Jared Hadaway
7/29/10
Word Count: 433
The Insight Park caters to a wide variety of fields including information management, remote sensing technologies, health care, defense and security, and will be working in part with the National Center for Physical Acoustics.
The NCPA compiles and condenses research acting as a constituent for certain government agencies as well as private sector groups throughout the world. The Insight Park will make the center an advocate as well as a background for its interests and in turn shall preclude any unnecessary altercation, enabling new business to flourish with all the tools in place.
Currently the NCPA will be working with General Electric as well as several other universities to collaborate in setting up wind-turbine technology across our country and others “in order to meet 20% of our nation’s energy needs by the year 2030,” according to the website. An issue discontinuing progress at this time deals with the consistent mechanical failure of the wind turbine blades. According to the website, “This is believed to be a result structural overloading due to wind gusts.” To prevent this from occurring requires that gusts be determined with enough time to relay 'active blade trim.'
Dr. James Chambers proposes a resolve for this issue stating, “We believe that infrasound as measured on an acoustic array can detect wind gusts and thereby increase the working time of turbines.”
Aside from advancement in energy sources the NCPA is mainly focusing on new composites and acoustics, most notably acoustic noise reduction. Recently a team of academics completed research on the Mach 5 Trisonic Tunnel. During testing the group realized that, “By making use of the active front wall high pressure blowing, it could be concluded that heavy loads in the bay can be significantly curtailed,” said Research Associate Ina Arunchuck, “If however the gap becomes destabilized due to variations in pressure inside the depression, the operation would no longer be viable.”
Each endeavor reflects a satellite project expedited to process further research and aggregate technological advancements in specific areas in which alternate solutions to gradual developing problems and minor glitches are being sought after. Feasible technologies such as different composite materials to make lighter armor for Army vehicles, and enhancements in propulsion systems for aircraft.
Mentioning their economic prediction on the insight park website the NCPA, “Will begin allowing more research, which equals more money to become available for Ole Miss. This could help lessen tuition increases over time. The potential for more commerce in the area, as well as new community members, will show an increase in local sales and property taxes, as well as in retail sales.”
The NCPA will be doing its share of work with local business within the Insight Park to ensure a leg up for these new companies.
Sources: Ina Arunchuck- iarunchu@olemiss.edu / Dr. James Chambers- chambers@olemiss.edu / Insightum.com
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