COMPUTER SYSTEMS
- 4 Dell Precisions with Pentium IV Processor
- Dell PC With Pentium III Processor
- 3 Digital AlphaStations
- Compaq XP1000 AlphaStation with 667 MHz Alpha Processor
- Power Macintosh 8100/100AV
- Power Macintosh 7600/120
- Power Macintosh G3, 450 MHz
- Gateway 2000 E-4200 PC with 400 MHz Pentium II Processor
- Gateway 2000 G6-200 PC with 200 MHz Pentium processor
- Dell PC with 900 MHz Pentium processor
- Hewlett Packard LaserJet 5M
- Hewlett Packard DeskJet 1600CM
- Hewlett Packard ScanJet 3p
SOFTWARE LIBRARY
- Intelligent Control Software for Resin Transfer Molding
- Perform Permeability Calculation Tool
- Numerical process models for thermosetting and thermoplastic composites processing techniques
- Numerical composite property models
- Optimization codes
- Software for microstructural analysis
- LabVIEW software for on-line process control
In addition, the Mechanical Engineering Department and the School of Engineering host extensive public computational facilities.
EXPERIMENT FACILITIES
- Matec SR9000 Ultrasonic C-Scan Inspection System
- Two separate resin transfer molding equipment with fully controllable injection system for manufacturing thermosetting-matrix composite materials
- Ameritherm Nova-1 1kW Induction Heating System
- Tetrahedron MTP-10 Programmable Press
- Nikon Labphot 2A B/D microscope with a 12" Hitachi black-and-white monitor
- Brookfield DV-II+ Viscometer
- Sony high-resolution black-and-white video printer
- Sony die sublimation color video printer
- Scion digital frame grabber board
- Inframetrics thermal imaging system
- National Instruments NI-DAQ data acquisition board for Macintosh
- Grieve industrial heater/dryer
Materials preparation and characterization facilities are also available.