ISU Icing Research Tunnel (ISU-IRT) has a unique capability to generate supercooled droplet icing and ice crystal environments for atmospheric icing studies.
Visit ISU-IRT webpage
Labs and Facilities
![Hands working on a lab component](https://www.aere.iastate.edu/files/2022/02/diamond-anvil-web-2.jpg)
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AABL Wind and Gust Tunnel
A closed-circuit wind tunnel with two test sections and gust generation capability for tests requiring smooth and uniform flow and atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) wind.
Visit the ABBL webpage
![group in anechoic chamber](https://www.aere.iastate.edu/files/2022/07/20170727_Sharma_Anupam022-edited-scaled.jpg)
Anechoic Chamber
The fully anechoic chamber is 15’×15’×12′ in size and has a noise floor of 20 dBA. The facility is suitable for acoustic testing of small devices such as UAVs that generate small flow disturbance.
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Icing Tunnel
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Neutral Buoyancy Tank
The neutral buoyancy tank simulates the microgravity environment of space. The 20-foot by 20-foot tank can also be used to assess space system designs and operations in simulated lunar and Mars gravity.
![Two students and professor Dr. Valery Levitas working on component together in lab](http://www.aere.iastate.edu/files/2022/02/diamond-anvil-web-1024x576.jpg)
Rotational Diamond Anvil Cell
The Rotational Diamond Anvil Cell is a compact device used for in-situ study of high-pressure material transformation and deformation at ISU and synchrotron radiations facilities.
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Tornado Simulator
Vertical wind tunnels to simulate translating tornado-like vortex and impinging jet for wind engineering applications.