ISU Icing Research Tunnel (ISU-IRT) has a unique capability to generate supercooled droplet icing and ice crystal environments for atmospheric icing studies.
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Labs and Facilities
AABL Wind and Gust Tunnel
A closed-circuit wind tunnel with two test sections and gust generation capability for tests requiring smooth and uniform flow and atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) wind.
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Anechoic Chamber
The fully anechoic chamber is 15’×15’×12′ in size and has a noise floor of 20 dBA. The facility is suitable for acoustic testing of small devices such as UAVs that generate small flow disturbance.
Icing Tunnel
Neutral Buoyancy Tank
The neutral buoyancy tank simulates the microgravity environment of space. The 20-foot by 20-foot tank can also be used to assess space system designs and operations in simulated lunar and Mars gravity.
Rotational Diamond Anvil Cell
The Rotational Diamond Anvil Cell is a compact device used for in-situ study of high-pressure material transformation and deformation at ISU and synchrotron radiations facilities.
Tornado Simulator
Vertical wind tunnels to simulate translating tornado-like vortex and impinging jet for wind engineering applications.