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Shock Tube Facility

  • Test Section : 2000 x 130 x 40mm

  • Driver Pressure: up to 40 bar of air

  • Mach Number: 1.2 - 1.8 (with air)

  • Driven Section: 40 x 40mm

  • Driven Length: 4080mm

  • Pressure Transducers: 28 x PCB Piezotronics 113B26

  • Data Acquisition :4 x Teledyne Lecroy Wavesurfer 3034z Oscilloscopes

  • High speed Schlieren and Shadowgraphy with 2 x Phantom v2640 cameras

  • Whole facility is movable up to 2m in both directions using stepper motors

  • Fully automated using inhouse LabVIEW code

Round Pipe Channel

  • Test Section : 300 x Φ40mm acrylic

  • Velocity : Up to 10m/s

  • Working Fluid : 63% aqueous solution of Sodium Iodide (NaI)

  • Fluid density : 1800kg/m3

  • Refractive Index : 1.488

  • Expansion Area Ratio : 2.56

  • Provision to inject Solid particles up to ½” and collect it downstream

  • Can facilitate high-speed Tomographic PIV with 4 x Phantom v2640 cameras

  • Low speed high resolution PIV using 2 x Imager CX-25 cameras

  • Equipped with 2 Digital pressure transducers and a digital flowmeter

  • Attached to vacuum pump and N2 tanks

Octagonal Tank

  • Test Section : 250mm/side x 700mm acrylic

  • Working Fluid : 63% aqueous solution of Sodium Iodide (NaI)

  • Fluid density : 1800kg/m3

  • Refractive Index : 1.488

  • Provision to inject Solid spheres up to 3/4" from the base

  • Can facilitate high-speed Tomographic PIV with 4 x Phantom v2640 cameras

  • Filtration system that can be used to generate a jet from the top

  • Equipped with a small pressure tank

  • Pressure gauge and pressure release valve

  • Attached to vacuum pump and N2 tanks

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Large Water Tunnel

  • Under Construction

  • Test Section : 

  • Contraction ratio : 

  • Working Fluid : 63% aqueous solution of Sodium Iodide (NaI) or water

  • Fluid density : 1800kg/m3 (NaI) or 1000kg/m3 (Water)

  • Can facilitate high-speed Tomographic PIV with 4 x Phantom v2640 cameras

  • Independent solution filtration system and cooling system

  • Equipped with a large pressure tank

  • Equipped with a Digital differential pressure transducer and a digital flowmeter

  • Attached to vacuum pump and N2 tanks

Additional Equipment

  • 3D Printers

  • CNC machine

  • Laser cutter

  • Precision drill press

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