Facilities

Laser diagnostics

We have numerous laser (and optical) measurement techniques, which we both develop and apply. These include:

• High-rep-rate particle image velocimetry (PIV), including stereoscopic and tomographic PIV
• Low-rep-rate PIV, S-PIV, T-PIV
• High-rep-rate planar laser induced fluorescence (PLIF)
• Low-rep-rate PLIF
• Chemiluminescence
• Rayleigh scattering and filtered Rayleigh scattering
• Laser induced phosphorescence
• Schlieren/shadowgraph imaging
• Laser diffraction particle sizing
• Phase doppler anemometry
• Soot and particular diagnostics

Gas turbine model combustors

Model combustors are the ideal testbed to study the details of combustion processes in a laboratory environment. We have several model combustors ranging from single injector aeronautical systems, to multi-swirler arrays that represent terrestrial gas turbines. All model combustors have optically accessible test sections to allow use of laser diagnostics.

Fundamental fluids and combustion rigs

We also have various test stations to study fundamental aspects of fluid mechanics and combustion science. Examples include jet flame burners to study turbulence/chemistry interaction, and high-speed wind tunnels to study fuel injection.