Department of Mechanical Engineering

The Department of Mechanical Engineering was established in 2001 with affiliation to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU). The present intake for the undergraduate programme is 60 students. The faculty to student ratio is 1:15. Mechanical Engineering emphasizes on Design, Materials & Manufacturing, Thermal Engineering, and also interdisciplinary areas like CAD/CAM/CAE, Automation, Operational Research, Mechatronics, FEM, Managerial Aspects of Industry, etc

Academic Programs/Courses offered

  • B.E. in Mechanical engineering 


Faculty
Name
Designation
Qualification
Experience(Years)
Email
Dr.Suneel Kumar N Kulkarni
Prof. and Principal B.E,M.E,PhD
25
suneelkumarkulkarni@rediffmail.com
Dr. Prakash J N
Prof. &HOD B.E,MS,PhD
15
prakash_jnp_ace@yahoo.com
Mr. Satish Babu Boppana
Asst.Prof. M.Tech., (Ph.D)
08
Sathishbabu3@yahoo.co.in
Mr. Mithun V Kulkarni
Lecturer B.E,M.E,MBA,(Ph.D)
06
kulkarni.mithun@gmail.com
Mr. Byra Reddy
Lecturer B.E,M.Tech
05
Reddy_byra31@rediffmail.com
Mr. Krishne gowda B M
.
Lecturer B.E,M.E
03
bmkrishnegowda@gmail.com
Mr. Satya Shiva Kumar C
Lecturer B.E,M.E
03
Sathya.mtech@gmail.com
Mr. Chandan B R
Lecturer B.E,M.Tech
02
chandanbrmech@gmail.com
Mr. Vijee kumar
Lecturer B.E
02
vijeekumar.brvk@gmail.com
Mr. Nagesh Kumar R
Lecturer B.E
01
nagi10cmy@gmail.com
Mr. Devendra Reddy M
Lecturer B.E
01
Devendrareddy82@yahoo.com


List of Academic Toppers during the year 2010-11


Infrastructure / Facilities

Name of the Laboratory Equipment Available
Machine shop
Lathes, Milling Machines, Drilling Machines, Planing Machines, Slotting Machines, Grinding Machines, CNC Lathe, Cylindrical Grinding Machine, Bench grinder, Polishing Machine, Shaping Machine, Surface Grinder 
Foundry & Forging Lab
Universal Sand Testing Machine, Sand rammer, Beam balance, Permeability tester, Sieve analyser, Clay content tester, Moisture content testing machine, Ovens, Furnace, Different types of dies, Moulding boxes 
Heat Transfer Lab
Forced convection apparatus, Pin fin apparatus, Free or Natural convection apparatus, Parallel flow & Counter flow heat exchangers, Thermal conductivity apparatus, Stefan Boltzman apparatus, Emissivity apparatus, Equipment for critical heat flux mesurement, Vapour compression refrigeration apparatus, Air conditioning apparatus 
Design Lab
Gyroscopic set – up, Journal bearing test rig, Polariscope, Projector for 3D photoelastic analysis, Equipment for studying whirling of shaft, Static and Dynamic Balancing Machine, Porter Governor and Hartnell Governor, Pressure variation measurement equipment, Torque measurement equipment, Equipment for study of kinematics of gear teeth, Inversion and friction of 4 bar mechanism, strain rosettes. 
Materials Testing Lab
Brinell, Vickers, Rockwell hardness testers, Creep tester, Cupping tester, Impact tester, Rotary fatigue tester, Torsion tester, Universal testing Machines (manual and computer operated), Wear tester, Microhardness tester, Microscope 
Energy conversion Engineering Lab
Air compressor, Blower, Bomb Calorimeter, Boys Calorimeter, Lewis Thompson Calorimeter, Orsat apparatus, Cloud and pour point apparatus, Abel Pensky flash and fire point apparatus, Pensky Martin flash and fire point apparatus, Redwood viscometer, Say bolt viscometer, Torsion viscometer, Thurston Oil Tester, Dead weight pressure gauge, Kirloskar air cooled and water cooled diesel engines, Petrol Engine, Semi-diesel Krimo engine, Uni–insta vertical diesel engine test rig with pi-meter, Variable compression engine, Twin cylinder diesel engine (Morse test), Planimeter 
Fluid Machinery Lab
Francis turbine test rig, Kaplan turbine test rig, Pelton wheel test rig, Gear Pump test rig, Impact of jet on vane test rig, Friction in pipes test rig, Single stage centrifugal pump test rig, Multi stage centrifugal pump test rig, V-notch, Venturimeter, Orificemeter 
Basic Workshop
Bench vices, Circular saw machine, Workbenches, Bench drilling machine, Bench grinder, Bench vices, Power hacksaw machine, Arc welding machine, Gas welding machine, Shearing machine, Circular cutting machine, Spray-painting unit. 
Metrology & Instrumentation
Accelerometer, Active filter, Analogue Computer, Field plotter, Audio signal generator, Calibration of thermo couple, Dial audio Oscillator, Five channel digital pressure indicator, Frequency, Audio Oscillator, Indicator, Load Cell, LVDT Amplifier, Gear tooth Vernier Caliper Bore dial gauge – 18X35mm, Bore dial gauge – 35X60mm 
CAD & CAM/Automation Lab
Vertical Milling Machine (CNC), Pick and Place Robot , CNC Turn Master, Flexible Manufacturing system, Computers, Softwares (ANSYS, Unigraphics, Inventor 9 with MDT, AutoCAD R-2005, Composite structure solver, Pamcrash solver) 


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