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)

13

Ongoing Ph.D. (as on 2011) 45

Number of completed sponsored research Projects

Number of ongoing sponsored research

9

Value of the completed research projects

Value of the ongoing projects 76 lakhs

Name of faculty Area of specialization

Major areas of research

Dr. Allesu K Manufacturing Science Manufacturing science

Dr. S JayarajComputational Fluid Dynamics

Solar assisted heat pumps

Dr. Jose Mathew Manufacturing Science Machining studies, CAI

Dr. M L Joy Machine Design Design

Dr. C Muraleedharan Refrigeration & Air Conditioning

Solar assisted heat pumps; Solar dryer

Dr. K Prabhakaran Nair Machine Design & Tribology

Design & Tribology, FEM

Dr. P K Rajendra KumarMachine Design & Tribology

Design & Tribology

Dr. P V RamachandranThermal Science Thermal science

AREAS OF EXPERTISEMED

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Name of faculty Area of specialization Major areas of research

Dr. N Ramachandran Unconventional Machining Manufacturing

Dr. A Ramaraju Fluid Mech. & Heat Transfer Thermal

Dr. R SridharanIndustrial Engg. Scheduling, Flexible

manufacturing system

Dr. R Vijayakumar Machining Science Control of humanoid robot

Dr. Biju T. Kuzhiveli CryogenicsConjugate heat transfer analysis

Dr. Ghulam JilaniThermal Engg. Conjugate heat transfer

analysis

Dr. M A Joseph Production Engg.Metal Matrix Composites, Material Science

Dr. V Madhusudanan Pillai Industrial Engg. Industrial Engineering

MED

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Name of faculty Area of specialization Major areas of research

Dr. M D NarayananSolid Mech. & Design Solid Mech. & Design

Dr. N. SudarsanIndustrial Engg. & Management

Industrial engg and management

Dr. Shaija AThermal & Fluids Engg. Thermal & Fluids Engg.

Dr. P B DhanishProduction Engg. Production Engg.

Dr. R. ManuManufacturing Engg. Manufacturing Engg.

Mr. Jayadeep U BSolid Mech. & Design Solid Mech. & Design

Mr. P V ManuPropulsion Engg. Propulsion Engg.

Dr. T Radha Ramanan

Industrial Engg. Scheduling, Financial Management, Technology management

MED

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Name of faculty Area of specialization Major areas of research

Mr. K RatnakumarIndustrial Management Industrial Management

Mr. B Rohini KumarThermal Engg. Thermal Engg.

Mr. K SekarManufacturing Technology Manufacturing Technology

Mr. A M SreenathMachine Design Machine Design

Mr. M SrinivasEnergy Engineering Energy Engineering

Mr. A P SudheerManufacturing Technology Control of Humanoid Robot

Mr. G Varaprasad Industrial Engg. & Management Industrial Engg. & Management

MED

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Name of faculty Area of specialization Major Areas of research

Mr. Vinay V. Panicker Industrial Engg Industrial Engg.

Dr. A. Ramesh Industrial Engg. Industrial Engg

Mr. Gangadhara Kiran Kumar Thermal Engg. Thermal Engg.

Dr. T. J. Sarvoththama Jothi

Thermal Engg. Thermal Engg.

Dr. Sudhakar SubudhiThermal Engg. Thermal Engg.

Dr. Arun P. Energy Engineering Energy Engineering

Mr. Jagadeesha T. Manufacturing Technology Manufacturing Technology

MED

Publication details

Number of publications in Journals

Number of publications in conferences

Number of Books/book chapters published

Number of conferences / workshop organized

66 115 29

Publication details of the last five years

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 CentersSl. No. Name of laboratory

1 Metrology lab2 Industrial Engg. lab3 Production Engineering Lab4 Heat Engines lab5 Thermal Science Lab6 Vibration, Acoustics &

Tribology Lab7 Hydraulics & FM lab8 Mechatronics Lab9 CAD/CAM Lab

10 Computer Aided Graphics & Design Lab

Sl. No. Name of Centre

1 Solar Energy centre2 Sophisticated instruments centre3 Adv. manufacturing centre4 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

SDRC I-DEAS

9. CAD/CAM Lab

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

4 Axis VMC

CNC Centre