Aerospace Testing Facilities available in India
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| Title of the Aerospace Test |
Transonic Cascade High Speed Wind Tunnel Test |
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| Name of the Organisation |
CSIR |
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| Name of theLab |
National Aerospace Laboratories - NAL |
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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 | NA | |
| Year of Establisment | NA | |
| Test Applications | Aerodynamic performance studies on gas turbine and compressor aerofoils. The Transonic Cascade Tunnel is a high speed wind tunnel equipped to test linear cascade models of compressor and turbine airfoils for aerodynamic performance. The TCT can also cater for quasi 3D studies with coolant flows, end wall secondary flows, inlet boundary layers, inlet turbulence etc. |
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| Test Special Features | Type - Intermittent blowdown Blade chord - 40 to 80 mm Massflow - 5 to 15 kg/s Outlet Mach number - Up to 1.5 (Turbine) Inlet Mach number - Up to 0.85 (Compressor) Reynolds number - 0.1 to 2.5 Millions |
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| Other Test Information | Propulsion Division - PD |
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| Contact Person / Institution | The Director National Aerospace Laboratories PB.no.1779, Kodihalli Bangalore - 560 017 Contact No.: +91- 080-25086001 Fax No.: +91- 080-25269611 Email: director@nal.res.in Website: http://www.nal.res.in |
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