Aerospace Testing Facilities available in India
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| Title of the Aerospace Test |
0.25 m Hypersonic Wind 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 Tunnels | |
| Year of Establisment | 1980 | |
| Test Applications | Aerospace, R&D Types of tests performed: Steady force & moment measurements Steady and Unsteady pressure measurements Stagnation pressure (15 bars) & Temperature range (700K) |
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| Test Special Features | Test Section size and shape: 0.25m diameter – Enclosed free jet Speed range/ Mach number range: 4 to 8 Reynolds number range (per m): 4 to 10 millions Test Control Parameters: Ranges of pitch – 10 to 50 deg, Roll and Yaw Typical Test duration: 35 seconds (max) Stagnation pressure (15 bars) & Temperature (700K) |
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| Other Test Information | Type of Tunnel: High speed, Intermittent blow down type , Horizontal Instrumentation: Strain gage balance, Steady & Unsteady Pressure transducers Data Acquisition System used: PXI based 16 channel (full Programmable) SCXI signal conditioner with 16 bits ADC PXI based 8 channel high speed DAS Special test rigs and test techniques developed: Stepper motor drive far cowl opening in 125 ms for air intake characterization studies (DMRJ) Stage separation study test rig |
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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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