Raymond Wang: How germs travel on planes -- and how we can stop them
Raymond Wang: Cómo se propagan los gérmenes en los aviones... y cómo evitarlo
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?
share that experience
people every year.
de personas cada año.
in all these metal tubes
dentro de estos tubos de metal
de Ébola del año pasado.
outbreak last year.
through these more range-limited,
de alcance más limitado,
a look at some of the numbers,
las estadísticas,
to go on the plane
decidió viajar en avión
to 17 other people.
a otras 17 personas.
other guy with SARS,
de poseer un súper poder.
of a great superpower.
what we also find
to pre-screen for these diseases.
goes on a plane,
be in this latency period
have the disease
spread the disease
transmitir la enfermedad
from the top of the cabin
de la parte superior
as you see in blue.
como se puede ver aquí en azul.
through these very efficient filters
of pathogens near the outlets.
procedente de las salidas de aire.
mixing airflow pattern.
around multiple times
to go out through the filter.
is a pretty serious problem.
este problema es muy grave.
to go out and buy a plane,
para comprar un avión,
construir una computadora.
with computational fluid dynamics,
de fluidos computacional
is create these simulations
in and taking readings in the plane.
dentro del avión mismo.
is you would start out
in technical papers around the Internet.
en documentos técnicos en Internet.
into this 3D-modeling software,
este software para modelar en 3D
that I just built into these tiny pieces,
de construir en partes muy pequeñas
the computer can better understand it.
pueda entender mejor.
the air goes in and out of the cabin,
entra y sale el aire de la cabina,
the computer calculates the simulation.
la computadora calcule la simulación.
with the conventional cabin is this:
cabina convencional es lo siguiente:
colocada en el medio estornudar,
right into people's faces.
those two passengers
at that from the side,
spreading across the length of the cabin.
se propagan por toda la cabina.
"This is no good."
more than 32 different simulations
with this solution right here.
a esta solución de aquí.
de patente-- Director Global de entrada.
Global Inlet Director.
pathogen transmission
la transmisión de patógenos
by about 190 percent.
de aire fresco un 190 %.
of composite material
de material compuesto
that are already in the plane.
que ya están en los aviones.
de instalación es bajo,
of screws in there and you're good to go.
tornillos allí y listo.
fueron absolutamente increíbles.
are absolutely amazing.
swirling airflow patterns,
en la circulación del flujo de aire
de respiración.
here is sneezing again,
está estornudando de nuevo
to effectively push that down
empujarlo hacia abajo
push those pathogens down.
los patógenos hacia abajo.
at the same scenario
de nuevo el mismo escenario
passenger sneezes,
directamente a la salida
that straight down into the outlet
to infect any other people.
sitting next to the middle guy
cerca del hombre en el medio
no pathogens at all.
vamos a ganar.
if the middle passenger sneezes,
si el pasajero del medio estornuda
passenger sneezes
de la ventana,
está sentado cerca del pasillo.
this mean for the world?
esta solución para el mundo?
into real life,
that I built over here,
en 3D construido aquí
airflow patterns coming down,
de flujo de aire que bajan
actually cost the world
de SARS supuso un costo
could actually cost the world
podría suponerle al mundo
to take an airplane out of service
and several million dollars
trabajo y varios millones de dólares
something essentially overnight
prácticamente de la noche a la mañana
this through to certification,
de lograr la certificación
regulatory approvals processes.
de aprobación reglamentaria.
that sometimes the best solutions
a veces las mejores soluciones
no podría haber sucedido,
la tecnología para hacerlo posible.
wouldn't have supported it.
y el desarrollo en Internet
a todos hoy es: ¿por qué esperar?
of you today is: why wait?
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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