Gas Turbine Engine Testing (GTRE / DRDO)

Gas Turbine Engine Testing & Ground Validation

Dedicated telemetry and high-frequency DAQ framework for GTRE DRDO Kaveri, Kaveri Dry, and GTX-35VS engines - from compressor/combustor component rigs to GTRE ATF altitude simulation, FADEC HIL, and IL-76 Flying Test Bed trials.

GTRE GAS TURBINE ENGINE QUALIFICATION

GTRE ATF Altitude Simulation & Microsecond Engine Transient DAQ

Stream tens of thousands of pressure transducers, spool speed optical tachometers, turbine inlet thermocouples, and vibration accelerometers up to 100kHz. Capture combustor ignition pressure spikes, compressor surge margins, and FADEC closed-loop fuel metering response across GTRE Bangalore test stands and Gromov IL-76 FTB trials.

Component Rigs & Core Engine
Compressor surge margin, combustor pattern factor & Gas Generator (GG) test
GTRE ATF & IL-76 FTB Trials
High-altitude vacuum relight, 150-hr PFRT & Gromov IL-76 FTB flight log sync
GTRE Gas Turbine Engine Test Cell Telemetry
GTRE ATF & FADEC DAQ ONLINE100kHz / FADEC HIL
PLATFORM CAPABILITIES

Designed for Mission-Critical Fidelity

1. GTRE Altitude Test Facility (ATF) High-Altitude Vacuum Sync

Simulating low-pressure high-altitude vacuum conditions at GTRE Bangalore ATF for Kaveri cryogenic/jet engine combustor relight and thrust SFC measurement.

1. GTRE Altitude Test Facility (ATF) High-Altitude Vacuum Sync

One telemetry platform from component compressor rig to IL-76 FTB flight clearance

COMPONENT & CORE ENGINE

Compressor rig surge margin, combustor pattern factor & turbine cooling effectiveness.
Gas Generator (GG) standalone core engine development runs & thermodynamic cycle balance.
High-pressure spool vibration dynamics, bearing oil cooling, & thermal seal expansion.

GTRE ATF & OPERABILITY

GTRE Bangalore Altitude Test Facility (ATF) high-altitude vacuum & temperature simulation.
Sea-level static (SLS) baseline thrust/SFC & Accelerated Mission Testing (AMT) endurance.
Ice/bird ingestion (FOD), crosswind, windmill relight envelope, & 150-hr PFRT type test.

FADEC HIL & IL-76 FTB

Dual-redundant FADEC HIL control loop tuning, fuel valve metering, & EHMS vibration FFT.
Engine vibration survey, Low/High Cycle Fatigue (LCF/HCF), & rotor burst containment.
IL-76 Flying Test Bed (FTB) flight trials at Gromov GFRI, aircraft EGR, & CEMILAC sign-off.
Rocket engine hot-fire

From GTRE Component Rigs to Gromov IL-76 Flying Test Bed. Zero Telemetry Loss.

9-PHASE SATELLITE AIT & GROUND SEGMENT PIPELINE

Gas Turbine Engine Testing & Qualification Framework (GTRE / DRDO)

End-to-end testing and qualification framework for Kaveri, Kaveri Dry, and GTX-35VS engines — from component rigs and ATF high-altitude vacuum simulation to FADEC HIL and IL-76 Flying Test Bed (FTB) trials.

Compressor / Combustor / Rig

1. Component-Level Rig Testing (Compressor, Combustor, Turbine & Fan)

Compressor Rig Testing

Validates pressure ratio, surge margin, & aerodynamic stall characteristics

Combustor Rig Testing

Combustion efficiency, pattern factor, ignition, & emission characteristics

Turbine Rig Testing

Blade cooling effectiveness, thermal barrier coating, & aero-thermal performance

Fan Rig & Bearing Lubrication

Turbofan stage pressure ratio & high-speed bearing oil cooling/lubrication rig

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1. Component-Level Rig Testing (Compressor, Combustor, Turbine & Fan)
Compressor / Combustor / Rig
ISRO / SPACEX READY
PLATFORM CAPABILITIES

Engineered for High-Fidelity Domain Telemetry

100 kHz Transient DAQ

High-speed pressure spike & vibration spectrum capture during engine surge.

Microsecond PTP Clock

IEEE 1588 time alignment across compressor rigs, ATF chambers, & FADEC.

Air-Gapped Defense Security

100% local air-gapped deployment for GTRE & DRDO sensitive propulsion assets.

FADEC ARINC/1553 Plugin

Native protocol decoders for dual-channel FADEC control & EHMS telemetry.

Parquet & HDF5 Archival

Columnar format export for thermodynamic cycle math model correlation.

Real-Time Campbell Diagram

Sub-10ms vibration FFT frequency domain & Campbell diagram resonance tracking.

MEASURABLE IMPACT

Proven Results in Mission-Critical Facilities

100%
GTRE ATF Data Ingest

Zero packet drop during high-altitude vacuum ignition and engine surge runs.

< 1 µs
FADEC & Sensor Sync

Hardware-level timestamping aligns control commands with fuel valve feedback.

10x
Faster PFRT Analysis

Automated Parquet export accelerates 150-hour Preliminary Flight Rating sign-off.

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