Aerospace Testing Facilities available in India
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| Title of the Aerospace Test |
Shock Tunnel No.2 |
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| Name of the Organisation |
IIT |
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| Name of theLab |
Department of Aerospace Engineering - IITM |
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| Place of the Lab |
Chennai |
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| Category of Aerospace Test | Wind Tunnel Testing | |
| Sub-category of Aerospace Test | NA | |
| Year of Establisment | 1980 | |
| Test Applications | Aerospace, Research & Development, and Industrial. Steady and Unsteady pressure measurements Flow diagnostic test Heat transfer measurements |
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| Test Special Features | Test Section size and shape: Shock tube is rectangular 40mm x 80mm Shock tunnel is circular nozzle exit of 300mm-enclosed free jet type Speed range / Mach number range: Speed in the shock tube typical 3500m/s Mach number range: Mach number 5.5 in the Straight through mode; Mach number up to 13 in the Reflected mode Enthalpy level in the shock tunnel : Upto 6.0MJ /kg |
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| Other Test Information | Type of tunnel: Combustion driven shock tube/shock tunnel Fully instrumented for pressure and heat transfer measurements |
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| Contact Person / Institution | The Director Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras Sardar Patel Rd, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600036 Contact No.: +91-44 -2257 8280 Fax No.: +91-44-22574002 Email: kurian@ae.iitm.ac.in Website: http://www.iitm.ac.in/ |
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