Research, development and technological transfer in the engineering science, including oil and gas, industrial process, chemical industries and environment
The Laboratory of Complex Fluids Research (LCFR) is a research and development center in the field of engineering. The center offers mainly research service, but also technical support for different industrial process. LCFR’s activities are mainly focused on solve problems of industrial relevance, by adopting analytical, experimental and computational techniques, together providing a deeper understanding. Areas in which we will look for research challenges include but are not limited to multiphase flows, non-Newtonian flows, suspension flows, polymer flows, micro, nano and bio-fluidics, and interdisciplinary fluid dynamics applications.
- Characterization of rheological behavior
- Experimental study
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation
- Analytical service
- Chemical industries
- Energy
- Environmental technologies and related services
Specialized labs and equipment
| Specialized lab | Equipment | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Fluid Characteristics | DHR3 Rheometer (TA Instruments, Anton Paar) | Characterization of the rheological properties of fluids (industrial and model) |
| Fluid Characteristics | Density meter (Anton Paar) and pH meter (HANNA instruments) | Measuring the density and pH of fluids |
| Fluid flow | Hexapod with six degree of freedom (6-DOF motion platform) | Simulating the flow behavior in different geometry motions |
| Fluid flow | FASTCAM Mini UX100 | Ultra-high-speed camera capturing high-speed flow behavior |
| Fluid flow | LRS-0532 DPSS Laser System | Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence (PLIF), Diode-Pumped Solid-State (DPSS) Laser System |
| Fluid flow | DOP4000 | Ultrasonic Doppler Velocimetry (UDV) |
Additional information
| Title | URL |
|---|---|
| Publications | https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=gS3hBKEAAAAJ&hl=en |