Sunday, Feb. 16
- 2:00 Registration/Sign-up for activities
- 6:00 Dinner - Alexander's Dining Room
- 7:30 - 7:45 Opening Comments, Gibson Batch
Session 1: "Future Opportunities in CAE"
Dennis Coyle, GE, discussion leader
- 7:45 - 8:30 "Mold Analysis in the Information Age", V.W. Wang, CMOLD
- 8:30 - 9:30 "Unanswered Questions in the Modeling of Polymer Processes", Gibson Batch, 3M
Monday, Feb. 17
- 7:30 - 8:30 Breakfast
- 8:3 0- 9:00 Group Photo
Session 2: "Extrusion"
Greg Campbell, Clarkson University, discussion leader
- 9:00 - 10:00 "Design and Optimization of Extruders with the Aid of Physico-Mathematical and Statistical Models", Helmut Potente, Universitat-GH Paderborn
- 10:00 - 10:50 "Evaluation of Commercially Available Software for Single-Screw Extruders and Their Application to Industrial Problems", Kun Hyun, Dow Chemical
- 10:50 - 11:00 Break
- 11:00 - 11:45 "Simulation of Solids Conveying in Single Screw, Plasticating Extruders", Mark Spalding, Dow Chemical
- 11:45 - 12:30 "Nonlinear Flow Simulations Using the Boundary Integral Method", Tim Osswald, University of Wisconsin
- 12:30 Lunch, free time
- 5:00 - 6:00 Poster Session 1, Harborview Room
- 6:00 - 7:30 Dinner
Session 3: "3D Cavity Flow"
Thanasis Papathanasiou, Imperial College, discussion leader
- 7:30 - 8:30 "3D Computations", Jean François Agassant, Ecole des Mines de Paris
- 8:30 - 9:30 "Numerical Methods for Modeling Polymer Flow in Injection Molding", David Guell, Los Alamos National Labs
Tuesday, Feb. 18
Session 4: "Complex Systems"
John Ulicny, GM, discussion leader
- 8:30 - 9:25 "Some Approaches to Constructing Mathematical Models in Polymer Processing and Applications", Alex Malkin, Research Institute of Plastics, Moscow
- 9:25 - 10:20 "Challenges in Modeling Reactive Processing of Polymers and Composites", Andy Hrymak, McMaster University
- 10:20 - 10:30 Break
- 10:30 - 11:30 "Liquid Molding of Ceramic Composites Using Preceramic Polymers", Selcuk Guceri, University of Illinois at Chicago
- 11:30 - 12:30 "Micro-Scale Flow Modeling Issues in Composites Processing", Fred Phelan Jr., National Institute of Standards and Technology
- 12:30 Lunch, free time
- 6:00 - 7:30 Dinner
Session 5: "Free Surface Flow"
Don Sebastian, NJIT, discussion leader
- 7:30 - 8:30 "The Use of 3-D CFD in the Design of Flat Extrusion Dies and Coextrusion Feedblock", Wayne Gifford, EDI
- 8:30 - 9:30 "Computational Issues Related to Free Surface and Conjugate Problems in Polymer Processing", Randy Schunk and Rekha Rao, Sandia National Labs
Wednesday, Feb. 19
Session 6: "Mixing/Compounding"
David Bigio, University of Maryland, discussion leader
- 8:30 - 9:25 "New Challenges on Viscous Mixing in Agitated Tanks", Philippe Tanguy, Ecole Polytechnique, Montréal
- 9:25 - 10:30 "Analysis of Mixing Efficiency in Polymer Processing Equipment through Flow Simulations", Ica Manas-Zloczower, Case Western Reserve University
- 10:30 -10:30 Break
- 10:30 - 11:30 "Simulation of Flow and User Friendly Software for Twin Screw Extruders and the Buss Kneader", Jim White, University of Akron
- 11:30 - 12:30 "Flow and RTD in Twin Screw Extruders", Arash Kiani, WP
- 12:30 Lunch, free time
- 5:00 - 6:00 Poster Session 2, Harborview Room
- 6:00 - 7:30 Dinner
- 7:30 - 8:00 Business Meeting
Session 7: "Industry/Academia Partnerships"
John Ulicny, GM, discussion leader
- 8:00 - 9:00 "Injection Molding CAE at General Motors", Howard Cox, General Motors R&D Center
- 9:00 - 9:30 "Discussion about a New Level of Industrial/Academic Interaction", Gibson Batch, 3M
Thursday, Feb. 20
Session 8: "Solidification and Structure Development"
Avraam Isayev, University of Akron, discussion leader
- 8:30 - 9:25 "Reflections on Modeling, Solidification, and Microstructure", Musa Kamal, McGill University
- 9:25 - 10:20 "Polymer Technology: Modelling vs. Experiments", Han Meijer, Eindhoven University, Netherlands
- 10:20 - 10:30 Break
- 10:30 - 11:30 "Modeling of Crystallization Processes Under Influence of Heat Transfer and Shear History", Gerhard Eder, Lintz University
- 11:30 - 12:30 "Dimensional Changes and Residual Stresses in Solidifying Thermoplastic Melts", Vijay Stokes, General Electric CR&D
- 12:30 Lunch, free time
- 6:00 - 7:30 Final Dinner
Session 9: "Moving from Theory to Design"
Randy Bay, 3M, discussion leader
- 7:30 - 8:30 "Where CAE for Injection Molding Needs to Be", Peter Kennedy, Moldflow
- 8:30 - 9:30 "Changing Analysis into Design: Efficient Calculations of Microstructure and Sensitivity", Charles Tucker III, University of Illinois, Urbana
- 9:30 - 9:45 Closing Remarks, Musa Kamal, McGill University
Friday, Feb. 21
- 7:30 - 8:30 Breakfast
- 12:00 Checkout
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