The Immersive Fluid Flow Experience

The Immersive Fluid Flow Experience
Thomas Hansen
Senior IT Consultant and
Ph.D. Student
UWM School of Freshwater Sciences
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Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a branch of
fluid mechanics that uses numerical analysis and
algorithms to solve and analyze problems that
involve fluid flows
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First
Heavy Computation for Fluid Dynamics Look
Forum
Problem: Teaching fluid dynamics can
ironically get very dry very fast.
(Navier-Stokes Equation)
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Complexity of Fluid Dynamics
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Fluid Dynamics has great
beauty and complexity,
spanning time and space
from a cup of coffee…
…to cloud patterns off the
Cape Verde Islands
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How to Demonstrate Fluid Dynamics
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• Demonstrating fluid dynamics can
involve expensive and/or messy
equipment
Flumes
Wind Tunnels
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First
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Conception of Idea
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Ecomodder.com /
spyderchat.com
• Wind tunnel
visualizations, physical
(smoke) and digital
simulations
• Interactive shadow art
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Solution: The Immersive Fluid Flow
Experience
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Schematic Drawing: Set up
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Schematic Drawing
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Field Test: Maker Faire 2015
Projector & Laptop
Webcam on Table (too
small to see)
Things looked pretty straightforward. But then the kids
showed up…
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Field Test: Maker Faire 2015
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Equipment Required
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Good laptop or desktop computer
Projector
Webcam
Screen or wall to project on
Shapes were simply cut from poster board material and
stick-on magnets were applied
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Market Opportunity
• Science/Art Museums
– In 2007 children’s museums attracted 30 million
visitors annually
– Museums spend more than $2B per yr on educational
activities; typically ¾ of budget on K-12
– 25,000 museums in US in 2014
• Classrooms
• Physics
• Architecture
• Water related courses/Engineering
• Interactive Art Courses
• Airports for entertainment
– Over 5200 public airports in US alone in 2013
• Music industry/entertainment
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Next Steps-Money Needed
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Looking For:
• Funds to set up the display at local museums
– Interest in installation from Discovery World
– Donation needed to pay for equipment and signage
– $30,000 (cost can be higher or lower depending on
level of graphics and equipment purchased)
• Interest in licensing indicated by other area
museums
– Children’s museum of Fond Du Lac
– Spaceport Sheboygan
• Looking for licensee in the interactive display
or digital out of home advertising to offer this
technology to a wider audience including
airports
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