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TCNJ Data Acqusition for Water Tunnel
2025-2026
Meet the Team
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Project
Overview
The primary goal of this project is to enhance the functionality of the existing water tunnel in the thermofluids laboratory by designing and implementing a complete data acquisition platform. While the current system allows for flow visualization through particle tracing and dye injection, it lacks the ability to measure and collect quantitative data.
Our team will integrate sensors, DAQ boards, and LabVIEW interfaces to record parameters such as pressure, velocity, and force for a wide range of test setups. By the end of the project, the water tunnel will be used as a more versatile educational tool that can provide both qualitative and quantitative data for research and teaching applications.
Updates
September 2025
- Preliminary research on LABVIEW and hardware requirements.
- Research possible experiments to implement.
- Complete and present project proposal.
- Clean water tunnel, filter, and begin to run.
October 2025
- Research and selection of hardware materials
- Develop and finalize budget
- Interim design presentation
- Research and practice LabView codes with DAQ
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