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AboutNAL1. IntroductiontoNAL

2.Mission

3.MajorR&DDisciplinesincludingdescriptionofdivisions

4. InnovativeDevelopments

5. ThrustAreas

6. ContributiontoNationalProject

7. CollaborationandPartnerships

8. NewChallenges,NewOpportunities

9. Amenities

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AboutNationalAerospaceLaboratoriesNational Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) a constituent institution of the Council of

Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) under the Ministry of Science and

Technology, Govt. of India, is a premier aerospace research and technology

developmentorganization

of

the

country.

Started

as

National

Aeronautical

Laboratory inJune1959 inNewDelhi,NALwasshiftedtoBangaloreinMarch1960

andstarteditsoperations inthestablesofMaharajasPalaceonJayamahalRoadin

Bangalore.Today,itsactivitiesandfacilitiesarespreadoverthreecampuseslocated

ontheAirportRoadandbehindtheHALAirport. In1993 itwasrenamed National

AerospaceLaboratories to reflect itsmultidisciplinarycontributions toaeronautics

andspacesectors.

NAL has celebrated its Golden Jubilee during the year 200809. Over the last 5

decades,NAL

has

successfully

contributed

to

the

growth

of

aerospace

activities

in

thecountry inparticulartotheprojectsofnational importance inthedefenceand

spacesectors.Thishasbeendonethroughbuildingupofexpertiseandestablishing

variousfacilitiesandneeded.Inthelastdecade,NALhasalsotakenupthemandate

for thedesignanddevelopmentof small civilaircraft for thenationalneeds.Asa

result of its successful efforts and significant contributions, NAL has come to be

recognized internationally as a major center for aerospace research and

developmentactivities.

NAListhe largest laboratoryofCSIRandhasstrengthof1350people including330

scientistswith100ormorehavingPh.Ds.Themissionof the laboratory isagood

mixtureofvariousactivities,relatedtotechnologydevelopment,providingservices

toNationalprogramsanddesignanddevelopmentofcivilaircrafts.

Mission DevelopmentofNationalstrengthsinaerospacesciencesandtechnologies,Infrastructure,facilitiesandexpertise

Advancedtechnologysolutionstonationalaerospaceprogrammes,Fighteraircraft,gasturbineengines,defensesystems,defenseservices,

launchvehiclesandsatellites,spacesystems

Civilaeronauticsdevelopment(1994onwards)DesignanddevelopsmallandmediumsizecivilaircraftPromoteavibrant

Indian

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NALs activities in the area of aerospace have helped the strategic

organizations (DRDO,ISRODAE,DefenceServicesetc.) in thecountryachieve

successintheirmissionmodeprojectsbesidesbuildingupnationaltechnology

strengthsintheareasofcivilaircraftdesignanddeveloopment.

MajorR&D

Disciplines

NALscorecompetencespanstheentireaerospacesectorwiththeabilitytoprovide

completeholistictechnologysolutions. NALhashad interactionwithallthe Indian

aerospaceorganizationsandhasconsiderablevisibilityinIndiaandabroad.

Computationalfluiddynamics Experimentalaerodynamics NationalTrisonicAerodynamicFacilities Flightmechanicsandcontrol Propulsion Composites Structuraldesign,analysisandtesting Structuraldynamicsandintegrity Surfacemodification Aerospacematerials Aerospaceelectronicsandsystems Civilaviation Parallelprocessingcomputers Meteorologicalmodeling Windenergy ManufacturingtechnologyInformation

systems

Briefworkbeingcarriedoutintheabovedisciplinesinthevariousdivisionsisgiven

below. These divisionsmainly provide the critical scientific / technological inputs

requiredofthedesignanddevelopmentofmanyindigenousaerospacevehiclesand

also look into future S&T requirements of the country to create the necessary

knowledgebaseandtodevelopfurthercuttingedgetechnologies.

AdvanceCompositesDivisionThe focus in theAdvancedCompositesDivision (ACD) isonR&Defforts leading to

innovativetechniquesforthedesign,development,fabrication,testing,evaluation&

certificationofairframestructuralcomponentsusingcompositematerials.

ACDhas

developed

in

house

expertise

in

the

development

of

autoclave

technology.

ACD has been recognized as a Centre of Excellence in Composite Structures

Technology by the Aeronautical Research and Development Board wherein new

technologies such as composite stitching, automated tape laying and fibermetal

laminateshavebeendeveloped.

AnewlyevolvedcosteffectiveVacuumEnhancedResinInfusionTechnology(VERITy)

hasbeendevelopedforwingfabrication.Notablestrideshavebeenmadeinthenew

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and emerging areas of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and Adaptive Wing

StructuresbasedonShapeMemoryAlloys(SMA).

AerospaceElectronicsandSystemsDivisionAerospaceElectronicsandSystemsDivision(ALD)hasacorestrength indesignand

developmentofflightcriticalsystemswithDO178Bsafetycriticalsoftwareincluding

IndependentVerification

and

Validation

(IV&V).

Apart

from

this,

division

has

amajor

programmeonActiveNoiseControlforaircraftcabinandindustrialapplications.The

divisions focus is on the areas of aerospace electronics, active noise control,

Electromagneticsandcriticalflightdataanalysisandvalidation.

Thedivisionhasdevelopedthe first full lifecycleDO178B levelAcivilcertification

forSARASStallWarningSystem (SWS)with indigenousdesignanddevelopmentof

software. Extensive work has been done in the are of Flight Data Analysis and

Animation,NALVisualizationandAnimationSoftware (NALVAS)and its integration

with theNAL FlightOperationsQualityAssurance (NALFOQA) software. Scientific

investigationsarepursuedintheareasofActiveNoiseControlandSignalProcessing

to utilize and expand the capabilities to serve the application requirements aptly

backedby

concurrent

applied

research

activities.

The

establishment

of

NAL

MicrowaveAnechoicChamber (NALMAC) isoneofthemajorachievementsofthe

division.

AcousticTestFacilityThe Acoustic Test Facility (ATF) is a national facility for acoustic environmental

qualificationtestingofsatellites, launchvehiclestagesandtheirsubsystemsforthe

ISRO.TheATFhasa1100cu.m.reverberationchamberinwhichamaximumsound

pressure level of 157dB (controlled) can be generated.ATFhas conductedmore

than120tests.Inadditiontoacoustictesting,ATFhasthefollowingcapabilities.

ATFhas

developed

ajet

noise

generator

capable

of

producing

high

frequency

random noise in the range above 2 kHz,where no generators are available. This

device is ideally suitable for simulation of spacecraft/launch vehicle subsystem

acousticenvironmentinreverberantchambersduetotherandomnatureofacoustic

energygeneratedinsteadofdiscretefrequencyenergy.Thisalsofindsapplicationsin

highfrequencynoiseenvironmenttestingforaerospaceandautomobileindustries.

CentreforCivilAircraftDesignandDevelopmentThe charter and focus of CCADD is to bring under one roof the civil aircraft

developmentprojectoptimallyutilisingtheavailableresources.Itisalsotaskedwith

toplaninadvanceotherprojectssuchas5seatergeneralaviationaircraft,regional

aircraftand

study

airworthiness

and

certification

aspects

and

liaison

with

DGCA.

It produced 12 HANSA aircraft for delivery to DGCA and CASA Australia and is

currentlyworkingonafiveseaterGeneralAviationaircraftdevelopmentjointlywith

privateindustry(MahindraAerospaceTechnologies)launchedin2006.

ComputationalandTheoreticalFluidDynamicsDivisionThe Computational and Theoretical Fluid Dynamics Division has been engaged

primarilyinthedevelopmentandapplicationofComputationalFluidDynamics(CFD)

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softwareforthesimulationofcomplexfluidflows.Theemphasishasbeeninterms

ofboththecomplexityoftheflowphysicsaswellasgeometricalcomplexity.There

hasalsobeenasmallerbutsignificanteffort inthedevelopmentoftheoreticaland

analyticaltechniquesfortheanalysisofcertaincategoriesofflowproblems.

Presently, theDivision is involved inmanyactivities includingCFDanalysis for the

design of a 500 kW wind turbine, aerodynamic shape optimization, studies on

turbulencemodels,

transition

and

large

eddy

simulation,

unstructured

grid

and

grid

freecomputationsforcomplexapplications,theoreticalmethodsforsurfacewaves,

gridgenerationforaircraftconfigurations,andflutterpredictioninturbomachinery.

TheDivisionisalsosupportingtheSARASprojectinanalyzingthepropellereffectsas

wellasanalysisofaerofoilsandhighliftdevicesfortheRTAproject.

ExperimentalAerodynamicsDivisionIn the Experimental Aerodynamics Division, a major emphasis has been to

understand the physics of complex flows by the use of novel flow diagnostic

techniquesandgenerationofaerodynamicdata for thedevelopmentofadvanced

design concepts and flow modeling. The division strives to carry out innovative

researchin

Aircraft

and

Spacecraft

Aerodynamics,

Civil

Aircraft

R&D,

and

Flow

Diagnostics.

Thedivisionisnowactivelyinvolvedinseveralareaswithafocustowardsemerging

requirements of the countrys aerospace programs. Some of these are: highlift

research for the new Regional Transport Aircraft, lowReynolds number

aerodynamicsformicroaerialvehicle(MAV)design,baseflowandnozzlestudiesfor

launchvehicleaerodynamics, intakedesignforhypersonicvehiclesandapplications

of flowdiagnosticstounderstand flowmixing ingasturbines.Additionallythe first

everfacilityinthenationforjetaeroacousticstudieshasbeensetupinthedivision.

FlightMechancisandControlDivisionThe

division

is

actively

engaged

in

Research,

Development

and

Technology

advancements in the areas of Flight Control and Flight Simulation,Modeling and

ParameterEstimation,MultiSensorDataFusionandAirTrafficManagement.Design

oftheSARASAutopilotisamajorprogramandtheSARASFlightTrainingDevicefor

Pilot training is also being setup in the division in partnership with a private

company.

The current emphasis in national and international aeronautical research and

development is towards micro and mini unmanned air vehicles. To meet these

requirements,researchanddevelopmentisbeinginitiatedintheareaofsimulation,

modelingandcontrolofsmallairvehicles.

FlosolverDivisionThe charter and focus has been to use stateoftheart processors and other

hardwareavailabletokeepdevelopmentalcostlow,makethebestuseofavailable

sequential software to obtain quick returns on hardware investments, secure the

maximumpossible rawcomputingpower foraunit investment,keep inpacewith

thetechnologydevelopmentandachieveconcurrentapplicationsoftware.

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The Flosolver Unit carries out work in the field of integrated development of

hardwareandsoftwareformeteorologicalcomputing.Studiesinmanyexcitingnew

directions such as multiprecision computing, coupled models, innovative inter

connect strategies,highperformance visualizationarebeingplanned. It isevident

thatthehardwareandsoftwaredevelopedwillfinddirectuseinflowsolversused

foraerospaceapplications.

FibreReinforcedPlasticsDivisionTheFibreReinforcedPlasticsDivisionasthecountryspremierandmultifacetedR&D

center indigenizedwide spectrum of composite products for the aerospace, non

aerospace and societal sectors, using cost effective home grown technologies,

supported through concurrent applied research programmes. The FRP Division

continues to performwith its committedmotto simplistic technologies even for

highendcompositeproducts,withemphasisoneconomyandenvironment. Today,

the cuttingedge technologies also imply costeffective technologies,meaning

thetechnologieswhileservingtheverypurposeoftheirdevelopment,shouldalso

offerspinoffbenefits,tocompensatefortheirrapidobsolescenceononehand,and

servethe

socio

economic

cause

on

the

other.

The Division is well equipped with sophisticated material characterization

equipments like DSCTGA, DMA, FTIR, Curing ovens, INSTRONUTM, DYNATUP

Impacttester,aswellasadedicatedEnvironmentaltest facility forqualificationof

aerospace and nonaerospace components. The FRP Division has initiated R&D

activities for the development and application of nanostructural composites,

conductive composites,metalfibre composites, rapidmanufacturing technologies

incorporatingmachineimpregnatedjustintimeprepregs(JIPREGS).

MaterialsScienceDivisionThe activities of the division is directed towards development of materials for

aerospaceapplications,

characterization

of

materials

and

rendering

materials

related

engineering and technological services to aerospace community. The division is

engaged in synthesisandprocessingofmetallicmaterials,ceramics,polymersand

fibers.One of themajor activities of the division is failure analysis and accident

investigationandtestingandqualificationofmaterials.

The focus of activities of the division is currently functional and smartmaterials.

Development of products using ShapeMemory Alloys is being pursued actively.

Productslikewiresofdifferentdiameters,couplings,links,etc.havebeendeveloped

from shapememory alloys. Preparation of high quality piezo ceramic powders is

beingcarriedoutonapilotplantlevel.Effortsarealsoontodevelophighfigureof

merit thermoelectric materials, thermoelectric coolers and generators. Novel

processingtechniques

like

mould

less

casting

of

ceramics

are

being

developed.

In

the

area of high temperature structural materials for aerospace applications,

development of ceramicmatrix composites is in progress.Amajor activityof the

divisionisthedevelopmentofseveralgradesofcarbonfibres.Anewstateoftheart

RunwayVisibilityRangeMeasurementSystemDrishtihasbeencommissioned in

severalairports.

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NationalTrisonicAerodynamicFacilitiesThe charter of NTAF is to provide quality experimental aerodynamic data in the

rangeofMachnumbers0.2to4.0,requiredforthenationalaerospaceprogrammes

suchastheLightCombatAircraftprogrammeofDRDO,Launchvehicledevelopment

programmes of ISRO, the SARAS aircraft of NAL and aerospace vehicles being

developedby

other

User

organizations.

The

focus

is

on

experimental

technique

developments and measurements of aerodynamic force, moment, steady and

unsteady pressures aswell asmechanical design ofmodels and support systems

requiredtomeettherequirements.The1.2mtrisonicblowdownwindtunnel isthe

mainworkhorseforallthemajornationalaerospaceprogrammes.

ThecurrentactivitiesofNTAFare focusedondatageneration for theLCAofADA,

RLV of ISRO andHSTDV ofDRDO. Special systemsneeded for thesemissions are

beingdesigned,developed,fabricatedandtested.

PropulsionDivisionThe Propulsion Division is involved in applied research pertaining to

Turbomachinery,Combustion

and

Heat

Transfer,

Mechanical

Aspects

of

Turbomachinery aswell as in the Design/Development of Propulsion and Energy

Systems. It gives R&D support to the countrys National Aerospace Programmes

being carried out at the Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), Defence

ResearchandDevelopmentLaboratory(DRDL),VikramSarabhaiSpaceCentre(VSSC)

and the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) besides taking up grantinaid

projects from the Aeronautical Research & Development Board. International

collaborative programmeswith Pratt&Whitney,USA and Canada are also being

carriedout.

Thecurrentactivities include thedevelopmentofactivemagneticbearings,micro

gas turbines, Wankel engines for UAVs, novel afterburners, advanced

ramjet/scramjet

combustors,

advanced

compressors,

ultralight

helicopters,

micro

air

vehiclesandthetestingofsyntheticaviationlubricantsandrollingelementbearings.

The collaborative R&D programmeswith Pratt&Whitney Canada& USA on gas

turbine technologies, specifically related to turbomachinery aerodynamics,

combustorsandheattransferarebeingactivelypursued.

StructuralTechnlogiesDivisionStructural Technologies Division is primarily in Research and Development

Programmes in Structural Design, Analysis, Testing and Certification of

Aerospace/Mechanical Structures. The specific areas of emphasis are aeroelastic

modelingand testingofaerospacevehicles,developmentofnumerical techniques

like

Finite

Element

Method

with

smart

material

concepts

for

structural

control,

stateofart analysis, testing, design and optimization of aerospace

vehicles/structures, impact & crashworthiness studies, evaluation of mechanical

properties of aerospace materials, evaluation of airworthiness & flight safety

includingFullScaleFatigueTest(FSFT)andStructuralIntegrityAssessment.

Theexpertiseofthedivisionisindesigningscaledwindtunnelmodelsanddesign&

development of indigenous large Autoclave systems. The division has made

significantcontributionsindesignandanalysisofgroundbased,airborneandmissile

radomes. Smart structure activities for development of multi channel active

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vibration control system using smart actuators for aerospace applications and

investigationofstructuralhealthmonitoringconceptsforaeroelastic instabilityand

activevibrationcontrolforLaunchvehiclecomponentsarealsobeingstudied.

SurfaceEngineeringDivisionSurface EngineeringDivision (SED) devotes itself to develop knowhow in surface

technologies.The

main

thrust

of

SED

is

aerospace

and

engineering

applications.

SED

workson importsubstitution insensitiveandcriticalareastoprovideselfreliance.

Besides,SEDworksondevelopmentof innovative technologiesdrivenby theuser

industries.Thedivisionalsoundertakesresearchonthrustareassuchasnanoscale

architectureandenergysector.

Currentactivitiesofthedivisionare:developmentofsunshieldmirrorwithultralow

roughness,evaluationandcertificationofthepressuresensitivepaintdeveloped in

SED, development of plasma nitriding and plasma ion immersion implantation

processes forthesurfacemodificationofTi6Al4Valloy,NiSiCcompositecoatings

for trochoidofWankel engine,developmentofplasma sprayed coatings for solid

oxide fuel cell applications, development of electrodeposited composite coatings

withhigher

thermal

stability,

electroless

coatings

of

nickel

based

binary

and

ternary

alloys and composites,development of sputterdeposited solar selective coatings,

developmentofhighwearresistant coatings formachiningofdifficulttomachine

materials.

WindEnergyDivisionTheWindEnergyDivisionismainlyinvolvedinthedesign/developmentofsmalland

mediumscalewindturbines.Thespecialdriverofthisprogrammeistheapplication

ofNALsaerospacetechnologytowindturbinedevelopment.TheDivisionalsohas

facilitiesforwindmonitoring,windresourceassessmentandmicrositing.

TheDivisionhasevolveda comprehensive indigenousmethodologyand createda

designdatabase

for

the

development

of

low

cost

small

and

medium

scale

wind

turbines, specially suited to the Indian wind environment of relatively low wind

speedsanddustyconditions.Anumberofsmallscalewindturbines,bothforpower

generation andwater pumping have been built. A Savoniusmachine (150W) for

electricitygenerationhasbeeninstalledinAntarctica.

OtherImportantDivisions:KnowledgeandTechnologyManagementDivisionThemandateoftheKnowledgeandTechnologyManagementDivision istoensure

easy

and

smooth

operation

of

all

the

management

activities

of

NAL.

It

is

comprised

offourgroups.

TheProjectandBusinessManagementGroup(PBMG)carriesout bothtechnicaland

financial management including project planning, costing/budgeting, project

monitoringofbothexternallyfundedandinternalprojects,IPR,technologytransfer

andprojectevaluation

Public Relations and Resources Management Group (PRRMG) manages Public

Relations includingvisitorservices,eventmanagement,trainingandcoordination.

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Media and Publicity Management Group (MPMG) organizes exhibitions,

management of NAL Museum, Press and Media, supports publication and

dissemination of technical and popular periodicals documentingNAL's R&D effort

andoffersphotographyandvideographyservices

Management of Information Systems Group (MISG) undertakes the Design,

DevelopmentandmaintenanceofERPpackages,developmentandmaintenanceof

MISon

intranet

and

Web

Based

information.

InformationCentreforAerospaceScienceandTechnologyThe InformationCentre forAerospace ScienceandTechnology (ICAST),a stateof

theartcentrewithexpertise, infrastructureandservicescaters to the information

requirementsofthe Indianaerospacecommunity inparticularandtheengineering

andtechnicalcommunity ingeneral.ICAST iswellknownforitsexhaustiveandrich

collection of books, journals and specifically technical reports from NASA, DLR,

ONERA, NLR, UTIAS etc, in addition to 50,000 meeting papers of 375 AIAA

conferences. The centre offersOnline,Web and CDROM based literature search

services includingaccess toejournals,Newsclippingservices,OnlinePublicaccess

Catalogue,Union

Catalogue

of

Serials

held

by

CSIR/

Aerospace

Libraries.

More

than

6,000ejournals frommajorpublishers like IEEE,AIAA,Springer,Wiley,CUP,ASME,

ACM,AIP,RSC areaccessible throughCSIR consortia.Booksonline from Springer,

CUP,ReferenceWorksfromCredoareaccessible,asaremajordatabaseslikeWebof

Science,AerospacedatabaseandJGate.

InnovativeDelopments SuccessfuldevelopmentofSARASPrototypesPT1,PT2a14seatermultiroletransportaircraft

Design and development of HNSA (all composite, 2seater for day/nightoperations.DGCAtypecertifiedaircraft)

Technologyforproductionofautoclaves Stateofthe art transmissometer DRISHTI for measurement of runwayvisibilityatairportsasasafetyaid

Manufacture of the fibres and prepregs of strategic importance R&D inaircraftandspacegradefibres

NationalTestFacilityforrollingelementbearings DesignofIndiaspecificwindturbines HardwareandsoftwareforweatherforecastingrelevanttoIndia DesignandDevelopmentofsupersoniccombustors FailureanalysisandaccidentinvestigationSoftware

for

flight

quality

assurance

and

incident

/

accident

analysis

(NALFOQA/NALVAS)forairlines

Costeffectiverapidresininjectionmouldingtechnologyfornoseradomesoffighteraircraft

LowcostVacuumEnhancedResinInfusionTechnology(VERITy)foradvancedcompositescomponents

Advancedflowcomputationandvisualisationtechniques Smartmaterialsandstructures(sensorsandactuators)

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NanosurfacecoatedmirrorsforpassivecoolingofIRsensorsinsatellites Activenoisecontrolforaircraft/helicoptercabins DevelopmentandvalidationoftheTejas(LCA)flightcontrollaw Public Private partnership to jointly design, develop and certify smallgeneralaviationlightaircraft(NMS100)with4to5seats.

ThrustAreas Cuttingedgetechnologiesinaerospace CentreofExcellenceinFlightMechanicsandControl Advancedtechnologysolutionsfornationalprogrammes MicroAirVehiclesforstrategic/civilianuse. ProductionofSARASaircraftforIAFandothercustomers Developmentofaregionaltransportaircraftof70 90seaterwithturboprop/ fan engines under the 11 FYP to promote regional air transportation /

economy.

ContributionstoNationalProjectsNAL has contributed enormously to virtually all the national projects in both the

aeronauticalandthespacesectors.Amongthesignificantcontributions ofNALare:

LeadershipofNationalTeamforCFCWing AdvancedCompositeStructures CarbonFibers LeadershipofNationalTeamforFlightControlLawDevelopment WindTunnelModels&TestingAerodynamicDataGeneration Material/BoxlevelTestingandCharacterizationforCertification CFDAnalysis Surfacecoating Noisemeasurement&control FlowDiagnosticsStudies AeroelasticModelStudies DynamicResponseStudies Acoustictestfacility SunshieldMirrorsforIRSensorCoolingonSatellites Composite RadomeforDWR Thermo StructuralAeroelasticAnalysisforRLVTD HighSpeedCombustorDesignandTesting TransonicBuffetStudiesonLaunchVehicleModels SATCOMApplications SpecialCarbonFibers

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CollaborationsandPartnershipsNALhasdevelopedcollaborativeprogramswithvariousAerospaceorganisationsand

R&DinstitutionsabroadmainlytofosterthegrowthofR&Dactivitiesandtechnology

developments.

LongTermCooperations DLR,Germany CAE,China P&W,USA

Collaborations RMIT,Australia Boeing,USA P&W,CanadaBELL

Helicopters

NCA&TUniversity UKIERI,UK ALCOA,USA FloridaStateUniversity,USA

Interactions CRIAQ,Quebec,Canada Bombardier,Canada ProvinceofBavaria,Germany

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NewChallenges,NewOpportunitiesKeeping in pace with increasingly globalised aerospace R&D scenario, NAL is

exploring newmodel and structures to fulfill itsmandate in the following areas

during the 11th Five Year Plan (2008 2012). NAL will leverage its diverse and

multidisciplinaryresource

base

to

the

research

needs

of

the

national

and

internationalaerospacecommunity,andsocietyatlarge.

Advancedflowdiagnostics Advancedstructuraltechnologies Advancedwindturbines Aeroacoustics Airtrafficmanagement Aircraftsystems Automatictargetrecognition Civilaviation Computationalsciences Crashworthystructures Damagetolerantdesigns Datafusion Enhancedandsyntheticvision Flowcontrol Highperformancecomputing Hightemperaturematerialsandcoatings Hypersonicpropulsion Integratedvehiclehealthmanagement LowReynoldsnumberaerodynamics Microaerialvehicles Morphingstructures Multidisciplinarydesignoptimization Multifunctionalmaterials Nanotechnology Nextgenerationcomposites Precisionweatherforecasting Smallgasturbines Surfacemodification Ultralightsystems Vibrationandnoisecontrol

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Amenities Sports

NALhasnumberof sports activitiesboth for outdoor and indoor games. Ithas a

cricketground,wherenumberofmatchesunderKarnatakastatecricketassociation

areplayed;

tennis

court,

abasket

ball

court

and

avolley

ball

court.

For

indoor

games

facititiesforplayingshuttlebadmintin,tabletennisandcarromareavailable.These

facilitiesareextensivelyusedbyNAL staffmembersduring lunchbreak andafter

officehoursduringtheweekdays.

HealthCenterAhealthcentercateringtotheemployeesofthelaboratoryexistsonthecampus.

Thecenterhasfivedoctors,andoperatesduringtheweeksdays.Doctorsare

availableatthecampusfor24x7hours.

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Surface presPr

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So

TEJAS moditive Paint

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ctivities of the labora

Comput

ory in pict

SARAS PT-

d density csection

rial form:

1 in flight

ntours at diffs of HRV

erent inlet

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Artificial feelDepart

Ma

Captive Trstores se

l Six Degreesre and Spin

rk-1 Radome

jectory Systaration from

of FreedomStudies

for DWR

m for studieaircraft mod

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Int

The 128

grated Facil

High S

rocessor Flo

ity for Carbo

eed combus

solver Mk 6

Fibre produ

tor test facilit

tion

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NAL-Santest

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eeth wind tued at Kethan

clave design

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being

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ICAST

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website

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