Our Facilities
TUNRA Bulk Solids is located in the Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER) at the University of Newcastle. The offices and laboratory facilities of TBS are located in the former BHP NTC (CRL) Research Facilities in the Newcastle suburb of Shortland.
Our postal address is:
TUNRA BULK SOLIDS
Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources (NIER),
The University of Newcastle
Off Vale Street
Shortland NSW 2307, Australia
- Flow Properties Laboratory
- Test Facilities
- Prototyping
Our modern and comprehensive Flow Properties Laboratory at TUNRA Bulk Solids provides all equipment neccessary to characterise bulk materials.
The pictures below show some of the test equipment available to determine all relevant bulk materials properties essential to determine storage facility design parameters.
The premises of TUNRA Bulk Solids comprise large experimental facilities with very high head room and overhead cranes allowing the accomodation and operation of small industrial scale test rigs and pilot plants.
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In addition, different scale environmental chambers are available, which enable testing of bulk solids handling equipment under real life operating conditions.
The comprehensive workshop department at TUNRA Bulk Solids allows the construction and modification of small scale prototypes to test and optimise the functionality and efficiency of new or existing bulk solids handling equipment.
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