer.
The final design of the turbine collapses, then the vanes can be stuffed into a bag, then
the shaft will be placed into a sleeve. The whole setup should collapse to a 15 in tube
with a diameter of 2.5 inches.
•The angular velocity should be about 270 rotations per minute and produce 0.4 foot-pounds of
torque.
REFERENCES
1. "Wind Energy Resource Atlas of the United States." Renewable Resource Data Center (RReDC) Home
Page. Web. 01 Mar. 2012. <http://rredc.nrel.gov/wind/pubs/atlas/maps/chap2/2-01m.html>.
2. "Coherent Application Threads (CATS)." Web at Boston University. Web. 01 Mar. 2012.
<http://people.bu.edu/dew11/turbineperformance.html>.
3. Menet, Jean-Luc. INCREASE IN THE SAVONIUS ROTORS EFFICIENCY VIA A PARAMETRIC
INVESTIGATION. Thesis. Université De Valenciennes, 2004. France: Le Mont Houy, 2004. ECOLE
NATIONALE SUPERIEURE D'INGENIEURS EN INFORMATIQUE AUTOMATIQUE MECANIQUE
ÉNERGETIQUE ÉLECTRONIQUE. Web. 1 Mar. 2010.
<http://www.2004ewec.info/files/23_1400_jeanlucmenet_01.pdf>.
4. "Small Generators." Small-generator.com. Ningbo Haishu Jiangnan Motor Factory, 1 July 2011. Web. 15
Mar. 2012. <http://smallgenerator.com/buy/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=11>.
MAE Research Funding
2011
Proposal Submissions $83M
Awards $6M
Good news or bad news?
VISION:The Black Swan Phenomenon:
White swans, gray swans, and black swans!
Ref.: The Black Swan, The impact of the highly improbable by N.N. Taleb,
2010, Random House
Acknowledgment
Thanks to many colleagues across the campus who
have kindly spared their valuable time to talk to me and
generously provided ideas, opinions and suggestions.
“Most people rather die than think,
and many do!”,
Bertrand Russell
Dear Visiting Committee, we also need your help!
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Appendix of Additional Slides
Unearth Unconventional Research Areas
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Law and energy
Mobility, life style and energy demand
Policy and engineering
Occupational safety and engineering
Politics and technology
• e.g. How would the technology difference between the 1st
and the 3rd world countries impact the world order?
• Social impact of engineering solutions
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Collaborating Entities within WVU
• WVU Research & Economic Development (Dr. Fred King, Dr. M. Gautam)
• Associate Dean for Research, Eberly College of Arts and Science: (Dr. Fred
King)
• Davis College of Agricultural Engineering: (Tim Phipps)
• Health Sciences Center: (IDD)
• Business and Economics: (Tom Whitt)
• NRCEE (Richard Bajura)
• CERC (Jerry Fletcher)
• IOF – WV: (Carl Irvin)
• AEI: (Joe Kozuch)
• WVU Research Corporation, Dr. Curt Peterson and Dr. M. Gautam
• Associate Dean For Research (TBD)
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Research Cannot Stand Alone
Research
Outreach
Fundraising
Education
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Growing the Graduate Program
Aggressively seek research training grants
– IGERT: Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship
• Mission: PhD scientists and engineers who will pursue careers in
research and education, with the interdisciplinary backgrounds,
deep knowledge in chosen disciplines, and technical, professional,
and personal skills to become, in their own careers, leaders and
creative agents for change.
– Others like IGERT e.g.:
• ES&H (Environmental safety and Health) Training Grant, NIOSH
• NIH-NIBIB-T32, Biomedical Engineering Training Grant
• Organize annual MAE Department Research Fair; including undergraduate
honor students
• Coordinate departmental research seminars facilitate full participation of
graduate students (already started).
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Revive Rejuvenate Senior Faculty
• Work on gradual transfer of knowledge and facilities, e.g.
labs, equipment, computers, software etc. from senior faculty
to junior faculty
• Provide opportunities and low cost incentives for
experienced senior faculty so that they are not afraid of
retiring
• Engage/encourage via low cost incentives capable senior
faculty with low research activity back into active research
( must be creative )
• Mentor young faculty, use Emeritus faculty effectively using
low cost incentives, recognition and appreciation
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Focus on Defense Department
and Industrial Relations
• Build close connections and relations with DOD: ARO, ARL,
AFOSR, ONR, DARPA etc.
• Special attention to NASA IV&V (Software Verification and
Validation) Center to re-build or improve relations
• Strengthen relation with regional industries work with WV
High Tec Consortium Foundation and Industries of the Future
in WV
• Build a consortium of friendly industries to support research
at MAE; leverage Alumni and Expertise of MAE Advisory
Board members and Visiting Committee members. (We
need your help!)
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ACR To Do List
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Provide support in writing successful proposals in response to RFP’s focusing on multi-disciplinary
research topics and teams, large grants, SBIR’s and STTR’s
Work with new faculty to improve their chances to writing successful grants
Help streamlining proposal submission process and improve communication between the Department,
Dean’s office, and the OSP.
Improve public relations and the image of the Department in the area of research via internet (web page,
face-book, twitter etc.), newsletters, brochures, articles in magazines of professional organizations (e.g.
ME. AIAA, SAE etc).
Lead IGERT (Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship) and similar grants (e.g. NIH- NIBIBT32) to enhance Ph.D. Graduate Program.
Organize annual MAE Department Research Fair day; including undergraduate honor students
Coordinate and departmental research seminars with internal and external presenters and facilitate full
participation of graduate students.
Lead a think-thank-committee (RTTC) made of 3-4 faculty members to formulate research mission and
vision for the Department as well as to provide guidance in research topics and funding opportunities.
Prepare an album of successful proposals and make it available to all faculty; update every other year.
Over all, try to make MAE Department a research friendly department
Vision for Research
MAE will remain the lead department in innovative
research and research based graduate education.
“Every real problem can and
will be solved” - Ernst Mach
MAE: Research Engine of CEMR
CEMR: Locomotive of WVU
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Strategy to Enhancing Sponsored Research
(Chair’s message)
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Encourage innovation and quick marketing in applied research
Promote cooperative interdisciplinary efforts
Allow productive faculty sufficient time to pursue funding opportunities.
Mentor new faculty in teamwork and proposal development
Leverage the support, connections and resources of the Res. Corp.
Build/strengthen expertise around specific research areas:
Planning, Implementation and
Assessment
Establish long term and
short term goals
Monitor and
review metrics
Implement/operate
* Goals must be aligned with CEMR and WVU strategic plan
** A synergy of bottom-up and top-down approaches is necessary
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Focus on Large Interdisciplinary Grants
Small
Projects
(100-200 K)
20-30
Medium size projects
(1-5 m)
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Large projects
(5-10 m)
1-2
1-2 faculty
(guitar players)
1-5 faculty
(quartet)
5-10 faculty
(symphony)
Securing one large grant maybe more efficient and effective than
10 small ones
Enhance resources for research
• Lead a think-tank-committee (RTTC) made of 3-4 faculty
members to formulate research mission and to provide
guidance.
• Prepare an album of successful proposals, a booklet of
reoccurring RFP’s and make it available to all faculty; update
every other year (done).
• Improve public relations and the image of the Department in
the area of research via internet (web page, face-book,
twitter etc.), newsletters, brochures, articles in magazines of
professional organizations (e.g. ME. AIAA, SAE etc) (already
started).
• Disseminate information on funding opportunities targeting
groups of faculty (ongoing)