Infrastucture/Facilities
Department of Aeronautical Engineering has the best infrastructure and state – of – the – art modern high tech laboratory facilities such as; Fluid Mechanics laboratory, Aircraft structures Laboratory, Propulsion Laboratory, Energy Conversion Laboratory, Aerodynamics Laboratory, Aircraft Simulation Laboratory and Design, Modelling and Analysis Laboratory. Details of the list of equipments available in each laboratories are listed here.
| Laboratory details with major equipments. | ||
| Sl. No. | Laboratory | Description |
| 1 | MiG-21, R-11 Aero Engine |
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| 2 | HPT- 32 Airframe |
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| 3 | STRUCTURES LAB | Wagner beam set-upBeam test set-up Vibration set-up with vibration set-up accelerator meter with computer Furniture and other equipments>  |
| 4 | AIRCRAFT PROPULSION LAB. |
Forced Convection Apparatus, |
| 5 | AERODYNAMICS LAB |
Wind tunnel |
| 6 | ENERGY CONVERSION LAB |
Abel flash point apparatus, |
| 7 | COMPUTER BASED LAB |
HCL Desktop Computers (i3, 6GB RAM, 64 bit operating system), |
| 8 | NUMERICAL FLOW & STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS LAB |
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| 9 | FLUID MECHANICS LAB |
Verification of Bernoulli’s theorem- Pressure measurement with Pitot-Static tube. Performance test on air blower. Determination of coefficient of friction of flow in pipes. Determination of minor losses in flow through pipes. Determination of force developed by impact of jets on vanes. Determination of Coefficient of discharge for a small orifice by a variable head method. & Determination of Coefficient of discharge for V-Notch by a variable head method. Determination of Coefficient of discharge for V- Notches & Weirs by a variable head method. Performance test of a two stage Reciprocating Air Compressor. Reynolds apparatus. Study of Potential flows. Measurement of force and centre of pressure on a plane surface. |
