College of Engineering

Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering

Diagnostics

The HPCL has extensive advanced diagnostic equipment, notably including . . .

• High-speed cameras
• A broad catalog of dynamic and static pressure sensors
• High-power real-time X-ray radiography for diagnostics of high-pressure combustion behavior inside rocket motors or gun interior ballistics.
• Color Schlieren system for flow visualization.
• Multi-color pyrometer for non-contact temperature measurements
• Ultrasound pulse-echo detection system for non-intrusive determination of the surface regression process and determination of instantaneous web thickness of solid fuels/propellants.
• Multi-channel acoustic emission recording and analysis system for determination of onset of ignition and combustion duration, as well as detection of combustion anomaly.