The Thermo-Fluid Laboratory

The thermofluids laboratory is used to give juniors hands-on experience with important mechanical engineering equipment, including axial flow fans, refrigeration systems, steam nozzles and internal combustion engines. The experiments they perform include acceptance tests, scaling investigations, comparison of theoretical and experimental models, replication of results and comparison of actual and idealized performance. The laboratory is also used for senior projects and masters theses. These include the improvement of existing equipment and the development of new experiments. Our novel hydrogen production and storage system was developed in this laboratory.

The thermofluids laboratory requires students to prepare formal written reports and to give oral presentations thus teaching these communications skills as well.