NATIONAL TRISONIC AERODYNAMIC FACILITIES DIVISION

The National Trisonic Aerodynamic Facilities (NTAF) division of CSIR-NAL has been serving the country as a nucleus of research and development in high speed aerodynamics since the last five decades. Every Indian aerospace vehicle has graduated out of CSIR-NAL’s 1.2m x 1.2m trisonic wind tunnel. The NTAF is well known for its long and proven experience in providing high quality vital and strategic experimental aerodynamic data required for complex aerospace programmes of the country with the unique ability to develop novel and advanced test techniques. The NTAF is operated as national facility founded by three major users viz., ISRO, DRDO and CSIR and maintained by CSIR-NAL. The NTAF has contributed immensely to all the National programmes of CSIR-NAL, DRDO, ISRO and HAL with utmost security and confidentiality. The major test facilities in NTAF are the 1.2m and 0.6m Trisonic wind tunnels with the auxiliary facilities viz., electrical substation, compressed air facility, design and manufacturing section. The esteemed 1.2m trisonic wind tunnel, which is considered the workhorse of the country in the strategic aerospace sector, has already completed 50 years of glorious service to the nation. The NTAF presently ranks best amongst such facilities in the world, and is an active member of Supersonic Tunnel Association International (STAI).

 

Major test capabilities

  • Force and moment measurements

  • Unsteady pressure measurements

  • Steady pressure measurements

  • Hinge moment measurements

  • Air-intake tests

  • Half-model support system

  • Multi-booster separation studies

  • Store carriage and separation tests

  • Forced oscillation technique for dynamic derivative measurements in pitch and yaw

  • Roll damping derivative measurements

  • Aero-elastic testing

  • Helmet tests

  • Parachute tests

  • Flow visualization techniques

  • Stage separation studies

  • Component load measurements

  • Aerodynamic probe calibration

  • Pressure Sensitive Paint (PSP)

 

NATIONAL TRISONIC AERODYNAMIC FACILITIES DIVISION1

 

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Tunnel Control System

The Integrated Tunnel Control System (ITCS) is based on a standard PC with real time hardware built into it. The control logic elements are interfaced to the computer through opto-isolation interface hardware for high level noise immunity, while high level reliability is provided by the minimal hardware based design. The control software is designed to be menu driven, operator independent, interactive and fully message oriented and is built with necessary safety and emergency routines.

 

Data Acquisition System (DAS)

  • NI based 24 channel DAS

  • 48 channel high-speed DAS for unsteady pressure data upto 40 kHz.

  • 24 channel high-speed wireless system for simultaneously acquisition of unsteady pressure data for 10 kHz.

  • DSP based automatic system for pitch and yaw damping derivatives using Forced Oscillation Rig.

  • Multi port steady pressure measurements using 32/ 16 port scanners.

 

Data Processing and Analysis

The host HP-server networked with DAS in 1.2m and 0.6m wind tunnels is used for data processing and archival. Database Management and analysis packages developed internally provide quick data analysis.

 

Strain Gauge Balances

Expertise in design, manufacturing, gauging and calibration of balances of different load ranges for conventional as well as special applications. Balance calibration using manual and automatic calibration (ABCS) rigs.

 

Model Support Systems

Sting, ventral or dorsal strut, side strut support system, α- and β- sweep using Twin Roll Model support (TRMS) and Half-model support system.

 

Major Facilities

  • 1.2m Trisonic Wind Tunnel

  • 0.6m Trisonic Wind Tunnel

  • Design Section

  • Compressed Air Facility

DEPUTY HEAD (2)

ANAND RAJESHWAR RAO
GIREESH YANAMASHETTI

SENIOR PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST (5)

PRAVEEN KUMAR JINDE
ANJANA KRISHNAN
BIKSHAPATHI MANUPATI
RAJAN KURADE
TUSHAR R PANPATE

HEAD

RAMESH RAJAKUMAR D DR

PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST (14)

ARUNKUMAR T
DIVYA S
KARTHIK N
NITIN KHAMESRA
SWETHA
ANJU SHARMA
BHARATH KATTA
BUDDHADEB NATH
DHEERENDRA B SINGH
LEELA SHAWANI A
MURUGAN K N DR
NARENDRAN E
SRINIVASAN N
SWAPNA L

SENIOR SCIENTIST (2)

JOSHI KOMMURI
SANCHIT MITTAL

SCIENTIST (2)

NIRAJ KACHHAP
Chachin Vishal C V

TECHNICAL STAFF (28)

Ananda M D
Bandagisab Bagalkot
Chandrappa M
Ishwarappa Hubballi
Jagadeesh T T
Kiran R
Mahammad Azaruddin Chavadi
Mahesha G
Nagendra Kumar M L
Panneer Selvan M
Prakash Chavan
Prathima K T
Premjith K
Roopesh K K
Sangappa Shivappa Goundi
Saravanan B
Shashidhara A M
Shashikala R
Sreedhar P S
Suresh R
Tanoj Kumar Patro
Thirumale Gowda H T
Vasu Ballary
Vasudeva M K
Veeresh H
Vinayaraya P
Devisetty Harikrishna
Manjunatha C

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ARUNKUMAR T

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DESIGN SECTION

DESIGN SECTION

Design Section

The design section is having domain knowledge in design of high speed wind tunnel models, support systems, strain gauge balances and test rigs.

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COMPRESSED AIR FACILITIES

COMPRESSED AIR FACILITIES

Compressed Air Facilities

Compressed air facility supplies compressed air to all the facilities in CSIR-NAL Belur campus

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FORCE AND MOMENT MEASUREMENTS

FORCE AND MOMENT MEASUREMENTS

Force and moment Measurements

Force and moment measurement is very essential at given speed range in order to aerodynamically characterize any flying vehicle.

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PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS

PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS

pressure measurements

Electronic Pressure Scanner (ESP) -  is generally used for acquiring mean surface pressure data.

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FLOW VISUALISATION

FLOW VISUALISATION

Flow Visualisation

  • Colour and B/W schlieren & Shadowgraphy
  • Surface flow visualisation using oil flow techniques
  • Video and still photography
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AIR - INTAKE STUDIES

AIR - INTAKE STUDIES

Air - Intake Studies

Tests on specially-designed models of air intakes of aircraft and missiles are necessary to study their design and off-design performance.

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STEADY PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS

STEADY PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS

Steady Pressure measurements

Steady pressure measurement on the surface of the wind tunnel model is carried out to study the aerodynamic pressure and load distribution on

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UNSTEADY PRESSURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

UNSTEADY PRESSURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

Unsteady pressure measurement system

A multi-channel unsteady pressure measurement system, in conjunction with high frequency response pressure transducers flush-mounted

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FREE OSCILLATION TECHNIQUES

FREE OSCILLATION TECHNIQUES

Free oscillation techniques

Initially, free oscillation technique was developed for measurement of pitch and yaw damping derivatives.

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CAPTIVE TRAJECTORY SYSTEM (CTS)

CAPTIVE TRAJECTORY SYSTEM (CTS)

Captive Trajectory System (CTS)

The CTS is a sophisticated computer – controlled electro-mechanical system for wind tunnel simulation of the trajectory of a store release

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HINGE MOMENT MEASUREMENTS

HINGE MOMENT MEASUREMENTS

Hinge Moment Measurements

 

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AEROELASTIC TESTING

AEROELASTIC TESTING

Aeroelastic testing

Special techniques have been developed to carry out aerodynamic testing to investigate phenomena such as flutter and divergence in 1.2m tunnel.

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FORCED OSCILLATION TECHNIQUE

FORCED OSCILLATION TECHNIQUE

Forced oscillation technique

A single - degree - of - freedom forced oscillation rig has been developed for measurements of dynamic stability derivatives.

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ROLL DAMPING RIG

ROLL DAMPING RIG

Roll damping rig

A special rig has been developed to measure roll damping on such models and an isometric sketch of the rig is shown in Fig. 2 .

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AUTOMATIC BALANCE CALIBRATION SYSTEM (ABCS)

AUTOMATIC BALANCE CALIBRATION SYSTEM (ABCS)

Automatic Balance Calibration System (ABCS)

AUTOMATIC BALANCE CALIBRATION SYSTEM (ABCS)
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TWIN ROLL MODEL SUPPORT SYSTEM (TRMS)

TWIN ROLL MODEL SUPPORT SYSTEM (TRMS)

Twin Roll Model Support System (TRMS)

TWIN ROLL MODEL SUPPORT SYSTEM (TRMS)
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HALF MODEL SUPPORT SYSTEM

HALF MODEL SUPPORT SYSTEM

Half Model Support System

Side-wall mounted half model support system enables testing of larger size half-models to reduce scale effects and to increase accuracy of the r

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