Department Summary

No of Programmes Offered:
UG

2 ; PG 5 and PhD

No of faculty members 39 Number of supporting staff -26 Areas of specialization:

Industrial

Engineering and Management, Manufacturing sciences, Thermal, Energy Management, Design, and Material science

Department Summary
Doctoral students Produced (since becoming NIT in 2002) Ongoing Ph.D. (as on 2011) Number of completed sponsored research Projects Number of ongoing sponsored research Value of the completed research projects Value of the ongoing projects
76 lakhs 9 13 45

Name of faculty

Area of specialization

Major areas of research

Dr. Allesu K

Manufacturing Science
Computational Fluid Dynamics Manufacturing Science Machine Design

Manufacturing science Solar assisted heat pumps Machining studies, CAI Design Solar assisted heat pumps; Solar dryer

Dr. S Jayaraj
Dr. Jose Mathew Dr. M L Joy Dr. C Muraleedharan

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Machine Design & Dr. K Prabhakaran Nair Tribology Machine Design & Dr. P K Rajendra Kumar Tribology Thermal Science Dr. P V Ramachandran

Design & Tribology, FEM Design & Tribology Thermal science

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Name of faculty

Area of specialization

Major areas of research

Dr. N Ramachandran
Dr. A Ramaraju Dr. R Sridharan Dr. R Vijayakumar Dr. Biju T. Kuzhiveli

Unconventional Machining Fluid Mech. & Heat Transfer Industrial Engg. Machining Science Cryogenics

Manufacturing Thermal Scheduling, Flexible manufacturing system Control of humanoid robot Conjugate heat transfer analysis Conjugate heat transfer analysis Metal Matrix Composites, Material Science Industrial Engineering

Dr. Ghulam Jilani

Dr. M A Joseph

Thermal Engg.

Production Engg.

Dr. V Madhusudanan Pillai Industrial Engg.

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Name of faculty Dr. M D Narayanan Dr. N. Sudarsan Dr. Shaija A Dr. P B Dhanish Dr. R. Manu Mr. Jayadeep U B

Area of specialization Solid Mech. & Design

Major areas of research Solid Mech. & Design

Industrial Engg. & Management

Thermal & Fluids Engg. Production Engg. Manufacturing Engg. Solid Mech. & Design Propulsion Engg. Industrial Engg.

Industrial engg and management

Thermal & Fluids Engg. Production Engg. Manufacturing Engg. Solid Mech. & Design Propulsion Engg. Scheduling, Financial Management, Technology management

Mr. P V Manu

Dr. T Radha Ramanan

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Name of faculty

Area of specialization Industrial Management Thermal Engg. Manufacturing Technology Machine Design Energy Engineering Manufacturing Technology

Major areas of research Industrial Management Thermal Engg. Manufacturing Technology Machine Design Energy Engineering Control of Humanoid Robot

Mr. K Ratnakumar Mr. B Rohini Kumar Mr. K Sekar Mr. A M Sreenath

Mr. M Srinivas
Mr. A P Sudheer

Mr. G Varaprasad

Industrial Engg. & Management Industrial Engg. & Management

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Name of faculty

Area of specialization

Major Areas of research

Mr. Vinay V. Panicker

Dr. A. Ramesh Mr. Gangadhara Kiran Kumar

Industrial Engg

Industrial Engg. Industrial Engg Thermal Engg. Thermal Engg.

Industrial Engg.
Thermal Engg. Thermal Engg.

Dr. T. J. Sarvoththama Jothi

Dr. Sudhakar Subudhi

Thermal Engg. Dr. Arun P. Mr. Jagadeesha T. Energy Engineering Manufacturing Technology

Thermal Engg. Energy Engineering Manufacturing Technology

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Publication details
Publication details of the last five years
Number of publications in Journals Number of publications in conferences Number of Books/book chapters published Number of conferences / workshop organized

66

115

29

Total Publication details

Number of publications in Journals Number of publications in conferences Number of Books/book chapters published Number of conferences / workshop organized

The Laboratories and Centers

Sl. No. Name of laboratory

Metrology lab Industrial Engg. lab Production Engineering Lab Heat Engines lab Thermal Science Lab Vibration, Acoustics & Tribology Lab 7 Hydraulics & FM lab 8 Mechatronics Lab 9 CAD/CAM Lab 10 Computer Aided Graphics & Design Lab

1 2 3 4 5 6

Sl. No. Name of Centre

1 2 3 4

Solar Energy centre Sophisticated instruments centre Adv. manufacturing centre CNC centre

1. Metrology Lab

AUTOCOLLIMATOR MEASURING PROJECTOR DIAL GAUGE DIAL GAUGE TESTERS

TOOL MAKERS MICROSCOPE UNIVERSAL MEASURING MICROSCOPE ULTRASONIC TESTER

2. Industrial Engineering Laboratory

Stabilimeter Visual acuity test Back and leg muscle dynamometer Grip dynamometer Depth perception test set-ups Aesthesiometer Tachistoscope Optical illusion tester Anthropometer

3. Production Engineering Laboratory

CNC Lathe Electro Discharge Machine Electro Chemical Machine Horizontal/Vertical Milling Machines Capston and Turret Lathe Crank Press Surface/ Centreless / Cylindrical Grinding Machines Pantograph Engraving Machine Nibbling Machine

4. Heat Engines Laboratory

Computer Integrated Test Rig of Petrol Engine with sophisticated Sensors and Processing Unit Various Diesel and Petrol Engine Test Set MPFI Engine Test Rig Bio-mass Gasifier Engine Test Rig Boiler Steam Engine Steam Turbine Blower Wind Tunnel Spectrometer

5. Thermal Science Laboratory

Boiling and Condensation Apparatus Emissivity Measurement Apparatus Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Forced Convection Apparatus Burn-out Heat Flux Apparatus Thermal Conductivity Measurement Apparatus Unsteady Conduction Measurement Apparatus

6. Tribology, Vibration & Acoustics Laboratory

Friction & Wear Test Rig Particle Analyser Rotary Particle Depositor Lubrication Field Test Kit Hydro-dynamic Journal Bearing Test Rig Digital Precision Balance Digital Viscometer Dynamic Balancing Machine

7. Hydraulics and Fluid Machinery Laboratory

Pelton Turbine Francis Turbine Monoblock Centrifugal Pump Multi-stage Centrifugal Pump Reciprocating Pump Gear Pump Torque Converter Centrifugal Compressor Demonstration Unit

8. Mechatronics

9. CAD/CAM Lab

SDRC I-DEAS

10. Computer Aided Graphics & Design Lab

Solar Energy Centre

Solar Water Heater Solar Air Heater Solar Still Solar Water Pumping System Solar Power Generator Solar Street Light Sine Wave UPS Bio mass Gasifiers Measuring Instruments

Sophisticated Instruments Centre

CNC 5 axis Coordinate Measuring Machine

Adv. Manufacturing Centre

Micro machining Centre

Rapid Prototyping

CNC Centre

4 Axis VMC