Fuel, Hydraulic, Lube & Oil Filtration
July 25, 2023, Tuesday
8:00am-10:00am, ET Canada & US
$USD 350
$USD 175 (Member Only)
Course Objectives:
This course aims to give the audience an overall understanding of the fuel/hydraulic/lube/oil filtration market and the technologies used for each application. We will discuss the contaminants in the fuel/hydraulic/Lube oil system, different filter types, designs, media technologies used, and how to test and evaluate the product performance. The panel experts will discuss new developments, challenges, opportunities, and trends at the end, including how emerging electric vehicles (EVs) impact the engine fuel/lube/oil filter sales and the global filtration market in the automotive industry.
1. Introduction
Market and product review
Understanding Contaminants in Fuel/Hydraulic/Lube/Oil Filtration
2. Market Pressure and Emerging Challenges
3. Filter Media Technologies
Hydraulic filter media
Fuel filter media
Lube/Oil filter media
4. Methods for Performance Testing and Product Evaluation
Standard test methods
Non-standard test method
5. Recent developments, Opportunities, and trends
Market update after COVID-19
Impact of Electric Vehicles
Opportunities and Trends for future developments
Instructor Biography
Christine Sun, Ph.D.
Dr. Christine Sun, President of Waterloo Filtration Institute, is a renowned technical and market expert in the global filtration industry. With over 30 years of experience in both academia and the industry, she has an in-depth knowledge of filtration, and extensive hands-on expertise in product development, with over 100 technical publications and patents. She is also actively involved in many air/liquid filter standard test developments.
Dr. Sun received her Ph.D. from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and her Executive Certificate from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management. From 2004 to 2011, Dr. Sun worked for Freudenberg Filtration Technologies as the R&D manager and Technology Director for Donaldson 2011-2013. She was the AFS Chair from 2016 to 2017 and received the AFS Fellow Award in 2019, Sr. Scientist Award in 2012, and the best paper award from INDA in 2008. She is also an editorial board member for Textile Research Journal and Journal of Industrial Textiles.
Dr. Cédric Vallet
Panelist
Dr. Cédric Vallet is the Head of Product Management & Business Development – Filtration Division, at Ahlstrom (in France). He has 20 years of experience in Filtration; in R&D, then in Sales & Marketing. Expertise in filtration media manufacturing and various air & liquid applications. He led the Ahlstrom-Munksjö FiltEV® launch, a new platform of high-performance filtration materials for Electric Vehicles. He received his Ph.D. in 2006 from the University of Rennes (FR) and Engineering Master’s Degree in Chemistry, ENSCR, 2002.
Dr. Swarna Agarwal
Dr. Swarna Agarwal is Senior Material Scientist at PTI Technologies. At PTI she is responsible for all the liquid, air and fuel cell filter product development for aviation industry. Prior to this, she was Engineering Manager for filtration media R&D at Parker Hannifin, Engine and Mobile Original Equipment Division, USA. At Parker she was responsible for R&D for diesel fuel, hydraulic nand H2 fuel-cell filters. While working at Parker she has developed more than 50 new products and improved the R&D technology and capabilities to an advanced level. Prior to Parker, she worked as a filtration scientist at UCLA, Water Planet Inc. Los Angeles and ITV Denkendorf Germany. She has over 18 years of academic and industrial experience in new product development for various filtration applications, nonwovens manufacturing, nanotechnology and surface functionalization. She is an expert for coalescence through porous media, emulsion formation, characterization and separation, interfacial and wetting science, bio-inspired textiles, medical textiles, and project management She received the AFS Senior Scientist Award in 2018, Parker Inventor appreciation Award 2021, WFI product of the Year Award 2021. She has over 30 publications, one book and 3 patents. Dr. Agarwal received her PhD from University of Stuttgart, Germany.
Fuel, Hydraulic, Lube & Oil Filtration
Fuel, Hydraulic, Lube & Oil Filtration
July 25, 2023, Tuesday
8:00am-10:00am, ET Canada & US
$USD 350
$USD 175 (Member Only)
Course Objectives:
This course aims to give the audience an overall understanding of the fuel/hydraulic/lube/oil filtration market and the technologies used for each application. We will discuss the contaminants in the fuel/hydraulic/Lube oil system, different filter types, designs, media technologies used, and how to test and evaluate the product performance. The panel experts will discuss new developments, challenges, opportunities, and trends at the end, including how emerging electric vehicles (EVs) impact the engine fuel/lube/oil filter sales and the global filtration market in the automotive industry.
Course Outline:
1. Introduction
Market and product review
Understanding Contaminants in Fuel/Hydraulic/Lube/Oil Filtration
2. Market Pressure and Emerging Challenges
3. Filter Media Technologies
Hydraulic filter media
Fuel filter media
Lube/Oil filter media
4. Methods for Performance Testing and Product Evaluation
Standard test methods
Non-standard test method
5. Recent developments, Opportunities, and trends
Market update after COVID-19
Impact of Electric Vehicles
Opportunities and Trends for future developments
Instructor Biography
Christine Sun, Ph.D.
Dr. Christine Sun, President of Waterloo Filtration Institute, is a renowned technical and market expert in the global filtration industry. With over 30 years of experience in both academia and the industry, she has an in-depth knowledge of filtration, and extensive hands-on expertise in product development, with over 100 technical publications and patents. She is also actively involved in many air/liquid filter standard test developments.
Dr. Sun received her Ph.D. from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and her Executive Certificate from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management. From 2004 to 2011, Dr. Sun worked for Freudenberg Filtration Technologies as the R&D manager and Technology Director for Donaldson 2011-2013. She was the AFS Chair from 2016 to 2017 and received the AFS Fellow Award in 2019, Sr. Scientist Award in 2012, and the best paper award from INDA in 2008. She is also an editorial board member for Textile Research Journal and Journal of Industrial Textiles.
Dr. Cédric Vallet
Panelist
Dr. Cédric Vallet is the Head of Product Management & Business Development – Filtration Division, at Ahlstrom (in France). He has 20 years of experience in Filtration; in R&D, then in Sales & Marketing. Expertise in filtration media manufacturing and various air & liquid applications. He led the Ahlstrom-Munksjö FiltEV® launch, a new platform of high-performance filtration materials for Electric Vehicles. He received his Ph.D. in 2006 from the University of Rennes (FR) and Engineering Master’s Degree in Chemistry, ENSCR, 2002.
Dr. Swarna Agarwal
Dr. Swarna Agarwal is Senior Material Scientist at PTI Technologies. At PTI she is responsible for all the liquid, air and fuel cell filter product development for aviation industry. Prior to this, she was Engineering Manager for filtration media R&D at Parker Hannifin, Engine and Mobile Original Equipment Division, USA. At Parker she was responsible for R&D for diesel fuel, hydraulic nand H2 fuel-cell filters. While working at Parker she has developed more than 50 new products and improved the R&D technology and capabilities to an advanced level. Prior to Parker, she worked as a filtration scientist at UCLA, Water Planet Inc. Los Angeles and ITV Denkendorf Germany. She has over 18 years of academic and industrial experience in new product development for various filtration applications, nonwovens manufacturing, nanotechnology and surface functionalization. She is an expert for coalescence through porous media, emulsion formation, characterization and separation, interfacial and wetting science, bio-inspired textiles, medical textiles, and project management She received the AFS Senior Scientist Award in 2018, Parker Inventor appreciation Award 2021, WFI product of the Year Award 2021. She has over 30 publications, one book and 3 patents. Dr. Agarwal received her PhD from University of Stuttgart, Germany.
Panelist
Dr. Amsarani (Rani) Ramamoorthy is a senior scientist at Hollingsworth & Vose. Before joining H&V, Rani was a Surface Modification Engineering Manager at VF Corporation, and a Postdoctoral Researcher at Textile Engineering Department, North Carolina State University. Rani received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University College Dublin, Ireland and M.Sc. in Chemistry from Bharathidasan University, India. Rani has over 15 years of R&D experience including academia and industry. She is one of the leading experts in surface modification of different materials using cutting-edge atmospheric plasma CVD technologies and has vast experience in innovative air filtration media developments with fundamental understanding.