Laboratories - Mechanical Engineering
Lab Facilities
The Department has nine well equipped Laboratories with state-of-art facilities. In order cater the research needs the following facilities are available at various labs/dedicated research cells of our department for research and consultancy projects.
CAD Lab
CAD lab is well equipped with 80 computer systems with i5 processor to expose the students to design, analysis and visualization. Students are trained with a strong understanding of the computer-aided design. The software packages are:
- ANSYS 14
- Creo elements
- Auto desk education master suite
Thermal Engineering Lab
The laboratory is established with all types of modern equipments like Diesel engines with various loads, Petrol Engines with various loads, Air Conditioning unit, Air compressor, Boiler, Refrigeration unit and various Heat Transfer Equipments.
Fluid Mechanics and Machinery Laboratory
This lab is well equipped with the experimental setup that aids in quantifying the flow in pipes and open channels. Facilities are available for testing the performance of various hydraulic machines such as pumps and turbines. Also, the laboratory is equipped with hydraulic flume set up in order to carry out various experiments on open channel flow. Facilities to determine the flow velocity in open channel and pipes are available. The major equipment in fluid mechanics and machinery lab are Pelton wheel setup, Kaplan turbine setup, Francis turbine setup, Pipe flow analysis setup, Flow measurement-flume assembly, Metacentric height measuring setup, Bernoulli’s theorem verification apparatus, Centrifugal pump assembly with accessories and Open channel flow measuring setup with provision for fixing notches.
Manufacturing Technology Laboratory
This laboratory introduces the students to the basic concepts of manufacturing processes. It is a world-class laboratory that is dedicated to improve manufacturing processes and systems. The major machinery are Turret lathes, Capstan lathes, Slotting machine, Radial drilling machine, Planner Machine, Vertical milling machine, Surface grinding machine, Horizontal milling machine, Heavy duty shaping machine, Geared lathes machines, Cylindrical grinding machine and Gear shaping machine
Strength of Materials Laboratory
The objective of the strength of materials lab is to demonstrate the basic principles in the area of strength and mechanics of materials and structural analysis to the undergraduate students through a series of experiments. The major machinery are Spring testing machine, Impact testing machine, Torsion testing machine, Universal testing machine, Rockwell hardness testing machine, Brinell hardness testing machine, Metallurgical microscope and Spring testing machine.
Metrology and Measurements Laboratory
Metrology lab is equipped with CMM, Optical profile projector, floating gauge micrometer, optical tachometers, digital vernier calliper and micrometer, auto collimators, comparators, thread measurement gauge, form measurement, toolmaker’s microscope, torque measurement etc.
Dynamics Laboratory
To impart practical knowledge on design and analysis of mechanisms in the machine tools and automobiles. In Machine Dynamics Lab, the students are doing the experiments related to their theory subjects like Engineering Mechanics, Machines and Mechanisms and Fundamentals of Vibration and Noise. Various equipments like governors, gyroscopes, balancing machines and universal vibration facilities are available to understand machine dynamics.
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Mechatronics Laboratory
The research in mechatronics laboratory is focused on various aspects of motion control of mechanical systems. The lab comprises of Electro and Pneumatic trainer kits, Stepper motor control, Data logging systems, and Labview sofware.
