Aerospace Testing Facilities available in India
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| Title of the Aerospace Test |
0.3 m Hypersonic Shock Tunnel |
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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 | Hypersonic Wind Tunnel | |
| Year of Establisment | 1980 | |
| Test Applications | Aerospace, R&D Types of tests performed: Heat transfer measurements |
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| Test Special Features | Test Section size and shape: 0.3 m diameter – Enclosed jet Speed range/ Mach number range: 6 to 10 Total Enthalpy range: 3 MJ/kg Test Control Parameters: Typical duration: 4 ms Stagnation pressure: 40 bar driver pressure Temperature range: 3000K |
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| Other Test Information | Type of Tunnel: High speed, Intermittent blow down type, and Horizontal Instrumentation: Fast response transducers, Heat flux gauges, Thermocouple 12 channel high speed DAS |
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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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