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MANDATORY DISCLOSURE
I. NAME OF THE INSTITUTION
Name ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY
Address REGISTRAR,
ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY,
ANNAMALAI NAGAR
Village ANNAMALAI NAGAR
Taluk CHIDAMBARAM
District CUDDALORE
Pin Code 608 002
State TAMILNADU
STD Code 04144
Phone No 238259
Fax No 238080
238275
E-Mail au_regr@hotmail.com
bpau2002@yahoo.co.in
Web site www.annamalaiuniversity.ac.in

II. NAME & ADDRESS OF THE REGISTRAR
Name DR. M.RATHINASABAPATHI, REGISTRAR, ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY
Qualifications M.Sc(Engg.,), Ph.D, M.I.E. Date of Birth 21-02-1942
STD Code
04144
 Phone No. (O) : 238259 Fax No 238080
STD Code
04144
 Phone No. (R) : 238997 Fax No ----
E-Mail au_regr@hotmail.com
au_regr@yahoo.co.in
 Mobile Phone 9843018259

III. NAME OF THE AFFILIATING UNIVERSITY
        NOT APPLICABLE

IV. GOVERNANCE

1. Members of the Board of studies in Manufacturing Engineering
 

(1) Members of the Board of studies in Manufacturing Engineering
     Annamalai University
(2) The H.D. of Mechanical Engineering
     Annamalai University
(3) Thiru T.R. Manoharan
     Reader in Manufacturing Engg.
     Annamalai University
(4) Dr. B. Rajmohan
     Head, Department of Production Technology
     M.I.T, Campus, Chrompet,
     Chennai - 600 044
(5) Mr. S. Krithivsan
     Senior Manager (Marketing)
     BHEL, Boiler Auxiliaries Plant
     Ranipet - 632 406
(6) Dr. A. Noorul Haq
     Head, Department of Production Engineering
     National Institute of Technology
     Trichy - 620 015
(7) Mr. V.E. Annamalai
     DGM-Technical
     Carborandum Universal Ltd.,
     Post Box No. 2272
     Thiruvottiyur, Chennai - 600 019


2. Members of Academic Advisory Body
      The Members of Academic Council include the Professors, Readers, elected members and other nominees from Government etc.

3. Frequency of the Board Meetings and Academic Advisory Body
  (a) The Board of Studies shall generally meets at the beginning of each academic year.
(b) The Academic Council and the Senate meets twice in an academic year. The Syndicate meets every month.

4. Organizational chart and processes
   
Vice - Chancellor
    
   
   
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Academic Council, Syndicate & Senate
Dean
Registrar
 
 
Head of the Department
Administrative Staff
 
 
Professors
 
---------------------------------------------
 
 
Technical Staff
Readers
 
 
Lecturers


5. Nature and Extent of involvement of faculty and students in academic affairs / improvements
      Due representations as per the rules of the University is given in the Council for both the students and the Staff.

6. Mechanism / Norms & Procedure for democratic / good governance
  Well defined procedures and policies exist.

7. Student Feed back on Institutional governance / Faculty performance
  Feed backs are obtained at the end of each semester.

8. Grievance redressal mechanism for Faculty, staff and students
  Yes, available.
V. PROGRAMMES

1. Name of the Programmes approved by the AICTE
  i. B.E. Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing) - Formerly B.E.(Mechanical & Production)
  ii. M.E. (Manufacturing Engineering)

2. Name of the Programmes accredited by the AICTE(In 1998)
  i. B.E. (Mechanical & Production) - A5 Grade
  ii. M.E. (Manufacturing Engineering) - A5 Grade


3. For each programme the following details are to be given

Name
 B.E. Mechanical Engg. (Manufacturing) M.E. (Manufacturing Engineering)
Number of seats
60
18
Duration
8 Semesters
4 Semesters
Fees
Rs. 22500
Rs. 27500
Placement Facilities
Common Facility at Faculty level is available
Campus placement in last three years
-
-

                    Cut-off mark for admission during last three years
Programme: B.E. B.E. Mechanical Engg. (Manufacturing)
Community
2003
2004
2005
OC
256.52
231.19
249.80
BC
224.52
157.67
205.42
MBC
215.19
165.00
210.76
SC
183.52
144.33
192.76
ST
146.72
100.33
126.00

4. Name and duration of programme(s) having affiliation / coloboration with Foreign University(s) / Institution(s) and being run in the same Campus along with status of their AICTE approval. If there is foreign collaboration, give the following details.
                                      No

VI. FACULTY (Refer Appendix - I)
a. Permanent Faculty                                     :       46
b. Visiting Faculty                                          :       --
c. Adjunct Faculty                                          :       --
d. Guest Faculty                                            :       --
e. Permanent Faculty: Student Ratio                :       1 : 2
f. Number of faculty employed and left during the last three years :      Employed : 22
                                                                                                               Left : 01
VII. PROFILE OF THE DIRECTOR / PRINCIPAL WITH QUALIFICATIONS, TOTAL EXPERIENCE, AGE AND DURATION OF EMPLOYMENT AT THE INSTITUTE CONCERNED
1.
 Name Prof. B. Palaniappan
2.
 Date of Birth 03-06-1946
3.
 Educational Qualification B.E. , M.Sc (Engg)
4.
 Work Experience  
  Teaching / Research 38 years
  Industry 3 months training in Hardware of TDC -
316 system at M/s ECIL, Hyderabad
5.
Area of specialization Computer Algorithms
6.
 Subjects teaching Software Engineering, Computer Architecture
7.
Research guidance
No. of papers published
 
    National journals - 16
    International journals - 5
    Conferences - 5
8.
Projects carried out Networking Laboratory, Advanced RDBMS Laboratory, Embedded Systems Laboratory
9.
 Patents Nil
10.
 Research publications  
 
"An investigation of Neuro-Fuzzy systems in psychosomatic disorders", Journal of Expert Systems with Applications, vol.28, no.4, pp. 673-679, 2005 (Elsevier, UK)
 
"Real Time Facial Expression Recognition", Annamalai University Journal of the Engineering & Technology (AUJET), Diamond Jubilee special issue, India, pp.223 - 226, Nov 2005.
 
"Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal disorders using DIAGNET", Journal of Expert Systems with Applications, (Elsevier, UK) (Accepted)
 
"Decision support system for medical diagnosis using radial basis functions network", Annamalai University Journal of Engineering and Technology, pp.25-29, 2005
 
"Diagnosis of psychosomatic disorders using radial basis functions network", International Conferences on Neural networks, WSEAS 05, Austria, 2005.
 
"Diagnostic reasoning using radial functions network", National Conference on Vision Graphics and Image Processing (NVGIP'05), Shimoga, Karnataka, pp.4-5, 2005
 
"Neuro-Fuzzy Model for the Diagnosis of Psychosomatic Disorders", Journal of the Annamalai University - Engineering, pp. 79-87, 2004.
 
"Fold Head Crytography", Annamalai University Engineering Platinum Jubilee Special Issue, 2004.
 
"Applying Mobile agents for Network Management System", Annamalai University Engineering Platinum Jubilee Special Issue, 2004.
 
"A comparative study for intelligent medical system to diagnose the gastrointestinal disorders" International Conference on Human Machine Interfaces, Jawaharlal Nehru College of Engineering, Shimoga, pp.191-200, 2004.
 
"Neuro-Fuzzy modeling with standard feedforward neural networks for diagnosis of diseases", National Conference on Distributed Database & Computing, Gobichettipalayam, Tamil Nadu, March 28-29,2004, pp 25.
 
"An Expert System for medical diagnosis based on Bayesian Belief Networks", UGC Sponsored National Conference on Distributed Database & computing, Gobichettipalayam, TamilNadu, March 2004, pp 39.
 
"Medical Reasoning with fuzzy and uncertain symptoms", National Seminar on AI and Neural Networks, Union Christian College, Aluva, Kerala, March 25-27,2004.
 
"Application of Neuro Fuzzy technique for the diagnosis of Psychosomatic disorders", National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Computing Based AI, MBM College of Engineering, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, February 27-29, 2004, pp 42-43.
 
"Bayesian Belief Network model for medical diagnosis", National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Computing Based Artificial Intelligence, MBM College of Engineering, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, February 2004, pp 135-137.
 
"Classification of Advertisements- A Neural Network Approach," in the 3rd International Conference on Neural Networks and Artificial Intelligence (ICNNAI'2003), Minsk, Belarus, November 12-14, 2003.
11.
 No. of books published 3
VIII. FEE
S.No.
Category
B.E.Mechanical Engg. (Manufacturing)
M.E.(Manufacturing Engineering)
1.
 Admission Fee
150
125
2.
 Tuition Fee
9000
13000
3.
 University fee
(Examination fee, Registration fee etc.)
7800
5550
4.
 Hostel fee (Rent etc.)
3000
4650
5.
 Laboratory fee
1500
2500
6.
 Library fee
500
725
7.
 Other fee
550
950
IX. ADMISSION
S.No.
Course
Year
Sanctioned Intake
Students Admitted
1.
B.E. Mech. Engg. (Mfg.)
2002-03
85
19
2.
2003-04
85
22
3.
2004-05
85
11
4.
B.E (Mfg. Engg.)
2002-03
18
18
5.
2003-04
18
18
6.
2004-05
18
18
X. ADMISSION PROCEDURE
  Separate Admission procedure for the University is followed as per University Norms.

XI. CRITERIA AND WEIGHTAGE FOR ADMISSION
  As per State Government reservation and separate admission test with Higher Secondary Examination marks.

XII. APPLICATION FORM
  Common for all branches of Engineering and Technology

XIII. LIST OF APPLICANTS
  Common for all branches of Engineering and Technology

XIV. RESULTS OF ADMISSION UNDER MANAGEMENT SEATS
  Common for all branches of Engineering and Technology

XV. INFORMATION ON INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE
1. LIBRARY (Faculty & Department)                 :            Refer Library details
2. LABORATORY                                            :             Refer Appendix - II
3. COMPUTING FACILITIES                            :             Refer Appendix - II
4. SOFTWARE PACKAGES                              :             Refer Appendix - III
5. WORKSHOP
              A well equipped Engineering Workshop with
              Lathes                         :     25 Nos.
              Shapers                       :     4 Nos.
              Drilling Machines           :     3 Nos.
              Milling Machines            :     3 Nos.
              Grinding Machines         :     3 Nos.
              DOALL Machine
              Capstan, Turret Lathe
              Single Spindle Automatic Lathe
              Planer
              Gear Hobbing Machine
              Welding Transformers     :     2 Nos.
              Welding Generators        :     2 Nos.
              Welding Rectifiers           :     2 Nos.
              Gas Welding
              Supporting shops like Fitting, Carpentry, Sheet Metal and Foundry are available.

6. FACILITIES AVAILABLE
  a. Games and Sports facilities Yes
  b. Extra Curriculum Activities Yes (NSS , NCC etc).
  c. Soft Skill Development Facilities Yes
  d. Number of classrooms and size of each 4 Nos. of total area 465 sq.m
  e. Number of laboratories and size of each 14 Nos. of total area 3165 sq.m
  f. Number of drawing halls and size of each 1 No. of 232 sq.m
  g. Curriculum and syllabi for each of the programmes as approved by the University Yes
  h. Academic Calendar of the University Yes
  i. Academic Time table Yes
  j. Teaching Load of each Faculty Yes
  k. Internal Continuous Evaluation System and place Yes
 
      The internal continues evaluation system is in vogue for both the UG and PG programmes as per the following system.
      The break-up of internal assessment and examination marks for theory subject is as follows.
     
  First assessment (mid semester test I) : 15 Marks
  Second assessment (mid semester test II) : 15 Marks
  Third assessment : 10 Marks
  End semester Examination : 60 Marks
     
  The break-up of assessment and examination marks for practical subjects is as follows

     
  First assessment (test) : 15 Marks
  Second assessment (test) : 15Marks
  Maintenance of record book : 10Marks
  End semester Examination : 60Marks
     
  The project work will be assessed for 40 marks by a committee consisting of the guide and a minimum of two members nominated by the Head of the Department .One of the committee members will be nominated as the chairman by the Head of the Department .The Head of the Department may him self be a member or the chairman 60 marks are allotted for the project work and viva voce examination at the end of the semester
     
  l. Students' assessment of Faculty, system in place Yes
     
 
  All the faculty members are assessed by the students periodically and the feed back is made known to the faculty members for further improvement.

7. SPECIAL PURPOSE
*
 Academic Calendar and frame work
           Available
*
 Research focus
           Composite Materials:
    Fabrication of Metal Matrix Composites through Powder Metallurgy
    Stir-casting of Metal Matrix Composites
    Fabrication of Ceramic Matrix Composites
   
           Materials Characterization:
    Evaluation of Mechanical properties at elevated and sub-zero temperatures
    Fatigue and Fracture Behaviour Analysis of Weldments
    Evaluation of Metallurgical properties of MMCs, CMCs and Weldments
    Corrosion Studies on MMCs, CMCs and Weldments
           Materials Processing :
    Hot working of Exotic Materials
    Traditional & Non-Traditional Machining of Composites
    High Speed Forming (Explosive Forming and Cladding)
    Explosive Welding (Ti /SS alloys)
    Modeling & Optimization
           Materials Joining :
    Joining of Newer Materials (Al-Li alloys, Al-SiCp Composites)
    Friction Stir Welding (Developing the Process)
    Laser Beam Welding (Modelling & Simulation)
    Diffusion Bonding of MMCs
    Hardfacing/ Surface Engineering
    Modeling & Optimization
           Industrial Engineering :
    Quality Management
    Reliability Engineering
    Supply Chain Management
    Operations Research
    Modeling, Simulation & Optimization
           Research Publications / Presentations:
    International Journals : 97
    National Journals : 34
    International Conferences : 66
    National Conferences : 60
   
Total
 : 257
*
 List of typical research projects 
          Refer Appendix - IV

*
 Industry Linkage
          Yes, due representation in Board of Studies, Faculty meeting and in Students' projects.
*
 Publications out of research in last three years out of masters projects

National Journals
 
# Year Journal Name Details Title of Paper Author
1. 2005 Trans. Of Indian Institute of Metals Vol 58
No. 5
Oct 2005
Pp 777-787		 Microstructural aspects and fracture behaviour of A 356/357 alloys - An review A.Thirugnanam
K.Sukumaran
K.Raghukandan
U.T.S. Pillai
B.C. Pai

2. 2005 Indian foundry journal Vol 51
No. 10
Oct 2005
Pp 31-37		 Creep behaviour of Mg.Al alloys-Au review G.Venkatasan
A.Srinivsan
K.Raghukandan
U.T.S. Pillai
B.C. Pai

3. 2004 Indian Foundry Journal Vol 50
No.10
Oct-04
Pp 30-35
 Magnesium cast alloys and its
Foundry practices
 N.Balasubramani
R.Srinivasan
U.T.S. Pillai
K.Raghukandan
B.C. Pai

4. 2004 Indian foundry Journal
 Vol. 50
NO 3
Pp 19-25		 Role of minor alloying addition to AZ91(Mg-9 Al-0.8,
Zn-0.2 Mn) Magnesium Alloy
 N. Balasubramani
K. Raghukandan
U.T.S Pillai
A. Srinivasan
B.C. Pai
5. 2004 Indian foundry Journal
 Vol. 50
NO 4
Pp 28-34
 General aspects of heat treatment processes of
Al-Si-Mg alloys
 G.Vijayarajaraghavan
K. Raghukandan
U.T.S Pillai
K. Sukumaran
B.C. Pai
6. 2003 Manufacturing Technology Today Vol. 2
Issue 8/9
PP 12-15
 Hot Compression Testing of Metal Matrix Composites Produced Through Powder Metallurgy S.Ramanathan
R.Karthikeyan
B.Senthilkumar
B.C.Pai
 
International Journals
 
# Year Journal Name Details Title of Paper Author
1. 2005 Materials forum
 Vol 29,
Pp 161-165
 Deformation behavior of gravity cast 3Mg-3al-1zn alloy during hot compression test; A study with processing maps.

L.G.Robin, G.Ganesan
K.Raghukandan
B.C. Pai
U.T.S. Pillai
2. 2003 Material Science Forum Vol 437-438
PP 383 - 386
 Modeling of process parameters in p/m copper extrusion for solid preforms.

J.M. Ganesan
K. Raghukandan
T. Senthilvelan
   
*
 Admission procedure
           Separate admission procedure as per the University rules is conducted.

*
 Fee Structure
 
S.No.
Category
B.E.Mechanical Engg. (Manufacturing)
M.E.(Manufacturing Engineering)
1.
 Admission Fee
150
125
2.
 Tuition Fee
9000
13000
3.
 University fee
(Examination fee, Registration fee etc.)
7800
5550
4.
 Hostel fee (Rent etc.)
3000
4650
5.
 Laboratory fee
1500
2500
6.
 Library fee
500
725
7.
 Other fee
550
950
Total Fee
22500
27500
   
*
 Hostel Facilities
           Separate hostels for boys and girls is available.
   
*
 Contact address of co-ordinator
 
  Name : Prof. B. Palaniappan
    : Dean
  Faculty of Engineering & Technology
  Annamalai University
  Telephone : 04144 - 238774                   Mobile : 94434 97458
  E-mail : bpau2002@yahoo.co.in
   
Appendix - I
Sl.No.
Name of the Teaching Faculty
Designation
Qualification
Date of Birth
Date of Joining
No. of years experience
Gross Total salary as on date with scale & basic pay
1.
Dr. N. Anantharaman
Professor & Head
M.E., Ph.D
30.05.1954
07.08.1978
27
34300
2.
 Dr. S. Pugazhendhi Professor
M.E., Ph.D
12.03.1954
14.08.1978
27
33064
3.
 Dr. K. Raghukandan Professor
M.E., Ph.D
06.05.1960
16.07.1985
21
31043
4.
 Dr. S. Sundaram Professor
M.E., Ph.D
04.06.1952
17.07.1978
27
32797
5.
 Mr. A. Jebaraj Professor
M.E.
23.03.1955
11.01.1979
27
32213
6.
 Dr. C. Muralidharan Professor
M.E., Ph.D
02.05.1961
02.09.1991
14
28288
7.
 Dr. G. Ganesan Professor
M.E., Ph.D
01.09.1963
21.07.1988
17
31294
8.
 Dr. R. Karthikeyan Professor
M.E., Ph.D
20.12.1967
05.05.1992
13
28288
9.
 Dr. V. Balasubramanian Professor
M.E., Ph.D
18.05.1968
14.12.1992
13
28288
10.
 Mr. T. R. Manoharan Reader
M.E.
02.05.1961
18.07.1988
17
27955
11.
 Dr. PR. Lakshminarayanan Reader
M.E., Ph.D
22.05.1962
14.12.1992
13
23746
12.
 Dr. V. Ravishankar Reader
M.E., Ph.D
01.05.1962
08.02.1994
11
23044
13.
 Dr. S. Ramanathan Reader
M.E., Ph.D
25.05.1965
17.10.1997
8
20240
14.
 Dr. S. Ravi Reader
M.E., Ph.D
03.11.1965
23.03.1998
7
20940
15.
 Mr. P. Narender Singh Reader
M.E.
31.07.1964
19.02.1992
13
23746
16.
 Mrs. S. Malarvizhi Sr. Lecturer
M.E.
24.12.1973
27.03.1997
8
18528
17.
 Dr. R. Varahamoorthi Sr. Lecturer
M.E., Ph.D
13.05.1968
24.03.1998
7
18666
18.
 Mr. S. Raju Sr. Lecturer
M.E.
04.05.1972
10.02.1999
6
17520
19.
 Mr. K. Balasubramanian Sr. Lecturer
M.E.
15.12.1965
10.02.1999
6
18063
20.
 Mr. K. Shanmugam Sr. Lecturer
M.E.
27.03.1967
01.07.1999
6
18457
21.
 Mr. V. Srinivasan Sr. Lecturer
M.E.
10.09.1977
14.07.1999
6
18063
22.
 Mr. S. Chidambaranathan Sr. Lecturer
M.E.
26.01.1976
14.07.1999
6
18457
23.
 Mr. S. Anbuselvan Lecturer
M.E.
16.07.1970
09.07.2001
4
15957
24.
 Mr. B.K. Raghunath Lecturer
M.E.
17.03.1976
01.07.2002
4
16476
25.
 Ms. V. Suganthi Lecturer
M.E.
15.10.1977
01.07.2002
3
15498
26.
 Mr. M.Mahalingam Lecturer
M.Tech.
09.12.1971
01.07.2002
3
16476
27.
 Mr.D. Kanagarajan Lecturer
M.E.
09.06.1973
01.07.2002
3
16476
28.
 Ms. S. Sundari Lecturer
B.E.
15.11.1979
08.07.2002
3
15498
29.
 Mr. K. Niranjan Lecturer
B.E.
02.01.1974
03.03.2003
2
14979
30.
 Mr. P. Sivaraj Lecturer
B.E.
08.06.1976
05.03.2003
2
17979
31.
 Mr. C. Senthilkumar Lecturer
B.E., M.E
05.12.1971
05.03.2003
2
15957
32.
 Mr. M. Seeman Lecturer
B.E., M.E
05.05.1974
07.03.2003
2
15957
33.
 Mr. R. Seetharaman Lecturer
B.E., M.E
04.01.1969
10.03.2003
2
14979
34.
 Mr. C.R. Senthilkumar Lecturer
B.E., M.E
13.04.1973
21.03.2003
2
15957
35.
 Mr. P. Rajesekhar Lecturer
B.E.
10.07.1976
02.07.2003
2
14979
36.
 Mr. N. Mohamed Raffi Lecturer
B.E.
04.03.1975
02.07.2003
2
14979
37.
 Mr. M. Jayakumar Lecturer
B.E.
10.04.1961
02.07.2003
2
14979
38.
 Mr. R.M. Nachiappan Lecturer
B.E., M.E
03.06.1976
10.07.2003
2
15957
39.
 Mr. B. Asaithambi Lecturer
B.E.
12.09.1974
05.12.2003
2
14979
40.
 Mr. V.Vembu Lecturer
B.E., M.E
19.05.1977
23.02.2004
2
15498
41.
 Mr. S.Rajakumar Lecturer
B.E., M.E
05.06.1976
10.03.2004
2
15498
42.
 Mr. G.Padmanaban Lecturer
B.E., M.E
13.06.1978
10.03.2004
2
15498
43.
 Mr. M. Rajamuthamil selvan Lecturer
B.E., M.E
10.07.1975
12.03.2004
2
15498
44.
 Mr.V. Muthiah Lecturer
B.E., M.E
02.04.1977
16.07.2004
1
14979
45.
 Mr. K. Appoothidigal Lecturer
B.E.
15.06.1980
30.03.2005
1
14060
46.
 Mr. V. Satheeshkumar Lecturer
B.E., M.E
25.07.1973
18.07.2005
1
14060
Appendix - II

Laboratories
  1. Metrology Laboratory
2. Metallurgy Laboratory
3. Material Testing Laboratory
4. Metal Forming Laboratory
5. Metal Joining Laboratory
6. Non-Traditional Processing Laboratory
7. CIM Laboratory
8. Computer Laboratory
Major Equipments/Facilities Available

Metrology Laboratory

#
Equipment
Cost (in Rs. Lakhs)
Model & Make
1.
 Optical Microscope
5.00
 Versamet
2.
 Micro-hardness Tester
2.00
 Zwick
3.
 Image Analyser
5.00
 Clemex Vision
4.
 Wear Tester
5.50
 Cameron-Plinth
5.
 Potentiostat
4.50
 ACM , England
6.
 Polariscope
0.60
 ARE
7.
 Profile Projectors ( 2 )
0.30
 Somet
8.
 Vibration Analyser
0.75
 Sterling Electronics
9.
 Storage Oscilloscopes (2)
1.50
 ECIL
10.
 Dynamometers ( 3 )
0.50
 ARE

Metallurgy Laboratory

#
Equipment
Cost (in Rs. Lakhs)
Model & Make
1.
 Brinell cum Rockwell Hardness Tester
0.10
 Justry India Ltd.
2.
 Bench Model Metal hardness tester
0.12
 Blue Steel Engg.
3.
 Rockwell cum Brinell hardness tester
0.19
 Cast Steel Industries
4.
 Hydraulic Mounting Press
0.42
 Bain Metgraphy
5.
 Electrolytic Polishing Machine
0.39
 Remi Equipments
6.
 Disc Polishing Machine
0.44
 Bain Metgraphy
7.
 Heat treatment furnaces (2)
0.97
 Indian Furnace

Metallurgy Laboratory

#
Equipment
Cost (in Rs. Lakhs)
Model & Make
1.
 10T Dynamic Testing Machine
35.00
 Instron (UK)
2.
 10T Servo Controlled Universal Testing Machine
8.00
 FIE-Blue Star
3.
 Rotary Bending Fatigue Testing Machine
0.60
 Hi-Tech India
4.
 Izod Impact Testing Machine
0.50
 Enkay Enterprises, New Delhi
5.
 Acoustic Emission Recorder
7.50
 Physical Acoustics, Mumbai
(order placed)
6.
 50 T Compression Testing Machine
1.50
 FIE, Bluestar

Metal Forming Laboratory

#
Equipment
Cost (in Rs. Lakhs)
Model & Make
1.
 150T Hydraulic press (with hot chamber)
9.00
 Standard
2.
 Tubular Sintering Furnace
1.00
 Indian Furnace
3.
 Double Cone Mixer
0.15
 Fabricated
4.
 High Energy Attritor Mill
0.20
 Fabricated
5.
 Vacuum Chamber for Mixing
0.10
 Fabricated
6.
 Roll Mill with Wattmeter
0.30
 Fabricated

Metal Joining Laboratory

#
Equipment
Cost (in Rs. Lakhs)
Model & Make
1.
 MIG Welding Machine
1.10
 Advani-Orelikon
2.
 TIG Welding Machine
3.50
 Advani-Orelikon
3.
 Friction Stir Welding Machine
7.00
 R.V. Machine Tools, Coimbatore
4.
 Pulsed TIG Welding Machine
2.00
 Lincoln electric
5.
 Implant Testing Machine
0.95
 Isha Industries, Coimbatore
(order placed)
6.
 Plasma Transferred Arc Hard Facing Machine
7.00
 7.00 M/s. Primo Automation systems (P) ltd., Chennai

Non-Traditional Processing Laboratory

#
Equipment
Cost (in Rs. Lakhs)
Model & Make
1.
 Electro Discharge Machining
0.85
 Elektra, Pune
2.
 Abrasive Jet Machining
0.25
 Fabricated
3.
 Electro Chemical Machining
9.00
 Metatech, Pune (order placed)
4.
 Water Hammer Forming Setup
--
 Fabricated
5.
 Explosive Metal Working Setup
--
 Fabricated

CIM Laboratory

#
Equipment
Cost (in Rs. Lakhs)
Model & Make
1.
 Image Processing System
3.47
 OMRON ,Singapore
2.
 DNC Lathe & Milling Machine
3.00
 DENFORD, England

Computer Laboratory

Number and configuration of systems

  LAN facility with TWO file servers and 10 nodes is available in the Department.
  3 Nos. of 486 Processor
  6 Nos. of Pentium III Systems
  11 Nos. of Pentium IV Systems
  IBM PIII Work Station
Appendix - III

Major software packages available:
#
Software
Amount
(in Lakhs Rs.)
Scheme
Modeling
1.
 MAPLE V - R3.0
0.46
UGC
2.
 SPSS V5.0 Academic pack II
0.97
AICTE-TAPTEC
3.
 QI Analyst V1.1
0.37
-do-
4.
 SPSS/PC + V5.0 Axum Graphics
0.26
-do-
5.
 MATHEMATICA V.2.2
0.54
-do-
6.
 IDEAS R4.0
1.10
AICTE-TAPTEC
7.
 AUTOCAD R14
0.37
-do-
8.
 MATLAB V5.3
0.84
-do-
9.
 RELIABILITY SOFTWARE
0.95
AICTE-MODROB
10.
 VNC 5.4
1.00
-do-
11.
 U GRIP 5.4
1.00
-do-
12.
 MECHANICAL DESK TOP
0.20
-do-
13.
 QUEST 5.4
1.00
AICTE-MODROB
14.
 CATIA V5R7
0.50
AICTE-TAPTEC
Analysis
15.
 NASTRAN
2.65
-do-
16.
 PRO-ENGINEER 2001
1.75
AICTE-TAPTEC
17.
 DYNAFORM/LS DYNA
2.60
-do-
Industrial Engineering
18.
 CAFIMS R97
0.25
UGC
19.
 Ki-QMS V1.2
0.20
-do-
20.
 QXPERT V1.1
0.15
-do-
CBT
21.
 CBT ON INDUSTRIAL HYDRAULICS
0.24
-do-
Appendix - IV

List of typical Research Projects
#
Project Title
Coordinator
Funding Agency
Year
Amount (Rs. in Lakhs)
Status
1.
 Some Investigations on Explosive Welding
Dr.M.Rathinasabapathi
BRNS, (BARC)
1980
00.80
Completed
2.
 Modernisation of Laboratories And Workshops
Dr.P.V.Vaidyanathan
AICTE-MODROB
1989
10.00
Completed
3.
 Expansion of Facilities of Areas of Critical Needs: Maintenance and Condition Monitoring
Dr.P.V.Vaidyanathan
UGC-MHRD
1989
05.00
Completed
4.
 Modernisation and Removal of Obsolescence of Laboratories
Dr.P.V.Vaidyanathan
AICTE-MODROB
1992
15.00
Completed
5.
 Development of Industrial Engineering Research Cell
Dr.N.Anantharaman
UGC-MHRD
1994
08.00
Completed
6.
 Machining & Forming of Aluminium Based Composites
Dr.R.Karthikeyan & Dr.P.R.L.Narayanan
AICTE-TAPTEC
1998
10.00
Completed
7.
 Modernisation of CIM/Material Processing Laboratory
Dr.N.Anantharaman
AICTE-MODROB
1999
06.50
Completed
8.
 Development of a CAD/CAM Laboratory
Dr.S.Pugazhendhi
AICTE-TAPTEC
1999
07.00
Completed
9.
 Development of Powder Metallurgy Research Centre
Dr.K.Raghukandan
AICTE-TAPTEC
1999
05.00
Completed
10.
 Hot Working of Metal Matrix Composites
Dr.R.Karthikeyan &
G.Ganesan
AICTE-TAPTEC
2001
15.00
On-going
11.
 Influences of Pulsed Current & on Fatigue and Fracture Behaviour of Al-Zn-Mg Alloy Weldments
Dr.V.Balasubramanian &
V.Ravi Sankar
DRDO
2002
09.80
On-going
12.
 Study on Friction Stir Welding of Al-Li Alloys
Dr.V.Balasubramanian
DST-YS Scheme
2002
10.00
On-going
13.
 Fund For Improvement of S&T Infrastructure in Universities and Higher Educational Institutions
Dr. N. Anantharaman
DST-FIST
2002
50.00
On-going
14.
 Development of Measurements & Controls Laboratory
Dr. N. Anantharaman
AICTE MODROB
2003
3.50
On-going
15.
 Some Investigations on Friction Stir Welded Aluminium Alloys
Dr.V.Balasubramanian &
V. Ravishankar
AICTE R&D
2003
8.75
On-going
16.
 Some Studies on Plasma Transferred Arc Hard Facing
Dr.V.Balasubramanian
AICTE R&D
2003
9.38
On-going
17.
 Effect of Weld Metal Mis-Match on Fatigue and Fracture Toughness Properties of Armour Steel Joints
Dr.V.Balasubramanian &
S. Ravi
 ARMREB - Grant in Aid
2003
7.90
On-going
18.
 X Plan Development Scheme
Head of the Department
 UGC
2003
15.00
On-going

 
     
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