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Laboratories

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.  



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