Aerospace Testing Facilities available in India
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| Title of the Aerospace Test |
Supersonic Wind Tunnel – No. 2 |
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| Name of the Organisation |
BIT |
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| Name of theLab |
Department of Space Engineering and Rocketry - BITM |
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| Place of the Lab |
Ranchi |
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| Category of Aerospace Test | Wind Tunnel Testing | |
| Sub-category of Aerospace Test | Supersonic Wind Tunne | |
| Year of Establisment | 2013 | |
| Test Applications | Aerospace and Non-aerospace R & D Sponsored projects Thesis for ME and PhD Laboratory classes for students |
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| Test Special Features | Test Section size: 100 mm X 150 mm Mach number range: 2 – 3.5 Reynolds number range (per m): 2 x 10^7 – 10^8 Type of tests performed: Calibration in progress Test control parameters: Angle of attack : 0 - 50 Test duration : 20 sec Stagnation pressure & Temperature range : 8 bar, 300 K |
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| Other Test Information | Type of Tunnel: Supersonic Wind Tunnel (4 inch x 6 inch) (Intermittent) Sponsored by AR & DB, Ministry of Defence Instrumentation: Multi-tube mercury manometer Pressure Transducers, Electronic pressure scanner Signal conditioners 3 component Strain gage balance Unsteady pressure pickups (Kulite Make) Schlieren system, Digital Camera, NI Cards Data Acquisition Systems used: PC based low and high speed NI DAQ & Labview |
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| Contact Person / Institution | Vice Chancellor Birla Institute of Technology - BIT, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand- 835 215 Contact No.:+91- 651 2275444/2275896 Fax: 0651 2275401 Email: vc@bitmesra.ac.in Website: https://www.bitmesra.ac.in/Default.aspx?this=1 |
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