The department of Mechanical Engineering has state-of-the-art laboratories for world-class teaching and research activities. The laboratories are decorated with modern equipment/devices and advanced software and are frequently reviewed to keep up to date. The laboratories are also upgraded consistently as per the postgraduate research work requirement. The core laboratories and the key research outline are as follows.
Thermal Engineering and Testing Lab
The following key research activities are undertaken in this Lab.
Combustion and emission control in IC engines
Thermochemical process for alternative fuel production
Production of biodiesel and its application in IC engines
Conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer
Solar energy collection and conversion
Gas turbine
Numerical methods development and heat transfer aspects, heat exchanger
The following research equipment is available in this laboratory:
The diesel and petrol engine test rig
Gas turbine rig (CM14 and Rover)
Heat exchanger rig
Shell plint engine rig
Steam engine
Air conditioning unit
Cetane rating unit
Stirling engine study unit
Automobile study unit
Condensation and boiling apparatus
Radial heat conduction apparatus
Refrigeration cycle unit
Polishing machine
Precision cutting machine
Solar PV module unit
Moisture content measurement rig
ETC
Fluid Mechanics and Energy Lab
The following key research activities are undertaken in this Lab.
Turbo-machinery (Turbines, Fans, and Pumps)
Computational fluid dynamics
Wind engineering and aerodynamics
Measurement techniques for internal flows
Energy conversion systems
Hydrodynamics of gas-solid two-phase flow systems
Fluidized bed pyrolysis and gasification of biomass and solid wastes
Fixed bed pyrolysis of solid waste
Aerosol technology
The following research equipment/setup is available in this laboratory:
The centrifugal compressor testing apparatus
Air compressor apparatus
Pipe friction measurement apparatus
Bernoulli's apparatus
Forced vortex apparatus
Impact of jet apparatus
Boundary layer apparatus
Compressible flow bench setup
Hydraulic bench setup
Orifice and venturi meter apparatus
The centrifugal pump test rig
Fluid friction apparatus
Wind tunnel apparatus
Pressure gauge apparatus
Pressure measurement bench setup
Circular pipe apparatus
Pelton wheel setup
Francis turbine setup
Kaplan turbine setup
Reciprocating and centrifugal pump testing rig.
Nozzle performance test apparatus
Applied Mechanics and Machine Design Lab
The following key research activities are undertaken in this Lab.
Magnetic levitation micro-electro-mechanical system
Vibration analysis and control
Noise and vibration isolation
The moving mass, mechanism, mechanics, dynamics machinery, etc.
Testing of the strength of materials and impact strength
The following research equipment/setup is available in this laboratory:
Incline friction coefficient apparatus
Forces and free vibration apparatus
Whirling speed apparatus
Static and dynamic balancing
Governor apparatus
High-temperature Furness
Rotating fatigue testing machine
Vibration analyzer
Material Engineering and Metallurgy Lab
The following key research activities are undertaken in this Lab.
Processing, characterization, and properties of fine-grained, ultrafine-grained alloys
Phase transformations in advanced light alloys
Advanced surface modification of metals and alloys
Advanced materials joining processes
Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of material
Microstructure analysis and material characterization
The following research equipment/setup is available in this laboratory:
The metal analyzer
Fourier transform infrared machine (FTIR)
Electrical high-temperature furnace (1400C)
Ultrasonic flow detector
Particle counter
Universal testing machine (UTM) (1000 kN)
The sample hardness test machine
The mounting press machine for preparing the sample
Impact testing machine
Scanning electron microscope (ACM)
Electronic and ionic conductivity measurement machine
Apart from the above core lab, there are five supporting shops. Each shop is established in a separate building and is enriched with modern equipment for the requirement of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research activities.
