Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer Lab

Johnson Controls In this lab, students discover first-hand how combustion engines and air conditioners work. They also study topics such as lift and drag on airplane wings, piping and pumping systems, fluid jets, and flow visualization. Fluid interactions with solids and the resulting energy exchange are very important aspects of mechanical engineering, and students can see this dynamic exchange in action.

Thermal Sciences Lab Equipment

  • Steam Turbine Power System (pictured)
  • Wind Tunnel
  • Water Tunnel
  • Laser Doppler Velocimeter
  • Transparent Combustion Engine
  • Bomb Calorimeter
  • Instrumented Air Conditioner
  • Viscosity Drop Tower and Canon-Fenske Viscometer
  • Piping System
  • Pumps in Parallel and Series
  • Pressure and Temperature Sensors
  • Jet Engine
  • Schlieren Laser Flow Visualization Test Stand
  • Heat Exchanger Test Stand

* New for Fall 2012 *

Miniature Power Plant

A complete miniature vapor power system illustrating the concepts of thermodynamic cycles, mass and energy conservation and electrical power generation.