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5. SUMMARY OF AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT

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5-3. Renewable Energy Dynamics

(1) Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel   (2) Thermal Stratification Wind Tunnel   (3) Ocean Engineering Tank
(4) Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope

( 1 ) Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel

Contact : Takanori Uchida

Wind Tunnel(1)
【 Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel (BLWT) ; 1999.03- 】
◆ Wind Tunnel
Item Specification
Type Closed circuit
Test Section, Wind Speed 3.6 [m] wide × 2.0 [m] high × 15.0 [m] long, 0.5 to 30 [m/s]
Probe Carriage Systems
X-direction 15.0 [m], Y-direction 3.0 [m], Z-direction 1.2 [m]
(Controllable from Software)
◆ Attached Measuring Instruments
Item Specification
Ultrasonic anemometer 5 [cm] span (WA(T)-395 KAIJO)
Hot-wire anemometer 4ch (MODEL-1011 KANOMAX)
Force sensor
3-axis force sensor (Maximum capacity 30[kgf], Izumisokki),
strain amplifier 6ch (DA-18ATokyo Measuring Instruments Laboratory)
Analyzer 4ch FFT Analyzer (CF-9400A Onosokki)

( 2 ) Thermal Stratification Wind Tunnel

Contact : Takanori Uchida


【 Thermally Stratified Wind Tunnel (TSWT) ; 1992.03- 】
◆ Wind Tunnel
Item Specification
Type Open Circuit, Suction
Air-Flow Heating Unit Height 3.0 [cm] × 40 Story Structure
Each story can be individually temperature-set.
Maximum airflow temperature 150 [deg.C] (at 0.5 [m/s])
Test Section
Floor Unit
Wind Speed
13.5 [m] long × 1.5 [m] wide × 1.2 [m] high
Independently Controllable Heating Unit (10 Pannels, 4 to 80 [deg.C])
0.1 to 2.0 [m/s]
Probe Carriage Systems
X-direction 12.0 [m], Y-direction 1.0 [m], Z-direction 0.6 [m]
(Controllable from Software)
◆ Attached Measuring Instruments
Item Specification
Ultrasonic anemometer 5 [cm] span (DA-600 KAIJO)
Hot-wire anemometer 2ch (56C DANTEC), 2ch (MODEL-1010, 1013 KANOMAX)
Analyzer 2ch FFT Analyzer (CF-350 Onosokki)

( 3 ) Ocean Engineering Tank

Contact : Changhong Hu

【 Thermally Stratified Wind Tunnel (TSWT); 1992.03- 】
◆ Towing Tank
Item Specification
Tank
Length 65m, Breadth 5 m, Depth 7.5 m (Normal Condition 7 m)
Observation Window: Height 2 m, Breadth 1.5 m
Wave Generator
Plunger Type (10 Blocks)
Maximum Wave Height 0.3 m
Wave Type : Regular Wave, Irregular Wave, Oblique Wave
Towing Carriage
Maximum Speed 3.0 m/s
Maximum Acceleration 0.05 G
◆ Auxiliary Equipment
Item Specification
Ship Motion Measurement System Pitch, Heave, Surge, and Added Resistance in Waves can be measured
Forced Oscillation Device
(Heave, Pitch)
Maximum Amplitude 200 mm
Maximum Frequency 2 Hz
Forced Oscillation Device
(Surge, Sway)
Maximum Amplitude 250 mm
Maximum Frequency 2 Hz
Wave Height Gauge Capacitance Type (Range ± 150 mm)
Servo Type (Range ± 150 mm)
Load Cell Range 50kgf (Fx 50 kgf, Fz 50 kgf, My 25 kgf ・m)
Range 20kgf (Fx 20 kgf, Fy 20 kgf, Fz 20 kgf)
Strain Amplifier Frequency Response 2 kHz

* An overhead crane (2.8 t) and a water filter (circulation type) are provided in the towing tank building.
* Please contact for more details directly.

( 4 ) Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope

Contact : Mitsugu Todo

◆ Scanning electron microscope HITACHI S-4000
Item Specification
resolution 1.5 nm (30 kV, WD = 5 mm)
magnification x20 ~ x300,000
Electric-optical system
 electric beam gun
 extraction voltage (Vext)
 Acceleration voltage(Vacc)

Lens system
 Object lens opening
 Astigmatic calibration coil
 Scanning coil

field emission type
0 ~ 6.5 kV
0.5 ~ 30 kV (100V step)


2 levels electromagnetic reduction system
mobile opening Self-cleaning thin-layer opening
Electromagnetic type, 2 levels electromagnetic inclined type
Specimen positioning system
 X-movement
 Y-movement
 Z-movement
 inclination
 rotation
 specimen size

0 ~ 100 mm
0 ~ 50 mm
5 ~ 35 mm
0 ~ + 60 deg
360 deg (continuous)
max 102 mm (diameter)
Image display
 Display style
 Observation monitor
 Photographing CRT

Stationary image display by stored images in memory
Two 12-inches TV monitors
High resolution type monitor

 

 

 

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