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Purdue University Boiling and Two-Phase Flow Laboratory (PU-BTPFL)

Established by Prof. Issam Mudawar in 1984, the Purdue University Boiling and Two-Phase Flow Laboratory (PU-BTPFL) became the World’s most extensive venue for experimental research on two-phase flow and heat transfer, including adiabatic flow, boiling, and condensation. It contains custom fabricated facilities for investigation of various aspects of these processes, supported by vast assortments of optical instruments, including high-speed video and film-based camera systems, computers and data acquisition hardware, electronic measurement devices, and mechanical tools. Our computers are interfaced to several mainframes available throughout the Purdue Engineering Computer Network (ECN). PU-BTPFL also houses classroom instructional facilities for pool boiling, flow boiling, two-phase flow patterns in a vertical tube, parallel flow gravity-driven instability, and density-wave oscillations. It also possesses extensive electrical power capability (in excess of 100 kW) as well as supply of compressed air and cooling water. Technical support is provided by personnel from the Mechanical Engineering Electronics Shop as well several of Purdue’s machine shops.

PU-BTPFL houses the following facilities (view presentation):

1. Pool Boiling Pressure Vessel
   
   
   
   
2. Pool Boiling Test Chamber
   
   
   
   
3. Facility for Measurement of Pool Boiling on Underside of Heated Curved Wall
   
   
   
   
4. Micro-channel Condensation Facility
   
   
   
   
5. Micro-channel Boiler Pumpless Flow Loop
   
   
   
   
6. Facility for Simultaneous Falling Film Velocity & Film Thickness Measurements using LDV & Heated Wire Probes, Respectively
   
   
   
   
7. High Capacity Flow boiling Facility
   
   
   
   
8. Facility for Flow Boiling Enhancement in Curved Channels
   
   
   
   
9. Micro-channel Cooling Loop
   
   
   
   
10. Micro-channel Vapor Compression Facility
    
    
    
    
11. Micro-channel Facility for Micro-PIV Measurements
    
    
    
    
12. Adiabatic Micro-channel Two-phase Flow Patterns Facility
    
    
    
    
13. Micro-channel Facility for Nanofluid & Carbon Nanotube Experiments
    
    
    
    
14. Micro-channel & Hybrid Micro-channel/Jet Impingement Low Temperature Refrigeration Facility
    
    
    
    
15. Ultra High Heat Flux Facility
    
    
    
    
16. Rotating Stirrer Facility
    
    
    
    
17. Spray Orientation Facility
    
    
    
    
18. Spray Cooling Facility
    
    
    
    
19. Spray Quenching Testbed
    
    
    
    
20. Jet-impingement Facility
    
    
    
    
21. Flow Boiling Orientation Facility
    
    
    
    
22. Flow Boiling Parabolic Flight Rig
    
    
    
    
23. Flow Condensation Parabolic Flight Rig
    
    
    
    
24. Spacecraft Hybrid Thermal Control System (TCS) Facility
    
    
    
    
25. Flow Condensation Orientation Effects Facility
    
    
    
    
26. Micro-channel Condensation Facility
    
    
    
    
27. Cross-flow Micro-channel Heat Exchanger Facility for Study of Air-fuel Heat Transfer in High Mach Turbine Engines
    
    
    
    
28. Thermal Management Facility for Ultra-Fast Charging of Electric Vehicles
    
    
    
    
29. Hydrogen Storage Thermal Management Facility
    
    
    
    
30. Surface Analysis Facility