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FLUID DYNAMICS
RESEARCH CENTER |
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The Fluid Dynamics Research Center, directed by Professor David Williams,
has earned national and international recognition. In 1986, the
Department of Defense designated it a National Center of
Excellence. It is the site of the National Diagnostic Facility, a
state-of-the-art wind tunnel that is unique in its combination of
speed, length, and flow quality. Research carried out by the
addresses a number of areas including fluid
instabilities and transition to turbulence, unsteady separated
flows, jet engine acoustics, fluid/structure interactions, and
turbulent boundary layers.
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THERMAL
PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY CENTER |
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The Thermal Processing Technology Center focuses on thermal
processing of metallic materials. In conjunction with IITRI's
unique heat treatment facility, the Center combines the strength
of the with IIT's well equipped laboratories. The Thermal
Processing Technology Center provides a mechanism whereby
high-quality basic and applied research of interest to industry is
performed cost-effectively.
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HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT AND TWO PHASE FLOW LAB |
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This laboratory investigates, experimentally and theoretically,
the enhancement of heat transfer and mass transport in
single-phase and two-phase (liquid/vapor) flows, in macro and
micro scales. Most of the research activities in this laboratory
deal with the interactions of electrical fields and flow fields (Electrohydrodynamics).
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ADVANCED THERMAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
SYSTEMS RESEARCH LAB (ATESR) |
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Advanced Thermal and Environmental Systems Research Laboratory (ATESR
Lab) investigates fundamental transport phenomena (primarily mass
and energy transport) to improve a variety of engineered processes
and reduce their impact on the environment. In particular, active
projects in the lab focus on transport phenomena occurring within
two-phase dispersions such as aerosols and sprays. ATESR lab
values and encourages innovation and environmental conservation,
with the intent of developing patentable processes that are both
environmentally friendly and cost-effective.
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POWDER
MATERIALS LAB |
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The Powder Materials Laboratory at IIT is an education and
research resource which is available for collaborative research
and development projects with industry. The laboratory has a broad
range of equipment for the synthesis, characterization and
consolidation of powder materials. Several options are available
to industry for collaboration on research projects, including
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CAD/CAM
LAB |
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The Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing Lab has been
established since 2004 in the Department of Mechanical, Materials
and Aerospace Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology. The
primary mission of this laboratory is to advance the
state-of-the-art technology in object modeling and CAD/CAM for
emerging applications. Current research activities focus on CAD
representations and tools development for additive manufacturing
and advanced coordinate metrology. The lab conducts fundamental
research in computer representations and modeling of 3D objects in
the context of designing and manufacturing various macro- and
micro- products. The research work builds on the foundations in
geometric modeling, solid modeling, computational geometry,
computer-aided design, computer-aided manufacturing, and solid
freeform fabrication.
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DYNAMIC
TESTING LAB |
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The Dynamic Testing Lab (DTL) has
been recently established with high-speed diagnostic and data
acquisition systems for high-strain-rate constitutive testing and
impact failure characterization of materials. The new DTL
complements existing servo-hydraulic, drop tower and high
temperature testing facilities in the MMAE department's solid
mechanics labs and provide the capability to investigate
mechanical response of solids in a wide range of strain rates
(from 10-4 to 104 s-1) and
temperatures (up to 1200 oF), and under both uniaxial
and multiaxial loading conditions.
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NAVIGATION
AND GUIDANCE LAB |
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The MMAE Navigation and Guidance Lab (NGL) was established in 1999
by MMAE Professor Boris Pervan as a center for research,
development and testing of advanced navigation, guidance, and
control systems. Major areas of current research activity in this
lab focus on satellite-based navigation systems, including the
Global Positioning System (GPS) and Differential GPS (DGPS),
high-integrity navigation algorithms, fault detection and
isolation, and distributed navigation systems. NGL research
programs have been sponsored by the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, the Boeing Co.,
and IIT Research Institute.
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