Aerospace Testing Facilities available in India
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| Title of the Aerospace Test |
1 m 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 Tunnels | |
| Year of Establisment | 2012 | |
| Test Applications | Aerospace Research & development Type of tests performed: Heat transfer measurements Force measurements Flow visualization |
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| Test Special Features | Test section size and shape: 1 m diameter conical nozzle - enclosed free jet Velocity range: 4.5 km/s (max.) Reynolds number: 3.3 million / m (max.) Run time & enthalpy: 1- 6 ms & 12 MJ/kg (max.) Instrumentation & Control system: Coaxial thermocouples Thin film gauges Unsteady pressure sensors (piezo-electric) Infrared thermography Accelerometers PLC based tunnel operation & control system (prime / redundant hot standby) PXI based Data Acquisition System (prime / redundant) 56 high |
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| Other Test Information | Type of tunnel: Combustion driven, short duration, blowdown wind tunnel Milestones achieved: Facility commissioned |
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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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