Externally Funded R&D Projects (2008 – 2014)

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Name of the Amount Status of
Month &
Principal Funding Sanctione the
S. No Project Title year of Duration Contact details
Investigator(s) & Agency d, Rs. research
sanction
Designation lakhs project
Investigation on error and Dr. Y. Ravikumar 17.06.2014
mitigation in bio rapid Asst. Prof. 41.50 SB/S3/MME 9440868867
1 prototyping for oral and DST R/0037/2013 3 Years On-going 08702462349
maxillofacial surgery dt: Raviykumar
20.06.2014
Improvement of Mechanical
Properties of Dissimilar Dr. A. Kumar DRDL/LRS/ 08702462355
DRDL
welds of Managing steel & Asst. Prof. 26/98P/13/03 9492783067
2 LASAR 21.40 2 Years On-going
A1S14130 Steel using 2/8469 dt. adepu_kumar7@yahoo.c
Project.
various welding Process for 21.11.2013 o.in
LASAR Project.
Modeling Studies on the Hot Dr. M J Davidson
Deformation and Asst Prof. 22(0650)/13/ 8985786887
Densification Behaviour of Dr. Asit Asst. Prof. CSIR 12.60 EMR-II 08702462354
3 On-going
Sintered Al-TiB2 composites Prof. N Selvaraj Dt. 3 Years mjdavidson2001
and its Tribological 31.10.2013 @yahoo.co.in
Characterization
Evaluation of optimum Dr. P.S.C.Bose, 9908504232
machining parameters while Asst. Prof. DRDL/24/D8 08702462302
machining Nimonic DRDL, P/12/0424/41 csp_rao @rediffmail.com
4 alloy(C263)-Development of Prof. C.S.P.Rao Hyderabad
10.00 2 Years On-going
761 9908504232
genetic programming models Sri.G. V. Rao 21.01.2013 08702462302
csp_rao@rediffmail.com
Investigations on Heat Dr. K. Kiran Kumar SERB 23.64 SB/FTP/ETA
Transfer Augmentation in a Asst. Prof. /286/2012
Rectangular Thermosyphon dt. 9494153851
5 loop by using Nano 16.08.2013 On-going 08702462315
3 Years
fluids:minito large scale kiran@nitw.ac.in
study

Investigation in heat transfer

augmentation in a 9494153851
6 K. Kiran Kumar Aug, 2013 3 years On-going 08702462315
rectangular themosyohon DST-SERB 23.64
Assistant Professor
loop by using nanofluids : kiran@nitw.ac.in
mini to large scale study
7 Euglena a Kind of Algae as a A. Veeresh Babu May, 2013 1 year On-going 08702462348
APCOST 1.50
Bio-Diesel Assistant Professor
9908504232
8 Wear studies of Ni-base Mar, 2013 08702462302
Prof. C.S.P. Rao DRDL-CARS 9.8 2½ years On-going
super alloys
csp_rao @rediffmail.com
9441933382
9 Experimental studies on wire Dec, 2012 On-going 08702462350
Dr. N. Venkaiah DST-SERB 21.10 3 years
electric discharge machining
n_venkaiah @nitw.ac.in
Investigation of surface
morphology, mechanical, 8019789214
10 UGC-NRCM Aug, 2012 08702462356
thermal properties of Dr. V. Vasu 1.5 1 year On-going
IISc Bangalore
halloysite nanotubes filled vvvasu @gmail.com
PTFE nanocomposites
Formability of Induction 8985786887
Heated tailored Welded 5.70 08702462354
11 Dr. M. J. Davidson DST-SERC July, 2012 2 years On-going
Blanks of Precipitation mjdavidson2001
Hardanable Al Alloys @yahoo.co.in
Fabrication of micro
channel microsystem and 8019789214
12 INUP-IIT June, 2011 08702462356
study the effect of nanofluids Dr. V. Vasu 1.5 2 years Completed
Bombay
on heat transfer properties vvvasu @gmail.com
in electronic cooling
9908504232
13 Wear and Seizure Studies of Oct, 2010 08702462302
Prof. C.S.P. Rao DRDO-ERIPR 21.78 3 years Completed
Al MMCs
csp_rao @rediffmail.com
Performance Evaluation of 8019789214
14 Nanofluid Coolants in Dr. V. Vasu DST-SERB 18.25 Sept, 2010 3 years Completed 08702462356
Machining vvvasu @gmail.com
Investigation and
Optimization of Al2O3, 8019789214
15 Graphite nanoparticle UGC-NRCM Aug, 2010 08702462356
Dr. V. Vasu 1.50 2 years Completed
reinforced ZA27 IISc Bangalore
nanocomposites for vvvasu @gmail.com
Tribological applications
9440868867
Rapid Prototyping for DST-Fast 08702462349
16 Dr. Y. Ravi Kumar 15.00 April, 2009 3 years Completed
Medical Applications Track Raviykumar
@yahoo.com