Experimental Facilities
Physica MCR 702e Rheometer
- Twin drive with CMT (stress control), SMT (strain control)
- Torque 0.5 nNm to 230 mNm, Frequency from 1e-7 to 628
Twin Screw Extruder
- Custome-made lab-scale modular twin screw extruder (L/D=20, D=20mm)
- Lithium-ion battery slurry mixing
Glove Box
- Glove box for secondary battery research with solid electrolytes
Pilot Viscosity Monitoring System
Physica MCR 301 Rheometer
- One double-gap concentric cylinder unit, 2 Cone-and-plate units (25mm, 50mm),
2 parallel plate units (25mm, 50mm)
- 2 Pelletier temperature control units (CTD200, PTD200)
TA ARES Rheometer (Advanced Rheometric Expansion System)
- Strain-controlled rheometer (SMT)
- Torque 1e-6 to 196 mNm with maximum frequency 100 rad/s
PIV system (Particle image velocimetry)
- Dual 200 mJ Nd-YAG laser 532 nm, 15Hz
- High speed camera: PowerView Plus 4MP-LS, 30 fps, 2360*1760 pixels with synchronizer (0.25 ns resolution)
Mastersizer 3000
- Laser diffraction particle analyzer measuring 10nm to 3500um
Full agitator setup for scale-up research
- 2 liter, 5 liter, 20 liters and 50 liters vessels with the corresponding shafts and impellers
for consistent scale-up research
- High precision controllable motor systems (Dunkernmortoren BG 65X 75PI, 150W)
Planetary disper Mixer
- 2 liter and 5 liter sized PD (planetary-disper) mixers: 2 set
- Lab-scale lithium-ion battery slurry mixer
Trilab Intelligent Stirrer
- High presicion rotation speed control and torque measurement system (Trilab LS600)
Two setups for LIF (Laser Induced Fluorescence) visualization
- Argon laser, Nd-YAG laser, cameras, various filters, vibration isolation table, etc.
Homogenizer for dispersion study
- Two different rotor-stator type homogenizers, ultrasound agitator, etc.
Thinky Mixer ARM-310
- The 2 modes of mixing and deaeration achieve dispersion and deaeration of highviscosity materials in a small amount of time (200rpm-2000rpm)
Nikkon Eclipse
- Optical microscope for droplet and particle size/shape measurements
- Image processing system
High pressure homogenizer
- Nano Disperser (N-10M) by Ilshin Autoclave
- High pressure homogenizer for dispersion
Gas flow meter
- Gas flow controller through sparger
Viscometer
- Brookfield viscometer for viscosity measurement
DO sensor
- Measurement of dissolved oxygen (DO) (by Broadley James)
3D printer
- Finebot FB-9600 to manufacture various shape of impellers and baffles
