@wirthtoday

Racer, engineer, industrial designer, #CFD innovator & entrepreneur. Founder of @wirthresearch

 Bicester, England
wirthresearch.com
Joined June 2017
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I’m so sad to have lost my dear friend Peter Morgan - who’s on the far left of this image. Peter was a simply wonderful person and everyone at Wirth Research sends their deepest condolences to Sally and his family. We’ll miss you Peter 😔
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This is a great listen on BBC Radio 4, as @wirthtoday talks about the Halo device, which is currently saving lives in @F1. Our Unison tube bending machines play a key part in making the Halo. Find out more about what we do... unisonltd.com bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000zv3…
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We have moved! We relocated our computing resources to Iceland, allowing us to continue our ground-breaking work using geothermal energy to power it. We also moved offices to a newly developed Eco building (perchcoworking.co.uk/eco-bus…), bringing us very close to zero carbon target.
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Congratulations to @INEOSTEAMUK and @AinslieBen for an amazing turnaround since Christmas and getting through to the @PradaCup finals. I hope @NYYCAmericanMag can get the extensive damage of their scary capsize fixed in time for their showdown with @lunarossa. Fanstastic racing!
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We need to talk about ventilation so much more - opening windows will save lives - in cars, houses, buses, workplaces, schools...
Orla Hegarty@Orla_Hegarty18 Jan 2021
‘People are truly baffled as how they managed to catch it.. they wore a mask, distanced & followed official guidelines This is not problem of ignorance or denial but lack of education– & that, like so much else during this pandemic, is fault of government’ newstatesman.com/politics/he…

Why isn’t the UK government talking about airborne transmission of Covid-19?

Even now, ministers appear reluctant to admit past mistakes and explain to the public how risky meeting indoors really is. 

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Team NZ @americascup boat launched this wk & it's a marvel of modern engineering. Physics shows that hydrodynamic drag is a function of wake size, so look at wake differential between AC sail boat & internal combustion chase boats. Great challenge for Team UK 🇬🇧 @emiratesteamnz
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Forget scrubbing surfaces, it's the airborne virus we have to deal with: nytimes.com/2020/11/18/world… Excellent article from @nytimes on why we should be focusing our attention on mitigating the airborne transmission of Coronavirus @davidshukmanbbc @AnnaSophieGross

The Coronavirus Is Airborne Indoors. Why Are We Still Scrubbing Surfaces? (Published 2020)

Scientists who initially warned about contaminated surfaces now say that the virus spreads primarily through inhaled droplets, and that there is little to no evidence that deep cleaning mitigates the...

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I’ve been using the free @ng_eso app to minimise my #carbonfootprint. It gives a real time overview of energy consumption in the UK, with the green areas showing when it is coming from the ‘cleanest’ sources. apps.apple.com/gb/app/the-na…
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Airplanes amongst worst environments for virus transmission due to recirculating air, close seating & long hauls. Our OpenAir system solves this using vertical airflow to push viral particles down & prevent infection. @thatjohn, @AirlineReporter, @TomBurridgebbc, @lift_aero
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Our OpenAir technology can help businesses assess where #Coronavirus transmission is likely to take place in indoor areas. This video shows modelling of complex airflow around and through a supermarket, enabling measures to be put in place to minimise viral transmission.
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How do you stop the spread of #Coronavirus in confined public spaces such as lifts? Vertical Airflow ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Our OpenAir solution can divert contaminated air particles and eliminate the need for social distancing. @CTBUH @TomBurridgebbc @AnnaSophieGross @BCO_UK @TheIET
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This backs up our work at @wirthresearch, using CFD to analyse and mitigate the viral transmission of micron-droplets of #COVID_19 via airflow. Our OpenAir process adapts airflow to disperse droplets away from high risk areas: wirthresearch.com/wirth-rese…
Eric Feigl-Ding
@DrEricDing26 Sep 2020
📍FAUCI SAYS THE CORONAVIRUS IS AIRBORNE—it’s not official until the Fauci sings. And Dr Fauci has come out strongly: “Bottomline, there’s much more aerosol 💨 than we thought”. #COVID19 Moreover, #SARSCoV2 also found in: 📌Stool 📌Blood 📌Semen 📌Eye secretions ➡️ Thread🧵
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Five ways to avoid catching #coronavirus indoors - my take on the value of ventilation with thanks to ⁦@CIBSE_NatVent⁩ ⁦@CathNoakes⁩ @wymelenberg ⁦@wirthresearch⁩ ⁦@wirthtoday⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/explainers-53…

Covid-19: Five ways to avoid catching the virus indoors

As social distancing restrictions end in England and ease in Scotland, good ventilation remains vital.

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Proud to be working with @TheSouthernCoop, which is trialling our EcoBlade technology across several stores to help reduce CO2 emissions. thesouthernco-operative.co.u… #tech #innovation #cooperative #emissions #engineering @wirthresearch
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Delighted to have contributed to the project team in our role as wind consultants. Detailed planning permission approved for this world-class tall building in Leeds. More details here via @PBC_Today pbctoday.co.uk/news/planning…

Go-ahead for £100m residential tower in Leeds

Leeds City Council has given the go-ahead for plans to redevelop 44 Merrion Street into a new 32-storey residential tower in the city centre

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Read the latest opinion piece from @WirthToday in @TheEngineerUK magazine. Airflow can be managed to help stop the spread of Coronavirus. xitter.cf/TheEngineerUK/status/1…
The Engineer@TheEngineerUK27 Jul 2020
Optimising airflow to mitigate coronavirus theengineer.co.uk/managing-a… #innovation #engineering #technology
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It is with deep sadness that I have to announce Wirth Research’s Chief Aerodynamicist Andy MacAulay has passed away. Andy was one of the most talented engineers that I've had the privilege to work with. Full statement bit.ly/30S4cHr @HondaRacing_HPD, @IndyCar, @RACERmag
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Coronavirus is airborne and we need innovative solutions to mitigate its spread in indoor environments. Our research shows that controlling airflow is key to this. linkedin.com/pulse/airflow-k… #Innovation #engineering #coronavirus #airflow #health #science #tech @davidshukmanbbc

Airflow is the Key to Containing Coronavirus

Now that the World Health Organization has acknowledged that Coronavirus can be spread by particles in the air, it is clear that managing airflow, especially indoors, will be key to everything we do...

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As offices re-open we need innovative solutions to ensure the safety of workers. I spoke to @FT about the work we're doing in this area, alongside other innovators who are engineering essential solutions for the built environment. on.ft.com/31yZGzI @AnnaSophieGross
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