KFUPM Shock Tube
The KFUPM Shock Tube is a facility capable of instantaneously generate a wide range of temperature (700-5000 K) and pressure (0.01-100 bar) conditions. The facility consist of a 8.3-m long driven section with an internal diameter of 18 cm, and a 3-m long driver section. The driver section can be extended up to 5.8-m long using a U-bend shape pipe. Several fast-responding pressure sensors are mounted flush on the last 2 m of the driven section to allow measurement of the shock wave velocity. The test-section include 8 optically accessible ports to allow implementing several optical diagnostics. Two separate mixing tanks are connected to the facility for generating custom gas mixtures.
Key feature
- Pressure range from 0.01 to 100 bar.
- Temperature range from 700 K to 5000 K.
- Large internal diameter of 18 cm.
HTHP Spectroscopy Cell
The High-temperature, High-Pressure (HTHP) Spectroscopy Cell is capable of generating controlled environments at conditions up to 1300 K and 200 bar. The cell is optically accessible using a 17-cm long CaF2 or Sapphire rods enabling measurements at wavelengths from the UV to mid-IR. An external chiller is used to maintain the flanges of the cell at low temperatures using internal channels. The path length of the cell is 10-cm long with a temperature uniformity of ±5 K.
Key feature
- Pressures up to 200 bar.
- Temperatures up to 1300 K.
- Spectral wavelength access from 300 nm to 8 μm.