Center for Innovation through Visualization and Simulation (January, 2009 - May, 2013)
Economic Development Measures and Results
Projects funded through grants/contracts …..................... 67 totalling $9.8 million (Appendix A)
External organizations collaborated with……………….. 67 (Appendix B)
Number of faculty participating………………………… 57
Number of students hired……………………………….. 60
Number of students had hands-on learning at CIVS……. 2,550
Number of visitors………………………………………. 10,200
Appendix A
PART A - 67 Externally Funded Projects totaling over $9 Million
Project Name
Sponsor
Funding
Start Date
Analysis of the Blast Furnace Process on
Berry Metals
$40,684.00
3/29/13
Copper Stave Linings
Development of User Interface Software
U.S. Steel Corporation
$4,828
3/8/13
for Blast Furnace Shaft CFD Model
CO Boiler 12B-2 CFD Study
CITGO
$33,298
3/1/2013
City of Hammond - Simulation and
Visualization Model for the Gostlin Street
Corridor
Numerical Optimization of a Diesel Engine
Exhaust Manifold
Numerical Optimization of a Diesel Engine
Intake Manifold
McDonald’s Innovation Center “All In”
Flythrough
NIPSCO Schahfer Generating Station Unit
14 FGD Training Model
NWI Regional Impact Video
CFD Study of Fired Heather Ductwork
Pressure Swing
A CFD Study of the Effects of Orifice Plate
Reversal Phase I
Daily Thermetrics EZ-Pad Heater Tube
Skin Thermocouple CFD Model
Above Ground Storage Tank Geodesic
dome Roof Venting Modifications
Numerical Optimization of a QBOP Vessel
for Minimizing Kidney Formation
Thermal and Cooling Water Flow
Modeling of IH& Tuyere Nose Using CFD
Northwest Indiana RDA Projects
CFD Simulation of Wind Turbine
Numerical Optimization of an Industrial
Power Boiler Firing Metallurgical Gases
Further Development of FCC Riser and
Regenerator CFD Models
NIPSCO Unit 8 Decomposition Chamber
Flow Study
Equipment Longevity Extrapolation Based
on Finite Element Analysis
CFD Modeling of an existing flooded disc
scrubber Phase IB: A Baseline Case Study
End Date
9/28/13
4/30/13
6/30/2013
City of Hammond
$23,544
2/1/2013
4/30/2013
LHP International
$16,807
2/1/2013
3/31/2013
LHP International
$16,807
2/1/2013
3/31/2013
McDonald’s
Corporation
$10,000
12/1/2012
3/31/2013
NiSource Corporation
$93,086
12/1/2012
7/31/2013
Regional Development
Authority
$3,500
11/1/2012
1/31/2013
BP
$16,935
10/1/2012
12/31/2012
BP
$4,681
9/3/2012
11/30/2012
$31,655
9/3/2012
3/1/2013
$8,986
9/1/2012
11/30/2012
$19,011
9/1/2012
12/30/2012
$28,834
8/1/2012
12/31/2012
$12,294
7/20/2012
10/31/2012
$31,168
7/2/2012
7/1/2013
$31,158
7/1/2012
9/30/2012
BP
$24,150
7/1/2012
10/31/2012
NiSource Corporation
$26,058
7/1/2012
9/30/2012
U.S. Steel Corporation
$55,000
5/1/2012
1/31/2013
$6,003
4/1/2012
5/31/2012
Daily Thermetrics
BP
U.S. Steel Corporation
ArcelorMittal Steel
Company
Regional Development
Authority
Avstar LLC
ArcelorMittal Steel
Company R&D
EQ Engineers, LLC
CFD Simulation of the Injection of Natural
Gas and PCI
Model Demonstrating the Flow
Characteristics of a Steam Cycle
Development of USS Blast Furnace Virtual
Training System
Planck Visualization Project Revisions for
Distribution to Planetariums
3D Flythrough of McDonald's Restaurant
Exterior and "All In"
Optimization of FGD Inlet Duct of Unit 17
Active Threat/Shooter
Design of Sinter Cooler Pre-Processor
Flythrough Rendering of Franciscan St.
Margaret Health Special Care Nursery
CFD Modeling of an Anneal Furnace Inner
Cover
A CFD Study of the Effects of Orifice Plate
Reversal - Phase
CFD Modeling of an Existing Flooded Disc
Scrubber
CFD Analysis of Effects of Anode Thermal
Conductivity in a P
CFD Thermal Modeling of a Prototype
LCCBF Design Alternative
CFD Thermal Modeling of a Prototype
LCCBF Design Alternative
Bailly Circulating Water Inlet Pipe Study
Numerical Simulation of a Direct Fired
Furnace- Phase I
CFD Modeling of a Torpedo-Car for
Improved Mixing Process
Mixed Reality Simulators for Wind Energy
Education
Development of FCC Riser CFD Modeling
Development of Generic FCC Regenerator
CFD Modeling
CFD Study of Boiler No. 8 MACT
Compliance for EQ Engineers
The Center for Computational Simulation
and Visualization Pr
CFD Thermal Modeling of a Prototype
Simulation of a Corner Burner in an
Industrial Power Boiler
ArcelorMittal Steel
Company (DOFASCO)
$27,096
3/30/2012
7/31/2012
NiSource Corporation
$10,000
3/1/2012
6/30/2012
U.S. Steel Corporation
$36,221
3/1/2012
9/30/2012
$1,710
2/15/2012
2/14/2013
$6,000
12/31/2011
2/10/2012
$9,993
$10,000
12/1/2011
9/1/2011
1/31/2012
12/31/2011
$10,000
8/15/2011
11/14/2011
$2,329
7/1/2011
7/31/2011
$5,974
6/23/2011
9/23/2011
BP Whiting Refinery
$7,000
3/15/2011
6/14/2011
EQ Engineers, LLC.
$10,000
3/15/2011
6/14/2011
$7,000
3/15/2011
5/30/2011
$9,000
3/15/2011
6/14/2011
$3,000
3/15/2011
5/14/2011
$10,000
3/15/2011
6/30/2011
$8,000
1/1/2011
5/31/2011
$8,673
1/1/2011
5/31/2011
$749,853
1/1/2011
12/31/2013
$83,578
10/6/2010
5/7/2012
$104,681
10/6/2010
10/6/2012
$5,569
10/1/2010
12/31/2010
$3,000,000
10/1/2010
9/30/2012
$10,000
9/27/2010
12/19/2010
$29,879
9/1/2010
2/28/2011
University of
California Santa
Barbara
McDonald’s
Corporation
NiSource Corporation
St. Margaret Health
ArcelorMittal Steel
Company
Franciscan Alliance,
Inc.
ArcelorMittal Steel
Company
Lazar Anode
Technologies, LLC.
Lazar Anode
Technologies, LLC.
Lazar Anode
Technologies, LLC.
NIPSCO
ArcelorMittal Steel
Company
ArcelorMittal Steel
Company
U.S. Department of
Education
BP America, Inc.
BP America, Inc.
EQ Engineers, LLC.
U.S. Department of
Energy
Lazar Anode
Technologies, LLC.
ArcelorMittal Steel
Company
Design of Blast Furnace Operation Stability
Monitoring Program
Comprehensive Wind Energy Program
Simulation of the Hearth of a Blast Furnace
Pipe Support Analysis
Development of 3D Modeling for AIST
2010 Presentation
Evaluation of Cooling Tower 7 & 8 Pumps
Suction for Vortex F
Development of 3D Modeling for a
Presentation
Optimization of NiSource Bailey Station
Condenser Loop
Simulation of a Sinter Cooler
The Center for Computational Simulation
and Visualization Pr
Integration of Computational Fluid
Dynamics Simulation and Visualization
Hydrogen Reformer Combustion Model
Study
CFD Studies of Refinery Processes
NiSource Bailey Station Flow Modeling
Project
Operation Canadian Crude project,
Whiting, Indiana
Center for Innovation through Visualization
and Simulation (CIVS)
Virtual Reality Visualization of Hammond
Urban Academy
GOHT Furnace Inlet Piping Study
4UF Turndown Barriers Study
3D Multi-Phase CFD model for NiSource
Bailey Station Condenser Loop
U.S. Steel Corporation
$2,800
8/15/2010
10/31/2010
$175,905
7/1/2010
6/30/2012
$5,000
5/15/2010
12/15/2010
$3,000
5/1/2010
5/31/2010
$3,000
4/1/2010
8/31/2010
BP Whiting Refinery
$6,000
2/1/2010
3/31/2010
Falk PLI Eng &
Surveying Inc
$1,500
1/25/2010
2/2/2010
$10,000
1/1/2010
12/31/2010
$5,000
12/1/2009
3/31/2010
$4,757,500
10/1/2009
9/30/2012
AIST Foundation
$50,000
9/1/2009
8/31/2010
BP America, Inc.
$10,000
8/1/2009
12/31/2009
BP America, Inc.
$10,000
3/1/2009
12/31/2009
NiSource Corporation
$7,500
3/1/2009
9/30/2009
PUC/BP America, Inc.
$6,000
2/18/2009
4/1/2009
$50,000
2010
2010
$3,463
2010
2010
BP
BP
$8,000
$10,000
2009
2009
2010
2010
NiSource Corporation
$10,000
2009
2010
U.S. Department of
Energy
ArcelorMittal Steel
Company
Tri-State Industries
Falk PLI Eng &
Surveying Inc
NiSource Corporation
ArcelorMittal Steel
Company
U.S. Department of
Energy
BP
Hutton
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AIST
AISI
Alverno Clinical Laboratories
American Iron & Steel Institute
ArcelorMittal Steel, Burns Harbor
ArcelorMittal Steel, DOFASCO
ArcelorMittal Steel Global R&D
ArcelorMittal Steel, Indiana Harbor
ArcelorMittal Steel USA
AVSTAR
BP Products North America
BP Products, Whiting Refinery
Berry Metals
Center for Science and Technology Education (PUC)
Central South University, China
CITGO
City of Gary
City of Hammond
Daily Thermetics
Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs du Val de Loire (ENIVL), France
EQ Engineers, LLC
European Space Agency
Falk PLI
Fluor Corporation
Franciscan Health System
General Electric Company
Globex Industries
Hadady Corporation
Hammond Academy of Science and Technology (HAST)
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hutton & Hutton Architects
Iowa State University
Ivy Tech Community College
John Deere
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Kent State
Lazar Anode Technologies LLC
LHP International
McDonald’s Corporation
Munster Community Hospital
NASA (National Aeronautic and Space Administration)-Jet Propulsion Lab
NiSource Corporate Services Company
NIRPSE
NISPCO Industries
NIST (National Institute of Standards and Tech)
NNSA (National Nuclear Security Administration)
No Magic
Purdue Center for Systems Integrity
Regional Development Authority
ServerStal
St. Margaret Health
Superior Engineering
SWEREA MEFOS AB, Sweden
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Tri State Industries
U.S. Department Of Education
U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Steel Corporation R&D
U.S. Steel Corporation USA
U.S. Steel Corporation, Canada
Union Gas, Canada
University of California Santa Barbara
University of Chicago
Valparaiso University
WL, Envision Center
WL, Birck Nanotechnology Center
WL, Rosen Center for Advanced Computing
WL, School of Engineering