Description:
A 3000 psi closed loop hydraulic actuation system test rig has been established in…
The 0.3m trisonic wind tunnel at NAL was commissioned in 1965 and has been extensively used ever since for various aerospace programs. Compressed air is supplied through the…
0.5 m Base flow facility is one of unique facility in the world which is used to study the afterbody nozzle flow studies. The model support interference on the…
The 0.55m Low Speed Wind Tunnel was commissioned in 1970 with a circular cross section test section. The circular test cross section was converted into a…
Working section
0.6m x 0.6m
Operation
Intermittent blowdown
Mach number range
0.2 to 4.0
Stagnation pressure…
Working section
1.2m x 1.2m
Operation
Intermittent blowdown
Test duration
40 seconds (typical)
Mach number range…
The 1.5m Low speed wind tunnel is one of the very few experimental facilities in the country which is used both for industrial and fundamental research. It is…
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3D Layout Marking & Measuring machine
The machine enables rapid, easy and accurate marking of components viz moulds, castings etc. Using different accessories available along with the…
Year of Establishment : 2016
Test Application : 3D printing for components & assembly (polymers), Low speed wind tunnel model
Test Features :…
A 3d printing facility has been established for rapid prototyping the Aircraft models and Physical mock-up of Landing Gear Mechanisms.
…Specifications of 3D weaving facilities at NAL
Multibeam Take-up-at-will 3D weaving loom
Working width : 400 mm
Max thickness achievable with…
A 3D-profilometer is used to study the surface features such as roughness, topography and flatness. The NanoMap3D contact profiler has both fine and coarse range scans.…
5 Axis High Speed CNC Machining Center
Description
Specification
Model
Breton Matrix 800
Table…
Acoustic Test Facility (ATF) was established in the year 1986 and is a national facility for testing satellites and launch vehicle stages & subsystems for the…
The center has a pilot plant scale CSTR mode polymerization facility for acrylonitrile polymerization. The…
Adaptive Antenna Facility
This adaptive antenna facility has been established under National Facility Creation Project of CSIR 11th Five Year Plan. The objective was towards design, simulation…
ARES is a controlled strain/stress rheometer for evaluating viscoelastic properties of materials such as steady shear viscosity, normal force,…
Year of Establishment : 1980
Test Application : Aircraft and launch vehicle
Test Features : Aerodynamic and buffet load estimation
…Atmospheric plasma spray facility is one of the important and most widely used thermal spray techniques. In atmospheric plasma spray process, ceramic powders…
Hydraulic Rubber Pad Press
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Capacity…
Anodization is a simple electrochemical process in which thicker oxide layers (2 to 30 µm) can be obtained on aluminium and its alloys in a suitable…
This lab is mainly involved in carrying out development of physical schemes for atmospheric models and also to study the effect of various…
Atomic force microscopy is used to measure the nanoscale surface roughness, study the surface morphology, grain size analysis, determination of…
Designed and developed a unique attitude determination algorithm for a high performance fighter aircraft (LCA) using only sensors connected to DFCC. This…
Autoclave processing is used for the manufacture of superior quality structural components containing high fibre volume fraction and low void content. The autoclave is a…
Specifications:
1. 450mm dia, 500mm length, 200 Deg C, 7 bar – Desk top Autoclave
2. 900mm dia X900mm length - 10 bar, 250 Deg…
The lab used for Systems Engineering activities of the division and concentrated towards the design, development, integration/testing and certification of…
Bearings & Rotor Dynamics Laboratory of Propulsion Division comprises of National Test Facility for Rolling Element Bearings and Advanced…
It measures the block force, displacement and hysteresis loop of the multilayered stack.
Photograph of Block Force Unit…This design and simulation centre is equipped with high end workstations and indigenously developed electromagnetic softwares which can solve various electromagnetic…
Characterization facility at CCFP is well equipped with analytical instruments required for polymer, fiber and resin analysis. New techniques/analysis method…
CVI Reactor is used to carry out the CVI process, in which the gaseous precursors are transported to the interior of a heated porous preform,…
A 10,000 class clean room facility has been established for the fabrication of micron size devices on different type of wafers. It houses a mask aligner and a…
FACILITY 1: Closed circuit Centrifugal Compressor Test Rig Facility
The Closed Circuit Centrifugal Compressor Test Rig (…
The low-pressure cold spray (LPCS) process is a thermal spray process that operates at relatively low pressures (5 bar) and temperatures compared to the other thermal…
Combustion laboratory is involved in the design, development, testing and analysis of gas turbine combustors for small gas turbine engines. In this…
Static strength testing of transport, military aircraft and UAV structural components
Static Strength Evaluation tests of various airframe components to demonstrate compliance…
The use of composite materials in aerospace industry has risen significantly in recent years. Hence, there is a strong need for repair technologies on primary…
Objective of the facility :
Development of airworthy composite parts.
Specification of the facility :
Clean Room
A clean…
Compressed air facility supplies compressed air to all the facilities in CSIR-NAL Belur campus
• Two numbers of 4-stage centrifugal compressors with…
This Computer Controlled Fabric Impregnation Machine (CCFIM) is a versatile facility, first of its kind in the country, which can handle a…
Year of Establishment : 2000
Test Application : Aircraft subsystems, Automotive and rail systems
Test Features…
Contact angle analyzer
The instrument is a fully automated video-based system designed on Goniometric Method with Standard Orthogonal Optics for determination of contact angle and wetting…
The furnace can be used for heat treatment of varieties of materials (metallic and ceramic) up to 1200°C under controlled flow of argon and…
Specification :
Total Power: 800W x 4 = 3.2 KW
Operating frequency: 2450 MHz.
Applicator:…
Coupon Level Structural Testing Facility or Materials testing facility is a pre-requisite to any composite development programme as basic…
Make : M/s. Spranktronics, Bangalore, India.
Application : Creep tests of polymers under tensile mode
Specification :
Load capacity : up to…
Certification demand for damage tolerant design of structures has fuelled the ‘Damage tolerance studies’ on composite structures in the division. Studies in…
A lot of literature are available on how to design a fixed wing aircraft. Most of the tools, like Advanced aircraft analysis, are based on the design theory as described by…
The design section is having domain knowledge in design of high speed wind tunnel models, support systems, strain gauge balances and test rigs. The design team is fully…
Differential Scanning Calorimeter is used specifically for the thermal analysis of polymers. Discovery DSC25 can be is …
Digital Image Correlation (DIC) technique is a non-contact method of measuring surface displacements of an object subjected to a…
Year of Establishment : 2008
Test Application : Crashworthiness for aerospace and automotive components
Test Features : Full scale vertical drop…
Description and Specifications: This system is currently tuned to receive signals transmitted from the Saras PT1N aircraft. (The filter…
Make : TA Instruments – India , Division of Waters (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Application : Used for the characterization of bulk properties such as modulus,…
Corrosion behavior of metals, alloys and coatings can be evaluated using electrochemical workstation by both AC and DC methods. In addition, it can be used…
Electroless nickel plating (EN) is a simple auto-catalytic chemical reduction process for depositing metals, alloys and composites. In this…
An ISO-certified National facility
State-of-the-art EM characterization measurements of different types of EM materials…
In an EPMA, a micro-volume of a sample is subjected to interaction with a focused electron beam (typical energy = 5-30 keV) and the X-ray photons…
Electrospinning is a technique used for preparing polymer and ceramic nanofibers using high viscous polymer solution subjected to high DC electric field. Typical…
Emissometer is a special purpose instrument to measure the emittance of absorber coatings used for the flat plate solar thermal collector, wherein the maximum working…
CSMST is equipped with state-of-the-art environmental test facility, backed by an experienced research group. Environmental tests are an integral…
The EMF facility at CEM, CSIR-NAL was established in 1998 to characterize EM properties of aerospace materials.
Specifications:
…
FESEM is an advanced version of scanning electron microscope which produces 1000 times brighter image than the…
F-1 Fluidic Thrust Vectoring Test Facility
Thrust vectoring is an important feature in combat air vehicle…
Year of Establishment : 2014
Test Application : Aerospace and automotive industry
Test Features : Seat qualification and…
FT-IR spectrometer is used to obtain an infrared spectrum of absorption or emission of a solid, liquid or gas.
The…
Vector 22 is a mid-IR (4000 - 400 cm-1) spectrometer with a full-sized sample compartment and capable of accommodating most…
This facility is an ISO-certified national facility for FSS design, analysis and simulation, FSS-based hardware development. This…
Established in 1982
Multichannel (37 Channel)Test Controller System 80 Nos. of Servo hydraulic Actuators for load simulation…Full scale structural tests are essential to qualify the structure for flight. ACD- NAL has state-of-the-art test facility to conduct static and…
Furnace Details
Application Areas
Model:TE-2936
Manufacturer:M/s Therelek…
Grit blasting is a surface treatment process widely used in industries for diverse purposes like creating roughness, removal of coating / burrs / rust, surface…
Year of Establishment: 2002
Test Application: Modal testing of aircraft, aerospace structures and automotive systems
Test Features:…
Make : M/s Saumya Machineries Pvt.Ltd, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Application : HDT and VSP measurements of…
1. Film / Effusion Cooling Research Rig
The film /…
Drop Down Solutionising Furnace
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It measures the resistance and resistivity of ceramic samples
Photograph of High resistance meter…
Technology demonstration of a high speed alternator was done successfully for 4.5 kW Power at 30000 rpm for a small gas turbine engine. Alternator and…
High Speed Combustor Test Facility (HSCTF) is first of its kind in India and a state-of-the-art facility for advanced combustor development. The major…
The erosion tester is used to study the erosion resistance of surfaces when high pressure air jet of erodent particles is impinged at certain…
Equipment details
Applications
Model:THT S/N 10-700
Manufacturer:CSM…
Universal testing machine is capable of tension/compression/flexural testing metallic and ceramic materials under load, strain and position…
Year of Establishment : 2010
Test Application : High velocity impact study for aerospace components
Test Features :…
The Advanced Composites Division (ACD) is equipped with state-of-the-art environmental test facility. This test facility is an independent part of the developmental and…
Impedance Analyzer
Impedance Analyzer measures Capacitance/Dielectric Constant, Inductance, Resistance, Impedance, Dissipation factor, Quality factor etc of samples in the frequency range…
Year of Establishment : 2007
Test Application : Aircraft
Test Features : In-flight vibration measurement and…
Volume Resistivity or Surface Resistivity of polymers, FRP composites, films and…
This machine is customised for producing Room temperature/High temperture thermoset prepregs …
The Large Scale Rotating Rig (LSRR) is a low speed, open circuit, suck-down type of facility. It is a specially designed experimental rig to carryout basic…
In recent years, there is a growing demand for laser micromachining of structural and electronic ceramics for different applications…
Leica Laser Tracker
Range : 80m ,Software : Metrolog
Potential Use of the Facility:
Jig setting, Inspection and…
Sputtering is a versatile physical vapor deposition process to fabricate a variety of metallic, oxide, nitride and carbide coatings. At SED, different types…
Year of Establishment :
Test Application : testing and evaluation of mechanical properties of materials at temperatures ranging from -400 0C to…
Light weight airframes of various sizes in the range of 300mm to 1800mm can be fabricated in this facility. Stringent Quality Control norms are adhered…
This analytical technique involves the intrusion of Mercury at high pressure into a material through the use of a penetrometer. The pore size (r) is…
This digitally controlled microhardness tester has dual indenters (Vickers and Knoop) with test load range of 0.01 to 2.0 kgf
…
Raman spectroscopy is a simple spectroscopic technique used for chemical phase identification of solid and liquid samples. Micro-Raman spectrometer is used to…
Equipment details
Applications
Model: RST 27-504
Manufacturer:CSM…
Microelectronics Systems Laboratory (MSL) used for Electronics Systems Design, Development and Testing from MAV/UAV as well as for Aircraft. MSL…
The microwave anechoic chamber (NAL-MAC) was established and certified at CEM, CSIR-NAL in 2002. This facility was established to support radome…
EAD Model shop is a special purpose work shop for the fabrication of light weight high strength wind tunnel models and prototypes. The wind tunnel models as well the porotypes…
The NALMAC uses a commercial indoor motion capture system both as the source of indoor positioning information for autonomous flight and as a high accuracy…
Established the formation flying Processor -in-the Loop (PIL) to test formation flying of multiple MAVs in…
Nanoindentation hardness tester is used to evaluate the mechanical properties such as hardness, elastic modulus, and fracture toughness of thin coatings.…
Nanoscratch tester/Tribometer is used to carry out scratch test for testing adhesive strength of a coating and wear test to measure tribological…
Description and Specifications: This system is at Telemetry (ASTE) and is used during taxi trials for recording the position…
Non-destructive Evaluation is the most critical activity in any composite development programme and its importance in aerospace activities is all…
Reflected light from the polished, and polished and etched surfaces of metallographically prepared samples is used to form the image for studying the…
The instrument is used for determining the particle size distribution and average agglomerated particle size of powder samples. The analysis is based on laser…
The equipment measures piezoelectric charge coefficient (d33, d31), capacitance and loss factor of pieozo electric materials at room temperature.
…A Polymer Laboratory has been set up for conducting research work on materials and processing, incoming inspection of composite materials (e.g. resins, adhesives and…
Coupon testing is a very important aspect of new material/process development which will finally lead to derivation of design allowables. The…
Facility Name: Fully automated tape cutting NC machine
For composite fabrication it is required to cut the prepregs, carbon fabrics etc.…
The prototype PCB etching machine was installed and commissioned at CEM, CSIR-NAL in 2017. The specifications and capabilities of the facility are…
Low pressure foaming machine for applications in expanded polyurethane. It meters 2 components polyol & Iso via positive displacement pumps with gears,…
RF and DC magnetron sputtering system deposits source (target) material on a substrate by ejecting neutral atoms from the target…
Composites are the materials of choice for aerospace applications due to their excellent mechanical and other properties. However due to their laminar…
RECAL is associated with the design, development and testing of power plants for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). This…
Continuous salt spray or salt fog test is a standard test method and also an industrial practice used to evaluate the corrosion resistance of various bulk materials…
Image formation in an SEM is accomplished through collection of the secondary electrons / back scattered electrons generated due to interaction of an…
Six Degrees of Freedom motion platform
Description:
This is an electrically…
Year of Establishment : 2017
Test Application : Aircraft and automotive Fuel tank slosh simulation
Test Features : Six…
Small Gas Turbine Engine Test (GET) Facility has been developed for testing small gas turbine engine producing thrust upto 500 kgf. It…
Specification:
Make: Bose Corporation, USA
Features:
Computer controlled dynamic testing of materials Infrared thermal imaging…SED division has a 120 V and 600 W fuel cell work station, which is capable of testing different types of fuel cells such as SOFC, PEM etc. in planar and tubular…
In solar spectrum reflectometer, the source of illumination is a tungsten-halogen lamp. The radiation reflected by the sample is measured at an angle of 20º…
Year of Establishment : 2014
Test Application : Full-scale aerospace…
This division has adequate expertise in the Conceptualization, Design, Detail Design, Finite element analysis and FE based optimization of composite/metal…
Structural Health Monitoring Laboratory is the state of art for facility of Advanced Composites Division for the development of Fiber Optic based…
Fatigue and Damage tolerance tests of
transport & military aircraft structural components
Fatigue tests of various…System Worthiness Integration and Flight Testing formed to support the UAV development in NAL. SWIFT plays an important role in…
Tape Casting and other equipments such as Scree Printer, Stacker and Dryer, Isostatic Laminator and Precision Cutter are used for…
This equipment is measures the thermal conductivity (Tc), thermal diffusivity (Td) and specific heat capacity (…
A thermal cycling furnace is used to predict the life of thermal barrier coatings. It can also be used to estimate the high temperature oxidation resistance of…
Thermogravimetric analysis or thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) is a method of thermal analysis in which the mass of a sample is measured over time as the…
The Coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) is an essential property to be measured for knowing the material behaviour as a function…
Thermogravimetric analyzers measure changes in mass or weight in response to increases in temperature or time. These kinds of…
TF analyzer measures electromechanical properties of piezoelectric thin films by applying an electrical excitation signal to the sample and measuring mechanical…
X-ray diffraction (XRD) is a simple non-destructive technique used to obtain detailed information about the crystallographic structure of materials. …
Objective of the facility :
To fabricate composite tools using wet layup technique / prepreg technique required for both development and production programs…
Model Number: AL-4018-1DNAL-SYS
Description and Specifications: This is a 2 metre diameter L or S band antenna. The parabolic dish is…
The Axial Flow Compressor Research Rig has been established for undertaking performance evaluation and parametric studies on…
The Transonic Cascade Tunnel (TCT) facility located at NAL wind tunnel centre (NWTC) is an indigenously designed, unique wind tunnel facility to carry out…
The hardness tester works on the principle of indentation. The material is subjected to a predetermined force through an indenter. The dimension of the…
Specifications:
Make: INSTRON, USA
Capacity: 100 kN
Major clients of this facility: HAL, ADA, Naptha Resins Ltd.
It can be used for studying the reflection and absorption measurements on solid samples, including semiconductors, films, glass, and absorbing materials…
It can be used up to 2000°C for sintering various non-oxide ceramics. The furnace has the capability to maintain 10-3 mbar vacuum. It can also operate in various…
Specifications of the VTTR facility
Max air mass flow : 9 kg/sec Max turbine inlet Pressure : 10 kg/cm2 Max inlet …Vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) is an instrument for magnetic properties measurement and is equipped with cryogenic facility. It allows the…
Year of Establishment : 2014
Test Application : Aircraft and automotive panels,
Test Features : sound absorption and transmission…
Capability: cutting is a facility that is imperative in any composite development programme due to tight tolerances and accuracies in dimensions that can be achieved…
Pin on disc wear and friction tester is used to study the tribological properties like wear and friction behavior of materials/coatings in sliding contact. Sliding occurs…
The performance of a generator (both Permanent Magnet and Alternator type) under different load conditions can be experimentally evaluatedin this…
Specifications:
Make: Mitsui Engg., Japan
Techniques applied in this facility: Automated tap testing technique
Major clients of this facility: NAL…
X-ray Diffraction (XRD) is a high-tech, non-destructive technique ( NDT) for analyzing a wide range of materials, including fluids, metals, minerals, polymers,…
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is associated with the analysis of the energy of electrons present in the atoms, molecules and compounds.…
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