ARAI HTC TEST FACILITY
Climatic Vehicle Test Cell (CVTC)
- Climatic Chamber and Low temperature soak room with temperature range from -30°C to 55°C
- Emission Testing for Vehicle up to 3.5 T GVW
- Capability for Type-VI Regulatory Test – Measurement of Cold CO and HC at -7°C
- For Solar Simulation with Radiation area: 7500 mm × 2500 mm
- Chassis Dynamometer with 220 kW Power, Inertia Simulation from 454 to 5448 Kg and Max speed 250 km/h along with exhaust emission sampling and analysis system
- Data Acquisition and Complete Test Cell Automation
- Mileage Accumulation Chassis Dynamometer (MACD)
- Endurance Testing of 2WD and 4WD Vehicle
- Chassis Dyno with 220 kW Power, Inertia Simulation from 454 to 5448 Kg and Max Speed 250 km/h
- Robot Driver for all Global Driving Cycles for Actuation of Gear, Throttle, Clutch, Brake and Ignition Key
- Automatic Refuelling system to handle liquid fuels like Petrol, Diesel, Ethanol, Methanol and various blends and Gaseous fuels like LPG, CNG and other alternate fuels
- Data Accumulation System with 33 Channel
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AC ON Testing as per AIS 213 requirements
- Type-VI Test i.e. Measurement of Cold CO and HC at -7°C – Export Homologation / Development Test
- HVAC and Aerothermal validation exercises
- Vehicle calibration on various temperatures and solar load conditions by using PEMS
- Low Temperature Soak Room used for Cold Start ability of Trucks and buses as well as Gensets, 3W and 4W vehicles
- Low Temperature Soak Room utilized for NVH testing of 4W Passenger Car
- EV Charging Facility inside the Chamber (-20°C to +50°C)
Vehicle Test Cell (VTC 1)
- Have capability for Domestic Certification for the BS VI Emission Regulation, along with all capability to suffice WLTP test requirements.
- Export Homologation Testing as per UNECE, EEC Directives and US EPA and Japanese Emission Regulations
- Emission Testing on Vehicles fueled with Liquid fuels such as Diesel, Petrol, Methanol, and their blends Gaseous fuel such as LPG, CNG and it blends with Hydrogen
- Chassis Dyno with 150kW Power and Inertia Simulation up to 5448 Kg and Max Speed 250 Km/h
- Additional Dilution Tunnel for Gasoline Direct Injection Vehicles with PM and PN Measurement
- Test Cell Temperature: 25°C ±5°C, Controllable within 25°C ±1°C, Test Cell Humidity: 9 ±2 g of H2O / Kg dry air, soak room Temperature: Controlled within 23°C ±2°C
- PM Conditioning Chamber with Microbalance having readability of 0.1 Mg and Temperature and Humidity Control
- Opacimeter for Smoke Measurement, Dynamic Fuel flow meter for measurement of continuous fuel flow
- Central Gas handling system for operating and calibration gases
V V-VT SHED for Evaporative Emission Determination
- Capacity to test the Gasoline and Ethanol fueled 2wh, 3wh and 4wh vehicle as per Indian, and all export regulations like Europe, CARB, Brazilian, EPA, Chinese regulations, etc.
- Volume Compensation System: Movable roof with test volume range from 47 cu-m to 54.0 cu-m
- Temperature range: 10°C to 60°C, Controllability: ±0.3°C
- SHED Chamber size: 6500mm(L) × 2600mm(W) × 2500mm(H)
- Independent, sequential and Multiple Canister Loading bench with Auxillary Canister and scale for Breakthrough Test, having feature for Certification and Development Purpose
- Onboard Refuelling Vapour Recovery (ORVR) Test Facility
- Fuel Cart with adjustable fuel Conditioning
- Temperature Range: 10°C to 32°C
- Adjustable flow Rate: 3–12 Gallons per Minute
Vehicle Test Cell 2 (VTC 2) for 2W, 3W, 4W testing up to 1500 Kg Inertia Simulation
- Facility is suitable for development and certification as per Euro-IV, Euro-VI and BS-VI requirements for 2W, 3W and 4W vehicles up to 1500 Kg inertia simulation.
- Certification of 2W vehicles as per US-EPA CFR Title 40, Part 86, Subpart F.
- Export Homologation testing for applicable global regulations.
- 4×2 Chassis dynamometer with dyno power of 87 kW and provision for automatic engaging and disengaging of two rollers in case of 2 wheeler testing.
- Universal chassis dynamometer suitable for testing of 2 Wheeler, 3 Wheeler and 4 Wheeler vehicles.
- Inertia simulation range from 150 to 1500 Kg with maximum speed capability up to 200 km/h.
| Exhaust Gas Analyzer | Regulatory Requirement | Available | Range |
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| CO | Non-dispersive Infra-red (NDIR) | NDIR | 0 to 1000 ppm |
| CO₂ | Non-dispersive Infra-red (NDIR) | NDIR | 0 to 5 % Vol |
| NOx / NO | Chemi-Luminescent (CLA) | CLA | 0 to 500 ppm |
| CH₄ | Flame Ionization Detector (FID) | FID | 0 to 500 ppmC |
| THC | Flame Ionization Detector (FID) | FID | 0 to 500 ppmC |
| Heated THC (Diesel) | Flame Ionization Detector (FID) | FID | 0 to 500 ppmC |
| N₂O | Laser Spectroscopic | — | 0 to 200 ppm |
Mileage Accumulation Chassis Dynamometer (MACD 1 and MACD 2)
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Other Features
Robot Driver: to run in 2WD and 4WD operation. Robot to deal with
Automatic Refueling System: to handle fuels like petrol, diesel, |
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| MACD 2 | MACD 1 |
Engine Certification Dynamometer
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| Specification | ETC1 | ETC2 |
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| Dyno Power | 500 kW @ 1600 – 3200 rpm | 220 kW @ 2200 – 4500 rpm |
| Dyno Torque | 3000 Nm | 950 Nm |
| Emission | Pre & Post Analyzer | Pre & Post Analyzer |
| PM & PN | Partial Flow Measurement | Partial Flow Measurement |
| NH3 Measurement | FTIR | FTIR |
- Facility catering to certification and development of Diesel / Gasoline / Biodiesel / CNG / LPG engines.
- Suitability for Automotive BSVI / Euro VI, Tractor / CEV BSVI, BSV and Combined Harvester Emission Certification / Development testing.
- Facility compliance to wide range of regulations such as AIS 137, TAP 115/116, ECE R49 rev.06.
- Unique facility for simulating High Altitude ambient condition of 1600 meters with 82.5 kPa ambient pressure on engine inlet and outlet.