Macro-to-Micro scale Fluids Engineering Lab (MμFEL)
 
Department of Mechanical Engineering, BUET
MμFEL has two laboratories: High Speed AeroLab & Bio Fluids Lab, both have their own computational and experimental wing. Group Members can also access the Fluid Mechanics and Machinery and Turbulence lab of the Dept. of ME

High Speed AeroLab:


Experimental Facilities

1. Supersonic Wind Tunnel:
Brand: TecQuipment (TQ, UK), Model: AF302, speed up to Mach 1.80, Test Section: 25.4 × 101.6 mm, Instrumentation Panel: Self-contained instrumentation frame comprising versatile Data Acquisition System, 25-way pressure display unit, ‘Mimic’ Panel of the working section pressure tappings etc.

2. Supersonic Nozzle Open Jet Facility:
Blowdown type facility- Mach number 2.2 with run time of 60 s. Supersonic nozzle facility consisting of air compressor (Ingersoll Rand, Model: MXU37-PE), air dryer (Brand: Ingersoll Rand, Model: D600IN-A), Compressor Air Filters (Brand: Ingersoll Rand, Model: FA 400 IG & FA 400 IH), Air Storage Tank (2 Nos., 30,000 Liters), Electronic Pressure Control Valve with Control Box: (1 Set).

3. Schlieren Optical System: (2 Nos.)
Brand: TecQuipment (TQ), Model: AF302, Monochrome type, High Power 100 W. Single Phase 100 VAC to 230 VAC, 50 Hz.
Brand: Sigmakoki, Japan

4. Pressure Transducers:
Brand: Kulite, Model: XCQ-093; Fully active 4 arm Wheatstone Bridge dielectrically isolated Silicon on Silicon, pressure up to 17 bar Abs.

5. Data Acquisition System (DAQ):
Brand: National Instrument, Model: NI 9237, cDAQ-9174, NI 9949. 4 analogue input channels, 24 bits, sampling: 50,000 S/s; ± 25mV/V


Computer Resources:

1. Server- DELL Power Edge R730 (1Nos.) (2 x 10 Core Intel Xeon Processor, 2.60 GHz, 25 MB Cache, 96 GB Memory)
2. Work Station-DELL Precision 5810 (4 Nos.) (1 x 6 Core Inlet Xeon Processor, 3.5 GHz, 15 MB Cache, 32 GB Memory)
3. Desktop Computer-DELL OptiPlex 9020 MT (6 Nos.) (Intel Core i7 Processor (4 Core), 3.6 GHz, 8 MB cache, 16 GB Memory)
4. Laptop Computer-DELL Latitude E5550 (2 Nos.) (Intel Core i7 Processor, 2.6 GHz, 4 MB cache, 8 GB Memory)

Software:

1. ANSYS CFD V14.5 with HPC pack (www.ansys.com)
2. Kaspersky antivirus(www.kaspersky.com)

BioFluids Lab:


Experimental Facilities:

1. 2D PIV-15 Hz (ILA, Germany)
2. Computer control Gear Pump (MCP-Z, Ismatec)
3. Ultrasonic Flow Meter (Flexim)
4. Pressure Transducer (Althen)
5. Poly Vinyl Alcohol Hydrogel-PVA (Sigma Aldrich)

Computer Resources:

1. Server- HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 (1) (2 x 8 Core Intel Xeon Processor, 2.60 GHz, 20 MB Cache, 96 GB Memory)
2. Work Station-HP Z420 (3) (1 x 6 Core Inlet Xeon Processor, 3.46 GHz ,15 MB Cache, 24 GB Memory)
3. Desktop Computer-HP 8300 Elite MT (8) (Intel Core i7 Processor (4 Core), 3.8 GHz, 8 MB cache, 16 GB Memory)
4. Laptop Computer-HP ENVI DV6 (4) (Intel Core i7 Processor (4 Core), 2.6 GHz, 8 MB cache, 12 GB Memory)


Software:

1. ANSYS CFD with Multiphysics package V14.5 (www.ansys.com)
2. ADINA V8.9.2 (www.adina.com)
3. Tecplot 360 2013 (www.tecplot.com)
4. 3D Slicer (www.slicer.org)
5. Open Foam Extend (www.extend-project.de)
6. MS Office
Supersonic Continuous Wind Tunnel (Mach = 1.8)
Supersonic Nozzle (Blowdown Facilty) (Mach = 2.3)
High Speed AeroLab (experiment)
Setup for blood flow in junctions
Biofluids laboratory (experiment)