Facilities

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