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Presentation Overview
Introduction
Report on NWTF activities (2006 2008)
Projected Activities for next 3 years (2009 2011)
Strengthening NWTF team
Proposed HRD Plan
Proposed Academic Programs
Proposed Expansion Programs
Experimental Facilities
Computational Facilities
Design & Inspection Facilities
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Background
National studies coordinated under the auspices of AR&DB in the late eighties
identified a strong need for a low speed wind tunnel in India to provide Indian
Industry with adequate support in experimental aerodynamics for effective
development work. Thus, a National Wind Tunnel Facility Project (NWTF-P)
was initiated.
Phase I
Tunnel circuit, fan, motor, and drive system
Model support mechanism, turntables, and instrumentation
Phase II
Test section parking hall and tunnel control room
Instrumentation and calibration rooms
Model design, inspection, integration rooms and model shop
Wind tunnel offices, conference room, model display room
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Special Capabilities
Important features
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Major contributions
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NWTF Users
Academic Institutions:
ISRO:
VSSC
CSIR:
NAL
DRDO:
CIVIL:
Wind Energy:
Suzlon
Automobile:
Railways:
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Space Applications
Space Recovery Capsule
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RLV-TVT
VSSC
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Aeronautical Applications
Control surface
effectiveness study
Aerodynamic buffeting
study
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Study on Aerofoil
GAW-Aerofoil
LS-E2-Aerofoil
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Decelerator Aerodynamics
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Config 1
Config 3
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Tunnel Utilization
Year
Wind
OFF
Hours
Wind
On
Hours
Total
Hours
2006
580
190
2007
520
2008
540
Tunnel effort
(Rs. In Lakh)
Total project
amount
(Rs in Lakhs)
Paid
Notional
770
80
38
130
230
750
90
30
150
298
838
155
20
220
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Wind OFF
Occupancy
(hrs)
Wind ON
occupancy
(hrs)
Total
Occupancy
(hrs)
VSSC
500
300
800
DRDO
650
350
1000
CSIR
325
175
500
Civil
550
300
850
Others
250
150
400
2275
1275
3550
Total
Projected income
Remaining 20% can be utilized for in-house R&D, students research, and
HRD activities.
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Current
strength
Research
Engineers
4+2
Technical
Assistant
3+1
Mechanics
2+8
4+8
Office staff
Project Ass
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Computational facilities
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Unsteady Aerodynamics
Wind Energy
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Concluding Remarks
NWTF is committed to take up sponsored and consultancy
projects of national importance as well as supporting
academic research.
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Thank you