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Facilities
Clients can often realize significant savings by taking advantage of the extensive equipment and experimental apparatus inventory present at Coanda. This inventory includes numerous gas and liquid delivery systems, plus general purpose experimental test facilities as described below.
Compressors, Blowers and Pumps
- 250 hp Compair compressor (~ 1,000 scfm @ 190 psi - oil free, water free)
- 75 hp Compair compressor (~ 175 scfm @ 490 psi)
- 150 hp Champion Fan (~ 11,000 scfm @ 2 psi)
- 3 x 60hp Spencer Turbines (~ 5000 scfm @ 7 psi)
- 50 hp Roots type blower (~ 800 scfm @ 12 psi)
- 20 hp vacuum pump
- 2500 usgpm TACO split case pump
- 50 hp Gorman slurry pump (~ 3000 usgpm - 3" max solids diameter)
- 30 hp Gorman slurry pump (~ 1250 usgpm)
- 2 - 40 hp hi-pressure multi-stage centrifugal pumps (max 40 usgpm @ 350 psi)
- 1 - 10 hp progressive cavity pumps (numerous configurations available)
- 1 - 10 hp centrifugal pumps (numerous configurations available)
Recirculating Water Channel - Coanda's recirculating water channel has outstanding optical access owing to the minimal number of support braces and the glass bottom and sides. This facility can be used in a wide range of applications such as modelling atmospheric dispersion and bluff body flows. Various forms of instrumentation can be outfitted to measure velocities (LDV, Hot Wire) or concentrations (1D-2D LIF, Salinity Probes). Click on the link in the PDF download section for more information.
Single & Multi-phase Flow Loops - Coanda has several flow loops designed to study single and multi-phase flows within piping, columns and vessels. Experiments can be performed with fluid viscosities ranging from 0.001 Pa·s to 100 Pa·s, and both Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids can be accommodated. Multi-phase slurry loops capable of up to 1200 usgpm with solids loading up to 45% by volume are also available.
Fluidized Beds - Coanda currently operates a 1 m diameter cold flow fluidized bed (shown to the right). This vessel is constructed entirely from acrylic thereby permitting detailed observation through the vessel side walls and axially upwards through the bottom of the vessel. We also have several smaller fluidized beds for measuring particle properties and for evaluating instrumentation and measurement techniques for both laboratory and field scale units. In addition, a large rectangular test bed measuring 2m x 0.5m x 2m is available to carry out studies on advanced petroleum feed stock delivery to fluidized beds.
Mixing/Reactor Vessel Test Stands - Coanda has a range of test stands designed specifically to study fluid flow within vessels and columns. Our reactor stands permit the installation of acrylic vessels with diameters ranging from 100mm to 360mm and up to 2m height. This novel design allows the position of the vessel body, the top and bottom of the vessel, and the position of the impeller(s) to be adjusted to any intermediate position without any disassembly. All of our equipment is designed to allow maximum optical access for qualitative flow visualization and both LDV and LIF measurements.
Wind Tunnel - A wind tunnel having a 460mm (high) x 480mm (wide) x 1980mm (long), test section is available for studies in aeronautics, bluff bodies, heat transfer, probe calibration and other related applications.
Fabrication Shop - Coanda has on premises an extensive model fabrication shop. Major machines include: steel milling machine and lathe, horizontal and vertical bands saws, and various other small machines such as shapers, sanders and a scroll saw. We are equipped to make quick and accurate changes to experimental apparatus as required.