Experimental Facilities
STA6000:
Thermogravimetry Analysis (TGA) & Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) to conduct thermal compositional analysis of solid and liquid
Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrum II:
Molecular structure analysis of solid and liquid
Clarus 590:
Gas Chromatography (GC)
Hyphenated System of TGA-DSC-GC:
Simultaneous thermal compositional analysis
NovaTouch BET Sorption Analyzer:
Analysis for porosity and rock surface area
Aquion IC:
Ion Chromatography for water samples
Barnstead Smart2Pure:
Water puriifier generating 18.2 micro-ohm ultra-pure water
DSA25:
Drop shape analyzer for wettability measurement
Eclipse ME600 & Edge 4.2LT:
Microscope compound & High-speed camera
Soil consolidometer:
Measuring swelling pressure of soils
10GC Gravity Convection Oven:
Drying oven (~200 °C)
HeraTherm Mechanical Convection Oven:
Drying oven (~330 °C)
Hydrothermal Synthesis Magnetic Stirring Reactor:
Autoclave reactor heater
Computational Facilities
Software
TOUGH:
Suite of Simulation Codes for Nonisothermal Multiphase Flow and Transport in Fractured and Porous Media:
TOUGH2, TOUGH+HYDRATE, TOUGH-REACT
iTOUGH2:
Suite of Inverse Modeling Capabilities:
EOS Modules connected to TOUGH2, PEST Protocol, GSLIB
FLAC3D:
Numerical modeling software for geotechnical analyses of soil, rock, groundwater, constructs, and ground support
OpenFOAM:
CFD Simulation Code for Pore Scale Modeling
Mechsys:
Programming Library for the Implementation of Simulation Tools in Mechanics
R:
Statistical Analysis and Data Analytics Tool
High Performance Computing Facilities and Software Through UH CACDS
Carya Cluster:
Latest cluster hosting 9,984 Intel CPU cores and 327,680 Nvidia GPU cores
GROMACS:
GROningen MAchine for Chemical Simulations
LAMMPS:
LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics Simulator