Facilities and Equipment
| 3-Axis Measuring Microscope Model: Mitutoyo MF-B1010C  The Mitutoyo MF series Measuring Microscope is multi-purpose measuring microscope for inspection use. It can perform precision measurement of work piece dimensions, contours and surface features.
Microfluidics Particle Image Velocimetry
On loan from Fluid Mechanics groupMicrofluidics PIV is a new and innovative technique for quantifying flows in microstructures, MEMS, biomedical flows, Lab-on-a-chip etc. It helps researchers to obtain the flow motion and velocity distribution in micro scale channels by allowing detailed and accurate microflow measurements in microchannels and similar devices. High-Speed Camera
The FASTCAM SA5 is a powerful engineering tool for use in research and development, design, production, and quality control, and in numerous fields. The system features superior basic performance with mega pixel resolution, an ultra-sensitive image sensor capable of clear recording in low light, and an ultra-speed frame, rate of a maximum of 1,000,000 fps. It also employs a hybrid design to allow operation via a LCD monitor keypad and operation from the PC software via a gigabit Ethernet connection to more easily implement analysis of dynamic bodies or events. Research-Grade Infrared Thermal Camera
The FLIR SC5600-M infrared camera is specifically designed for the most demanding users of IR technology, who want to perform thermal imagery at high spatial resolution with the highest sensitivity and accuracy. The camera provides low noise and high pixel rate, which delivers an outstanding 100 Hz frame rate without compromising sensitivity Thermocouple Calibrator
It is a calibrator ideal for fast calibration of various thermocouples. The thermometer under test is compared to the dry block controller value. It is very useful for moderate temperature ranges and quick testing. |
Flow Loops
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Experimental cooling system using dielectric coolants The experimental flow loop consists of a reservoir, a gear pump, an inline 15μm filter, a liquid flow sensor, a water bath with a compact liquid-to-liquid heat exchanger, and a liquid-to-air heat exchanger (Thermatron liquid-to-air heat exchanger. It is used to test dielectric coolants like FC-72 or HFE-7100 for cooling high power devices during phase change process. Flow loop for investigating flow boiling instability in microchannel This flow loop was built to study the instabilities of flow boiling in the microchannel. The test section was heated using cartridge heaters which were powered by a 1.5 kW Programmable DC power supply with an output range of 0 to 300 V and 0 to 5 A. The data from all different sensors were collected using a National Instruments high speed Data Acquisition System. Experimental system of phase change process in microgap This flow loop consists mainly of a pump, test die section, a high frequency data acquisition system and a preheater. It is used to study the flow boiling process of liquid through microgap channel. General test platform for liquid forced convective heat transfer It was developed to conduct most of convective heat transfer experiments with specific designed |