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ASME SPSU

Welcomes

ASME Atlanta.

Section

May, 2014

I N S I D E T H IS I S S U E

1 E V E N T

2 May S peaker/chairs corner

3 The future of flying

6 Events in picture

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National Events

Job Board.

Upcoming Events

Atlanta Section News

ASME Atlanta Awards Ceremony.

&

Presentation on "Finite Element Analysis:

Capabilities and Applications"

- Join us to Eat, Network, and Learn!

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Dr. Brett Ellis is a Senior Associate at Exponent Engineering and Scientific Consulting (http://www.exponent.com/brett_ellis/) and has worked in the mechanical engineering field for 16 years, with 12 years of experience in industry.

His industry experience includes open hole testing in the oil and gas industry and extensive

experience in the plastic processing industry, in which he designed plastic performs and bottles,

designed injection- and blow-molding tooling, designed and optimized polymer processing

equipment, and led process improvement activities (e.g., Lean Six Sigma, SMED, Gage R&R). Dr.

Ellis currently specializes in stress analysis, solid mechanics, finite element analysis, statistical

analyses, and design. During his doctoral research, Dr. Ellis developed and implemented a

computational framework to design Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) materials and

structures to withstand blast and impact loads. The computational framework consisted of two

major components: (1) development and validation of multi-scale finite element models to predict

the response of UHPC panels to blast and impact loads; and (2) development of robust material and

structural design algorithms to determine properties, structures, and processing steps which satisfy

specified blast and impact performance criteria.

Wally Houston P.E

This Month’s Speaker

Cha i r s Co r n e r

Hello fellow members,

Hope everyone is safe and ready for some fun, we are

excited to come to Southern Polytechnic State University, for our

awards night and have a presentation from Brett Ellis.

Cheers!!

A SME - S et t ing t h e S t and a rd .

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Supersonic: May 2014

The Future of Flying

If business travelers could reach

destinations around the world in half the

time currently required, that would

translate into huge time savings. Cutting

international travel time by 50% is possible

via supersonic flight but since the

Concorde was grounded in 2003 due to

high maintenance costs and falling

passenger numbers, the aerospace industry

hasn’t seen any supersonic planes take off.

An artist’s rendition of Spike S-512. Aircraft image: Spike Aerospace

Now Boston-based engineering firm Spike Aerospace is aiming to bring supersonic travel back by

developing a business jet, the Spike S-512, which will be capable of flying from NYC to London in 3-4

hours instead of 6-7 hours and LA to Tokyo in 8 hours instead of 11-12 hours.

“There is a market demand for increased speed,” says Vik Kachoria, the founder of Spike Aerospace, who

travels a lot to Africa, Asia, and Europe for investment opportunities but doesn’t go as often because of the

long travel times. “A supersonic jet will help businesses manage operations and make investments more

dynamically. It will bring them closer to their customers, more often,” he says.

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Windowless Cabin

Aircraft typically fly at 0.8-0.85 mach. Boeing’s 747

in the 1960s flew at 0.85 mach and the newest 747

Dreamliner also flies at 0.85 mach. “The current

fastest jet around for business use is Gulfstream

G650, which can go at Mach .875. Our aircraft is

designed to fly at 1.6 mach, which is twice the speed

of any other aircraft out there, hence reducing the air

travel time to about half,” says Kachoria.

The supersonic jet will fly passengers in high luxury and feature a windowless passenger cabin. Image: Sp ike Aerospace

Measuring at 40 m (131 ft) long with a wingspan of 18 m (60 ft), the Spike S-512 will carry 12- 18

passengers in high luxury and will cost $60-80 million. The jet will also feature a windowless

passenger cabin. Instead, the interior walls will be covered with thin display screens which can either display

the view outside, or can be used to show a movie or presentation.

According to Kachoria, the engineers working on the Spike’s supersonic jet have a lot of experience

designing and building aircrafts at Airbus, Boeing, Eclipse, Gulfstream, and NASA. “Through their

combined experience, we designed a concept level aircraft,” he says.

Kachoria’s team currently has a concept design and is moving toward preliminary design stage, which

involves more detailed engineering. “We have at least another year and a half of engineering to do. After

that we will do some initial test modeling and wind tunnel tests. We want to complete R&D, building, and

testing by 2020,” he says.

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Noise Challenge

There are still some daunting challenges for supersonic flight including FAA’s requirements for an aircraft

to be certified. “It will be a challenge to find the right engine that will work on a supersonic jet to meet the

engine noise requirement,” says Kachoria, but he is confident that his engineering team will work through all

the challenges.

FAA has also imposed restrictions that don’t allow supersonic planes to fly over land because of the sonic

boom, the disruptive sound produced when a plane breaks the sound barrier. Eliminating the sonic boom or

reducing it to acceptable levels is a huge challenge. Solving this problem is required before aircraft can fly

over populated areas. “As long as you can fly subsonic on land, supersonic on water with reasonable fuel

efficiency, and land on an interior airport, you have fulfilled the requirement,” informs Kachoria. This is an

issue, however, that the aerospace industry needs to address to make supersonic travel common.

Spike Aerospace is not the only company designing supersonic flights. Aerion Corporation and HyperMach

Aerospace are two other startups developing private supersonic je ts. Some companies are also looking at

suborbital tourism and few others are considering hypersonic travel (five times faster than the speed of

sound), which means being able to fly NY-LA in an hour and a half. “That’s the future of flying,” says

Kachoria.

‘’ It will be a challenge to find the right engine that will

work on a supersonic jet to meet

the engine noise requirement.

Vik Kachoria, CEO, Spike Aerospace

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Some Pictures from our Events

Nick Jennings presenting plaque to Brian Moore of GA Power after presentation and tour on electric motors. .

Former SPSU graduate (back when the college was called Southern Technical Institute), Mr. Frank Petrasek, speaking to the group. Frank is retired from 38 years with Georgia Power. — at

Olive garden Cobb Pwky.

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The list of science, technology, engineering and math

(STEM) experts participating in the live taping of the

second installment of ASME Decision Point Dialogues

thought leadership series later this month is quite an

impressive one, including such luminaries as ASME

President Madiha El Mehelmy Kotb, Ioannis Mialoulis,

president and director of the Museum of Science in

Boston, and James Douglas, former governor of

Vermont.

The live taping of this year’s Decision Po int Dialogues

discussion, “Crit ical Thinking, Crit ical Choices: What

Really Matters in STEM,” will take place on April 23 at

10:00 a.m. at the Walter E. Washington Convention

Center in Washington, D.C. The panel discussion, to be

presented in the forum of a Socratic d ialogue, will

explore the critical issues that government, business,

education and engineering leaders are dealing with

related to STEM.

For more information on the event, visit

http://go.asme.org/dialogues . Also visit

http://go.asme.org/STEMdialogues to join the

conversation on this important topic.

Experts Convene for Shale Development and

Hydraulic Fracturing Conference

ASME’s inaugural conference on Shale Development and

Hydraulic Fracturing brought industry and academic thought

leaders from around the world together in San Diego in

March.

In opening the three-day conference, Tim Graves, operations

director for ASME’s International Petroleum Technology

Institute, explained that ASME was well qualified to host the

event, saying “from fluid and fracturing dynamics to piping

and pumping technology, mechanical engineers stand at the

center of the hydraulic fracturing revolution.”

Several speakers pointed out that the industry’s success in

recovering unconventional shale gas in the U.S. has come

despite low efficiency. With prices now very low, they said

efficiency must improve, and they outlined a broad range of

technologies and practices to help accomplish that.

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convene-shale-development-hydraulic

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Free Spring 2014 ASME Training &

Development eCalendar Now Available

ASME Training & Development schedules courses in

different cities in North America and Europe covering

multip le technologies and disciplines for engineers and

technical professionals, ranging from fundamental to

advanced levels. To find courses by location and subject

matter, visit go.as me.org/springtraining or click here: 2014 ASME Spring Calendar

ASME FutureME Career Development Video Series!

The FutureME Career Development Video Series covers career development topics that give early career engineers the opportunity to learn from featured experts and professionals while exploring relevant technical concepts, industry trends and workplace development issues. This online series also provide insight into career path guidance, network building, and steps in career advancement and management allowing for professional and personal growth. The video series covers important topics like Starting a Career, Sustainable Energy, Engineering Safety, Entrepreneurship, Business Practices, Global Humanitarianism, and Manufacturing. Watch, Share, Comment and Rate our videos on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/ASMEFutureME or on www.asme.org

Meredith Campbell is ASME New Face of

Engineering – College Level

Meredith (Merry) Campbell, a third-year mechanical

engineering student at Daniel Webster College in Nashua,

N.H., has been named as ASME’s winner of the 2014

DiscoverE New Face of Engineering - College Edition

program. Campbell was one of 15 engineering students from

various engineering societies who were selected as the

winners of this year’s competition, which highlights the

accomplishments of third-, fourth- and fifth-year university

engineering students.

Campbell was cited for her ro le in founding the Kenya

Connection Club, a program that creates instructional videos

to help professors at Africa International University connect

with students using a learning management system. As a

2014 New Faces-College Edition winner, she will receive a

$1,000 scholarship from ASME and appear with this year’s

other winners on the New Faces of Engineering-College

Edition Facebook page

(https://www.facebook.com/CollegeEdition?sk=app_693278

004056781&app_data). Read the recent ASME News article

about Merry Campbell at https://www.as me.org/about-

asme/news/asme-news/merry -campbell-selected-asmes-

new-facescollege.

Great news! ASME WorkSmartSM

has upgraded to a new

platform.

The new platform includes smarter search functionality and

an answer-centric user interface that reflects how customers

use ASME WorkSmart. The emphasis is on helping you to

find answers quickly and efficiently. For more information,

please visit: go.asme.org/WorkSmart

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The ASME Digital Collection, now hosted on the state-of-the-art Silverchair SCM6 online platform, reflects ASME’s tradition of engineering excellence. It is an authoritative, subscription based online reference resource that spans the entire knowledge spectrum of interest to the mechanical engineer and related technical research communities. ASME’s Journals, Conference Publications, and eBooks provide quality, peer-reviewed engineering information. Users of The ASME Digital Collection will benefit from:

New Taxonomy Full Text and Taxonomic Search New Topical Collections Improved Usability, Information Discovery and Ease of Reading Enhanced Content Display and Tools Personalization Capabilities Mobile Optimization for All Web-Enabled Phones and Tablets

Visit the ASME Digital Collection for all of your mechanical engineering research needs. http://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org

May 1 is the deadline to enter the ASME Innovative Additive Manufacturing 3D (IAM3D) Challenge, the Society's new competition that provides undergraduate engineering students with the 3D design and printing skills they'll need when they enter the workforce, while competing for $10,000 in prizes. The Challenge offers prizes in five categories: best overall design; best innovation; best re-engineered/multi-disciplinary, collaboratively designed product; best freshman design; and best verbal presentation. Learn more about the Challenge at https://www.asme.org/events/competitions/iam3d-challenge.

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Benefit Spotlight: ASME-Endorsed Bank of America Financial Products

Dear Members,

Mechanical Engineering and technology professionals join ASME for many different reasons including the latest technical content, unique networking opportunities, essential career resources and valuable benefits available through our affinity partners. This month I'd like to tell you about one such benefit – one that supports ASME's vital efforts to foster "solutions that benefit humankind" around the globe while providing you with rewards on the things you purchase everyday - the ASME BankAmericard Cash Rewards™ Visa Signature® credit card. By using the card, you are not only showing your pride as an ASME member and enjoying cash back rewards, you are participating in a program that helps support ASME – all at no extra cost to you! Here are some of the features and rewards you will enjoy with the ASME BankAmericard Cash Rewards™ VisaSignature® credit card:

1% cash back on all purchases. 2% cash back on grocery store purchases. 3% cash back on gas purchases. You can earn the 2% and 3% cash back on gas and grocery store purchases up to the first $1,500 in

these combined categories per quarter. After that, you will continue to earn 1% on these purchases. Rewards are automatic and do not expire. There's no need to register your card or sign up to earn your

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savings account or applied as a statement credit. To enjoy even more rewards, get a 10% customer bonus when you redeem into a Bank of America checking or savings account.

Get a $100 cash rewards bonus after making at least $500 in purchase(s) within the first 90 days.

In addition to these rewards, carrying the card also gets you free admission to museums around the country on the first full weekend of every month. For details and a list of museums, please visit: http://museums.bankofamerica.com For more information about the rates, fees, other costs and benefits associated with the use of this credit card, or to apply, Click Here and refer to the disclosures accompanying the online credit application, or call 1-800-932-2775 and mention priority code VABSGR. This credit card program is issued and administered by FIA Card Services, N.A.

To learn more about all of the ASME-endorsed financial products from Bank of America, as well as the

other Member Benefits and Discounts, visit us at www.asme.org/membership

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Local Section News

Job bulletin board

Mechanical Engineer, Alpharetta, GA:

We are seeking to hire a Mechanical Engineer (Design Engineer) with 5- 10 years of experience that will be working as part of an interdisciplinary design team, carrying out the mechanical design of custom LCD display modules. Areas of focus for this Mechanical Engineer will be concept creation, mechanical design

and documentation using Pro-Engineer Creo & Windchill, electronic packaging, thermal design and analysis of cooling solutions, structural analysis, design for manufacturability and serviceability, BOM creation, and manufacturing support. The Mechanical Engineer works in close collaboration with other

engineers (electrical, optical, systems, software, industrial), program managers, manufacturing associates, and the executive staff to deliver cutting-edge products according to accelerated schedules. The work

environment is hands-on, dynamic, and fast-paced --- taking full advantage of a wide array of fabrication and manufacturing capabilities existing under one roof. Experience with Pro-E (Creo), Windchill, EFD,

FEMAP are all a plus. BSME required. MSME is a plus.

Thermal Fluid Analysis-EFD experience and FEA analysis-FEMAP experience are both a big plus .

Intralink is the Pro-E cad library they are using—if the candidate is familiar with it, that would be another plus. The ideal candidate would have some kind of sheet metal design experience, but they are open to

meeting candidates with other types of design experience. Candidate resumes should definitely show clearly any of the above mentioned experience/knowledge.

This manufacturer has a high energy environment and they need a well-rounded Engineer who will get involved (and not just want to sit in a cubicle and do their job.) Interaction with the VP of Engineering and

the Owner is very common.

Salary range is generally $60K to $75K/year or $27 to $35/hour, depending on candidate’s experience (prefer 5 to 10 years of experience.) The pay ranges are flexible.

Hours-Regular 8 – 5, M-Fri with overtime occasionally.

Alpharetta, Georgia

Celeste Hoff, TSC, CSP Technical Recruiter

Selectek, Inc. 675 Mansell Road, Ste. 250

Roswell, GA 30076 e: CHoff@Selectek.com

o: 678-802-6618 f: 678-551-6528

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ASME's New York headquarters has moved.

Our new address is: Two Park Avenue New York, NY 10016-5990

Newsletter Editor: Joy Adjorlolo

contact:

adjorloloj2@asme.org

6782376458

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