The Bentil Group is equipped with the following facilities:
Advanced Blast Simulator (ABS): Oxyacetylene-Driven.
The advanced blast simulator is used to simulate blast wave exposure, in support of blast-induced traumatic injury research. Click here to learn more about the ABS.
Iowa State University’s oxyacetylene-driven ABS.
ABS design and fabrication was by Stumptown Research and Development (https://www.stumptownresearch.com/).
Shock Tube: Oxyacetylene-Driven.
The oxyacetylene shock tube is used to simulate blast wave exposure, in support of blast-induced traumatic injury research and dynamic inflation experiments. The inner diameter of the shock tube is 7.62 cm (3-in.) with a 30.48 cm (1-ft) driver and 457.2 cm (15-ft) driven section. Click here to view the video of the oxyacetylene shock tube in action.
Iowa State University’s first oxyacetylene-driven shock tube. Designed by William J. Jackson, for The Bentil Group.
Shock tube fabrication was by Central Iowa Machine Shop (http://centraliowamachine.com/), Iowa State University’s Machine Shop in the Department of Chemistry, and William J. Jackson (Jack).
Discovery hybrid rheometer (hr-2).
General purpose rheometer for soft material property characterization. HR-2 is capable of both axial and torsional loading.
TA Instruments.
Other facilities
- Propane-driven shock tube for blast impact research
- Compression-driven shock tubes for blast impact research
- High-speed digital monochrome cameras (Photron FASTCAM SA-Z)
- Optical tables (Newport)
- Digital image correlation software (Correlated Solutions)
- Sterilizer for decontamination and sterilization (Market Forge)
- Biosafety cabinet (Nuaire Class II, Type A2)
- Fume hood (Mott)
The Bentil Group’s facilities are housed in a Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2) laboratory. A BSL-2 laboratory is suitable for research involving agents that pose moderate hazards to personnel and the environment.