Specializations
1. Solid Mechanics and Design
Research activities in the Solid Mechanics and Design specialization include design, dynamics, and control of robotic systems (field robots, assistive robots, mobile manipulators, etc.), fracture mechanics, solid mechanics, photoelasticity, contact mechanics of soft and thin structures, and mechanics of biological membranes.
Faculty Members
- Dr. Santhakumar Mohan
- Dr. Sovan Lal Das
- Dr. K. V. N. Surendra
2. Thermo-Fluids
Research in the fluid and thermal specialisation span computational and experimental studies in fluid flow and heat transfer. These include studies of heat transfer and combustion using interferometry and laser diagnostic techniques, inverse problems and surrogate modelling in fluid flows and heat transfer, transport in porous media, heat transfer studies in space-simulated environments and development of novel numerical approaches for incompressible and compressible flows.
Faculty Members
- Prof. Job Kurian
- Prof. Pramod S. Mehta
- Dr. Ganesh Natarajan
- Dr. Krishna Sesha Giri
- Dr. Samarjeet Chanda
3. Manufacturing and Materials
Research and Developments in Manufacturing and Materials specialization include Conventional machining, Non conventional machining, Hybrid machining methods, micro and nano machining, Deep hole drilling, Additive Manufacturing, Post processing of Additive manufactured components, Laser surface treatments, Tribology, Welding and surface Engineering, and Composite fabrication and machining.
Faculty Members
- Dr. Afzaal Ahmed
- Dr. D. Chakradhar
- Dr. D. Kesavan
- Dr. S. Kanmani Subbu
Research Facilities
Laboratories / Research Centers
- Combustion and Laser Diagnostics Lab
- Metal Additive Manufacturing Facility - Selective Laser Melting
- Materials Testing Facility - Rolling Contact Fatigue
- Materials Testing Facility - Fatigue and Contact Fatigue
Research Equipments
- Rotating Beam Bending Fatigue Testing Machine
- Fatigue Testing Machine
- Photo Elasticity Apparatus
- Buckling of Struts
- Free and Forced Convection Apparatus
- Coordinate Measuring Machine
- Osborne Reynolds Experiments & Flow Visualization in Open Channels
- Radial Heat Conduction Apparatus
- Impeller Vortex Flow Apparatus
- Cut Section Model of 4 Stroke Petrol Engine & Diesel Engine
- Computerised IC Engine Set Up
- Study on Vertical Flow from a Tank
- Computerised Numerical Control Lathe
- Metallurgical Microscope
- Double Disc Polishing Machine
- Abrasive Cutting Machine, Belt Grinder and Moulding Press
- Vickers Hardness Tester
- Wire Electric Discharge Machining (WEDM)
- Metal 3D Printer
