All Research facilities on metallurgy, chemical analysis, welding, protective coating, paint manufacturing corrosion & cathodic protection for submerged bodies, laboratory testing and fuel testing etc. are available.
Areas of work
- Corrosion preventive technology for marine environment.
- Dev. of metallic and non-metallic materials for specific application in marine environment.
- Marine biological studies in marine environment.
- Dev of electrochemical power source-fuel cell.
- Environmental studies related to harbour pollution.
- Air quality monitoring/control in the closed compartments of ships and submarines.
- Scientific support to the Fleet and Naval establishments in the above areas.
- X-ray Diffractometer (RIGAKU) - For crystallographic studies and analyses.
- Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer - For studies of dynamic mechanical properties of polymers.
- Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer - For elemental analysis.
- Hydraulic Press - For compaction of powders.
- Rotoviscometer - For measurement of Viscosity of polymers and paints.
- Instron-1123 (TS Testing Machine) - For evaluation of mechanical properties of polymers and coatings.
- Weatherometer - For weatherability evaluation of coatings under accelerated conditions.
- Fuel Cell Load Test Assembly/Fuel Cell Test Station – For capacity test of fuel cells.
- Cathodic Protection Tank – Scale down model ICCP test facility.
- Inductivity Coupled Plasma Spectrometer and Direct Reading Spectrogrph - For elemental analysis of metals and alloys.
- Instron-8033, MTS-810, and Schenk PC-160 - For measurement of fracture toughness, proof stress, etc.
- Optical Microscope - For polarised light oblique illumination macro examination of metal surfaces, and grain size determination/distribution.
- Scanning Electron Microscope – For microstructure determination.