Versatile Turbine Test Rig (VTTR)
Specifications of the VTTR facility
- Max air mass flow : 9 kg/sec
- Max turbine inlet Pressure : 10 kg/cm2
- Max inlet temperature : 700 K
- Turbine tip diameter : 350 mm and variable
- Max speed : 50000 rpm
- Max power absorbing : 500 kW from 14000rpm
- Dynamometer : Eddy current type (bi-directional)
- Stages : single and multi stage.
- Type of testing : hot and cold air
Photograph of VTTR
Photograph of a typical test turbine rotor
Major Clients for VTTR: GTRE, HAL, RCI