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Experimental Facilities<\/h1>\n

Advanced electromagnetohydrodynamic test beds and diagnostics infrastructure at UBI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n \u26a1<\/span> DBD Plasma Actuator Setup\n <\/h3>\n
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  • High Voltage, High Frequency Power Supply (20kV, 20 kHz) \u2013 PVM500<\/li>\n
  • CTP-2000K Plasma Generator (High Voltage AC Generator & Variac Regulator)<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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    \n \ud83d\udca7<\/span> Electrospray Experimentation\n <\/h3>\n
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    • Custom Precision Electrospray & Taylor Cone Vertical Test Rig<\/li>\n
    • High-speed Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) system<\/li>\n
    • Mini-LDV (SpraySpy\u00ae) for droplet and spray analysis<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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      \n \ud83c\udf0a<\/span> Flow Measurement Systems\n <\/h3>\n
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      • Particle Image Velocimetry (130 mW pulsed laser, CCD C10600-10B Orca-R2)<\/li>\n
      • Picoscope data logger with high voltage probes<\/li>\n
      • Oscilloscopes, multimeters, lab bench power sources (30V, 5A & 30V, 25A)<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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        \n \ud83c\udf2c\ufe0f<\/span> Wind & Water Tunnel Facilities\n <\/h3>\n
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        • Subsonic open-circuit wind tunnel facility<\/li>\n
        • Recirculating open-channel water flume with wave-generation capability<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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          \n \ud83d\udda8\ufe0f<\/span> 3D Printing & Prototyping\n <\/h3>\n
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          • Three advanced 3D printers for producing custom test aerodynamic specimens<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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            \n \ud83c\udfe2<\/span> Research & Education Foundations\n <\/h3>\n
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            • Large dedicated research lab space configurations<\/li>\n
            • Fluid Mechanics Laboratory (Universidade da Beira Interior infrastructure)<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n

              \ud83d\udcf7 Lab Equipment Gallery<\/h2>\n \n
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              \n \"Electrospray\n <\/div>\n Electrospray \/ Taylor Cone Experimental Rig<\/strong>\n Vertical high-precision stage with microfluidic syringe injection<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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              \n \"Recirculating\n <\/div>\n Recirculating Water Channel & Flume<\/strong>\n Hydrodynamic flow testing & free-surface wave facility<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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              \n \"Subsonic\n <\/div>\n Subsonic Wind Tunnel Facility<\/strong>\n Aerodynamic test section with transparent optical access windows<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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              \n \"CTP-2000K\n <\/div>\n CTP-2000K High Voltage Plasma Generator<\/strong>\n Variable AC power supply & voltage regulator for plasma actuation<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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              \n \"SpraySpy\n <\/div>\n SpraySpy\u00ae Mini-LDV System<\/strong>\n Droplet sizing & spray dynamics measurement<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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              \n \"Hamamatsu\n <\/div>\n Hamamatsu Orca-R2 PIV Camera<\/strong>\n High-speed optical flow imaging & diagnostics<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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              \n \"Precision\n <\/div>\n Precision Syringe Pump<\/strong>\n Controlled flow rate delivery for microfluidics<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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              \n \"Spruce\n <\/div>\n Spruce Science High-Voltage Source<\/strong>\n High-voltage DC power supply for EHD research<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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              \n \"PVM\n <\/div>\n PVM\/DDR Plasma Driver (HV AC)<\/strong>\n High-voltage, high-frequency AC source for DBD actuators<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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              \n \"BK\n <\/div>\n BK Precision Triple-Output DC Supply<\/strong>\n Benchtop power supply for diagnostics & control logic<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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              \n \"PicoScope\n <\/div>\n PicoScope 5000 Series Oscilloscope<\/strong>\n High-speed waveform acquisition & HV signal logging<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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              \n \"FLIR\n <\/div>\n FLIR E54 Infrared Thermal Camera<\/strong>\n High-precision surface temperature & thermal flow mapping<\/span>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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