ADVANCED COMPOSITES DIVISION

Advanced Composites Division (ACD) of National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL) is a Centre of Excellence for Composite Structures in India. Since its inception, ACD has strived hard to develop in-house technologies and solutions, which are apt for the design & development of composite structures for military & civil aircrafts. With its co-cured and co-bonded technologies, ACD has made significant contributions to the Light Combat Aircraft project (LCA-TEJAS). The division with a judicious mix of basic research & applied R&D has managed to stay at the forefront of technology. It has an adequate level of expertise in the areas of design, fabrication, non-destructive evaluation, repair and structural testing with capability to deliver “Concept to Certification” solutions for aircraft. The division is rigorously pursuing R&D activities in the forward-looking areas of structural health monitoring, design of damage tolerant structures, processing of thermoplastics, 3D composites and the like.

 

ACD has contributed to nearly 1/3rd of airframe of SARAS (CSIR-NAL’s 14 seater aircraft) with its composites technologies. Primary structures like Wing, Horizontal Tail, Fin, Rear Pressure Bulkhead, Control Surfaces (elevators, ailerons, flaps), Floor Boards, Wall Assemblies, Fuselage Top Skin, belly fairing and Nacelle have been developed. Innovative design and manufacturing approaches have resulted in substantial reduction in part count, weight and cost. The division has developed and patented a cost effective manufacturing process, namely VERITy (Vacuum Enhanced Resin Infusion Technology) for the development of the composite wing. ACD has been awarded the prestigious JEC-Asia Innovation Awards thrice for the development of HT, Wing and Rear Pressure Bulkhead. It is to be noted that ACD also won the NAL Technology Shield 3 years in a row from 2014-16.

 

ACD has played a pivotal role in the development of advanced composite structures for the Indian Light Combat Aircraft (TEJAS) programme.  The division has developed the co-curing technology for complex parts like Fin, Rudder, Centre Fuselage and Main Landing Gear Doors. The division has not only contributed to the technology demonstrators and prototypes, but has also taken up the challenge to productionise these through public-private– partnership (PPP) with industries. (HAL and TAML)

 

The division has capabilities in classical stress analysis methods and finite element analysis using tools like MSC-NASTRAN®, ABAQUS®& RADIOSS®. A state-of-the-art CAD facility equipped with geometrical modelling software like CATIA®, AUTOCAD® and the like are available for carrying out the detail design and digital mockup (DMU).

 

Repair technology is a crucial area helping to maintain the structures during their service life.  Some of the major contributions of repair technology group have been: a) Setting up of state of the art composite repair laboratory at 11 BRD, AF Station, Nasik, b) Repair of MiG-29 Fin, c) Repair of AN-32  and IL-76 Radomes, d) Composite repair on IL-76 ventral Fin, e) Supply of CFRP fuselage belly fairings for MiG-29, f) Recovery of Searcher RPA, g) Repair of main landing Gear Bean of MiG-23, h) Development of repair schemes for Wing fuel leak for MiG-29, i) Repair of MiG-29K flaps and j) Providing training of IAF personnel on composite repairs. The repair technology group of ACD has RCMA accreditation to carry out field repair on MiG-29 and has developed many repair tools for machining and patented fixtures for the repair of aircraft parts through adhesive bonding.

The division has expertise in the area of non- destructive evaluation encompassing ultrasonics, real time X-ray imaging and infrared thermography. A state-of-the-art NDE facility has been established having computer controlled water coupled ultrasonic C-scan systems, air coupled ultrasonic systems. Innovative NDE methodologies have been developed for the inspection of co-cured structures developed. ACD also offers NDE services to the industry.

 

Advanced Composites Division, has been working on the Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of aircraft structures using Fiber Optic Sensors. The SHM group has developed and demonstrated expertise in the field of sensor packaging, sensor installation, instrumentation, algorithm development using Fiber Optic sensors for the structural health monitoring of aircraft structures. Flight Trials on NISHANT UAV and HANSA demonstrated the capability of in flight data acquisition and monitoring the flight loads. The group is actively involved in the offline SHM system Using Distributed Fiber Optic sensors and online SHM system using the Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors.

 

Certification demand for damage tolerant design of structures has fueled the ‘Damage tolerance studies’ on composite structures in the division. Studies in testing and simulation for certification of composite structures meeting the damage tolerant requirements are executed in the division. This group conducts tests and analyses on various coupons, elements, details, sub-components and components across the building-block pyramid to demonstrate compliance to airworthiness requirements such as FAR 25.571.  The division has the following Damage Tolerance facilities and capabilities: (1) Portable drop tower for low velocity impact tests, (2) State-of-art in-situ NDI techniques, (3) 150kN Universal Testing Machine for coupon tests, (4) 1000kN servo-controlled UTM for conducting static and fatigue tests on large panels and specimens, (5) Servo-hydraulic multi-actuator systems for static & fatigue testing, (6) Digital Image Correlation (DIC) facility for full-field displacement & strain measurements, and (7) State-of-the-art computational facility for numerical computations.

 

The division has excellent infrastructure and trained manpower towards destructive testing of composite parts – coupons to full-scale test articles. ACD also has supported DRDO labs and private industries in mechanical characterization of      advanced composite materials. Facilities include UTMs, Hydraulic and Servo-hydraulic actuators, Digital Image Correlation (DIC) system, Draw-wire sensors and multi-channel multi- purpose Data acquisition (DAQ) systems.

 

Valued Clients, Sponsors & Collaborators

 

Government Agencies: ADA, HAL, ADE, ASL, DRDL, IAF, NSTL, GTRE, R&D (E)

Industries: TAML, GM, GE, Mercedes Benz,  Airbus

Academia: IISc, IITs, VNIT, Manipal Institute of Technology

Foreign Collaborators: Israel Aircraft Industries, Tel Aviv University and Manchester University

HEAD

Ramesh Kumar M Dr

DEPUTY HEAD

Kotresh M Gaddikeri

SENIOR PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST (11)

Nitesh Gupta
Polagangu James
Viswamurthy S R
Lohith N
Sanjeev Kumar S
Satish S Nimbal
KANAKA MUTHU
MOHAN KUMAR K
SUGUN B S DR
SATEESH V L
SRIKANTH L

CHIEF SCIENTIST (3)

Ravi Kumar P
RAMASWAMY SETTY J
VANAJA A

PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST (12)

Anil Kumar A Dr
Augustin M J
Kumari Asha
Kundan Kumar Verma
Siddeshwar Charantimath
Venkatesh S
Amardeepa K C S
Mukesh V
Nadeem Masood S
Saransh Jain
SANDHYA RAO DR
THULASI DURAI D

SENIOR SCIENTIST (5)

Amitabha Datta
Karuppannan D
Viswarupachari C H
Senthil Nathan K
ARUN SRINIVASAN DR

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Amit Kumar Gupta
Athimoola Ganesh
Basavaraj S M
Chidambaram R
Dasmat Baskey
Dinesh B L
Giridharan A
Kailash Singh
Kamboji Prakash
Murali P
Naveen Kumar M
Padmakara G
Paranthaman N
Parashuram Hangal
Patil Vinayak
Radha Krishnan G
Rajesh Kumar S
Raju B M
Rathnakar B
Saravana kumar N
Siva M
Srinivasa V
Sunny Darshan K
Suresh Chand Jangir
Akash Kumar
Arul Kumar A
Ashwathappa K N
Dharanendra Y
Dhinakaran K
Doreswamy K N
Eswarappa S
Gangaraju
Gunakara B
Kali Kiran S
Kiran P
Madhu Babu P
Manokaran
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Murthy B Y K
Om Prakash Swamy
Parthiban B
Praveen Kumar J N
Raju H L
Ramanna Gundad
Shadakshari K S
Srinivas P
Suresh Reddy
Thippeswamy K
Veeranna
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Krishnappa B M
Mani S
Margan A
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Revathi A
Satisha
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Padmavathi T Dr
Jyotsna K M Dr
Abraham Suresh Kumar
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Lokesh T K
Manju
Praveen Kumar J D
Ramesha K
Samay Majhi
Seenappa
Sunil M R
Shri.Jitendra Ping
Koondrapu Raveendra
Rohit K
Paramsh M

Ramesh Kumar M Dr

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SRIKANTH L

Srikanth’s field of research relates to design, processing and testing of fibre reinforced polymer composites for aerospace applications. Emphasis…

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Sanjeev Kumar S

S Sanjeev Kumar completed his Masters in Manufacturing Management in the year 2014 from BITS-Pilani. Prior to this he did his B.E in Mechanical…

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VANAJA A

Her research is focused on fundamental and applied Polymer Chemistry related to aerospace and non-aerospace sectors. Research contributions include…

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RAMASWAMY SETTY J

Educational Qualification:  M. Tech in Machine Design from IIT Madras   Competence  :   Over 30 Years of experience in the area of Advanced…

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Ravi Kumar P

Ravi Kumar joined NAL as Scientist in 1991 and started  his career in the development of Composite Rudder for Do 228 aircraft which was a…

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STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS

STRUCTURAL DESIGN AND ANALYSIS

Structural Design and Analysis

This division has adequate expertise in the Conceptualization, Design, Detail Design, Finite element analysis and FE based optimization of

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STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING LAB

STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING LAB

Structural Health Monitoring Lab

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POLYMER LABORATORY

POLYMER LABORATORY

Polymer Laboratory

 A Polymer Laboratory has been set up for conducting research work on materials and processing, incoming inspection of composite materials (e.g.

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COMPOSITES FABRICATION FACILITY

COMPOSITES FABRICATION FACILITY

Composites Fabrication Facility

Objective of the facility :

Development of airworthy composite parts.

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TOOL DESIGN FACILITY

TOOL DESIGN FACILITY

Tool Design Facility

Objective of the facility :

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ROBOTIC TUFTING AND Z-PINNING

ROBOTIC TUFTING AND Z-PINNING

Robotic Tufting and Z-Pinning

Composites are the materials of choice for aerospace applications due to their excellent mechanical and other properties.

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Precision composite specimen cutting machine

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COUPON LEVEL STRUCTURAL TESTING FACILITY

Coupon Level Structural Testing Facility

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AUTOCLAVES

Autoclaves

Autoclave processing is used for the manufacture of superior quality structural components containing high fibre volume fraction and low void content.

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NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION & TESTING

Non-destructive Evaluation & Testing

Non-destructive Evaluation is the most critical activity in any composite development programme and its importance in aerospace a

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WATER JET CUTTER

Water jet cutter

 Capability:  cutting is a facility that is imperative in any composite development programme due to tight tolerances and accuraci

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FORMING

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HUMIDITY CHAMBER

Humidity Chamber

The Advanced Composites Division (ACD) is equipped with state-of-the-art environmental test facility.

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DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION (DIC) MEASUREMENT FACILITY

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Digital Image Correlation (DIC) Measurement Facility

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Structural Health Monitoring Using Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors.

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STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING USING FIBER BRAGG GRATING (FBG) SENSORS.

Structural Health Monitoring Using Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) Sensors.

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Nano composites

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Inclusion Detection in prepreg layup based fabrication process

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Surface Damage Detection using Image Processing

One of the widely used inspection methods to ensure structural integrity of an aircraft is the visual inspection.

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SCIENTISTS WORKING ON SURFACE DAMAGE DETECTION USING IMAGE PROCESSING

INNOVATIVE CO-CURING PROCESS DEVELOPMENT FOR CARBON-BMI COMPOSITES

INNOVATIVE CO-CURING PROCESS DEVELOPMENT FOR CARBON-BMI COMPOSITES

Innovative Co-curing Process Development for Carbon-BMI Composites

Most of the composite structures for the aircraft have been developed using carbon- epoxy prepreg mater

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SCIENTISTS WORKING ON INNOVATIVE CO-CURING PROCESS DEVELOPMENT FOR CARBON-BMI COMPOSITES

POST BUCKLING STUDIES

POST BUCKLING STUDIES

Post Buckling Studies

Modern design and light-weight are the prerequisites for sustaining global competitiveness in the aerospace industry.

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SCIENTISTS WORKING ON POST BUCKLING STUDIES

VACUUM ENHANCED RESIN INFUSION TECHNOLOGY

VACUUM ENHANCED RESIN INFUSION TECHNOLOGY

Vacuum Enhanced Resin Infusion Technology

Majority of aerospace composite components are manufactured using prepreg / autoclave moulding process.

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SCIENTISTS WORKING ON VACUUM ENHANCED RESIN INFUSION TECHNOLOGY

ULTRA HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPOSITES FOR SERVICE TEMPERATURE OF 250°C TO 320°C.

ULTRA HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPOSITES FOR SERVICE TEMPERATURE OF 250°C TO 320°C.

Ultra High Temperature Composites for Service Temperature of 250°C to 320°C.

Advanced composites materials have become the front-runners in the aerospace industry.

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SCIENTISTS WORKING ON ULTRA HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPOSITES FOR SERVICE TEMPERATURE OF 250°C TO 320°C.

TUFTING

TUFTING

Tufting

Composites due to their laminar construction have poor out-of-plane characteristics.

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SCIENTISTS WORKING ON TUFTING

Z PINNING

Z PINNING

Z pinning

Cocured composite structures are being employed in order to reduce part count, assembly time and associated costs.

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SCIENTISTS WORKING ON Z PINNING

STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY OF COCURED COMPOSITE PARTS

STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY OF COCURED COMPOSITE PARTS

Structural Assembly of Cocured Composite Parts

Manufacturing aircraft composite components requires maximum precision and quality in all process steps including the assem

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SCIENTISTS WORKING ON STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY OF COCURED COMPOSITE PARTS

NON - LINEAR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

NON - LINEAR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

Non - Linear Structural Analysis

ACD is immensely involved in finite element solution techniques for providing solutions for wide range of static, dynamic, buckling, opti

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SCIENTISTS WORKING ON NON - LINEAR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

PULSE THERMOGRAPHY BASED NON DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION

PULSE THERMOGRAPHY BASED NON DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION

Pulse Thermography based Non Destructive Evaluation

Infrared Pulse Thermography is a non-contact, non-intrusive NDE technique that is widely used for the inspection of ai

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SCIENTISTS WORKING ON PULSE THERMOGRAPHY BASED NON DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION

ACOUSTIC EMISSION NDE

ACOUSTIC EMISSION NDE

Acoustic Emission NDE

Acoustic Emission is the phenomenon of generation of transient elastic waves due to rapid release of strain energy caused by structural alterations

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SCIENTISTS WORKING ON ACOUSTIC EMISSION NDE