Tibor Balint                                         

Master of Space Studies - International Space University - Strasbourg - France

Career Interest
Multidisciplinary Analysis; Systems Engineering; Innovative Technologies; Space and Earth Sciences;
Expanding to new disciplines; Code and Methods Development; Numerical Analysis; Visualization;
Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics

Educational Background

Experience

Reserach Associate

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, USA, February 2002 - May 2002

Skills
Concurrent design, Computational Fluid Dynamics, CAD, Project management

Nuclear Design Engineer

Teaching
University of Warwick, Coventry, UK:    1st and 2nd year Engineering Laboratory Demonstrator - January 2000- April 2001
                                                                Seminar to Academic Staff and Research Students on the usage of TecPlot - May 2001
Information Technology
University of Warwick, Coventry, UK:     IT Help & Advisory Desk, Advisor, - January 2000-July 2001
                                                                Student Helper for Residence Network Connections - 2000/2001 Academic Year


Interest - personal

Publications / Reports / Presentations / Seminars / Conferences

  1. Balint, T., "Assessment of Commercial Off the Shelf Computational Fluid Dynamics (COTS-CFD) Tools to Enhance the Concurrent Design Environment at NASA-JPL", Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, USA / International Space University, Strasbourg, France, May 2002
  2. Balint, T., Lucey, A.D., "Instability mechanisms of a flexible cantilevered plate in viscous 2D duct flow", Ongoing, to be published in the Journal of Appliced Mechanics
  3. Balint, T., "A very brief introduction to Tecplot 7", A hands on tutorial to Academic Staff and Research Students, University of Warwick School of Engineering, June 18, 2001
  4. Balint, T., "Flow-Structure Interaction for Internal Flows", Joint Seminar between the Centre for Medical Technology and the Fluid Dynamics Research Centre, University of Warwick, May 16, 2001
  5. Balint, T., "Dynamics of the Upper Airway", Ph.D. Thesis, University of Warwick, UK, May 2001
  6. Balint, T., Lucey, A.D., "Instability of a flexible cantilevered plate in plane channel flow",  IUTAM Symposium on Flow in Collapsible  Tubes and Past Other Highly Compliant Boundaries, University of Warwick, England, March 26-30, 2001
  7. Balint, T., "Dynamics of the Upper Airway", Colloquium Presentation, Fluid Dynamics Research Centre, University of Warwick, November 2000
  8. Balint, T., "FEM Solution of 2D Navier-Stokes Problems, Vortices in a Wedge & Flow in an Obstructed Duct", (Code development using MATLAB), University of Toronto / University of Warwick (UK), April 1999
  9. Balint, T., "FEM Solution of Stokes Vortices using MATLAB", University of Toronto / University of Warwick (UK), March 1999
  10. Balint, T., "FEM Conjugate Gradient Method Solution of the Poisson Equation using MATLAB", University of Toronto / University of Warwick (UK), March 1999
  11. Balint, T., "Pressure Drop Toolbox for MATLAB, Version 0.9", Published on the web-site of The MathWorks Inc., at: ftp://ftp.mathworks.com/pub/contrib/v5/misc/pressure_drop, developed under University of Warwick / TBoreal Research Corporation, December 6, 1998
  12. Balint, T., "Single-Phase and Two-Phase Pressure Drop Methodology for 37-Element Fuel in Uncrept Channel", Ontario Hydro, RCAS/THAD, Report Number N-03310-985009, January 1999 (Proprietary)
  13. Balint, T., "Darlington NGS, Documentation of the Post-Processor Prepared for SDS2 Moderator High Level Trip Effectiveness", (Code development using MATLAB), Ontario Hydro, RCAS/THAD, December 1998 (Proprietary)
  14. Balint, T., "Darlington NGS, Mathematical Modeling of the Emergency Discharge Pipes", (using ANSYS and MATLAB), Ontario Hydro, RCAS/THAD, December 1998 (Proprietary)
  15. Balint, T., Midvidy, W.I., "Onset of Significant Void in 37-Element CANDU Fuel Bundles", Canadian Nuclear Society, 5th International Conference on Simulation Methods in Nuclear Engineering, Montreal, Canada, September 8-11, 1996
  16. Cheng, I., Balint, T., "Two-Phase Pressure Drop and Critical Heat Flux for 37-Element Fuel", Ontario Hydro, RSOAD, Report Number N-Rep-03310-955044, March 1995 (Proprietary)
  17. Balint, T., "Experimental Study of Convective Mass Transfer Using an Evaporative Mass Transfer Technique in Obstructed Channels", Canadian Nuclear Society, 16th Annual Nuclear Simulation Symposium, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, August 25-27, 1991
  18. Balint, T., "Experimental Study of Convective Mass Transfer Rates Using an Evaporative Mass Transfer Technique in Obstructed Channels", M.Phil. Thesis, University of Exeter, UK, 1989
  19. Balint, T., "Design of an open-air ice-rink", M.Sc. Thesis, Technical University of Budapest, Hungary, 1987
  20. Roman, L., Balint, T., "On the music programming of a Commodore +4 personal computer", Part1 and Part 2, Published in Microvilag (Microworld - a Hungarian computer newspaper), 1987
  21. Balint, T., "Flow chart of a UHT mild factory in Crediton, UK, in particular interest to energy conservation", Technical University of Budapest, Hungary, 1986 (Won 2nd prize in the BME Mechanical Engineering Department's 4th Year Summer Project Competition)

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