Raymond Wang: How germs travel on planes -- and how we can stop them
Raymond Wang: Cum călătoresc bacteriile în avion și cum le putem opri
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?
în ultimul an?
share that experience
people every year.
de oameni anual.
in all these metal tubes
în aceste cutii de metal
outbreak last year.
anul trecut.
through these more range-limited,
pe căile acestea mai limitate,
a look at some of the numbers,
uitându-ne la niște statistici,
to go on the plane
to 17 other people.
la alți 17 oameni.
other guy with SARS,
of a great superpower.
what we also find
to pre-screen for these diseases.
toate aceste boli.
goes on a plane,
be in this latency period
have the disease
spread the disease
from the top of the cabin
as you see in blue.
indicat cu albastru.
through these very efficient filters
prin aceste filtre foarte eficiente
of pathogens near the outlets.
de la gura de ieșire.
mixing airflow pattern.
ce se amestecă.
around multiple times
to go out through the filter.
is a pretty serious problem.
asta e o problemă foarte serioasă.
to go out and buy a plane,
să merg să-mi cumpăr un avion,
să construiesc un calculator.
with computational fluid dynamics,
is create these simulations
in and taking readings in the plane.
is you would start out
începeți cu aceste desene bidimensionale
in technical papers around the Internet.
pe Internet.
into this 3D-modeling software,
de modelare 3D,
that I just built into these tiny pieces,
în aceste părți mici,
the computer can better understand it.
computerul mai bine.
the air goes in and out of the cabin,
pe unde intră și iese aerul din cabină,
the computer calculates the simulation.
computerul simularea.
with the conventional cabin is this:
că persoana din mijloc strănută,
right into people's faces.
those two passengers
pe cei doi pasageri
at that from the side,
spreading across the length of the cabin.
răspândindu-se în lungul cabinei.
"This is no good."
„Asta nu-i bine.”
more than 32 different simulations
mai bine de 32 de simulări diferite
with this solution right here.
Global Inlet Director.
„Global Inlet Director”.
pathogen transmission
transmiterea patogenilor
by about 190 percent.
cu aproximativ 190%.
of composite material
that are already in the plane.
of screws in there and you're good to go.
câteva șuruburi și am terminat.
are absolutely amazing.
swirling airflow patterns,
acei curenți de aer problematici,
personalizate.
here is sneezing again,
strănută din nou,
to effectively push that down
putem să direcționăm asta
push those pathogens down.
agenții patogeni în jos.
at the same scenario
la același scenariu,
passenger sneezes,
that straight down into the outlet
direct în orificiul de ieșire
to infect any other people.
sitting next to the middle guy
care stau lângă tipul din mijloc
no pathogens at all.
if the middle passenger sneezes,
numai dacă strănută tipul din mijloc,
passenger sneezes
this mean for the world?
ce înseamnă asta pentru lume?
into real life,
la viața reală,
that I built over here,
pe care l-am construit,
airflow patterns coming down,
aceiași curenți de aer ajungând
actually cost the world
un cost global
could actually cost the world
ar putea costa lumea
to take an airplane out of service
and several million dollars
și să cheltui milioane de dolari,
something essentially overnight
peste noapte
this through to certification,
regulatory approvals processes.
de autorizare reglementară.
that sometimes the best solutions
uneori, cele mai bune soluții
wouldn't have supported it.
nu era suficientă.
of you today is: why wait?
de ce să așteptăm?
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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