Research Areas

The Department is actively engaged in intensive research in various thrust areas. Some of the specific areas include:

1.         Fatigue & Fracture

2.         Computer Aided Design (CAD)

3.         Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)

4.         Supply Chain Management

5.         Advanced Manufacturing Processes

6.         Laser Material Processing

7.         Design Engineering

8.         Heat Transfer

9.         FEM Applications

10.     Neural Network & Fuzzy Logic Applications

11.     DOE Applications

12.     Pressure Vessel Design

13.     Knowledge Management

14.     Energy Management

15.     Operations Management

16.     Nanotechnology

17.     Reverse Engineering

18.     Surface Coating Technology

19.     Robotics and Mechatronics

20.     Rapid Prototyping Technology

21.     Manufacturing Science and Technology: Casting, Forming, Machining, Welding

22.     Computational Fluid Dynamics

23.     Vibrations & Modal Testing

24.     Mechanism Analysis

25.     Tribology

26.     Combined Power Cycle

27.     Turbo Machinery

28.     Non-conventional Energy Resources

29.     Solar Refrigeration and Solar Drying

Areas in which Consultancy services are being provided or can be provided

1.      Lubrication and Bearings

2.      Fatigue and Fracture

3.      Testing of Metals and Composites

4.      Measurements and Control

5.      Vibration Frequency Measurement

6.      Advanced Machining Processes

7.      Determination of Thermal Conductivity & Heat Transfer Co-efficient

8.      Consultancy on CNC Machines

9.      Solar Energy

10.  Compressible Fluids

11.  Mechanism Analysis

12.  Maintenance Engineering