Research Facilities

We have state-of-the-art research facilities to do the Characterization studies for the Phase Change Materials (PCMs/nano enhanced PCMs), Solar Bifacial PV Test Bed, Material Characterizations, and High end workstations to conduct CFD Simulations for the thermal energy systems

Characterization of the Phase Change Materials

Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)

Temperature range: With Intracooler (-40°C to 600°C)

With LN2 cooling (-170°C to 600°C)

Software: Proteus®, including Smart Mode, Expert Mode, Auto Calibration, Auto Cooling, Auto Evaluation, Identify, OIT, predefined methods, etc. The software runs under the operating systems, Windows® 7, Windows® 8.1. And Windows® 10

Supplier: NETZSCH, Germany

Thermal Conductivity Measurement

Equipment: KD2 Pro

Type: Solid and Liquid Samples

Accuracy: ± 5 to ± 10% Thermal Conductivity/Resistivity

Probe Sonicator

Equipment: PRO656

Frequency: 20 - 25 kHz

Crushing Capacity: upto 500ml

Viscometer

Rotation speeds : 0.3 and 250 rpm

Torque range : 0.05 to 13 mNm

Temperature : -50°C to +300°C

Accuracy : +/- 1 % of the full scale

Repeatability : +/- 0,2 %

Data Loggers

34970A Data Acquisition / Data Logger

No of Cards: 2 Nos

No of Channels: 20 each

Nitrogen Adsorption/Desorption Analyzer

This instrument determines the specific surface area of powders, solids and granules through chemisorption and physisorption of various types of gases like N2, CO2, H2, water vapour etc. Pore size analysis, micropore analysis, pore size distribution can also be determined by this instrument. Surface area and pore volumes (or pore size distribution) are determined using the Brunauer–Emmet–Teller (BET) equation, Barret–Joyner–Halenda (BJH) and DFT methods respectively.

(Shared Facility with NRC, SRM IST)