IIT Madras inaugurated a state-of-the-art Circulating Water Tunnel facility at its Discovery satellite campus in Thaiyur, near Chennai. The facility was funded with ₹4.5 crore CSR support from Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited and will strengthen India's ocean engineering research. It provides a stable, uniform-flow test section for precise hydrodynamic experiments and enhances capabilities in the Department of Ocean Engineering.
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IIT Madras Inaugurates Circulating Water Tunnel Facility at Thaiyur Campus with ₹4.5 Crore CSR Support
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- IIT Madras inaugurated a state-of-the-art Circulating Water Tunnel facility at its Discovery satellite campus in Thaiyur, near Chennai
- The facility was funded with ₹4.5 crore CSR support from Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited and will strengthen India's ocean engineering research
- It provides a stable, uniform-flow test section for precise hydrodynamic experiments and enhances capabilities in the Department of Ocean Engineering
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• IIT Madras Circulating Water Tunnel: at Discovery campus, Thaiyur, Chennai • CSR funding: ₹4.5 crore from Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited • Purpose: hydrodynamic research; ocean engineering training; aids India's shipbuilding R&D
