The School of Mechanical Engineering consists of a strong team in Research and Development.The thrust areas of research are fludized bed combustion, bio mass and solar energy utilization, composite materials, Nanocomposites and hybrid composites. Faculty of this school are actively involved in research publications in the various reputed journals and conferences
Projects
Faculty of this school are actively involved in the research projects. DST , AICTE and APCOST projects were carried out in the field of fluidized bed combustion, thermal conducitiviy of nanofluids and solar energy.
DST Projects
| Sno |
Title of the project |
Funding agency |
Amount |
From |
To |
Outcome of Project |
| 1 |
Combustion of Agro-waste with Fluidized Bed Technique
|
Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi
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Rs. 3.6 lakhs
|
Nov. 2003
|
Dec. 2005
|
Completed
|
AICTE Projects
| Sno |
Title of the project |
Funding agency |
Amount |
Date of Sanction |
PDC |
Current Status |
| 1 |
Augmentation of Thermal Conductivity of Nanofluids
|
AICTE, New Delhi
|
Rs. 6.9 lakhs
|
June2008
|
--
|
On going
|
| 2 |
Moderaization of computer aided design / Computer aided manufacturing laboratory
|
AICTE, New Delhi
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Rs.7.00 Lakhs
|
March 2011
|
--
|
On going
|
Proposed AICTE Projects
| Sno |
Title of the project |
Amount |
Name of Scheme |
| 1 |
Augmentation and Optimization of surface finish in electrical discharge machining (EDM) process by using single wall carbon nano tube and multi wall carbon nano tubes
|
Rs.19.2 Lakhs
|
RPS
|
| 2 |
Preparation & Characterization of Nano Hybrid Biocomposites
|
Rs.19.9 Lakhs
|
RPS
|
| 3 |
Applications of FEM in Research and Development Advanced Materials
|
Rs.6.95 Lakhs
|
Staff Development Programme
|
| 4 |
Recent Advances in Applications of Nano Materials
|
Rs.95,000/-
|
Conferences Scheme
|
APCOST Projects
| Sno |
Title of the project |
Funding agency |
From |
To |
Outcome of Project |
| 1 |
Hydrodynamics of rice husk in fluidized bed
|
APCOST, Hyderabad
|
Feb 2002
|
May 2002
|
Completed
|
| 2 |
Hydrodynamics of Fluidized Bed
|
APCOST, Hyderabad
|
March 2002
|
June 2002
|
Completed
|
| 3 |
Low Cost Water Cooling System
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APCOST, Hyderabad
|
March 2003
|
June 2003
|
Completed
|
| 4 |
Hydrodynamics of Municipal Solid Waste pellets
|
APCOST, Hyderabad
|
March 2007
|
June 2007
|
Completed
|
| 5 |
Design and Fabrication of Solar Pressure Cooker
|
APCOST, Hyderabad
|
March 2007
|
June 2007 Completed
|
Completed
|
| 6 |
Biliquid solar cooker
|
APCOST, Hyderabad
|
March 2007
|
June 2007
|
Completed
|
| 7 |
Fabrication of biodegradable composites
|
APCOST, Hyderabad
|
March 2007
|
June 2007
|
Completed
|
| 8 |
Development of new Hybrid composite material and its characterization
|
APCOST, Hyderabad
|
Feb. 2009
|
June 2009
|
Completed
|
Tie - Ups
Any research cannot be completed without the collaboration of various people who are experts in the related fields especially in the academic institutions. In this direction, the school has some collaborations with the national and international bodies to carry the experimentation in their advanced laboratories.
Collaborations at National Level
- Dr.K.PhaneendraKumar of Mechanical Engineering Department are in collaboration with Mr.I.Srikanth and Dr. G.V.Rao of DRDO, Hyderabad to carry out research on Preparation and Applications of Nano Composites.
- Dr.K.PhaneendraKumar of Mechanical Engineering Department are in collaboration with Dr. B.Sridhar and Dr.A.S.R.Krishnamurthi of IICT, Hyderabad to carry out research on characterization of composites.
Papers published in Journals (National & International)
| Sno |
Name of the Paper |
Name of Journal / Magazine |
Year / month of publication |
| 1 |
Combustion studies of rice husk in fluidized bed
|
Journal of Water and Energy International, Vol.62, No.2, pp.22-28.
|
2005
|
| 2 |
Effect of distributor design on temperature profiles in fluidized bed during the combustion of rice husk
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Combustion Science &Technology Journal of Taylor & Francis Publications, USA, Vol.179, pp.1589-1603.
|
2007
|
| 3 |
Effect of secondary air injection on the combustion efficiency of sawdust in fluidized bed combustor
|
Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Brazil, Vol.25, No.1, pp.1-13.
|
2008
|
| 4 |
Effect of shape of the baffles on hydrodynamics of fluidized bed
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International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, The Berkley Electronic Press, USA, Vol.6, A42, pp. 1-12.
|
2008
|
| 5 |
Experimental analysis of sisal Nanofluids in a shell coil Heat Exchanger
|
International Journal of Nano System, Vol.1, No.1, pp.85 – 88.
|
2008
|
| 6 |
Preparation & Characterization of Biodegradable Nanoparticles
|
International Journal of Nano System, Vol.1, No.1, pp. 1 – 4.
|
2008
|
| 7 |
Two phase flow in fast-fluidised bed
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Journal of Institution of Engineers (India), Vol.73, pp 189-194.
|
1992
|
| 8 |
Neural Network Based Vibration Analysis with Novelty in Data Detection for a Large Steam Turbine
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International Journal of Shock and Vibration.
|
2010
|
| 9 |
Thermal Performance of a Central Annular Cavity Vessel with Fins of a Box type Solar Cooker
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International Journal of Sustainable Engineering .
|
2011
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