{"id":474,"date":"2025-03-21T22:34:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T22:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/?page_id=474"},"modified":"2026-02-05T22:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T22:26:14","slug":"test-cells","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/test-cells\/","title":{"rendered":"Test Cells"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div style=\"height:39px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"zl8\">ZL8 Cell #1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The High-Pressure Combustion Laboratory (ZL8) was completed in 2017 and features five state-of-the-art 500 square-foot test cells and an adjacent 2200 square-foot diagnostics lab. ZL8 Cell 1 is home to the PT1 and PT2 wind tunnels. Below are some pictures of the construction of ZL8:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><div class=\"wpcp-wp-lightbox-host wpcp-advanced-image-lightbox-icon-hover\"><a class=\"wpcp-wp-lightbox-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Both_Tunnels-scaled.jpg\" data-wpcp-wp-lb-image=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Both_Tunnels-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Both_Tunnels-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Both_Tunnels-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Both_Tunnels-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Both_Tunnels-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Both_Tunnels-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Both_Tunnels-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Both_Tunnels-scaled.jpg\" data-fancybox=\"wpcp-wp-img-493\" class=\"wpcp-lightbox-trigger wpcp-advanced-image-lightbox-icon wpcp-position-top-right wpcp-advanced-image-lightbox-icon-hover wpcp-global-lightbox-icon wpcp-lightbox-icon--global wpcp-lb-icon-style-default\" data-wpcp-lb-icon-source=\"global\" aria-label=\"Open image in lightbox\" data-thumb-src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Both_Tunnels-300x225.jpg\" data-wpcp-lb-single=\"1\"><span class=\"wpcp-icon-container\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 20 20\"><path d=\"M17.6585 16.025L14.2437 12.6198C15.1716 11.3338 15.6121 9.7613 15.4871 8.1819C15.362 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5.15359 12.081 5.58257C12.5112 6.00503 12.8528 6.50859 13.086 7.06394C13.3192 7.6193 13.4393 8.21536 13.4393 8.81744C13.4393 9.41951 13.3192 10.0156 13.086 10.5709C12.8528 11.1263 12.5112 11.6298 12.081 12.0523C11.6573 12.4813 11.1523 12.822 10.5954 13.0545C10.0384 13.287 9.44066 13.4068 8.83687 13.4068C8.23308 13.4068 7.63532 13.287 7.07838 13.0545C6.52144 12.822 6.01644 12.4813 5.59278 12.0523Z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-image-gallery has-white-background section is-medium\"><div class=\"container\"><h2 class=\"purdue-image-gallery__header align-center\">ZL8 Cell 1 Construction<\/h2><div class=\"columns is-multiline align-center\"><div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-full-mobile is-one-third-desktop is-one-third-widescreen\"><div class=\"image-gallery-open\" data-toggle=\"552\"><div class=\"image is-square\" role=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_1637-1-scaled.jpg\" aria-label=\"\"><\/div><button class=\"image-modal-button\" aria-label=\"More information\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button><\/div><div class=\"image-modal-content\" data-modal=\"552\"><div class=\"image-modal-close\"><p>ZL8 Cell 1 Exterior<\/p><\/div>\n                    <button class=\"image-modal-button\" aria-label=\"close\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n                    <\/div><\/div><div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-full-mobile is-one-third-desktop is-one-third-widescreen\"><div class=\"image-gallery-open\" data-toggle=\"553\"><div class=\"image is-square\" role=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_1638-1-scaled.jpg\" aria-label=\"\"><\/div><button class=\"image-modal-button\" aria-label=\"More information\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button><\/div><div class=\"image-modal-content\" data-modal=\"553\"><div class=\"image-modal-close\"><p>ZL8 Cell 1 Interior during construction<\/p><\/div>\n                    <button class=\"image-modal-button\" aria-label=\"close\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n                    <\/div><\/div><div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-full-mobile is-one-third-desktop is-one-third-widescreen\"><div class=\"image-gallery-open\" data-toggle=\"554\"><div class=\"image is-square\" role=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2744-1-scaled.jpg\" aria-label=\"\"><\/div><button class=\"image-modal-button\" aria-label=\"More information\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button><\/div><div class=\"image-modal-content\" data-modal=\"554\"><div class=\"image-modal-close\"><p>Founding advisors inside new ZL8 Cell 1<\/p><\/div>\n                    <button class=\"image-modal-button\" aria-label=\"close\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n                    <\/div><\/div><div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-full-mobile is-one-third-desktop is-one-third-widescreen\"><div class=\"image-gallery-open\" data-toggle=\"555\"><div class=\"image is-square\" role=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3075-1-scaled.jpg\" aria-label=\"\"><\/div><button class=\"image-modal-button\" aria-label=\"More information\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button><\/div><div class=\"image-modal-content\" data-modal=\"555\"><div class=\"image-modal-close\"><p>PT1 being installed in Cell 1<\/p><\/div>\n                    <button class=\"image-modal-button\" aria-label=\"close\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n                    <\/div><\/div><div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-full-mobile is-one-third-desktop is-one-third-widescreen\"><div class=\"image-gallery-open\" data-toggle=\"556\"><div class=\"image is-square\" role=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3152-1-scaled.jpg\" aria-label=\"\"><\/div><button class=\"image-modal-button\" aria-label=\"More information\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button><\/div><div class=\"image-modal-content\" data-modal=\"556\"><div class=\"image-modal-close\"><p>PT2 being constructed in Cell 2<\/p><\/div>\n                    <button class=\"image-modal-button\" aria-label=\"close\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n                    <\/div><\/div><div class=\"column is-half-tablet is-full-mobile is-one-third-desktop is-one-third-widescreen\"><div class=\"image-gallery-open\" data-toggle=\"557\"><div class=\"image is-square\" role=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3302-1-scaled.jpg\" aria-label=\"\"><\/div><button class=\"image-modal-button\" aria-label=\"More information\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button><\/div><div class=\"image-modal-content\" data-modal=\"557\"><div class=\"image-modal-close\"><p>PT1 first operational in Cell 1<\/p><\/div>\n                    <button class=\"image-modal-button\" aria-label=\"close\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n                    <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"zl9\">ZL9 Cell 5<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The High-Speed Propulsion Laboratory (ZL9) was constructed in 2024 and will support operations in 2025.&nbsp; This $73M, 60,000 ft2 facility adds five new test cells and significantly expands the high-pressure, high-flow-rate fluid system infrastructure throughout the Zucrow complex. Both facilities were designed with access windows connecting the test cells to the diagnostics laboratories, allowing a full-host of advanced laser-based techniques to be applied in the most complex flows.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><div class=\"wpcp-wp-lightbox-host wpcp-advanced-image-lightbox-icon-hover\"><a class=\"wpcp-wp-lightbox-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC07091-scaled.jpg\" data-wpcp-wp-lb-image=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC07091-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC07091-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC07091-300x200.jpg 300w, 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width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC09616-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC09616-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC09616-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC09616-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC09616-256x384.jpg 256w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC09616-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC09616-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC09616-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><a 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7.87365 2 8.76068C2 9.64772 2.17673 10.5259 2.51992 11.3443C2.86312 12.1627 3.36594 12.9049 3.99919 13.5279C5.11957 14.6901 6.62279 15.4103 8.23285 15.5562C9.84291 15.7022 11.4517 15.2641 12.7639 14.3224L16.1788 17.7275C16.3849 17.9034 16.6473 18 16.9186 18C17.1899 18 17.4523 17.9034 17.6585 17.7275C18.1138 17.16 18.1138 16.5925 17.6585 16.025ZM5.59278 12.0523C5.16258 11.6298 4.82094 11.1263 4.58774 10.5709C4.35455 10.0156 4.23446 9.41951 4.23446 8.81744C4.23446 8.21536 4.35455 7.6193 4.58774 7.06394C4.82094 6.50859 5.16258 6.00503 5.59278 5.58257C6.01644 5.15359 6.52144 4.81292 7.07838 4.58039C7.63532 4.34786 8.23308 4.22811 8.83687 4.22811C9.44066 4.22811 10.0384 4.34786 10.5954 4.58039C11.1523 4.81292 11.6573 5.15359 12.081 5.58257C12.5112 6.00503 12.8528 6.50859 13.086 7.06394C13.3192 7.6193 13.4393 8.21536 13.4393 8.81744C13.4393 9.41951 13.3192 10.0156 13.086 10.5709C12.8528 11.1263 12.5112 11.6298 12.081 12.0523C11.6573 12.4813 11.1523 12.822 10.5954 13.0545C10.0384 13.287 9.44066 13.4068 8.83687 13.4068C8.23308 13.4068 7.63532 13.287 7.07838 13.0545C6.52144 12.822 6.01644 12.4813 5.59278 12.0523Z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"zl5\">ZL5<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The ZL5 building is used exclusively by PETAL, and is home to the PT3 continuous subsonic open-return tunnel as well as LOTUS, a water table used to simulate supersonic phenomena through the hydraulic analogy. This building includes a small control room, as well as a clean room for resin 3D printing of test hardware. ZL5 is also used as a storage space, and a workspace for building and assembling test sections and instrumentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><div class=\"wpcp-wp-lightbox-host wpcp-advanced-image-lightbox-icon-hover\"><a class=\"wpcp-wp-lightbox-image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC07109-scaled.jpg\" data-wpcp-wp-lb-image=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC07109-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC07109-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC07109-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/PETAL\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/DSC07109-768x512.jpg 768w, 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