ASME - Milwaukee Section March Educational Program and Professional Development Webinar
Part II - March 26, 2022

Earn up to 5 PDH Credits
Attending Full Two Part Program!!!

Register Now!ONLINE REGISTRATION WILL REMAIN OPEN THROUGH MARCH 26, 2022.

The ASME Milwaukee Section will be holding an educational webinar on Saturday March 19 & 26th, 2022.  Because this is online we have decided to split it up over two Saturdays this year.  Look for a separate registration link for the March 19th webinar.

This is a program put on by the ASME-Milwaukee Section for the benefit of ASME Members and their guests as well as any Professional Engineer.  The day will begin with a welcome at 9:00 am and continue with two 50 minute long presentations.  Attendees will have the opportunity to leave with a certificate for 2 continuing education PDH's for the two topics offered on March 26th that can be used for their Professional Engineer license renewal.  If you are only able to attend one or both presentations, you can register for that and get PDH's for those presentations attended.  However, you must register online on/before March 26, 2022 for the second session.

Below is the Schedule for Session II

• 9:00-9:05 AM Welcome by Section Chair Scott Kramer
• 9:05-9:10 AM Introduction of Speaker by Seminar Coordinator Subha Kumpaty
• 9:10-10:00 AM Presentation 1: Automated Structural Layout Tool for High-Speed Vehicle Conceptual Design by Dr. Justin Clough, AFRL, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
• 10:00-10:05 AM Bio Break
• 10:05-10:10 AM Introduction of Speaker by Subha Kumpaty
• 10:10-11:00 AM Presentation 2: The Role of Control in Enabling High Efficiency Engines by Dr. Carrie Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology
• 11:00-11:05 AM Vote of thanks and Adjournment

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PRESENTATIONS

First Presentation Title:  Automated Structural Layout Tool for High-Speed Vehicle Conceptual Design by Dr. Justin Clough, AFRL, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (1 PDH)

Description:  Early conceptual design for atmospheric vehicles traditionally focuses on the description of the Outer Mold Line (OML). The internal structure (e.g., ribs and spar placement, component thicknesses, etc.) are not analyzed until later stages of the design process. While this may be sufficient for subsonic and lower supersonic vehicles, it fails to adequately accommodate high speed vehicles (Mach 5+) due to added complexities of aerothermal effects. The goal of the Automated Structural Layout Tool (AutoSaLT) is to automate the exploration of the early design space for high-speed vehicle structures given a predetermined OML. It does this by linking a parametric geometry kernel (Engineering Sketch Pad), an aerodynamic analysis package (CBAero), and a finite element analysis software (Abaqus) through Python. A demonstration case is given where different materials and structural layouts are automatically compared by the tool for the Generic Hypersonic Vehicle (GHV); here it was able to trade over a hundred different structural solutions in a 24-hour period. Results from this design sweep and future steps for AutoSaLT are discussed.

Biography:  Justin L. Clough received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering with minors in Applied Mathematics and Physics in 2016. He then received his M. Eng. from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2018 and Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in 2021; both degrees were under the advisement of Professor Assad A. Oberai and in Mechanical Engineering. He has recently started work as a research engineer with the Vehicle Thermal Structures Team within the High Speed Systems Division for the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, OH. Dr. Clough’s work focuses on the creation of novel solutions to the aerothermal challenges faced by high-speed vehicle structures.

Second Presentation Title: The Role of Control in Enabling High Efficiency Engines by Dr. Carrie Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology  (1 PDH)

Description: Due to global energy concerns and regulations, automotive vehicles are becoming increasingly complex in order to be cleaner and more efficient. This growing complexity necessitates the development of more sophisticated vehicle control methodologies. One strategy for reducing fuel consumption in the transportation sector is to leverage more advanced combustion strategies on conventional internal combustion engines. Advanced combustion strategies provide a potential method for improving engine efficiency while simultaneously reducing harmful emissions. While these combustion modes can be highly efficient, they are more challenging to control and can encounter challenging cylinder-to-cylinder variations when implemented on multi-cylinder engines. This talk will explore advanced combustion engines and the control strategies being developed to make them viable for use in everyday applications.

Biography: Dr. Carrie Hall is an associate professor in the Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering Department at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). She earned her PhD from Purdue in 2012 and has been at IIT since 2013. Her areas of interest include the control of engines that leverage advanced combustion modes and alternative liquid and gaseous fuels, control of hydrogen fuel cell systems, and the analysis and improvement of energy efficiency in transportation. Dr. Hall is an associate editor for Control Engineering Practice and the ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control. She is also a recipient of an NSF CAREER award which funds research on the control of dual fuel engines that leverage alternative fuels.