Experimental Facilities
Advanced electromagnetohydrodynamic test beds and diagnostics infrastructure at UBI.
⚡ DBD Plasma Actuator Setup
- High Voltage, High Frequency Power Supply (20kV, 20 kHz) – PVM500
- CTP-2000K Plasma Generator (High Voltage AC Generator & Variac Regulator)
💧 Electrospray Experimentation
- Custom Precision Electrospray & Taylor Cone Vertical Test Rig
- High-speed Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) system
- Mini-LDV (SpraySpy®) for droplet and spray analysis
🌊 Flow Measurement Systems
- Particle Image Velocimetry (130 mW pulsed laser, CCD C10600-10B Orca-R2)
- Picoscope data logger with high voltage probes
- Oscilloscopes, multimeters, lab bench power sources (30V, 5A & 30V, 25A)
🌬️ Wind & Water Tunnel Facilities
- Subsonic open-circuit wind tunnel facility
- Recirculating open-channel water flume with wave-generation capability
🖨️ 3D Printing & Prototyping
- Three advanced 3D printers for producing custom test aerodynamic specimens
🏢 Research & Education Foundations
- Large dedicated research lab space configurations
- Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (Universidade da Beira Interior infrastructure)
📷 Lab Equipment Gallery
Electrospray / Taylor Cone Experimental Rig
Vertical high-precision stage with microfluidic syringe injection
Recirculating Water Channel & Flume
Hydrodynamic flow testing & free-surface wave facility
Subsonic Wind Tunnel Facility
Aerodynamic test section with transparent optical access windows
CTP-2000K High Voltage Plasma Generator
Variable AC power supply & voltage regulator for plasma actuation
SpraySpy® Mini-LDV System
Droplet sizing & spray dynamics measurement
Hamamatsu Orca-R2 PIV Camera
High-speed optical flow imaging & diagnostics
Precision Syringe Pump
Controlled flow rate delivery for microfluidics
Spruce Science High-Voltage Source
High-voltage DC power supply for EHD research
PVM/DDR Plasma Driver (HV AC)
High-voltage, high-frequency AC source for DBD actuators
BK Precision Triple-Output DC Supply
Benchtop power supply for diagnostics & control logic
PicoScope 5000 Series Oscilloscope
High-speed waveform acquisition & HV signal logging
FLIR E54 Infrared Thermal Camera
High-precision surface temperature & thermal flow mapping
