What the facility does
Investigates flow turbulence at a fundamental level and aims to harness this energy into engineering advantages
Areas of expertise
- The Turbulence and Energy Laboratory is a catalyst, forging young minds into knowledgeable and responsible leaders via practical and/or curiosity-driven engineering challenges.
- Investigates flow turbulence at a fundamental level and aims to harness this energy into engineering advantages.
- Focuses on flow turbulence in engineering systems such as wind turbines, underwater accumulators, burners, furnaces, engines and solar panels.
- Designs energy applications with an intent to escalate conventional, current, and future energy technologies through advanced thermo-fluids analyses.
- Studies the heat recovery application in various power cycles, flow-induced vibration of flexible circular cylinder, and hydrodynamics of compressed air in underwater energy storage.
Research services
Possesses a four-cylinder double-acting Stirling engine with rated power of 1 kW at 1500 RPM and an external combustion heat engine to convert any conventional or renewable energy. Equipped with a high-quality closed-loop wind tunnel which can provide speeds up to 36 m/s.
Sectors of application
- Automotive
- Clean technology
- Energy
Specialized labs and equipment
| Equipment | Function |
|---|---|
| Closed-Loop Wind Tunnel | Up to 30 m/s; 0.4% background turbulence; 1.8 m long, 76 cm square cross-section |
| Dantec StreamLine 55C90 constant-temperature anemometer | Triple hot-wire; 12-bit data acquisition |
| Convection Heat Transfer Test Section | Constant base temperature polytetrafluoroethylene plate; FLIR thermal camera |
| Stirling Engine – 12V DC WhisperGen MicroCHP | 1 kW power + 8 kW thermal; 4-cylinder alpha double acting Stirling cycle engine |
| High-Speed Camera – NAC HotShot CC (Compact Camera) | Flow visualization; Vibration /Oscillation measurements |
| Force/Torque Transducers – ATI Gamma 6-component | Dynamic force and torque measurements; -65 to 65 N with 0.0125 N resolution, -32 to 32 N with 0.00625 N resolution; 2.5 N-m with 0.0005 N-m resolution |
Private and public sector research partners
- MITACS
- Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE)
- Essex Energy
- Hydrostor
- GeoSource Energy
- Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG)
- Union Water
Additional information
| Title | URL |
|---|---|
| Research Gate - David Ting | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David_Ting3 |
| Books by David Ting | https://www.bookdepository.com/author/David-S-K-Ting |