India's DRDO Sets up Hypersonic Wind Tunnel
India’s DRDO Sets up Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Our Bureau 2923 Hypersonic wind tunnel. Image for reference An advanced Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (HWT) test facility was inaugurated at the Defence Research and Research Organization (DRDO) in Hyderabad on Saturday. The HWT Test facility is a pressure vacuum driven enclosed free jet facility having nozzle exit diameter of 1 meter and will simulate Mach No 5 to 12 (Mach represents the multiplication factor to the speed of sound). The facility has the capability to simulate hypersonic flow over a wide spectrum and will play a major role in the real...