Vision
Progress through education by creating smart mechanical engineers who can shoulder both theoretical and practical situations in the complex mechanical engineering world.

Mission

1. To impart high quality education in Mechanical Engineering through practical and theoretical training. 
2. To create and maintain an environment which will facilitate effective teaching-learning process for the faculty and students.
3. To mould smart and dynamic mechanical engineering graduates who will shoulder real life engineering problems by applying practical and theoretical knowledge along with various management tools and professional ethics.
 

PEOs, POs and PSOs

 

• COURSE OUTCOMES

Syllabus for B.Tech

University	Intro Year	Full
Calicut	2009	S1S2	S3 & S8
Calicut	2014	S1S2	S3 & S8
KTU	2015	S1 & S2	NA
KTU	2016	S1 & S2	S3 & S4 S5 & S6 S7 & S8
KTU	2019	S1 &S2	S3, S4 , S5, S6, S7, S8
KTU	2024	S1&S2

 

 

Department Library

 

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Department Library houses 600 volumes in more than 100 titles in a spacious room. The titles cover the entire areas of mechanical engineering including emerging technologies. The books contributed by students, faculty and publishers, and are issued to the students and faculties on demand.

 

The department seminar hall can accommodate a maximum of 200 students. This seminar hall is being utilized for student seminars, project presentation, department association activities/seminars, farewell functions, conferences, invited talks etc.

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Thermal Lab

The objective of this lab is to provide exhaustive knowledge in various concepts and applications of Thermal Engineering. The lab is well-equipped and enables students to understand the experimental methods on Thermal Energies in various Heat and Mass Transfer systems and Engines, to demonstrate and analyze their operational procedures. The Heat Engines lab provides a lot of opportunities for the students to study different types of IC engines and to do investigative experiments and innovative projects. The performance test, heat balance test, the retardation test and emission test can be carried in a variety of IC engines like petrol/diesel/biodiesel fueled with single/double / multi-cylinder engines with modern mechanical loading devices. Heat and Mass Transfer Lab provides knowledge and opportunity to conduct various experiments regarding the heat transfer through solids, fluids and analysis of convection, conduction and radiation in one and two dimensional steady and unsteady systems. Heat and mass transfer lab includes Dynamics Lab, where the experimental analysis of Dynamics of Vibrations can be performed through various types of equipment like free and forced vibration apparatus, whirling of shaft apparatus and Gyroscope. The lab also contains a number of models of various types of engines, cut section models, charts and specifications of various thermal engineering applications and various student projects.  

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Production Lab

In this lab, the students are given an exposure to various basic production processes taking place in the industry such as metal cutting and turning. They are given hands-on training in the most commonly used machines and equipment in the production field. The students are also made acquainted with the latest production techniques and production machinery used in industries of late.

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Fluid Mechanics Lab

Experiments like calibration of various flow measuring devices, measurements of characteristics of flow through pipes, orifices and various notches fixed in channels, Raynolds experiments etc, are conducted in this section. Students are exposed to technical aspects of Hydraulic turbines such as Kaplan turbine, Francis turbine and Pelton Wheel and pumps such as Centrifugal pump, Reciprocating pump, Gear pump, Hydraulic ram etc besides doing experiments to analyse the performance characteristics in this section.

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Heat Transfer Lab

Mechanical engineers often deal with heat, which is an excellent working substance. Hence heat transfer lab is included in the curriculum. This lab makes the students understand the basics of heat transfer. It gives hands-on training to students for handling various heat flow controlling and measuring devices.

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Metrology and Instrumentation Lab

This lab enables the students to get trained in Calibration and Use of different measuring instruments. By the completion of this lab, the student will have a comprehensive knowledge of uncertainties involved in any measurement.

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CAD/CAM and Robotics Lab

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Research Lab

The mechanical department encourages its faculty members to continuously improve their academic qualification and teaching skills. The department has a research lab with work stations of configurations capable of performing high-speed computations. 25 user license of ANSYS  has been recently added as analysis software for the faculty and students who pursue their research. Equipment like solar water heaters, catalytic converters, data loggers, Digital gas analyzers, etc have been installed.

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BOSCH LAB 

VAST and Bosch Ltd signed the  Memorandum of Understanding to set up a lab in the Mechanical Engineering Department with the objective of preparing students for industry-oriented learning through Bosch automotive training programs with the assessment.  This lab was inaugurated on 21st October 2016. Bosch Ltd. has Automotive Service Solutions (AS) as a part of Automotive Aftermarket business division in India to provide complete service solution for automotive workshops by offering latest workshop/Diagnostic equipment’s and giving excellent service and training support. Apart from contributing to develop the student’s skills and knowledge in advanced automotive systems and services by various training and joint certification programs through Bosch training centres and Joint certification training setup at Institutions across India, this MoU provides students to  Know more on advanced automotive systems, attend Guest Lectures, Seminars from Bosch professional trainers/experts,  Motivate students to work on real-time projects with industry and thus help students to meet the auto industry expectations. 

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An Interactive session by Dr. Narayanan Komerath, Professor, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, United States was held at 10.00 am on Tuesday, December 20, 2016. He enlightened the gathering of Directors, Principal, Heads of Departments, faculty, and other staff members about need for developing and implementing various technologies to meet the energy requirements of our nation. The energy needs can only be met by developing a host of technologies across bio-gas, natural fuel, solar photo-voltaic cells, etc. Over 300 million people in our country still lack access to basic power; so a big challenge also lies in educating our people in the villages and helping them achieve their basic necessities.

Mr. Divakaran PK, Manager Operation at CEFIRE Global also spoke during the occasion about the various offerings from his organization and on how these could be leveraged to help skill development among the students.

 

Later, Dr. Narayana Komerath fielded questions from the gathering and answered them which ranged from engineering education to product engineering, and patents.

• INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRY INSTITUTE INTERACTION

• Date and Venue

The seminar was an International-Industry Interaction Programme, took place on 16th January 2017 at the Auditorium of Vidya Academy of Science & Technology, Thrissur. The resource persons arrived at the venue at 10:45 AM and the seminar started at 11:00 AM, after a function for welcoming the guests and dignitaries, in and off the dais and the participants.

• Resource persons

Two eminent engineers from USA were the speakers for the seminar. First speaker was Mr. Patrick N Davis, who is currently the Vice President of Carter Cryogenic Services (CCS), USA. He has over 35 year experience in the cryogenic pumping and holds many patents in cryogenic pumping improvement technologies. Second speaker was Mr. Nidhin Kadavil, who is currently the President of TriSeas International, USA.

• Participants

The seminar was attended by respected Principal, Dr. Sudha Balagopalan, Executive Director Er. G. Mohanachandran, Author Trustee and EC member, VICT, Er. K. G. Sukumaran, Heads and faculty members of various departments and final year B-Tech students of all branches. Approximately there were 300 participants in the Auditorium.

• The Programme

The programme started with a prayer. Afterwards Ms. Swathika K. S. (S8 ME B), welcomed all the dignitaries on and off the dies and handed the function over to Principal, Dr. Sudha Balagopalan for presidential address. It was followed with the message of the day by Executive Director Er. G. Mohanachandran. Afterwards the resourse persons were introduced and the technical talk was declared open by VICT, Author Trustee and EC member Er. K. G. Sukumaran.

The seminar was opened by Mr. Nidhin Kadavil and he introduced the topic “Cryogenic Training Solutions & Basics of Cryogenic Liquid Pumping”. Mr. Patrick N Davis gave an overview about the company, Complete Cryogenic Services, Inc. and mentioned their responsibilities and operations in the global scenario of Cryogenic requirements. Then the two resource persons together delivered a seminar on the basics of Cryogenic Liquid Pumping. They discussed in detail about the basics of pumping, Cryogenic liquid gases, Commercial Cryogenic Pumping, various applications etc. citing many real-life examples. They also discussed in length about the Engineering Challenges associated with Cryogenic Pumping, with the help of different designs of Cryogenic Pumps. Mechanical, Hydraulic, Electric, Material Science & Instrumentation design considerations were also briefly explained.

The session then continued with relevance of Cryogenic Liquid Pumping in a fastest growing industry like LNG Industry and what are the career profiles and outlook of an Engineer, associated with Cryogenics, in those industries. Names of Cryogenic Pump Makers, LNG Engineering Consultants, LNG Owners, LNG Carriers, Petrochemical Owners etc. were cited on this context.

During the closing remark, Mr. Nidhin Kadavil explained about the importance of an Advanced Training in Cryogenic Pump & LNG Plant Design and the availability of such a course.

Afterwards the seminar, the guests were honored by giving mementos and a thanking note by Executive Director Er. G. Mohanachandran and Er. K. G. Sukumaran.

In the end, Mr. Sreekanth Unni (S8 ME B) delivered the vote of thanks to all the invited guests and participants for gracing the occasion by their solemn presence.

It was then followed by an Industry-Institute interactive session, among the resource persons,Faculty and students of various departments.

Official programme came to an end by 12.30 PM.

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