Research Areas and Projects

• Acoustic Metamaterials
  A large-scale design of acoustic noise barrier adopting 3d printed modularity for customisable acoustical performance. See here for more details.
  Contact Person:  A/Prof Lee Heow Pueh

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Acoustics Lab
WS2-01-40

1 Engineering Drive 3
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117580

+65 6516 2224

Overview

The Control and Mechatronics division is responsible for teaching control and mechatronics courses in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in NUS. Its has two main laboratories which house numerous cutting edge research projects in Robotics, Control and Computational Intelligence areas. It also has strong relationship with local and international industrial and academic partners. If you are interested in our research, require consultancy or have new ideas on mechatronics systems, please feel free to contact us.

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Control and Mechatronics Labs

• E2-01
  5 Engineering Drive 2, Singapore 117579
• EA-03-05A/06A
  9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117575

Department of Mechanical Engineering
National University of Singapore

+65 6516 2137

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Design Lab
EA-03-04

9 Engineering Drive 1
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117575

+65 6516 4598

Overview

This laboratory has a full range of equipment for the study of structural and machinery dynamics and vibration. Transducers of both contacting and non-contacting types are available for the measurement of acceleration, velocity, displacement and force.

These include a wide range of accelerometers, force transducers and single point laser vibrometer, which provide excellent velocity resolution, outstanding measurement linearity and accuracy.

The lab is also equipped with M+P Analyzer - which enable Dynamic Signal Acquisition and Analysis in one application for minimal training & ease to use.

The Dewesoft system applications combine the data of miscellaneous sensors (as impact hammer, accelerometers, microphones, strain gauges, load cells etc.), display and correlate them. The Dewesoft systems enables one to capture all sources synchronized, even if they have different output rates. Besides the possibility of online data evaluation in real time, the powerful post-processing feature allows one to only collect the raw data at the proving ground, and do all the calculations in the office on the stored data.

Both the above systems can perform real-time analysis, digital instrumentation recorders for high-definition and high-density recording and reproduction of signals.

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Dynamics/Vibration Lab
E1-02-03

3 Engineering Drive 2
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117578

+65 6516 2235

Overview

The Fluid Mechanics group conducts courses and research in Aerodynamics, Bio-Fluid Dynamics, Experimental and Computational Fluid Mechanics. The research activities encompass a mix of basic, applied and developmental research. Basic research is carried out both in furtherance of the personal research interests of the staff and in support of ongoing applied and developmental research. To foster close links with the local industry, a significant part of the applied and developmental research has been carried out in collaboration with the industry and government bodies.

Highlights

• Complex-Structure Fluids
  We are currently focused on developing particle-based simulation methods applied to various multiphase flows, in particular the sediment dispersion in ocean scale (several kms length scale), and its interactions with buried infrastructure. Experimental investigations of the complex behaviour of colloids and droplet suspensions represent an important area of interest in our group. See here for more details.
  Contact Person:  Prof Nhan Phan-Thien and Prof Khoo Boo Cheong

Facilities

We are equipped with various research facilities; wind-tunnels, water-tunnels, lasers, hot-wire anemometers, laser doppler anemometers, particle imaging velocimetry systems and video imaging systems.

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Fluid Mechanics Labs
EA-04-20, EA-03-11

9 Engineering Drive 1
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117575

+65 6516 2232

Overview

The Impact Mechanics Laboratory is equipped with facilities for dynamic materials testing, low velocity structural and product drop tests, ballistic projectile penetration tests and computational simulation of dynamic processes. We specialise in research and testing and have provided services to industry by acting as consultants, undertaking material and mechanical testing and analysis and conducting short courses for engineers.

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Impact Mechanics Lab
EA-01-22

9 Engineering Drive 1
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117575

+65 6516 6330

Overview

Faculty members of the Manufacturing Group are actively involved in research and teaching in wide areas of manufacturing and their focus involves in training students and researchers by introducing value-added manufacturing through information technology (IT) applications and process innovation. These include novel processes based on additive manufacturing or 3D printing, ultra-precision and micro-machining, and advanced research in computer integrated systems facilitated by data and communication technology, internet-enabled smart manufacturing, augmented and virtual reality, multi-scale process and material modelling/simulation, and machine/deep learning. Faculty members are also actively involved in automotive engineering projects, notably the FSAE race cars.

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Manufacturing Lab
EA-01-05

9 Engineering Drive 1,
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117575

+65 6516 4507

Research Areas and Projects

1. Development of Unconventional Materials including Metal Based Composites, Functionally Gradient Materials and Nanostructured bulk Materials
2. Functional Materials and Metal Matrix Composities
3. Materials Education
4. Wear Mapping, Tribology of Engineering Materials, Nano-Lubriction, Coatings, Friction and Wear characterization of Nano-Lubricants, Tribology of Polymers and Coatings
5. Polymers and Thin Film deposition
6. Fracture and Fatigue
7. Nanomechanics of Advanced Materials, Mechanical Properties and Interface Mechanics of Thin Films, Mechanical Properties of Nano-Materials
8. Biomaterials, Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering; Fracture-Wear of Biomaterials, Wear Modelling, Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering, Integration Medical Images, Biomaterials & Advanced Manufacturing
9. Growth, characterisation and application of Piezo

Highlights

• Aerogels
  Our research effort is directed to eco-aerogels made from environmental waste products (cotton/cellulose, plastic and rubber wastes, and agricultural wastes). Their applications are numerous, including heat and sound insulation, oil absorption, filtering membranes, etc. See here for more details.
  Contact Person:  Prof Nhan Phan-Thien and A/Prof Hai M Duong

Facilities

• Atomic Force Microscopy
• Scanning Electron Microscope
• Thermal Analysis Equipment
• Tensile Testing Machine
• Tribometry Equipment
• Hydraulic Press
• X-Ray Diffractometer
• Optical Microscope
• Furnaces
• Scratch Tester
• Thin Film Deposition System
• Hardness Tester

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Material Labs
E3-04-01 to E3-04-03

Department of Mechanical Engineering
National University of Singapore

+65 6516 6691

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Micro and Nano System Initiative (MNSI)
E6-02-03

5 Engineering Drive 1
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117608

+65 6516 4567

Overview

The Experimental Mechanics Laboratory was set up in 1969 when it was then called the Strength of Materials Laboratory dealing mainly with strain gauging, photoelasticity and moiré interferometry. Since then, it has evolved into research in Experimental Stress Analysis, Numerical Stress Analysis, Image Processing Technique, BioMechanics and BioMaterials. At the same time, it has also provide strain gauging facilities, materials testing services and laboratory support for undergraduate, postgraduate students, research staff and academic staff.

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Solid Mechanics Lab / Experimental Mechanics Lab
EA-02-21

9 Engineering Drive 1
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117575

+65 6516 2230

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Strength of Materials Lab
EA-01-22

9 Engineering Drive 1
Department of Mechanical Engineering
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117575

+65 6516 4511

Overview

The Thermal Systems Group consists of the following:

• Air-conditioning Lab
• Energy Conversion Lab
• Thermal Process Labs

Research Areas and Projects

The group’s research interests include thermodynamics as well as heat and mass transfer with focus on energy, drying processes, micro and bio-thermal systems and thermal management of electronic equipment. Current research areas encompasses explosive boiling and transport processess in steady and unsteady impinging and opposing jets.

Energy related research activities include modelling and performance of absorption and adsorption chillers, compact heat exchangers for waste heat recovery and dehumidification, co-generation systems, ice storage for cooling and air-conditioning and hot water heating.

Research in micro and bio-thermal systems consists of combustion in the micro-scale, micro-thermophotovoltaic power generators, solid propellant micro-thrustors and miniaturisation of electro-adsorption chillers. Projects on bone drilling and cryo-surgery and cryoprobe development have been initiated while projects in heat transfer analysis in electronic packaging, moisture migration and its effects on electronic packaging, electronic cooling using phase change materials, thermo-mechanical reliability analysis of integrated chip packages, and thermal analysis in the wafer level packaging have been proposed to address the concerns of thermal management in electronic packaging in the ever growing electronic industry.

Facilities

In terms of infrastructure, the group possesses laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art apparatus and data acquisition systems to support projects undertaken by students and staff. They are Thermal Process Laboratory 1 & 2, Energy Conversion Laboratory and Air-conditioning Laboratory. In addition to these, research work is also carried out in the Department’s Microsystems Technology Lab.

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Air-Conditioning Lab
E1-03-01
+65 6516 2238

Energy Conversion Lab
E2-B-01/02/03
+65 6516 2239

Thermal Process Labs
EA-05-50, EA-06-20
+65 6516 4659 / +65 6516 4658

Department of Mechanical Engineering
National University of Singapore