Thermal Test Laboratory
The laboratory houses extensive facilities for the evaluation,
testing and benchmarking of heat transfer and fluid flow
equipment. A vast array of high accuracy instrumentation
supported with local data acquisition systems and online
data analysis provides clients
with an excellent tool to conduct heat exchanger performance
testing.
A
team of dedicated engineers and technicians support the operational
running of the laboratory, to ensure consistency, reliability
and quality control of the projects passing thorough the
department.
At the centre of the purpose built facility is a flexible modular
control system, comprising of a wind tunnel, data acquisition
system, coolant flow module, oil flow module and chargecooler
module. The in-built flexibility allows a host of testing options
to be undertaken to suit specific customer requirements, from
simple pressure drop investigations to detailed heat rejection
and thermal imaging studies.
Projects
have been completed for a variety of applications, including,
passensger cars, truck, bus, Formula 1, NASCAR, CFD, motorcycle,
military, compressors, industrial and CHP.
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