Computational fluid dynamics in industry and the classroom
There was a special presentation in professor Bruce Murray’s computational fluid dynamics course by someone with nearly 40 years of experience.
There was a special presentation for Professor Bruce Murray’s computational fluid dynamics course by someone with nearly 40 years of experience in academic and industry research.
Jason Tan completed his MSc and PhD at Cranfield University in England in mechanical engineering. He is currently a senior technologist at Unison but has also worked as a project leader for GE Global Research and as a research professor at Wichita State University.
Tan works at Unison’s location in Norwich, N.Y. The company is the leading global supplier of complex gas turbine engine components and electrical and mechanical systems, and the supplier of nearly every engine and airframe program including aviation, space and defense, power, oil and gas, and transportation.
He has an impressive background with 25 published papers and 25 industry-funded projects.
He brought his expertise into the graduate classroom to give what he calls “an engineer’s perspective on the use of the computations fluid dynamics (CFD) tool in industry.” He also provided students with “insight into current and advanced modeling techniques used to solve problems with CFD in many different environments.”
The Mechanical Engineering Department appreciates these types of connections for what they bring into the classroom and the alumni who make them possible.
The visit was arranged by Jacob Owens ’13, a mechanical engineer at Unison Industries and a current student in the class.