Summary Presentation

1. Review of Relevant Experiences
Space Turbomachinery Semiconductor Automotive BioMedical Fuel Cells
V. Kudriavtsev, Ph.D.
September 28th, 2007

2. Various Fields - Two
Commonalities
semiconductor, aeropropulsion, biomed,
space systems, automotive, energy
• Combination of hands-on approach to engineering
and testing with analytical tools for analysis, design
and measurements
• Complex multi-physics systems based on
interactions of fluids with other media and physical
fields (electrical, chemical, magnetic, structural,
thermal) in steady state and dynamic situations

3. Birds Eye View
B&C Engineering
Management Principal Investigator SBIR (I & II) 4th State Technology – Start-up
Project management Plasma Source Development
High RPM Test Bench; Hybrid (Gen1-III)
Floating Mechanical Seal Design & LCD Etch Tool
Test
University of Akron, Ohio
Biosignetics Corp – Start-up
Department of Mechanical
Engineering, NASA Lewis and
Computer-based diagnostic
US Army Research Labs, Propulsion
system; sound-vibration data
Directorate
acquisition and software based
analysis (real time & post)
Brush Seals, Fluid Mechanics, CFD,
System Engineering & Testing
Oil Tunnel Laser Flow Visualization
Moscow Aviation Institute ORVA SPACE Start-up
CFD Research Corporation
College of Space Systems da Vinci Space Project
Engineering Consulting &
Engineering
Business Development
Hybrid rocket engine
Spacecraft thermal design, Rocket & Space Capsule Structural
Multi-Physics, Semiconductor
Rocket structures, heat Engineering
Equipment (AMAT, LAM …
exchangers, natural convection System Engineering
Watkins-Johnson Company
Core Engineering – Thermal and CFD CANADA
Military Service Process Engineering, Sr. MTS Fuel Cells (Ballard, HPower, Stuart
Electrician – Maintenance & Energy, Hydrogenics, Global
Troubleshooting WJ1500, APNext -new Thermoelectric), Plasma Systems,
WJ3000, WJ 2000 HDP Ventilation and Air Conditioning,
WJ999/1000 upgrades CPIP Aerospace, Seals, MEMS, BioMed
Research/academic Product Development Engineering Consulting

4. Moscow Aviation Institute
Studies:
Dept. of Space Systems
Engineering, co-op
studies (1983-89)
Degree Engineer
(MS, BS) 1989
Project: Nuclear Powered Hydrogen/Oxygen
Refueling Station
Emphasis on Systems Engineering, Conceptual
design, thermal design
Dept. of Space Engines,
School of Engine
Technology
Part-time, (1990-93)
PhD: Computational and Experimental Studies of
Brush Seals for Turbomachinery Applications

5. Military Service
85-87
Electrician, Line Maintenance & Repair at the rocket military plant,
rifle platoon
-high voltage/current (AC 3000V) barb wire electrical fences
-perimeter illumination system (incandescent lamps)
-diesel electric back-up power station & cooling system
-telephone system
-low voltage early warning – 21 strand detection intruder deterrent
systems, electrical bridge, charged 600V
-designed and built central control system
-11 certificates of invention (innovation) -fix things on the fly
-build things that do not break
and can not be broken

6. Moscow Aviation Institute
Department of Space Systems Engineering, Thermal
Engineering Group: 1983-85; 87-1990
Research Assistant, Engineer, Research Scientist
• Thermal Design – Spacecrafts (radiation,
natural and forced convection, conduction
and thermal insulation)
• Heat exchangers
• Cryogenic liquid storage, empirical models
for natural convection heat transfer,
computational solution of Navier Stokes
equations
Intense learning, emphasis on system level thermal
engineering

7. 1990-94
Akron, Ohio
NASA Lewis and Department of Army Sponsored study of Fluid
Flow in Brush Seals to benefit advanced aeropropulsion
Development of computer code
(CFD) for hydraulic analysis of
brush seals and turbine
secondary flow systems cavities
with brush seals
Experimental pressure
measurements, laser flow
]
visualization – oil test channel
Emphasis on complex fluid flows and fluid structure
interactions, experimental measurements of fluid
flows, CFD development

8. B&C Engineering
94-95
NASA funded SBIR – Phases I and II – Hybrid Floating Brush Seal,
Principal investigator, Sr. Engineer
Designed, built and tested new type of compliant seal
for turbomachinery: combination of compliant brush
seal with a floating (self-lubricated) spiral groove
mechanical seal. Speeds 5000-12,000 RPM, 80 psig.
Seal was patented.
From the concept to the proof of feasibility in 6 months.
Seal build and tested. Test bed with instrumentation built
and tested. NASA milestones were met & Phase II was
granted.
Focus on aeropropulsion, air breathing jet engines,
lubrication and sealing, high pressure low pressure
zones, mechanical seals

9. Watkins Johnson Company
1995-98
Atmospheric Pressure Thermal CVD – SiO2 deposition using
Silane, TEOS, Ozone – Sr. Member of Technical Stuff, Thermal and
Process Engineer, Core Engineering (300MM revenue)
WJ-999 and WJ-1000 – Continuous product
improvement – engineering upgrades;
from concept to completion, customer beta
testing; process optimization support;
advanced product characterization
Fast Heat-up upgrade, reduced heat-up from 5-7
hours to 45 minutes
WJ-3000 – High Density plasma deposition
tool, prototype development, concept
evaluation, beta site support
WJ-1500 – full product cycle, from the concept
to implementation, testing and customer sales
Advanced APCVD system that improved
uniformity x2 – designed new process
Emphasis on chemical processing, chamber configuration using CFD
chemical reactions, product design and testing

10. CFDRC
1998-00
West Coast Branch Manager – Principal Engineer, CFD based thermo-fluid
and process engineering consulting & software sales
Complex chemistry, plasma, electical and
electromagnetic fields, flow distribution
and delivery, chamber, injector and manifold
design optimization
Semiconductor Equipment and Wafer
Processing Companies – Applied Materials,
Novellus, Gasonics, Mattson Technologies,
Tokyo Electron, Silicon Valley Group,
INTEL, Matshushita Panasonic, ALCATEL,
UNAXIS, LSI Logic, Torrex, Mattson, Samsung
Developed new vertical product – Virtual Reactor
VReactor and Virtual Process VProcess
Product manager for the new product – CFD-
PLASMA, from the concept to sales (99-2003) – 1.5
million revenue, 50+ licenses in industry, 100+
Universities
Emphasis on working with customers, driving consulting and software
sales revenue; working in a branch, communication with headquarters

11. CFD CANADA & Fuel Cells
2000-04
Principal Engineer and Managing director –offices Toronto & Montreal
Thermo-fluid Engineering Consulting
Fuel Cell companies – Ballard,
HPower, Stuart Energy, Hydrogenics,
GlobalTE, Hyteon - CFD process simulation,
stack thermo-flow design and evaluation
Developed new vertical demo product –
Virtual Stack Simulator
Plasma Software Product management –
worldwide operations for CFDRC
Consulting projects for automotive
applications – dynamic pressure fluctuations
in the exhaust, GM car paint booth
troubleshooting, car ventilation and air
conditioning
Wholly owned small business, emphasis on serving customers
worldwide and on Canadian Fuel Cell Development

12. Examples

13. ORVA Space – Canada
XPrize Cup, NM
Next to Rutan’s Space Ship I. Only Two teams were
approved for Space Launch. da Vinci Project and
Space Ship One.

14. Orva Space - Canada
2001-05
Start-up – Commercial Space Tourism and X Prize competition
Chief Engineer, Team Leader- Engineering and R&D (18 reports)
From the drawing board, to manufacturing and
testing. Structural design, manufacturing
(carbon fiber composites), engine design and
flow delivery from 850 psi N2O tank, engine
firings, systems engineering, product
integration, sponsor presentations
Hands-on Engineering Management of large and diverse engineering
group working in a bootstrap mode, intense exposure to mass media

16. Biosignetics Corp 2005-07
VP Engineering, co-founder. Cardiovascular diagnosis using advanced
fluid mechanics, acoustics and signal processing.
• Two software products with complete product cycle: from
inception/design control stage to customer evaluation and subsequent
sales. Developed within ISO and Good Manufacturing
practice guidance. Several versions released, dozens of licenses sold.
FDA clearance secured. Patents and inventions filed.
• Field Tests and clinical data collection
• Searching for Venture funding, presentations to VCs, business plan
competitions, Advanced Technology Program (ATP), etc.
Implementing your own vision and strategy in a bootstrap
mode

17. 4th State Technology
Engineering Assembly, Production and Test Facility
Engineering Assembly and Test
Laboratory

19. 4th State Technology 2006
Project Manager and Chief Engineer (5 reports), report to President and CEO
Responsible for beta tool design, assembly,
testing and etch process verification
Responsible for atmospheric pressure plasma
source development (plasma torch,
plasmatron) – Three Generations in parallel
with beta tool design
Tool design to final test: 3 months
Three generations of plasma sources in 6
months; 3 plasma test installations built,
one full lab re-location, lab re-built from the
ground up.
Invented new way of plasma thermal
stabilization to meet reliability benchmarks.
All from concept to final hardware to meet benchmark milestones
and satisfy investors