Turbulent Channel Flow Facility

Test section dimension: 101.6 cm x 5.08 cm x 0.64 cm
Mean flow speed: 0.5 to 12 m/s
Reynolds number based on channel height and mean flow speed: 3200 to 76800

Cameras

Two PIV Cameras (TSI PowerView #630098, CMOS, 5120×5120 pixels, pixel size 4.5 um, 72 fps, inter-frame 200 ns)
Two PIV Cameras (TSI PowerView #630051, CCD, 1200×1600 pixels, pixel size 7.4 um, 30 fps, inter-frame 200 ns)
Three USB3 cameras (FLIR #GS3-U3-41C6M-C, CMOS, 2048×2048 pixels, pixel size 5.5 um, 90 fps)
One high-speed camera (PCO.Dimax S4, CMOS, 1279 fps @ 2016×2016 pixels, pixel size 11 um)

Light Sources

Nd-YAG Laser (NewWave Research #Solo II-15, 532 nm, 15 Hz, 30 mJ, double-pulse for PIV)
He-Ne Laser (Thorlabs #HNL100RB, 633 nm, 10 mW, continuous)
Laser-Diode module (Thorlabs #CPS532, 532 nm, 4.5 mW, continuous)
LED light (Thorlabs #M625L4-C4, 625 nm, 690 mW, continuous)

Lenses and Microscope Objectives

Two 10x Long-working distance objectives (Edmund #46-144, infinity corrected, working distance 34 mm, NA 0.28)
5x Long-working distance objectives (Edmund #46-143, infinity corrected, working distance 34 mm, NA 0.28)
Variable Magnification Lens (Edmund #89-965, C-mount, 0.25x to 3x, working distance 16 to 378 mm)

Lab Safety Training at UMassD

Students in Ling’s lab will work with chemical or biological hazards. Before working in Ling’s lab, all students need to complete laboratory safety courses via the CITI Program website. Follow this Link for information of completing the laboratory safety courses.