Facilities & Capabilities
Our laboratory infrastructure for aerodynamics and hemodynamics experiments.
METU Cardio Simulator
- Focus: Aneurysm and heart valve studies
- Gear pumps: Dayton 4KHH8 and 4KHJ2
- Compliance chamber
- Flow rates: 0–300 ml/s and 0–1200 ml/s
- Control: Computer‑controlled flow patterns (including physiological)
- Instrumentation: Equipped with flow meters and pressure transducers
Low Speed Wind Tunnel (Open)
- Test section: 510 × 750 × 2000 mm
- Max speed: 20 m/s
- Turbulence intensity: 0.7%
- Special capability: Moving belt for ground‑effect tests
Water Channel
- Test section: 800 × 800 × 6000 mm
- Max speed: 0.4 m/s
- Turbulence intensity: 0.5%
Stereo Particle Image Velocimetry (SPIV)
- System: TSI SPIV
- Laser: 200 mJ Nd:YAG, double‑pulsed, 15 Hz
- Cameras: 2 × CMOS, 4 MP, 180 fps
- Timing: Laserpulse Synchronizer 610036
Laser Doppler Anemometry (LDA)
- System: DANTEC
- Laser: 750 mW Argon‑Ion
- Measurement: 1‑D velocity
Hot‑Wire Anemometry
- System: DANTEC CTA
- Probes: 1‑wire and 2‑wire
Force Measurement System
- Manufacturer: ATI Industrial Automation
- Sensor: 9105‑TIF‑GAMMA (Gamma DAQ F/T) — six‑axis force/torque
Pressure Scanner
- Model: Netscanner 16‑channel
- Range: 0–2.5 kPa
- Sampling: 500 Hz
Laser‑Illuminated Smoke Visualization
- Laser: 400 mW solid‑state DPSS 532 nm
- Smoke sources: Glycol‑mist generator; kerosene‑mist generator
DAQ Equipment
- NI cDAQ‑9178 — 8‑port chassis
- NI USB‑9162 — single‑port chassis
- NI PCI‑6024E — 16‑channel, 12‑bit DAQ card
- NI PCIe‑6321 — X Series DAQ (16 AI, 24 DIO, 2 AO)
- NI 9263 — 4‑channel, ±10 V analog output
- NI 9265 — 4‑channel, 0–20 mA analog output
- NI 9474 — 8‑channel high‑speed sourcing digital output
- NI 9478 — 16‑channel sinking digital output
- NI SCB‑68 — shielded connector block
- USB‑6003 — 16‑bit, 100 kS/s multifunction I/O (NI‑DAQmx)