The Bentil Group

Facilities

The Bentil Group is equipped with the following facilities:

 

Oxy-acetylene Shock Tube.

The oxy-acetylene shock tube is used to simulate a blast impact, in support of blast-induced traumatic injury research. Click here to view the video of the oxy-acetylene shock tube in action.

Iowa State University’s first oxy-acetylene 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.