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CGBR Facilities

CENTRIFUGES
 Facility  Specimen  Payload  G Level  Radius  Exposure
20-G Centrifuge
Humans, animals, cells, plants, hardware
3 Enclosures (Center, each end) 1,200 lbs
20 G (human-rated to 12.5 G), computer or manual control
29 feet, variable (enclosure fixed)
Acute, Chronic
Human Powered Centrifuge
Humans
500 lbs
1-5 G (at subject's feet)
6.25 feet, fixed
Acute
24-Foot Centrifuge
Small animals
20 x 100 lbs Enclosures
1-3 G
4 feet, variable
Acute, Chronic (with stops for animal husbandry)
Low Vibration Rotational Device
Cells, tissues, Equipment
500 lbs
1-5 G
10 feet, variable
Acute, Chronic
1-Foot Centrifuge
Small organisms, cells, tissues
1.9 lbs
1-180 G
6.4 inches, fixed
Acute, Chronic
Multi-axis Centrifuge
Small animal
54 lbs
1-1.75 G
2.62 feet, fixed
Acute
LINEAR SLEDS
 Facility
 Specimen
 Max
 Payload
 Acceleration &
 Frequency
 Displacement
 Exposure
30-Foot Linear Sled
Humans and animals
250 lbs
0.008-0.5 G
0.2-0.6 HZ
23 feet
Acute
Programmable Linear Sled
Small animals
50 lbs
0.005-1.0 G
0.08-5 HZ
20 inches
Acute


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