Research Labs & Facilities

Facilities

Fluid Mechanics Research Facilities

GASDYNAMICS

• 6" Shock Tube (Shepherd) (pdf)
• 17" Shock Tube (Dimotakis) (pdf)
• T5 Hypervelocity Shock Tunnel (Hornung) (pdf)
• Blast and Structural Dynamics Lab (Shepherd) (pdf)
• Blue Tunnel (2' Wind Tunnel) (Gharib)
• Detonation Physics Lab (Shepherd) (pdf)
• Lucas Adaptive Wind Tunnel (pdf)
• (Ludwieg) Tube Lab (Hornung) (pdf)
• Merrill Wind Tunnel
• Vertical Shock Tube

HYDRODYNAMICS

• Free Surface Lab (Gharib) (pdf)
• Hydrodynamics Lab (Dimotakis)
• Multiscale Fluid Mechanics Lab (Gharib)
• Noah Lab (Gharib)
• Tow Tank (Gharib)

BIOFLUID DYNAMICS

• Cardiovascular Fluid Dynamics Lab (Gharib) (pdf)
• Lithotripsy Lab

COMBUSTION

• Combustion Lab (Dimotakis) (pdf)
• Supersonic Mixing/Combustion Lab (Dimotakis) (pdf)
• Explosion Dynamics Lab (Shepherd) (pdf)
• Detonation Physics Lab (Shepherd) (pdf)
• Blast and Structural Dynamics Lab (Shepherd) (pdf)

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS

• Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (Pullin)

FLOW DIAGNOSTICS

• Flow Measurement & Visualization Lab (Dimotakis)
• Imaging and Microoptics Lab (Gharib)
• Turbulence Flow Visualization Facility (Dimotakis)
• Optics Lab (Dimotakis)

Solid Mechanics Research Facilities

SOLID DYNAMICS AND MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION

• Materials Testing Facility (Ravichandran) (pdf)
• High-Strain-Rate Laboratory (Ravichandran) (pdf)
• Dynamic Fracture Laboratory (Rosakis)

SHOCK AND IMPACT

• Plate Impact Laboratory (Ravichandran) (pdf)
• Small Particle Hypervelocity Impact Facility (Rosakis) (pdf)

QUANTITATIVE VISUALIZATION

• Digital Image Correlation (Ravichandran)
• High-Speed Imaging Facility (Rosakis) (pdf)
• High-Speed Infrared Visualization Laboratory (Rosakis) (pdf)
• Microscopy Facility (Ravichandran)

MICRO MECHANICS

• Active Materials-MEMS Laboratory (Ravichandran)
• Micro-Device Reliability Laboratory (Rosakis) (pdf)
• Nano Mechanics Laboratory (Ravichandran)

COMPUTATIONAL SOLID MECHANICS

• Computational Solid Mechanics Laboratory (Ortiz) (pdf)

MANUFACTURING

• Aero Machine Shop
• Hydro Machine Shop