Studying the Effect of Sand Ingestion (IMAGE) Virginia Tech Caption The DURIP awards will support the upgrades and purchases of equipment and research instrumentation, including an aircraft engine test bed to study the effect of sand ingestion on the performance of aircraft engines Credit Virginia Tech Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.