My name is Michael Vaughn, I am a MET student, I also work for a company that manufactures scientific laboratory furniture and equipment, Kewaunee Scientific Corporation. I design ventilated products, which include Fume Hoods, Biological Safety Cabinets, Vertical Laminar flow cabinets, and bench tables, as well many others.  On this page, you will write a short reflective cover letter or create a few minutes audio file (using something like Soundcloud) discussing your objectives for attending ODU, and then consider ways in which this course might help you in pursuit of those goals. Concepts you should discuss:

  • I think fluid mechanics will help with some of the airflow patterns we see in our fume hoods when we test them. We’ve recently learned about vortex shedding. We see this when we use smoke to see the airflow patterns inside the hood. We use baffles inside the fume hood to help control the airflow and to break up the vortex shedding.
  • I can use the formulas we’ve been learning to calculate the volume of the fume hood and how much airflow is being used from the fan and exhaust. We currently use CFD modeling to help with this. Taking this class will help me with the knowledge of the subject and to help brain storm ideas.
A walk-in Fume Hood I designed installed at GA Tech in the Nanotechnology building.