Western Pennsylvania ANSYS User's Group

SPRING 2006 Meeting

Date:  THURSDAY, March 23, 2006 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Where:   CAL Building in Southpoint, Room 102, Canonsburg, PA

Exit off I-79 at Exit 48 - Southpoint/Hendersonville. Turn into the Southpoint Complex on Southpoint Boulevard. Stay on Southpoint Boulevard for 1.4 miles. Straight through at the 1st stop light, straight through at the 1st stop sign (Southpoint Golf Clubhouse), straight through at the 2nd stop sign (Technology Drive), pass the lake on your left. Turn RIGHT at the 3rd stop sign (Technology Drive) - you can see the CAL building on the left, continue up the hill a short distance and turn LEFT into the parking lot below the CAL building. Room 102 will be on your left when you enter the building.

TOPIC:  Annual Student Presentations Meeting

Agenda:

9:00 - 9:30 am	Socialize:  coffee, tea, orange juice, donuts or muffins
9:30 - 9:55 am	Flow Analysis of Magnetic Trap (CFD w/FloWorks®), PSU Erie Mechanical Engineering Technology students: Tom Kuhn and Alan Hopperstead; advisor: Mr. R. Edwards
9:55 - 10:20 am	LED Lamp Heat Transfer Study , PSU Erie Mechanical Engineering Technology students: Josh Borden and Fritz  Busse; advisor: Mr. D. Johnson
10:20 - 10:45 am	Vibration Suppression of Class 8 Truck Mirror , PSU Erie Mechanical Engineering Technology students: Jeff Heintz and Brad Reiter; advisor: Mr. S. Sweeney
10:45 - 11:00 am	BREAK
11:00 - 11:25 am	Study of Railroad Knuckle Pin, PSU Erie Mechanical Engineering Technology students: Steve Giddings and Darrell Pearson; advisor: Mr. D. Roth
11:25 - 11:50 am	Corry Rubber Bushing Analysis, PSU Erie Mechanical Engineering students: Mike Weismiller and Mike Vaccaro; advisor: Mr. R. Michael
11:50am - 1:00pm	Lunch:  Chicken Pot Pie, Meat Ball Sandwiches, Fresh Fruit Salad, Assorted Sodas, Cookies
1:00 - 1:25 pm	US Steel Strip Cooler Redesign, PSU Erie Mechanical Engineering students: David Hoffman, Joe Persang, Jon Romanelli, Chris McLaughlin; advisor: Dr. A. Khalilollahi
1:25 - 1:50 pm	Composite Sandwich Panels, PSU Erie Mechanical Engineering students: Kyle Brocious and Jason Lawrence; advisor: Dr. D. Onipede
1:50 - 2:30 pm	Adapting the Classroom to ANSYS Workbench Environment, Prof. Dave Johnson
2:30 - 3:00 pm	Closing and Adjournment

Attendance:  26 members, 16 students