Major Facilities

 

Toshiba Compact Micro CT Scanner with 130kV X-ray generator and 5 micro focus size

Brand: Toshiba

Modal: TOSCANER-31300

Rubber, Resin Bone, Tooth, etc.
  • detect fine defects, foreign materials, separation and other phenomena
  • R&D, pre-production, quality control, failure analysis and other purposes
  • in the fields of ICs, semiconductor devices, electronic components, batteries, aluminium die castings and many other materials, parts and products

Contact person: Mr. TC Chan
Email: taicchan@hku.hk
Tel: 2859 2651

 

 

Resonant Column Apparatus (RCA) for 50mm size soil samples

Brand: GDS

Modal: Nil

RESONANT COLUMN TESTING
  • Resonance in torsion
  • Resonance in flexure
  • Damping Ratio in torsion
  • Damping Ratio in flexure
  • Slow speed (<2Hz) torsional shear

Contact person: Mr. TC Chan
Email: taicchan@hku.hk
Tel: 2859 2651

 

 

Compression Testing Machine Capacity 5MN

Brand: Instron-Satec

Modal: 1000RD-E5

Compression test 5000KN

Contact person: Mr. CK Ni
Email: ckni@hku.hk
Tel: 2857 8232

 

 

X-Ray Diffractometer

Brand: Bruker

Modal: D8 Advance

X-Ray Diffractometer is a rapid analytical technique primarily used for phase identification of a crystalline material. It is most widely used for the identification of unknown crystalline materials, such as minerals, inorganic compounds. Determination of unknown solids is critical to studies in geology, environmental science, material science, engineering and biology.

Contact person: Ms. Vicky Fung
Email: vickyfyl@hku.hk
Tel: 2859 1968

 

 

Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Tandem Quadrupole Mass Spectrometric Detector

Brand: Waters

Modal: 1760500

Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Tandem Quadruple Detector (UPLC-TQD) combines with PDA and FLR to qualify and quantify the compounds, including the organic and inorganic components, at parts per billions level in the matrix samples. The samples include environmental samples, pharmaceutical analysis and clinical research.

Contact person: Ms. Vicky Fung
Email: vickyfyl@hku.hk
Tel: 2859 1968

 

 

Inductively Coupled Plasma with Mass Spectrometer

Brand: Agilent

Modal: 7900

Inductively Coupled Plasma with Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) is an elemental analysis technology capable of detecting most of the periodic table of elements at parts per billions (ppb) to parts per thousands levels (ppt). It is used in environmental monitoring, geochemical analysis, metallurgy, pharmaceutical analysis and clinical research.

Contact person: Ms. Vicky Fung
Email: vickyfyl@hku.hk
Tel: 2859 1968

 

 

Spectroscopy System for Raman spectral analysis using visible excitation at 632.8nm

Brand: Renishaw

Modal: Micro-Raman INVIA

Raman Microscope is a laser-based microscopic device and used to perform Raman spectroscopy. It is an easy and simply place the sample under the microscope, focus and qualify the sample. A standard optical microscope allows high magnification visualization of a sample and Raman analysis with a microscopic laser spot. It provides the chemical and structural information about the sample.

Contact person: Chris Kan
Email: ckfkan@hku.hk
Tel: 2857 8470

 

 

Atomic Force Microscope INCLUDE SPMControl Station II & NanoWizard II stand-alone AFM head

Brand: JPK

Modal: H-02-00

Atomic Force Microscope is a scanning probe microscope and is designed to acquire the image of the sample.

Contact person: Chris Kan
Email: ckfkan@hku.hk
Tel: 2857 8470

 

 

Inductively Coupled Plasma VDV Spectrometer with Inert Sample Introduction Kit for VDV

Brand: Agilent

Modal: 5110VDV

Inductively Coupled Plasma with Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES) is a technique and is used for the determination of metals in aqueous solution. It shall be capable of simultaneous determination of multi-elements at parts per billions levels (ppb).

Contact person: Ms. Vicky Fung
Email: vickyfyl@hku.hk
Tel: 2859 1968

 

 

Recirculating flow channel with sediment transport & accessorie

Brand: PLINT

Modal: TE36

Water channel for hydraulic experiment.

Contact person: Chris Kan
Email: ckfkan@hku.hk
Tel: 2857 8470

 

 

HiSense Zyla CMOS Camera 5.5MP

Brand: Dantec Dynamics

Modal: HiSense Zyla

Digital Particle Image Velocimetry (DPIV) for measurement of 2D flow field; Planar Laser Induced Fluorescence (PLIF) technique for measurement of concentration field for fluid phase.

Contact person: Endor Fan
Email: endor@hku.hk
Tel: 2859 2653

 

 

Quartz Crystal Microbalance E1 Type Analyzer

Brand: Biolin Scientific

Modal: Q-Sense Analyzer

Measurement of mass, thickness, viscosity and shear modulus of the adsorbed film.

Contact person: Chris Kan
Email: ckfkan@hku.hk
Tel: 2857 8470

 

 

MTS Materials Test System

Brand: MTS

Modal: Flex Test 40

The 810 MTS is an uniaxial servo-hydraulic machine capable of extensive testing capabilities while featuring a load capacity up to 250 kN. The 810 MTS is perfect for fatigue tests, fracture tests, and monotonic tests.

Contact person: Mr. Tony Leung
Email: twcleung@hku.hk
Tel: 2859 2657

 

 

3D ESPI High Resolution Laser Interferometer Sensor

Brand: Dantec Dynamics

Modal: Q-300

Q-300 is being used in advanced tensile tests.
Full-Field Measurement for Advanced Material Testing.

Contact person: Mr. Tony Leung
Email: twcleung@hku.hk
Tel: 2859 2657

 

 

Cytoflex Flow Cytometer

Brand: Beckman Coulter

Modal: B5 3010

To conduct qualitative and quantitative measurement of biological and physical properties of cells and other particles by using several wavelengths of laser beam.

Contact person: Endor Fan
Email: endor@hku.hk
Tel: 2859 2653

 

 

QICPIC, image analysis sensor for particle size & shape

Brand: QICPIC

Modal: Q10010

QICPIC Model: Q10010 is a high speed image analysis sensor combines with size and shape analysis of disperse particle systems. Applying dosing and dispersing units of modular design for dry and wet products ­the particle sizer QICPIC is flexible to adapt to powders, granules, fibres, suspensions and emulsions. This ensures a product-specific characterization of particle size and particle shape parameters matching the true nature of the application.

Contact person: Dr. Ken Lee
Email: kenwylee@hku.hk
Tel: 2859 1969

 

 

Triaxial Rock Testing System

Brand: MTS

Modal: 815.40

MTS Model 815 Rock Mechanics System is a servo valves control hydraulic machine capable of perform post-failure and multiple-failure state triaxial tests for cylindrical rock specimen. The high capacity, high stiffness load frame coupled with a 2600 KN in-vessel load-cell and up to 130Mpa confine pressure. The system enclosed with axial and circumferential extensometer for complete and accurate elastic properties measurement.

Contact person: Dr. Ken Lee
Email: kenwylee@hku.hk
Tel: 2859 1969

 

 

Full Field White Light Interferometer including Electronic Module, rack 19"

Brand: Forgale

Modal: M3D 3000 PFPSM3D300

Forgale Model: M3D 3000 PFPSM3D300 is profilometer allow to measure the surface topography of diverse materials. The instrument is capable of statistical surface roughness measurement.

Contact person: Dr. Ken Lee
Email: kenwylee@hku.hk
Tel: 2859 1969

 

 

Precision Surface Grinder with Working Table 6" x 18"

Brand: Joen Lih

Modal: 618ATD

Joen Lih Model 618ATD Precision Surface Grinder is used to grind and polish rock and concrete specimens with central grinding head and horizontal movable specimen platform. It is suitable to grind up 300mm cylindrical rock cores. The machine is supplied complete with safety guard, clamping jigs and cooling system by recirculating tank, filter and pump.

Contact person: Dr. Ken Lee
Email: kenwylee@hku.hk
Tel: 2859 1969

 

 

Servo Hydraulic Compression Testing Machine, Capacity 5000kN

Brand: MTS

Modal: YAW650

Systems with force capacities 5000kN, actuated by a powerful, self-contained pump with integrated digital closed-loop controls. Systems are compression only, providing accurate and reliable testing of high strength specimens.

Contact person: Mr. Michael Leung
Email: kpl1010@hku.hk
Tel: 2859 2656

 

 

Servo Hydraulic Universal Testing Machine for Rebar AC133 Testing

Brand: MTS

Modal: SHT 5206-P

Systems with force capacities 2000kN, actuated by a powerful, self-contained pump with integrated digital closed-loop controls. Systems are tension only, providing accurate and reliable testing of high strength specimens.

Contact person: Mr. Michael Leung
Email: kpl1010@hku.hk
Tel: 2859 2656

 

 

600KN Material Testing Machine

Brand: Denison

Modal: Nil

Systems with force capacities with 600kN, provide accurate and reliable tension and compression tests.

Contact person: Mr. Michael Leung
Email: kpl1010@hku.hk
Tel: 2859 2656

 

 

MTS Material Testing System with actuators 100KN, 250KN, 500KN and 1000KN

Brand: MTS

Modal: FlexTest 60

Delivering the tools with any material, component or structural test. The versatile, modular family of controllers provides high-speed closed-loop control, function generation, transducer conditioning and data acquisition.

Contact person: Mr. Michael Leung
Email: kpl1010@hku.hk
Tel: 2859 2656