Mechanical Engineering Department Facilities

• Bioengineering and Biomaterials Laboratory

Location - Room 411

The Bioengineering and Biomaterials Laboratory was constructed in 1999 to permit the development of bioengineering research in the college. Research in the lab is supported by three grants from the National Institutes of Health. Current research includes:

1. Synthesization of polymer based particle reinforced composites
2. Research in ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene
3. Single crystal Titanium as a potential inplant material

Reinforced composites are used as a dental material. Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene is used in hip replacement joints.

For more information contact: Baran, George - 215-204-8824

• Mechatronics Research Laboratory

Location - Room 524

The Mechatronics Research Laboratory is located in the College of Engineering at Temple University. Mechatronics is the synergistic combination of mechanical and electrical engineering, computer science, and information technology, which include control systems as well as numerical methods used to design products with built-in intelligence. State-of-the-Art research activities performed at the Mechatronics Lab encompass a number of areas, which include the analytical, numerical, and experimental studies addressing topics related to modeling, optimization, monitoring, control, and sensors for advanced manufacturing processes

For more information contact: Chiou , Richard - 215-204-4306

• Thermal Processing and Process Laboratory

 Location - Room 402

The lab is concerned with graduate research into thermal processes, their monitoring and quantitative research.  Current research includes rapid solidification, cryosurgery, and thermal management of microelectronics.  A laser particle image velocimetry system has been developed to investigate complex flow field, which can also be used to validate CFD analysis.  Facilities include:

• Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer software programs including ANSYS-FLOTRAN and CFX-TASCflow for determining 3-D flow field and heat transfer behavior. 

• Laser-based Particle Image Velocimetry for fluid flow measurements.

• Hot-wire anemometer for flow and turbulence measurements.

• Data acquisition system including surface thermocouples, heat flux sensors,

• Thermocromatic liquid crystal and infrared temperature sensors for temperature measurements.

• Heat pipes for cooling microelectronics.

• Thermoelectric cooling devices.

• Brookfield LVDV-III Cone/Plate Rheometer (0.1-100 cps) with computer interface.

• Julabo C-5B Circulating Constant Temperature Bath.

• HP 9000 workstations with Unix operating system.

• Pentium PCs with NT operating systems with color printers and plotters.