Large Scale Shock Tube, Visually Accessible Throughout.

KEY FEATURES:

  • SHOCK MACH NUMBERS UP TO 3.5, DYNAMIC PRESSURES UP TO 2 MPA, WEBER NUMBERS UP TO 2.5 105 FOR RAIN SIZE WATER DROPS;
  • UP TO 4 m OPTICAL ACCESSIBILITY; 20×20 CM2 CROSS SECTIONAL AREA;
  • EXPERIMENTS WITH SINGLE DROPS AND LARGE VOLUMES OF LIQUID OR SOLID-PARTICLE DISPERSIONS WITH CONTROLLABLE VOLUME FRACTION;
  • UNPRECEDENTED SPACE-TIME RESOLVED VISUALIZATIONS USING AN ARAY OF CAMERAS AND LASERS ALONG WITH LASER-INDUCED FLUORESENSCE.
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