Aerospace Testing Facilities available in India
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| Title of the Aerospace Test |
Heat Transfer Facility |
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| Name of the Organisation |
ISRO |
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| Name of theLab |
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre - VSSC |
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| Place of the Lab |
Thiruvananthapuram |
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| Category of Aerospace Test | Wind Tunnel Testing | |
| Sub-category of Aerospace Test | NA | |
| Year of Establisment | 1981 | |
| Test Applications | Aerospace and Research & Development. Heat transfer measurements |
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| Test Special Features | Test Section size and shape: 0.15 m diameter - Enclosed jet Speed range / Mach number range: 2 to 4 Reynolds number range (per m): 1 to 7 millions Typical test duration: 2 min (max) Stagnation pressure ( 3 to 20 bar & Temperature range 1000K) |
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| Other Test Information | Type of tunnel: High speed, Wind (Combustion products of Air & Kerosene), Intermittent blow-down type Horizontal Thermal Protection System qualification studies on ASLV, PSLV, GSLV, SRE & air intake configurations (DMRJ) Thermocouples, Pressure transducers, 8 channels of data acquisition, Video camera 4 channels for pressure measurement, PC based with ADC |
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| Contact Person / Institution | Director, P&PR Unit, ISRO Headquarters, Antariksh Bhavan, New BEL Road, Bangalore-560 231 Phone No : +91-80 23415275 or 22172296 Fax No : +91-80 23511984 E Mail: dir.ppr@isro.gov.in Website:http://isrohq.vssc.gov.in/isr0dem0v2/ |
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