Autoclaves for Aerospace Applications : Issues and Challenges

The Council of Scientific and Industerial Research National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), Bangalore, India has been engaged in the research of autoclaves for the past three decades and has pioneered their development and usage in India for aerospace/aircraft structural applications. The autocla...

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Published in:	International journal of aerospace engineering Vol. 2011; no. 2011; pp. 1 - 11
Main Authors:	Upadhya, A. R., Dayananda, G. N., Kamalakannan, G. M., Ramaswamy Setty, J., Christopher Daniel, J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Puplishing Corporation 2011 Hindawi Publishing Corporation Hindawi Limited
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Summary:	The Council of Scientific and Industerial Research National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL), Bangalore, India has been engaged in the research of autoclaves for the past three decades and has pioneered their development and usage in India for aerospace/aircraft structural applications. The autoclaves at CSIR-NAL have played a significant role in all the major national aircraft/aerospace programs. The largest aerospace autoclave in India (working size of 4.4 m diameter and 9.0 m length) has been successfully commissioned at CSIR-NAL. This paper gives the technological challenges faced and the innovative concepts that were introduced in these autoclaves.
ISSN:	1687-5966 1687-5974
DOI:	10.1155/2011/985871