Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Lab: CCE 038
Located in the Center for Communications and Engineering,this lab supports the required thermodynamics and heat transfer courses in the mechanical engineering program. Equipment includes an air conditioning system that is instrumented with sensors to analyze the vapor compression refrigeration cycle and a steam turbine power system that utilizes the Rankine cycle. Heat transfer lab modules allow students to collect experimental data to investigate conductive, convective and radiative heat transfer phenomena.
This lab also supports biomedical engineering courses and student research. Equipment includes an autoclave, an incubator, high and low power optical microscopes, and a BTX square wave electroporator. Other equipment for mechanical testing to support the biomedical engineering courses are located in the Active Classroom for Engineering. This includes a torsion test system, a uniaxial load frame, and a video extensometer for testing the mechanical response of biological tissue and synthetic materials.