Aerospace Testing Facilities available in India
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| Title of the Aerospace Test |
8" X 12" supersonic wind tunnel |
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| Name of the Organisation |
IISc |
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| Name of theLab |
Department of Aerospace Engineering |
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| Place of the Lab |
Bangalore |
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| Category of Aerospace Test | Wind Tunnel Testing | |
| Sub-category of Aerospace Test | Supersonic wind tunnel | |
| Year of Establisment | NA | |
| Test Applications | Aerospace |
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| Test Special Features | Test Section size and shape: 8" X 12" Mach number range: 2D convergent –divergent nozzle of M=2 Reynolds number range (per m):1.3x1010 Test Control Parameters: Test duration 40S Maximum stagnation pressure of 20bar Constant stagnation temperature (ambient) Maximum stagnation temperature of 300K Particle image velocitymetry based flow visualization system from La Vision, time resolved capable of measuring at high speeds( supersonic range) Pressure measurement capabilities with ESP sca |
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| Other Test Information | Type of Tunnel: Intermittent blow down type. Instrumentation: Schlierenbased flow visualization system Data Acquisition System: 1616 FS Measurement computing USB based data acquisition system. |
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| Contact Person / Institution | The Director Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore - 560012 Contact No.: +91-80 -23600690 Fax: + 91 - 80 - 23600936 E-mail: diroff@admin.iisc.ernet.in Website:http://www.iisc.ernet.in/ |
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