Details Of R & D Activities in Mechanical Department

S.No Name of Faculty Research Area Projects Guided in the

Field of
Proposed Projects for the
next academic year
1 Vijaya Simha
Reddy. B.G.

(Prof & Head)
Impact Engineering 1. Quasi Static
compression of metal
tubes.
1. FEA analysis of crushing
of metal tubes, Honeycombs
and panels.
Cellular Materials 2. Foam Filled Tubes. 2. Dynamic crushing
characteristics of cellular
materials.
3. Wood Filled Tubes.
4. Honeycombs
5. Panels.
6. Foam Filled
Honeycombs.
7. Design and
Fabrication of Load
Cell for dynamic
application.
2 S. Mohan
(Prof)
Quality assurance and
reliability
1.Space Research
Activities
1. Aerospace
Design and
Fabrication
2. Characteristics of
Materials.
2. Design and Fabrication
Space research 3. Advances in Mechanical
engineering.
3 Raghavendra. N
(Asst Prof)
Composite Materials 1. Wear of MMC. 1. Fracture Toughness of
MMC.
2. Material
Characterization of
MMC.
2. Fatigue of MMC.
3. Fabrication of
Equipments
3. Wear and Tribological
Evolution of MMC.
4. Analysis of Machine
parts
4. F.E.M Analysis of Pressure
Vessels.
4 Ashok Kumar C.N.
(Asst Prof)
Composite Materials 1. Metal Matrix
Composites

1. Characterization of MMCs.
2. Fabrication of Gas
Furnace.
5 K.S. Meenalochani Product Design and
Development
1. Development of New
Products.
6 J. Subramanyam Solar Energy 1. Solar Drilling
Machine
1. Hybrid Solar and Wind
Power Generator.
Environment waste
Management
2. Energy Audit of
Organization
2. Prototype Wind Turbine
Design and Fabrication.
3. Solar Roofing Fabrication.
7 Lokesh G. Reddy Natural Composites Study of Mechanical
Behaviour of Natural
Composites
1. Evaluation of Tensile
Materials of Bamboo
Composites.
2. Bending Properties.
3. Compression Properties.
4. Analysis of above using
FEM package.
Details Of R & D Activities in Mechanical Department
8 Mrityunjaya Swami
K.M.
Alternative Fuels 1. Alternative Fuels 1. Production of Biodiesel by
various methods.
Refrigeration 2. Solar Refrigeration 2. Optimization of Biodiesel
Production process.
3. Electric byke 3. Performance and Emission
analysis of biodiesel in C.I.
Engines.
4. Ethanol and Methanol as
fuels in I C. engines.
5. Solar Fan.
6. Solar Powered Transport
Vehicles.
9 Aparna B. Thermal 1. Non Conventional
Sources
1. Numerical study in heat
transfer Porous Media.
10 Sharada Design 1. FEA 1. Design and Fabrication.
11 Mujeeb Pasha Fatigue 1. Gear Actuated
Systems.
1. Ansys Analysis.
12 Ruby Saran Thermal 1. Fabrication of Devices on
Solar Energy.
13 Dr. C. Gajendra
Gayesh
Renewable Energy 1. Solar applications for
transportation and
Agricultural Purposes
1. Solar applications for
transportation and
Agricultural Purposes
Rapid Manufacturing 2. Rapid Prototyping.
Nano-Technology