Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems

Please contact Zach Rowland for more details about any equipment

Click image to view larger

Measurement range: 0.2 to 700 m
Principle of operation: Aerodynamic time-of-flight
Sample rate: up to 100,000 particles/sec
Resolution: 150 channels per decade
Diameter types: Geometric and aerodynamic
Distribution types: Number, surface area, and volume
Plotting modes: Differential and cumulative
Plot type: Linear and logarithmic
Detection system: Dual photomultipliers

Click image to view larger

Arburg 170U- is ideally suited to micro injection molding applications. Especially for low injection part weights and an optimal dwell time range, the size 30 injection unit can be equipped with a 15 millimeter screw. It can be used to inject minimal product weights of a few hundredths of a gram.

Click image to view larger

Temperature range : 500-1600°C
Process Atmosphere : H2, N2, Ar, Air and mixed gases
Ideal for laboratory research, this furnace with a tube diameter of 4” and hot zone length of approximately 6” has programmable temperature controls with multiple soaks and ramps. The furnace is also equipped with a external thermocouple to measure and accurate monitor the actual temperature.

Click image to view larger

Click image to view larger

Click image to view larger

Temperature range : 500-1450°C
Process Atmosphere : H2 and Ar
Large chamber size and hot zone (12”12”  12”_ in the furnace allows processing of large sample size. This batch furnace has programmable temperature controls with multiple soaks and ramps. Special feature of this furnace is its ability to debind and sinter in the same cycle.

Click image to view larger

Temperature range : 200-1200 C
Process Atmosphere : H2, N2, Ar, Air and mixed gases
Lindberg Furnace is a top loading furnace with a chanber diameter of 10” and height of 6“ and programmable temperature controller. This furnace is typically used for debinding and sintering of low melting alloys and composites. Furnace is equipped with a filter to trap carbon particles resulting from burning off polymers in the compacted and other polymer-assisted shaping processes.

Click image to view larger

Temperature range: -170 to 700°C Atmosphere: N2, Ar, Air and mixed gases
Resolution: 0.4 W Crucible volume: 30/100 l
Noise RMS: 0.8 W Time constant: 3s
A simple liquid nitrogen cooling accessory for temperatures as low as –170°C,
A cryothermostat cooling device for intermediate temperature ranges:
80°C to +200°C under a flow of Helium
- 50°C to +500°C under a flow of Ar, N2 or dry Air.
DSC typically measures:
Melting temperature and heat of fusion, Crystallization temperature and heat of crystallization, Glass Transition, “Bound” Water

Click image to view larger

UNITHERM MODEL 1161H - measures the expansions and contraction of samples under temperature variation.

Tmax: 1650 oC Atmosphere: H2, N2, Ar, Air
Vacuum operation (optional) Vertical Push Rods
Hydrogen Purge: 10psi maximum (regulated)
0 to 0.5 LPM (0.2 LPM optimal operation)
Nitrogen Purge: 20psi maximum (regulated) (15psi optimal operation)
0 to 0.5 LPM (0.2 LPM optimal operation)
Argon Purge: 20psi maximum (regulated) (15psi optimal operation)
Water cooled purge gas collecting ring and solid copper line
Several back-flask screen (100 meshes) flame arrestors, installed at all inlets and exit ports

Click image to view larger

Q800 Dynamicmechanical Analyzer; Based on the CMT design, it utilizes state-of-the-art, non-contact, linear drive technology to provide precise control of stress, and air bearings for low friction support. Strain is measured using optical encoder technology that provides unmatched sensitivity and resolution. With its unique design, the Q800 easily outperforms competitive CMT instruments and is ideal for high-stiffness applications including composites.

Temperature range : -150 to 600 C
Modulus range : 103 to 1012 Pa
Frequency range : 0.01 to 200 Hz
Maximum Force : 18 N
Minimum Pretension : 0.001 N
(for tensile test)
Tan delta range : 0.0001 to 10
Dynamic sample : ± 0.5 to 10000 m deformation

Click image to view larger

Atmosphere: Ar, N2, He
Purifier: 100% of atmosphere passes through the moisture/oxygen purifier.
Oxygen removal capacity: 10 L
Moisture removal capacity: 0.32 kg at 25 C
Instrumentation: Graphic flow diagram includes switches, flow indicator, vacuum gauge and function lights, dial gauge to monitor vacuum pump performance, adjustable automatic pressure regulation system and foot switch controlling system pressure.

Click image to view larger

Temperature range : 500-1250 °C
Process Atmosphere : N2 & Air
Designed and extensively used in the pottery community, this is a top loading Kiln and has a programmable temperature controller. This kiln has three heat zones and is capable of processing large batch sizes.

Click image to view larger

Standard test load: 10-1000 gf
Load applying speed: 50 m/sec
Dwell time: 5 to 40 sec
Objective lens: 2x, 10x and 50x
Maximum measuring length: 200 m (with 50X objective)
Display and Control panel: LED readout of diagonal and hardness
Specimen height: 3.58” (91 mm) maximum
Specimen depth: 4.33” (110 mm) maximum
Dimensions: 3.98” x 3.98” (100 x 100 mm)
Maximum movement: 0.98” x 0.98” (25 x 25)

Click image to view larger

Tmax : 1700 C
Atmosphere : N2, Ar, He
Thermocouple : Type S with platinum foil
Thermal pods : Highly insulating ceramic refractory
Thermcepts : SiC-20, SiC-50, SiC-70, SiC-5-J
Frequency : 2.45 GHz
Software : Multi-Comm
Powder level : For 100% - 2022 and 837W for high and medium For 50% - 1185 and 488W for high and medium
For 20% - 662 and 279W high and medium

Click image to view larger

Click image to view larger

Load: 60, 100, 150 Kgf
Dwell time: 1-99 sec (Key entry in units of seconds)
Scale display: C, D, A, G, B, F, K, E, H, P, M, L, V, S, R, 15N, 30N, 45N, 15T, 30T, 45T, 15W, 30W, 45W, 15X, 30X, 45X, 15Y, 30Y, 45Y
Maximum specimen height: 6” (155 mm)
Maximum specimen depth: 6” (155 mm)
Dimension: Height-26.75” (675 mm), Width-7.5” (190 mm), Depth-17.5” (443 mm)

Click image to view larger

Click image to view larger

Tmax: 2400 C Atmosphere: H2, N2, Ar, Air and mixed gases
Modular system: interchangeable DTA, DSC and TGA modules with the same basic structure
High-precision balance in high position, available with two weighing capacities: 35 g or 100 gSimultaneous TGA-DTA measurements up to 2400°C, TGA-DSC up to 1600°CCoupling with MS, FTIR, GC, etc. gas analyzers by either thermo regulated capillary or the Supersonic System (sampling by supersonic expansion) for mass spectrometry measurements up to 1024 amu

Click image to view larger

Temperature range : 500-1400°C
Process Atmosphere : Vacuum
Ideal for laboratory research, this furnace with a tube diameter of 4” and hot zone length of approximately 6” has programmable temperature controls with multiple soaks and ramps. The furnace is also equipped with a external thermocouple to measure and accurate monitor the actual temperature. Vacuum is generated by a turbo-molecular pump and is capable of vacuum levels of 10-3 mtorr.