Induction Heating

2.4 kW Ambrell Induction

  • Frequency range: 150-400 kHz
  • Set of different capacitors
  • Sef of coil designs: helical coil, split-helical coil, and pancake coil

    • Laser Processing

    Quantel Q-Smart 450

  • Nd-YAG 1064nm, 6ns duration, 10Hz repeat; ≤ 450mJ
  • ~10mm beam diameter, claim ~6.5mm
  • Optical demagnification x10
  • Micrometer controlled xy-stage from samples
  • High Vacuum Chamber for samples
  • PL power easily varied from 10-450mJ

    • Furnaces

  • Left: 815ºC 6x6 High Temp Hot Plate
  • Right: 1100ºC 13L Carbolite-Gero Furnace

    • Magnetic Characterization

    Lake Shore VSM 8604

  • Fields 2.6 T
  • 10 kOe/s field ramp rate; 10 ms/pt data acquisition rate
  • FORC capabilities
  • Rapid, repeatable temperature option exchange
  • Temperature range 4.2 K to 1273 K

    • LCR Meter

  • Measures inductance (L), capacitance (C), and resistance (R) for magnetic cores

    • Bode 100 Vector Network Analyzer

  • Measures frequency response from 1 Hz to 50 MHz

    • Core Loss Characterization

  • The left-hand side is a test setup using an amplifier for the tests, and the right-hand side is a setup using a H-Bridge excitation system

    • Edmund Buhler Melt Spinner MSP 10

  • Used to cast amorphous nanocrystalline ribbons with widths 1-10mm
  • Laboratory scaled system for 5 or 10g per run
  • Uses a copper spinning wheel to cool and produce the ribbon

    • Edmund Buhler Compact Arc Melter (MAM-1)

  • Designed to melt samples 5-20g up to 3500°C
  • Small melting chamber allows fast evacuation and low gas consumption
  • Crucible plates with customizable molds to produce uniform ingots

    • Flash Annealing System

  • Student developed annealing system for thin amorphous nanocrystalline ribbons
  • Fire brick housing built around the copper blocks to help reduce heat loss
  • Allows for fast uniform heating during rapid annealing tests

    • Microwave Processing System

  • Operating mode and frequency: Single mode and 2.45 GHz
  • Power: 1.2 kW
  • Maximum Temperature: 2100ºC

    • Keysight Vector Network Analyzer

  • Vector Network Analyzer (Keysight E5080A, 9 kHz – 9 GHz)
  • Keysight N1500A Materials Measurement Suite

    • Powder Processing

  • CARVER Mini-C Press
  • Retsch 100 PM

    • LHPG System

  • Laser Heated Pedestal Growth System for single crystal fiber growth

    • Fiber Optic Temperature and Gas Sensing

  • 1200 C Tube Furnace
  • Air, N2, H2, CO2 Flow-Controlled Gas Distribution System
  • Deuterium, Tungsten-Halogen Broadband Light Sources
  • Flame Series UV-VIS-NIR Spectrometers

    • Fiber Optic Magnetic Field Sensing

    NA Measurement and Magneto-Optics

    Structural Health Monitoring

    JASCO UV-VIS-NIR Spectrophotometer

  • 190 - 2500 nm
  • 60 mm integrating sphere

    • Li-ion Battery Tester

  • Left: Neware BTS-4000 with 8-channels of 5V and 20A
  • Right: Neware Environmental Chamber