DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

The Department is organised into three broad areas of Applied Mechanics, Thermal Science and Engineering, Manufacturing Processes and Systems.

MTech courses are offered in four specializations with wide flexibility in selecting subjects of interest. Research is emphasized at all phases to promote curiosity, creativity and confidence aimed at the intellectual and material advancement of the nation. All twenty laboratories of the department are well equipped with computational and experimental research facilities in wide ranging fields of mechanical engineering. The Department facilities include computer controlled UTM, hip and knee joint simulators, tribological test rigs, stress analysis test facilities, machinery fault simulator, rotor dynamics test rigs, modal test facility, noise and vibration control facility, digital laser vibrometer, test rigs for evaluation of acoustical materials, robots, robot controllers and flexible manipulators, several high speed data acquisition systems, infrared thermal imaging system, stereoscopic particle image velocimetry (PIV) system, vibration isolated optical table, low speed wind tunnel, measuring instruments related to flow, pressure and heat transfer, hot wire anemometer, two-phase flow probes, high speed camera system, IC engines performance test rig, gas chromatograph, CAM, instrumented resistance welding machine, synergic MIG welding machine, cutting tool performance test rig, EDM and ECM setup, CNC High Efficiency Deep Grinding (HEDG) grinding system, PVD hard and soft tool coating system, vibration measurement and fault diagnosis, Nd-YAG and CO2 lasers, plasma coating machine. There is an excellent central workshop equipped with conventional and modem CNC machine tools. An excellent computing environment has been created with state-of-the-art facilities and related accessories all networked with the institute backbone. Advanced softwares are available in the areas of neural network, CAD, FEM, rigid body dynamics, system modeling, control systems and CFD. In the last few years, the department research and laboratory facilities have been significantly augmented through major sponsored projects and institute funding. The faculty members teaching the courses are actively engaged in research and consultancy in their areas of specialisation.
The MTech courses offered are:

ME1    Manufacturing Science and Engineering

ME2    Thermal Science and Engineering

ME3    Mechanical Systems Design

 

Course Contains :

ME1   The course is a balanced mix of advanced courses in the area of manufacturing processes and systems. Subjects cover areas of Primary manufacturing processes, Machining, Computer control and Monitoring of manufacturing system along with electives in Surface engineering, Micro manufacturing, Abrasive machining, Soft computing, Modern manufacturing processes, Welding technology, Metal forming, Manufacturing information system, Laser processing of materials, Intelligent machines and systems, etc.

ME2   Advanced thermodynamics, Heat transfer, Fluid mechanics, Computational methods, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Experimental methods, and a large number of electives from sub-specialisation areas of thermal science, such as Refrigeration and air-conditioning, Energy conservation, Compressible flows, I.C. Engines, Solar energy technology, Gas turbines and Jet propulsion, etc.

ME3   Advanced mechanics of solids, Machine vibration analysis, Applied elasticity and plasticity, Experimental stress analysis, Fatigue, Creep and Fracture, Tribology, FEM in engineering, Machine design, Engineering design optimisation, Modelling and simulation of dynamic systems, Composite materials, Machinery fault dynamics & signal processing, and other elective subjects.

The students may take some interdisciplinary and intra-departmental elective subjects such as, Finite element methods, Engineering design optimization, Refrigeration systems, Laser processing of materials, Modern manufacturing processes, Non-conventional sources of energy, Theory of combustion and emissions, Dynamics of rotors, Vibration and shock isolation, Robotics and robot applications, Energy conservation and waste heat recovery, Knowledge-based systems in Mechanical Engineering, Fluidized bed technology, Computational fluid dynamics, Air-conditioning and ventilation, Fluid drives and control, Composite materials, Machine tools Structures and Vibration, Design and Production of Cutting tools, Surface Engineered Materials technology, Computer graphics and visualization, Friction and wear in machinery, Materials forming, Numerical modelling of manufacturing processes.

Electives:

Neural networks and applications, Estimation and prediction in computer control, Machine intelligence and expert systems, Computer visualization and solid engineering and automation, Adaptive system and signal processing, Parallel and distributed processing, Design and analysis of algorithms, Multimedia systems and applications, Mobile computing, Fuzzy set theory and application, Digital system testing and testable design, Formal languages and automata theory, Performance evaluation of computer systems and networks, Relational and object oriented database design, Optical signal processing, Fibre optic sensors, Nonlinear optics, Laser Technology, Lightwave networks, Compound semiconductor and applications, Architectural design of ICs, Hybrid Microcircuits Technology, Optoelectronic and display devices, Microwave semiconductor devices, Digital signal processing and applications, Technology CAD, MEMS & Microsystems, Nanoelectronics devices engineering, Superconducting devices and application, Bioelectronics, EMI and EMC techniques, Microwave remote sensing and radar cross section, Phased array antennas, Microwave measurement Telecommunication systems modelling simulation and software, Mobile communications and fading, Secure communications, Telematics and informatics.

 

Areas of Research

Fluid mechanics, CFD, Industrial fluid power and control, Two phase flow, Heat transfer, Liquid fuel atomisation and Spray combustion, I.C. engines, Fluidised bed combustion, Refrigeration and air conditioning, Transcritical CO2 based heat pumps, Thermal system modelling and optimization, Solar energy, Optical diagnostics of thermo-fluid systems, Thermal hydraulics of nuclear plants, Micro-fluidics and Micro-scale transport processes. Casting, Welding and Metal forming, Machining and grinding, Machine tools, Cutting tools and Coatings, Plasma-spray ceramic coating, Electrophysical machining processes, Precision manufacturing and laser processing. Systems modelling and design using Bond Graphs, Computer aided design and manufacture, Rapid prototyping, Intelligent machines and systems, Modelling and control of microsystems including MEMS and NEMS. Quality assurance and Reliability, Condition monitoring, Automotive Noise Vibration and Harshness (NVH), Noise Control, Signal Processing in Mechanical Systems. Finite element method and Boundary element method, Computational solid mechanics, Fracture mechanics, Composite materials, Smart materials and Structures, Biomechanics, Industrial, bio- and nano-Tribology, Surface engineering. Mechanical systems dynamics, Rotor dynamics, Vehicle dynamics, Bifurcation and Chaos, Fault diagnosis and Fault tolerant control, Robust overwhelming control, Mechanical handling systems and Industrial automation.

 

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