Acquisition of Test Equipment for Non-Contact Measurement of Thermal and Mechanical Properties

采购用于非接触式测量热性能和机械性能的测试设备

• 批准号: 0216287
• 负责人: Jonathan Miles
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: James Madison University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2002
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2002-08-01 至 2007-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0216287&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Acquisition; Test; Equipment; Non; Contact

The Program of Integrated Science and Technology (ISAT) at James Madison University (JMU) features a multi-disciplinary curriculum that places a strong emphasis on hands-on, project-based learning. The Infrared Development and Testing Laboratory (IDTTL) was established at ISAT in 1997 to provide opportunities for effective hands-on, project-oriented, student-centered learning that reinforces concepts and skills introduced within the ISAT program. The IDTTL provides access to research in advanced topics and emerging measurement technologies, fosters development of teaming and communication skills in an interdisciplinary environment, and avails undergraduates of professional activities including writing papers, presentation at conferences, and participation in summer internships.A suite of projects ongoing in the IDTTL is presently supported by NASA including (i) non-contact measurement of the thermal-structural response of an aluminized thin-film polymer membrane, with application to sunshields, solar sails, and membrane optics and (ii) development of an imaging gas-filter correlation radiometer (GFCR) for measurement of tropospheric carbon monoxide. The laboratory also develops non-contact techniques for manufacturing process control, boiler analyses, and predictive maintenance. The common thread connecting these projects is the measurement of critical parameters where contact with the target object is either impossible or will alter the desired parameters.The equipment requested includes an infrared imager with multiple lenses, hemispherical directional reflectometer, laser vibrometer, shaker, and vacuum chamber with cold plate. These instruments will elevate the capability of the laboratory and allow undergraduates and faculty mentors the opportunity to advance existing studies, and to prepare proposals for future studies that are more competitive than would otherwise be possible. The equipment will also be incorporated into new course laboratory activities through which all ISAT majors will benefit, and undergraduates and faculty from other departments at JMU, including physics, chemistry, biology, and geology, will be invited to utilize these instruments. The IDTTL will improve its stature as a model for other colleges and universities that wish to develop an interdisciplinary research laboratory capable of conducting valuable research and development and providing undergraduates an extraordinary learning experience.

詹姆斯麦迪逊大学 (JMU) 的综合科学与技术项目 (ISAT) 以多学科课程为特色，非常强调实践、基于项目的学习。红外开发和测试实验室 (IDTTL) 于 1997 年在 ISAT 成立，旨在提供有效的实践、以项目为导向、以学生为中心的学习机会，从而强化 ISAT 项目中引入的概念和技能。 IDTTL 提供先进主题和新兴测量技术的研究机会，促进跨学科环境中团队合作和沟通技能的发展，并为本科生提供专业活动，包括撰写论文、会议演讲和参加暑期实习。 IDTTL 目前正在支持一系列项目，包括 (i) 对物体热结构响应的非接触式测量 镀铝薄膜聚合物膜，应用于遮阳板、太阳帆和膜光学器件；(ii) 开发用于测量对流层一氧化碳的成像气体过滤相关辐射计 (GFCR)。该实验室还开发用于制造过程控制、锅炉分析和预测性维护的非接触技术。连接这些项目的共同点是测量关键参数，其中与目标物体的接触要么不可能，要么会改变所需的参数。所需的设备包括具有多个镜头的红外成像仪、半球定向反射计、激光振动计、振动台和带冷板的真空室。这些仪器将提升实验室的能力，让本科生和教师导师有机会推进现有研究，并为未来的研究准备比其他方式更具竞争力的提案。该设备还将被纳入新课程实验室活动中，所有ISAT专业都将受益，并且来自JMU其他院系（包括物理、化学、生物和地质学）的本科生和教师将被邀请使用这些仪器。 IDTTL 将提高其作为其他学院和大学的典范的地位，这些学院和大学希望建立一个能够进行有价值的研究和开发并为本科生提供非凡学习体验的跨学科研究实验室。