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Mr. Andrew E. Kaufman, Senior Associate
Tel.: 609.538.0444 ext 111
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Background
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- Joined CDI in 1987
- 1980-87, Hewlett Packard Company
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Rutgers Univ., 1987
- B.S.E., Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, 1980
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Research Interests
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After joining CDI, his initial work involved the development of several base drag reduction concepts for tractor trailers, and the development of hardware and
instrumentation required to test a full scale tractor trailer in the NASA/Ames 80' x 120' wind tunnel. Mr. Kaufman has also developed instrumentation and models
for pharmaceutical products and processes, including a pressure measurement system for metered dose aerosols and a test system to determine the force and impulse
from aerosol sprays. His modeling work includes a one-dimensional, unsteady, two phase computer model of aerosol sprays and regression models to minimize tablet
coating variation. He has directed a wide range of engineering development projects, including testing of optimized water delivery systems for fire fighting
aircraft, demonstration of a novel ultraviolet curing process for composite structures, and the testing of inhalers using ultrasonic atomization processes.
In recent years, he has also taken a leading role in design and testing of advanced debris strainers for cooling water reservoirs for nuclear power plants.
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Selected Publications
- "Reducing U.S. Import Oil Dependence by One Billion Gallons of Diesel Fuel Per Year," Continuum Dynamics, Inc. Report No. 89-05, prepared as a SBIR
Phase II final report for the National Science Foundation under award No. ISI-8521275, June, 1989 (with Thomas B. Curbishley).
- "Water Film Stabilization for a Liquid Water Content Meter," Continuum Dynamics, Inc. Report No. 89-08, prepared as a SBIR Phase I Final Report for the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration under Contract No. NAS1-11819, August 1989.
- "Aircraft Safety Measurement System," U.S. Patent No. 5,092,169, March 1992 (with Alan J. Bilanin).
- "Testing for Backfill Modification Transient Sensitivity," Continuum Dynamics, Inc. Report No. 93-13, December 1993.
- "Data Report for Pennsylvania Power & Light Company Condensing Chamber Modification Tests," Rev. 0, Continuum Dynamics, Inc. Report No. 94-01, March 1994 (with Robert W. Diertl).
- "Final Report for Ultrasonic Metered Dose Inhaler Development," Continuum Dynamics, Inc. Report No. 94-03, May 1994.
- "Improved Means of Trailer Base Drag Reduction," Continuum Dynamics, Inc. Report No. 94-09, December 1994 (with Alan J. Bilanin, Daniel A. Wachspress and Robert W. Diertl).
- "User Documentation for the SLEW_V Mod 0.0 Computer Program," Continuum Dynamics, Inc. Technical Note No. 94-12, August 1994 (with Robert M. McKillip, Jr.).
- "Helicopter Rotor Wash Effects on Lateral Fire Spread," Continuum Dynamics, Inc. Technical Note No. 94-15, September 1994 (with Milton E. Teske).
- "Meteorological Field test Data Report for the 1994 Aerial Study in Georgia," Continuum Dynamics, Inc. Technical Note No. 94-21, October 1994 (with Thomas B. Curbishley).
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