Thermal Test Systems | Automation | High-Temperature R&D
THE CHALLENGE
Expose large sample sets to controlled high-temperature combustion conditions for long-duration materials research while maintaining repeatability, traceability, and safe unattended operation.
Expose large sample sets to controlled high-temperature combustion conditions for long-duration materials research while maintaining repeatability, traceability, and safe unattended operation.
MY CONTRIBUTION
I designed and built the low-velocity burner rig around a custom ceramic hot section and rotating sample carousel. I integrated dual furnaces, gas handling, temperature measurement, stepper-driven positioning, ball-screw motion, and National Instruments cRIO control. I developed LabVIEW sequences for automated thermal cycles, data acquisition, alarms, and extended experiments lasting up to roughly 40 days.
I designed and built the low-velocity burner rig around a custom ceramic hot section and rotating sample carousel. I integrated dual furnaces, gas handling, temperature measurement, stepper-driven positioning, ball-screw motion, and National Instruments cRIO control. I developed LabVIEW sequences for automated thermal cycles, data acquisition, alarms, and extended experiments lasting up to roughly 40 days.
OUTCOME
The system delivered repeatable exposures near 1300 °C across multiple specimens and enabled sustained materials testing with substantially less manual intervention.
The system delivered repeatable exposures near 1300 °C across multiple specimens and enabled sustained materials testing with substantially less manual intervention.
SELECTED EVIDENCE
Photograph of the completed test stand; exhaust-end view of heated samples; published section view of the custom ceramic chamber and carousel. A recreated CAD section can replace the published figure where appropriate.
Photograph of the completed test stand; exhaust-end view of heated samples; published section view of the custom ceramic chamber and carousel. A recreated CAD section can replace the published figure where appropriate.
SKILLS
Thermal systems · Combustion testing · LabVIEW · National Instruments cRIO · Data acquisition · Automation · Ceramic design · Motion control · Instrumentation · Long-duration testing
Thermal systems · Combustion testing · LabVIEW · National Instruments cRIO · Data acquisition · Automation · Ceramic design · Motion control · Instrumentation · Long-duration testing
