Laser Diagnostics Laboratory for Advanced Energy and Propulsion Research

Laser Diagnostics Laboratory for Advanced Energy and Propulsion Research

Department of Mechanical Engineering · College of Engineering · Michigan State University

Facilities

Energy and Automotive Research Laboratory (EARL)

The Laser Diagnostics Lab is part of the Energy and Automotive Research Laboratories (EARL), on the main campus of Michigan State University (MSU).

EARL is a synergistic research and development center, bringing together in one facility the researchers and students who are working to address today's and tomorrow's energy concerns.

Location of EARL on MSU campus map.

Laser Diagnostics Laboratory Experimental Facilities

Rapid compression machine facility

High pressure plasma and combustion chamber facility

Pulsed DC discharge plasma nanoparticle combustion facility

Microwave Induced Plasma Assisted Combustion facility

Optical internal combustion engine facility

Laser and Optical Diagnostics

Laser induced fluorescence (LIF) and Planar LIF imaging

Multispectral PLIF and emission imaging

Spectrally resolved 1-D line imaging

Particle Imaging Velocimetry (PIV) imaging

Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV)

Infrared (IR) Imaging

High speed LIF imaging