Today

[Ice Czar]

Commissioning and verifying the new lathe and overhauling the hydraulics on the centrifuge

 

[matthewsx]

Okay, I'll bite.

What is the centrifuge used for?

John

 

[Boswell]

OK, that is not a hobby level centrifuge. is it?

 

[vocatexas]

Just a wild guess, but I'd say he works at the USAF Academy.

 

[Aukai]

I would like to hear comments on the chip shield.

 

[Boswell]

White Chip Shield takes a huge commitment to cleaning after every use.
Ice Czar, I hope you are going to give us more information and of course more pictures

 

[Ice Czar]

The centrifuge is at the University of Colorado Center for Infrastructure, Energy, and Space Testing. Or more accurately under one of them.

The payload which in the photo my coworker is next to swings up under rotation and the the hydraulic actuator attached to to shakes the samples under test on the adjacent table.

The higher gravity increases the possible resolution of measurement. A typical use would be studying structures or soils (the earthquake liquefaction in Mexico City)

The payload is roughly counter balanced with tungsten carbide chips and an in flight control system is employed to fine tune in operation. There are roller bearings up and down both sides

 

[Ice Czar]

Brake rotors/calipers and slipring above

 

[matthewsx]

The centrifuge is at the University of Colorado Center for Infrastructure, Energy, and Space Testing. Or more accurately under one of them.

The payload which in the photo my coworker is next to swings up under rotation and the the hydraulic actuator attached to to shakes the samples under test on the adjacent table.

The higher gravity increases the possible resolution of measurement. A typical use would be studying structures or soils (the earthquake liquefaction in Mexico City)

The payload is roughly counter balanced with tungsten carbide chips and an in flight control system is employed to fine tune in operation. There are roller bearings up and down both sides

That's some serious hardware

 

[Boswell]

Very Cool and I am sure a job to keep running. Thanks for the additional pictures and description.