These programs run on a dedicated Silicon Graphics Indigo2 workstation, and a 24-bit color monitor displays the simulated images. The quality and resolution of these simulated images are outstanding, and direct matching between simulated images and experimental observation is now possible. See the Materials Testing and Characterization Laboratory homepage for additional information. See the Turbulence Research Group for additional information. Hydrodynamics Laboratory Facilities for research in hydrodynamics include a pump test facility designed for acoustic and quantitative flow visualization experiments, a high speed jet cavitation facility that includes a vortex ring generator, and a second high speed jet for turbulence measurements.
Equipment associated with jet cutting technology is also available.
In addition, a holographic system is also being assembled for in situ measurements in the ocean. Close ties with the David Taylor Model Basin provides access to towing tank facilities for quantitative visualization of large scale wakes and separated flows. See the Laboratory for Experimental Fluid Dynamics homepage for additional information. Heat Transfer Laboratory Equipped with wind tunnels for heat transfer measurements, this laboratory is devoted to the study of heat transfer in complex geometries in single phase and two phase flows. A model of a thermoacoustic refrigerator helps researchers visualize unsteady temperature distributions and flow fields during the device's operation.