The fluid mechanics group at The University of Melbourne boasts extensive laboratory floor space with world-leading wind and water-tunnel facilities and state-of-the-art instrumentation for experimental measurement of fluid flow. In support of the ARC Thrive ITTC, the University of Melbourne has completed the construction of an IAQ test space, complete with HVAC simulator and imaging instrumentation for air flow measurement and humidity and temperature control. This new facility will be key to the Centre and to higher degree research students with an excellent foundation for high quality experimental research. Additionally, the fluid mechanics group owns and operates a wide array of imaging systems for particle image velocimetry and particle tracking and other anemometry systems such as hot-wires and laser doppler anemometry. The group will now be capable of state-of-the-art experiments relating airflow to IAQ, incorporating HVAC optimisation and sensor technology.
