100x 100 mm, M =1.5 to 3.5; Reynolds no. 60 x 10 6 /m; Stagn. pre. - 10 bars max.; For studies :
Stagn. Temp. ambient. 1. Flow Field
Duration: 20 sec. nominal 2. SBLI
Instrumentation: Pressure sensors, 3. Intakes
Flow visualization: Schlieren and shadowgraph 4. Unsteady Pressures
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SUBSONIC WIND TUNNEL
Smoke trail
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KINETIC HEATING SIMULATION FACILITY
FOR:-
IR Lamps, 150 x150 mm, 1 kW, 90 nos.Heat flux simulation- 4-40 W/ cm2 1. Material Thermal Response
Heating duration- Nominal 100 sec 2. TPS Qualification
Models: Heat shields, Panels 3. Development of TPS Materials
Servo control system with heat flux feed back
Instrumentation: Thermocouples, heat flux gauges
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WATER TUNNEL
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WIND TURBINE BLADE TEST FACILITY
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ELECTRONIC PACKAGE COOLING
TEST FACILITY
Test section
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HIGH ALTITUDE TEST FACILITY
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STATIC TEST FACILITY
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INJECTOR TEST FACILITY
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JET DEFLECTOR TEST SETUP
Studies of :-
•Jet temperature (max)~ 2000 K, pr. 10 bars, TPS Evaluation
•Instrumentation & DAS : Thermocouples, Agilent DAS Water cooling of deflector
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AERO STRUCTURES LABORATORY
•Equipment (UTM, Hardness testing equipment & Polariscope) and test set up for structural analysis of beams with different
end fixities & vibration testing for metallic and composite structures are available for academic purposes.
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COMPOSITES LABORATORY
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40 KW PLASMA ARC SYSTEM
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PLASMA LABORATORY
Plasma Spray Torch:
40 Kw, 8 mm nozzle dia.
Cathode- Rod type, thoriate tungsten
Anode-Convergent nozzle, copper
Insulated and moulded
Powder Injection-Near nozzle exit, internal
feed
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PLASMA DATA EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTED Frame 001 11 Aug 2011 117-p2-w-7 | 117-p2 | 117-p2 | 117-p2 | 117-p2
(a)
Velcocity (m/s) 400
50 150 250 350 450
0.01
r (m)
Axial velocity(m/s)
0 300
Predicted (Ref.20)
Measured (Ref.20)
Present model
Map 5
0 0.025 0.05 0.075 0.1
x(m) 200
100
Temperature (K)
1000 3000 5000 7000 9000
0.01 Frame 001 11 Aug 2011 117-p2-w-7 | 117-p2 | 117-p2 | 117-p2 | 117-p2
r (m)
0
0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1
0 Distance from nozzle exit(m)
10000
(b)
0 0.025 0.05 0.075 0.1
x(m) 8000
Temperature(K)
Predicted (Ref.20)
Mass fraction of Ar in Air Measured(Ref.20)
6000 Present model
0.01 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 Map 5
r (m)
0 4000
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