The Tyne Tees Centre of the Automobile Division –is centered in the Durham area and organizes around eight to ten evening lectures and events per year and gives support and encouragement to those aspiring to become Incorporated (IEng) and Chartered Engineers (CEng).
The Tyne Tees organizing committee meets once per month and our aim is to provide evening lectures to both members and non members in the North East region who are interested in Automotive Engineering. Our panel members range from graduates to retirees, covering a diverse range of backgrounds from academia to automotive component supply to the manufacture of complete vehicles.
Our lectures are topical, lively and provide for a wide range of audience backgrounds while focusing on a mixture of new automotive product launches, new technologies and other notable global automotive events such as land-speed record, formula 1 and rallysport. We have even been known to organize ride and drive events in electric vehicles! Our events are interactive with a chance to ask questions, before, during and after the lecture, we are welcoming of all visitors to socialize with professional and like minded people!
Tyne Tees AD events are further enhanced by the fact that the venues we use enable us to display vehicles and exhibits in the room or laboratories during the lecture. Our lectures are also open to the public so both members and non-members are welcomed so you are welcome to bring along any friends or relatives who may be interested in a particular topic - no booking required & there is no admission fee. Parking is easy and free at all our major venues.
We actively welcome schools, universities, & those involved in education and careers to apply for our support as well as offers from you or your company if you are interested in presenting at a future event (lectures are usually booked around one year in advance) - in the first instance please contact the Admin Secretary (Use the "Contact Tyne Tees AD" link from our Centre menu above) . For the latest news from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and obtain help with your membership enquiries contact www.imeche.org
Lectures are usually on the first Wednesday or Thursday of the month from September to May and start at 7.30 pm. Our venues are normally Durham University, the Nissan car plant, Sunderland or Cummins Engine plant in Darlington
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10 March 2010 | 18:30 - 20:30
As a car travels on the road, noise is generated from a number of sources, including the wheels, engine and through the air flowing around it. At higher speeds, such as those experienced on a motorway, wind noise tends to dominate the overall noise heard by passengers within a vehicle. The reduction of aerodynamic noise is desirable to vehicle manufacturers, since high levels of noise can lead to driver fatigue and reduction in concentration as well as affecting the perceived quality of a vehicle.
Car manufacturers commonly use wind tunnels to predict the level of wind-generated cabin noise during a vehicle's development. There is a significant difference between the smooth flow conditions experienced in a wind tunnel and the turbulent conditions on road, so can the cabin noise experienced by a driver on road be accurately predicted? Research currently being undertaken at Durham University aims to answer this question.
This presentation explores the methods used by car manufacturers in assessing wind noise and gives an overview of the research carried out at Durham in comparing the turbulent environment and cabin noise in both the wind tunnel and on road.
20 April 2010 | 18:00 - 20:00
The presentation will cover the design and development on the new Aston Martin Rapide four door sports car. The new Rapide offers the established Aston Martin sports car credentials of power and performance alongside the flexibility to carry four people in a luxurious interior environment.
