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Wilde Presenting at Seminar - Technology in the Sebsea Energy Industry
29th Mar 2010
Come and learn about the technologies and systems driving the subsea energy industry. The objectives of this one-day technical seminar is to provide an opportunity for engineers and students interested in the seubsea industry to broaden their knowledge, find out about the work of companies in the North East and appreciate the level of technical expertise the industry has to offer. The seminar will be the fourth in a successful series and feedback from the previous seminars was very positive. Previous seminars were attended by more than 60 engineers and students from local...more
CFD: Colour For Dummies or Creative Force for Design?
29th Jan 2010
Tuesday 10 February 2010 - Barton Grange Hotel, Preston This evening presentation is being held in association with the IMechE and the IChemE. Seminar Outline We all know that CFD stands for Computational Fluid Dynamics, i.e. using a computer program to simulate fluid flow. Some cynics would have you believe that it really means "Colour For Dummies". This jaded view typically comes from hard-nosed engineers who have seen CFD used by the marketing department to generate pretty pictures to impress their customers, whilst being denied the...more
Wilde CFD Expand Technical Team
25th Aug 2009
Wilde, the Stockport based FEA, CFD and Reliability Engineering solution specialists, welcome Dr. Alister Simpson (PhD, MENG, AMIMECHE) to the CFD team. Alister brings with him a wealth of experience of fluid dynamics in aerospace and general mechanical applications. His last job, before joining Wilde, was for a company designing turbo-machinery in association with Queen’s University, Belfast. “I am delighted to be working at Wilde as they serve a diverse range of sectors from process and off-shore through to nuclear. This will make my...more
Highlighting the benefits of CFD in mixing and scale-up problems
26th Nov 2008
Wilde CFD's Technical Director, Simon Leefe, organised a well-attended evening seminar for the South Manchester Branch of the Institution of Chemical Engineers. The talk, delivered by former colleague Dr John Middleton, focussed on the importance of understanding fluid mechanics when scaling up mixing operations and reactions. Drawing on his long experience as ICI's mixing in-house mixing expert, John highlighted the key role of CFD as an exploratory simulation tool in gaining critical insights to help steer capital investment decisions. Further Information ...more
Wilde FEA Addresses European Sealing Association (ESA)
21st May 2008
Dr Simon Leefe and Mike McCarthy were invited to give a presentation on managing risk and reliability to the European Sealing Association at their 2008 Annual General Meeting in IJmuiden, the Netherlands. The talk was well received by the audience of senior technical and commercial managers from around 50 of Europe's leading seal manufacturers and suppliers. The presenters highlighted the benefits of modelling and simulation in risk management. Simon drew on his long background in both seal R&D and engineering analysis to highlight the role of simulation in robust design and...more
