Raymond Wang: How germs travel on planes -- and how we can stop them
ريموند وانج: كيف تسافر الجراثيم على متن الطائرات - وكيف يمكن وقفها ؟
Raymond Wang won the top prize in the 2015 Intel Science and Engineering Fair for his invention that circulates fresh air on planes and reduces transmission of germs between passengers. Full bio
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have been on a plane in this past year?
الطائرة خلال السنة الماضية؟
share that experience
تتشاركون تلك التجربة
people every year.
in all these metal tubes
في كل هذه الأنابيب المعدنية
هذه الامور
outbreak last year.
العام الماضي.
through these more range-limited,
من خلال طرق محدودة
a look at some of the numbers,
نظرة على بعض الأرقام،
to go on the plane
الذهاب على متن الطائرة
to 17 other people.
other guy with SARS,
of a great superpower.
عن القوة العظمى
what we also find
ما نجده أيضا
to pre-screen for these diseases.
فحص هذه الأمراض.
goes on a plane,
بالذهاب على متن طائرة،
be in this latency period
have the disease
مصابين بهذا المرض
spread the disease
from the top of the cabin
as you see in blue.
through these very efficient filters
of pathogens near the outlets.
مسببات الأمراض بالقرب من المنافذ .
mixing airflow pattern.
يعطس في الواقع،
around multiple times
to go out through the filter.
is a pretty serious problem.
to go out and buy a plane,
with computational fluid dynamics,
مع ديناميكيات حاسوبية متدفقة
is create these simulations
هو إنشاء هذه المحاكاة
in and taking readings in the plane.
is you would start out
وهل بدأت
in technical papers around the Internet.
into this 3D-modeling software,
نماذج ثلاثي الأبعاد ،
that I just built into these tiny pieces,
القطع التي بنيتها الى قطع الصغيرة،
the computer can better understand it.
فهمها على نحو افضل .
the air goes in and out of the cabin,
the computer calculates the simulation.
with the conventional cabin is this:
right into people's faces.
those two passengers
at that from the side,
spreading across the length of the cabin.
عبر المقصورة
"This is no good."
"هذا ليس جيدا"
more than 32 different simulations
with this solution right here.
Global Inlet Director.
-براءة اختراع تنتظر المصادقة-
pathogen transmission
انتقال مسببات المرض
by about 190 percent.
بنحو 190 في المئة.
of composite material
من المواد المركبة
that are already in the plane.
التي هي بالفعل في الطائرة.
بين عشية وضحاها
of screws in there and you're good to go.
مراوح هناك،
are absolutely amazing.
swirling airflow patterns,
في أنماط تدفق الهواء،
here is sneezing again,
to effectively push that down
بفاعلية الى اسفل
push those pathogens down.
at the same scenario
passenger sneezes,
that straight down into the outlet
to infect any other people.
sitting next to the middle guy
يجلسون إلى جوار الرجل بالوسط
no pathogens at all.
if the middle passenger sneezes,
إذا كان الراكب الأوسط
passenger sneezes
this mean for the world?
into real life,
that I built over here,
الذي بنيته هنا
airflow patterns coming down,
أنماط تدفق الهواء تأتي
actually cost the world
could actually cost the world
يمكن فعلا أن يكلف العالم
to take an airplane out of service
أن تأخذ طائرة خارج الخدمة
and several million dollars
وعدة ملايين من الدولارات
something essentially overnight
شيء أساسي بين عشية وضحاها
this through to certification,
على الموافقات
regulatory approvals processes.
العمليات عبر الموافقات التنظيمية.
that sometimes the best solutions
أفضل الحلول
wouldn't have supported it.
تكن داعمة لذلك
of you today is: why wait?
عليكم جميعا اليوم هو: لماذا الانتظار؟
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Raymond Wang - InventorRaymond Wang won the top prize in the 2015 Intel Science and Engineering Fair for his invention that circulates fresh air on planes and reduces transmission of germs between passengers.
Why you should listen
Raymond Wang is a Canadian youth innovator who is passionate about science, technology, engineering and entrepreneurship. He is one of Canada's Top 20 Under 20, and most recently, the recipient of the Gordon E. Moore award for the Top Project at the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).
Raymond enjoys exploring STEM and promoting global sustainability. His latest engineering innovations, including his work with aircraft cabin airflow and his inventions of the “Weather Harvester,” “Smart Knee Assistant” and "Smart Bin,” have achieved international recognition.
Raymond is enthusiastic about inspiring others to pursue STEM opportunities. He actively reaches out to the local community through camps & associations, in addition to communities around the world through YouTube & Modern Media.
Having a strong passion for sustainability, Raymond has founded Sustainable Youth Canada, a youth-led non-profit organization dedicated to empowering young people in Affiliated Regions established from coast to coast to be leaders in tackling issues with environmental and energy sustainability.
In his spare time, Raymond enjoys exploring music as both a National Youth Band clarinetist and an avid pianist. He is also a keen director of films and videos; many of his productions have been recognized at local film festivals.
Raymond envisions himself pursuing a career in science, applying research and innovation with a business approach to do his part in bettering the world.
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