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Professor Bill Stronge received ASME award
Venue: King's College London
Date: July 26, 2014
During the ASME SOEB Meeting in July 2014, Bill Stronge received an ASME award for his outstanding engagement for the preparation of the ASME’s 256th Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark ceremony in Coventry, England.
(from left to right: Helge Wurdemann, David Morris, Bill Stronge, Alex Scott, Emrah Demirci)
Supersonic Car Added to ASME's Landmark Roster
Venue: Coventry Transport Museum, Coventry
Date: March 15, 2014
The ThrustSSC Supersonic Car, the first car to officially break the sound barrier, was designated ASME’s 256th Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark at a ceremony in Coventry, England, on March 15.
More than 90 people attended the event, which took place at the Coventry Transport Museum. Representatives from ASME included ASME President Madiha El Mehelmy Kotb, Executive Director Thomas Loughlin, and members of the Society’s History and Heritage Committee and United Kingdom Section.ASME’s landmark designation recognizes the jet-powered Thrust SSC for its historic achievement during the Land Speed Record competition, in which four-wheeled vehicles aim to achieve the highest possible speed over a mile- or kilometer-long course. On Oct. 15, 1997, the Thrust SSC became the first land vehicle to surpass the speed of sound, or Mach 1, when Royal Air Force fighter pilot Andy Green raced the car to an average speed of 763.04 miles per hour over two mile-long runs at Black Rock Lake in Nevada, breaking the previous Land Speed Record by 30 mph.
The vehicle, which is propelled by two Rolls-Royce turbofan engines, was conceived by Richard Noble and designed by a team of British engineers and technicians led by Ron Ayers, Glynne Bowsher and Jeremy Bliss. Employing computational fluid dynamics programs and wind tunnel testing in designing the car, the team “solved novel mechanical, aerodynamic, and control problems to design a car that properly managed complex dynamic forces, including those from reflected shock waves,” according to the plaque presented by ASME during the ceremony.
Addressing the audience during the presentation of the landmark plaque, ASME President Kotb emphasized the value of highlighting engineering innovations, such as the Thrust SSC. “I’m sure you will all agree that landmark programs are an important reminder of the history and heritage of engineering and play an important role in promoting a greater public understanding of engineering and its place in human civilization,” she said. “By joining with fellow engineers, such as yourselves, and our partner societies and all of you here today in recognizing the place that the Thrust SSC Supersonic Car has in engineering history, we’re reminded of how human ingenuity and the will to advance knowledge and innovation can impact the speed, evolution and design of modern machines, while accelerating the progress and inspiration of modern industry and technology.”
Annual General Meeting and Visit to Trust SSC - Official Celebration to be early 2014!
Venue: Coventry Transport Museum, Coventry
Date: July 27, 2013
The ASME UK&IRL Section invited all members to join this year’s AGM in Coventry on July 27, 2013. As the Section History & Heritage application was successful, Trust SSC Supersonic Car has now been awarded the Landmark status. The machine is located at the Coventry Transport Museum where the ASME members met.
Prof. Bill Stronge, the History & Heritage representative of the UK&IRL Section, successfully nominated Thrust SSC, a British-designed and World Land Speed Record car machine for Landmark status. The application was approved by the ASME and an Award Ceremony will be held this autumn at the Coventry Transport Museum.
Thrust SSC holds the current World Land Speed Record which was set on October 15, 1997, by accomplishing a speed of 763 mph. By doing so, the supersonic car became the first land vehicle to officially break the sound barrier.
Designed by Richard Noble, Jeremy Bliss, Ron Ayres and Glynne Bowsher, Thrust SSC was driven by the RAF fighter pilot Squadron Leader Andy Green in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, USA. It is 16.5 m (54 ft) long, 3.7 m (12 ft) wide and weighs 10.5 tons (10.7 t). Noble was also the driving force behind the car's predecessor, Thrust 2 which broke the World Land Speed Record in 1983. The car was powered by two Rolls-Royce Spey turbofan engines, as used in British F-4 Phantom II jet fighters. The twin engines developed a thrust of 223 kN (50,000 lbf) and burned around 18 litres per second.
Visit at "The Manufacturing Technology Centre - MTC"
Venue: The MTC, Ansty Park, Coventry
Date: February 22, 2013
The ASME UK&IRL Section invited members to visit the MTC in Coventry. The MTC was established in 2010 with the objective of bridging the gap between academia and industry. Based in Ansty Park in Coventry, their purpose built facility opened in 2011. Their focus is to prove innovative manufacturing processes and technologies in an agile environment in partnership with industry, academia and other institutions. Their facility provides an unparalleled environment for the development and demonstration of new technologies on an industrial scale offering flexibility to their growing membership and research partners. More information can be found on www.the-MTC.org.
New Officers Elected!
The ASME UK&IRL Section selected new officers for the coming three years at the AGM 2012 at Loughborough University.
Davis Morris Chair
Helge Wurdemann Vice-Chair
Alex Scott Secretary
Raman Sharma Treasurer
Annual Meeting:
ASME held its Annual Meeting this year in Montreal, Canada from June 1st - 6th. The ASME Annual meeting provides a venue for ASME members and other engineering professionals to assemble for personal and professional growth, to meet with other members and exchange information on how they are dealing with common challenges and learn about trends and developments affecting the future of the profession. Alex Scott attended for the Student Sections Committee (SSC) meeting. The SSC meeting bought together student representatives from each district of ASME to report on their activities, learn about ASME developments and initiatives and work on sub committee assignments.
The main discussion over the weekend focused on the development of the new Student and Early Careers sector within ASME. This new sector will rearrange the working structure of student related leadership within ASME, and offer students a more centralised hub for communication, event organisation and development opportunities. Concerns were raised about the segregation of students and early career engineers from senior sections and activity, and a feedback session allowed students to voice their opinions to the task force developing the sector. Consultation will continue to be sought from student and early career members whilst the sector is further developed and finalised.
The sector is envisaged to begin operating over the next financial year, and may affect communication routes for events and activities across the district and section. If you are interested in working with students or early career engineers in your area, then please contact Alex Scott (scotta2@asme.org) for information and guidance.
DHOB Meeting:
The District H Operating Board held its summer meeting at IDA headquarters (Danish engineering society) in Copenhagen, Denmark on May 12th. The DHOB meeting gives section leaders the opportunity to meet and discuss current activity and future plans for their sections and the district as a whole. This years meeting was also the handover from the current District Leader, Bernard Gindroz, to the new District Leader - Memis Acar. Memis is the former chair of the UK Section, and outgoing Senior Student Representative for District H. During the meeting, Memis outlined his plans for his three year term as District Leader and held strategy sessions with all the representatives to investigate methods of increasing membership numbers, engagement and activity.
Also present at the meeting were Marian Heller and Ty Booker from ASME headquarters in New York. They informed the DHOB of changes to ASME structure at headquarters and the future aims of the society globally and locally within District H. The meeting was also an opportunity to discuss ESDA 2012 in Nantes, as well as the initial planning for ESDA 2014 which is proposed to be held in Copenhagen in cooperation with the IDA.
Visit at "SHADOW ROBOTICS"
Venue: SHADOW ROBOTICS, Liverpool Road, London, UK
Date: September 24, 2011 at 2pm
Armado De La Rosa T. , Robotics Engineer at SHADOW ROBOTICS (www.shadowrobot.com), welcomed ASME UK & IRL members to the industrial visit of the ASME UK & IRL Section. Their company in based in Islington, London.
Shadow is one of the longest running robotics companies in the UK. We have been developing robots and other unusual technologies since 1987. For the last 5 years, along with a wide selection of robotics contract engineering, Shadow has specialised in the development of dexterous manipulation for humanoid robotics. This has lead to the creation of the worlds most advanced robot hand currently in version C6. The hand is comparable to a human hand in size and shape, and reproduces all of its degrees of freedom. The Hand is commercially available and currently used by NASA, Bielefeld University and Carnegie Mellon University.
The ASME UK & IRL Section organises several industrial visits around the UK & IRL. All ASME members are welcome to join these free events.
Picture: Armado De La Rosa T. (right) presents the latest robotic hand to ASME members.
Student Professional Development Conference (SPDC 2011)
Venue: Loughborough University
Date: July 1-3, 2011
July 1-2 2011 saw District H’s second full SPDC (Student Professional Development Conference) held at Loughborough University in the UK. The SPDC is an opportunity for student members of ASME to compete in a variety of competitions, meet other young engineers, and develop skills to help with their professional engineering careers.
This year the conference hosted the Old Guard Oral Presentation Competition and the Student Design Competition. Two student members took part in the Oral Presentation Competition, which challenged students to make a 15-minute presentation to a panel of Judges and other conference participants on an engineering topic of their choice. Oliver Armitage from Cambridge University, UK, presented ‘Functionally Graded Biological Materials’, whilst Sirko Bartholomay from ISAE, Toulouse, France presented ‘Experimental Analysis of Flow in a Centrifugal Compressor by L2F Method’.
The winner was Sirko Bartholomay who also won the prize for technical content in his presentation. He received $550 and funding to represent District H at the presentation competition finals at ASME's IMECE in Denver, Colorado in November.
The Student Design Competition challenges students to create a device or devices to meet a design brief set each year. This year students had to utilise the potential energy of 1litre of water released from a height of 1m to project a vehicle as far as possible. The competition winners were the team from Yeditepe University in Istanbul, Turkey with a well-designed device titled ‘Secret of Rain’. Unfortunately, they were unable to join the SPDC in Loughborough, but competed via videoconference to the judges and conference participants. The team also won $500, and will be representing District H in Denver at IMECE 2011.
As well as the competitions, David Morris, Vice Chair of the ASME UK&IRL Section and Member of the Codes and Standards committee, made an invited speech. His presentation introduced the participants to ASME Codes and Standards, so that the students could gain a better understanding of the core function of the society and some of its roots.
Alex Scott, who led the organisation of the SPDC 2011 and advises the District H SDOB (Student District Operating Board), was awarded a special price for his input and contribution to ASME over the past two years. He was nominated by the district to receive the Charles T Main Award, which honours student leaders within the society, and although he didn’t win the medal, he was awarded an honourable mention, a certificate of thanks and a $500 prize.
The conference was enjoyed by all, and is a highlight of the progress being made by student members in District H. The next SPDC will be taking place in conjunction with ESDA 2012 in Nantes, France, July 2012, and organisation has already begun in order to continue the growth and success of student activity across District H. The organisers would like to thank all the participants, Judges and ASME members who made the conference possible and wish the competition winners all the best for the finals in November!
(from left to right, top row: Jack Thomas, Sirko Bartholomay, Oliver Armitage, Helge Wurdemann; bottom row: Alex Scott, Memis Acar, David Morris)
Annual General Meeting 2011 and Visit at "FANUC Robotics"
Venue: Coventry
Date: June 25, 2011
The ASME UK & IRL Section University held their Annual General Meeting in Coventry. Before the AGM there was a industrial visit at one of the biggest robot manufacturers of the world "FANUC Robotics" (www.fanucrobotics.co.uk).
FANUC Robotics UK Limited provides robotic solutions for the manufacturing industry. A wholly owned subsidiary of FANUC Limited of Japan, FANUC Robotics has been established in the UK since 1982. Operating from its 2,200 sq mtr facility in Coventry, FANUC employs over 45 staff, and supports an installed UK base approaching 6,000 robots.
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