Aerospace Testing Facilities available in India
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| Title of the Aerospace Test |
1.5m Low Speed Wind Tunnel |
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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 | 1996 | |
| Test Applications | High Lift Aerodynamics/ Wing tip devices Landing gear studies Power effects Wing-flap optimization studies Three-component velocity field mapping |
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| Test Special Features | Test Section: 1.5m X 1.5m square, 6.5m long Entry: Square honey comb entry followed by three wire-mesh screens and a 12:1 contraction Operation: Open circuit, continuous low speed suction tunnel Power: 112kW DC motor with thyrister control Fan: 12 blade low noise composite fan Flow Velocity Range: 8 to 50 m/sec Reynolds number:0.5 x 106 to 3 x 106 per meter Flow quality:Flow uniformity >99.7%, turbulence ≤ 0.11% |
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| Other Test Information | Measurement capability: Conventional Digital manometer, 200 port ESP scanner, Hot wire and hot-film anemometer, 35 channel simultaneous unsteady pressure acquisition Flow Visualization Surface oil flow, tuft flow, smoke wire, laser sheet, chemical sublimation Flow Diagnostics: Two-component LDV, Three component PIV Experimental Aerodynamics Division - EAD |
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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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