BITS Pilani on Monday mentioned a wind tunnel facility can be arrange at its Hyderabad campus for aerodynamic testing and analysis.
The ability is anticipated to be accomplished subsequent 12 months, the institute mentioned.
With the flexibility to recreate wind speeds of as much as 220 kilometres per hour, the BITS Pilani wind tunnel will present insights into the dynamics of flight, the institute mentioned in an announcement.
The tunnel will be capable to take a look at aerodynamic results on a various vary of topics, together with full-scale drones, vehicles, parachutes and electrical car battery administration techniques.
“Main academic establishments have already seen profitable drone startups emerge, equivalent to Ideaforge from IIT Bombay and BotLab Dynamics from IIT Delhi. We envision BITS Pilani becoming a member of these establishments in spearheading the event of frontier applied sciences in drones, UAVs, and area,” BITS Pilani Director of Hyderabad campus and off-campus programmes and business engagement, Prof G Sundar, mentioned.
The wind tunnel will play a pivotal position in establishing BITS Pilani as a hub for deep-tech entrepreneurship, Sundar added.
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First Printed: Sep 04 2023 | 11:45 PM IST
