Aviation Technologies Center

The mission of the Aviation Technologies Center to provide R&D services to Polish and foreign companies to help them raise their competitiveness.

The ATC offers services to the following industries:

Aviation industry
Automotive industry
Chemical industry
Railway industry
Energy industry
Construction industry
Space technologies industry
Shipbuilding industry
Defence industry
Rail industry

The offer of the Aviation Technologies Center includes:

In the scope of aerodynamics:

Wind tunnel studies testing the internal components of aircraft engines or their models under simulated takeoff and landing conditions and in elevated exhaust gas temperatures
Measurement of forces and moments
Measurement of pressure distributions
Flow visualisations
Tests involving the measurement of dynamic stability, aeroelastic model deformation and laminar flow parameters
Testing of fuselage models together with rotating rotor models
Pressure distribution measurement on the fuselage surface
Measurement of fuselage loading
Measurement of static and dynamic values of the essential parameters for rotor quality
Pressure and weight measurements of aircraft models in wind tunnel tests, measurement of their aerodynamic characteristics and pressure distributions for Mach number M = 0.2 to 2.3
Aerodynamic load measurements on airframe part models like the wings, horizontal and vertical stabilizers, control surfaces, external pods and stores, etc.
Hinge-moment measurements for tail units
Buffeting boundary determination and its intensity in a wide range of flow velocities
Airfoils aerodynamic characteristics
Aerodynamic design of aircraft, aircraft wings and profiles (also with a high lift coefficient)
Calibration of gages and pressure transducers
Unsteady pressure measurements with control and actuation mechanism for flap and profile oscillations
Balance tests and pressure distribution tests on aircraft, helicopter, rail vehicle and wheeled vehicle models and their elements
Optimization of flap geometry and their positioning
Hinge-moment optimization for ailerons and tail units
Flow visualisations using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), oil, tufts or UV-light illuminated mini-tufts
Smoke flow visualisations
Laminar profile wind tunnel testing with a turbulence level below 0.02% for an airflow speed up to 40 m/s
Testing helicopter rotor models (vortex ring)
Calibration of wind measurement instruments
Research on aerodynamic phenomena related to supersonic flow
Aerodynamic studies of wind turbines, which are the latest solutions in energy-generation technologies
Studies of power units and cooling towers
Studies of various means of land and air transport

In the area of computational fluid dynamics:

Design of parametrical models of objects for research and optimization (airfoil,
wing, inlet ducts for jet and turboprop engines, engine nozzles, etc.)
Airfoil design
Multicriterial and multidisciplinary design of aircraft and its elements
Aerodynamic design of ducts
Aerodynamic design of helicopter rotors
Design of propellers, rotors, wind turbines, etc.
Design of parametric models for non-aviation applications
Simulation of flow around an aircraft and parts of the airframe
Simulation of flow around a helicopter and parts of the airframe, and interference with surrounding objects
Unsteady flows in the shape shifting domain and around such geometries
Fully three-dimensional simulation of flow around the main rotor of a helicopter (in forward flight and in hover) based on the URANS (Unsteady Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes) solution
Fluid structure interaction for modelling of nonrigid blades of helicopter rotors including blade flapping
Flow simulation in ducts (e.g. air intake ducts in aircraft engines)
Spaceship re-entry atmosphere flow simulation
Aeroacoustic analyses
Flow in land and water based transport
Flow in civil engineering (buildings, stadiums, bridges)
Simulation of air movement in urban areas; safety issues in high altitude rescue actions
Flow and load analysis for constructions subject to aerodynamic and hydrodynamic forces (e.g. Strong gusts of wind)
Flow in turbines, fans, etc.
Multiphase flows
Supersonic and hypersonic flows including heat and radiation modelling
Phase changing and chemical reactions simulation
Performance and stability analysis

In the scope of the design capabilities:

Aircraft and helicopter wheel and skid landing gear
“Shimmy” and anti resonance dampers – single and double acting
shock absorbers
Test stands for ABS brake systems
Actuators and locks
Wheels and high energy brakes
UAV landing gear
Technology demonstrators
Electric brakes for UAVs

In the scope of the analyses:

Stiffness, strength and flexibility evaluation of subassemblies and complete landing gears
Optimization and integration of landing gear elements, braking systems, dampers, and control systems
Evaluation of design process, conformance with quality standards and research methodologies
Reliability and durability evaluation of landing gear elements using analytical and experimental methods
A review of the state of knowledge in the area of helicopter and landing gear technologies
Simulations

In the scope of transport systems:

Preparation of air transport related forecasts and development strategies
Qualitative and quantitative research of the passenger and air cargo markets
Software design and implementation, including artificial intelligence methods in optimization, management and modelling of transport systems
Modelling and design of passenger and air cargo systems
Design of air transport safety and security
Technological and economic aspects of design, planning and exploitation of aircraft
Organisation and management of the aircraft design process and its optimization
Air performance calculations
Strength calculations
Flight test programme design
Aircraft certification

The Aviation Technologies Center also offers the construction of technology demonstrators and prototypes.

The Aerodynamics Research Laboratory has implemented and runs:

The Quality Management System compatible with the PN-EN ISO 9001:2009 standard,
The Laboratory Management System compatible with the PN-EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standard,
The Criteria of the WSK Internal Control System.

The technical results of research obtained in the laboratory are recognized both by the International Standard Organisation (ISO) as well as by the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC).

The Aerodynamics Research Laboratory has held the Certificate of Accreditation No. AB 129 awarded by the Polish Center for Accreditation since 22nd October 1997.

The Aviation Components and Equipment Test Department with the Landing Gear Laboratory comply with ISO–PN–EN ISO/IEC 17025:2001 requirements and are accredited by the Polish Center for Accreditation (Certificate No. AB 131), PN-EN OSO 9001-2009, WSK Internal Control System of the Ministry of Interior and Administration (MSWiA) No. B-003/2010, AQAP 2110:2009.

The works are carried out on the basis of Approval No. AP 270 of the Design Organisation (ADOA) issued by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and ISO 9001:2009, AQAP 2110:2009, AQAP 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems.

Contact:
Director of Aviation Technologies Center
Jerzy Żółtak, PhD
phone: (+ 48) 22 846 38 22
mail: jerzy.zoltak[at]ilot.lukasiewicz.gov.pl
www.cntpolska.pl

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