Shock Tube Facility
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Test Section : 2000 x 130 x 40mm
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Driver Pressure: up to 40 bar of air
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Mach Number: 1.2 - 1.8 (with air)
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Driven Section: 40 x 40mm
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Driven Length: 4080mm
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Pressure Transducers: 28 x PCB Piezotronics 113B26
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Data Acquisition :4 x Teledyne Lecroy Wavesurfer 3034z Oscilloscopes
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High speed Schlieren and Shadowgraphy with 2 x Phantom v2640 cameras
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Whole facility is movable up to 2m in both directions using stepper motors
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Fully automated using inhouse LabVIEW code
Round Pipe Channel
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Test Section : 300 x Φ40mm acrylic
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Velocity : Up to 10m/s
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Working Fluid : 63% aqueous solution of Sodium Iodide (NaI)
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Fluid density : 1800kg/m3
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Refractive Index : 1.488
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Expansion Area Ratio : 2.56
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Provision to inject Solid particles up to ½” and collect it downstream
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Can facilitate high-speed Tomographic PIV with 4 x Phantom v2640 cameras
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Low speed high resolution PIV using 2 x Imager CX-25 cameras
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Equipped with 2 Digital pressure transducers and a digital flowmeter
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Attached to vacuum pump and N2 tanks
Octagonal Tank
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Test Section : 250mm/side x 700mm acrylic
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Working Fluid : 63% aqueous solution of Sodium Iodide (NaI)
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Fluid density : 1800kg/m3
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Refractive Index : 1.488
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Provision to inject Solid spheres up to 3/4" from the base
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Can facilitate high-speed Tomographic PIV with 4 x Phantom v2640 cameras
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Filtration system that can be used to generate a jet from the top
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Equipped with a small pressure tank
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Pressure gauge and pressure release valve
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Attached to vacuum pump and N2 tanks
Large Water Tunnel
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Under Construction
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Test Section :
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Contraction ratio :
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Working Fluid : 63% aqueous solution of Sodium Iodide (NaI) or water
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Fluid density : 1800kg/m3 (NaI) or 1000kg/m3 (Water)
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Can facilitate high-speed Tomographic PIV with 4 x Phantom v2640 cameras
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Independent solution filtration system and cooling system
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Equipped with a large pressure tank
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Equipped with a Digital differential pressure transducer and a digital flowmeter
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Attached to vacuum pump and N2 tanks
Additional Equipment
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3D Printers
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CNC machine
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Laser cutter
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Precision drill press