Mechanical Engineering (MECH)

Mechanical Engineering

About MECH Department

Department of Mechanical Engineering was established in the year 2009 and offers B.E program in Mechanical Engineering with an intake of 180 seats. Our Department is dedicated to create a research hub engaged in contemporary research in association with industries and other reputed institutions, impart best-of-class education to students with up-to-date curriculum and content in tune with industry requirements and foster a spirit of entrepreneurship among students to enable a few to launch their own ventures.

The department has highly qualified and experienced faculty members with a rich blend of teaching, research and industrial experience. The faculty members are actively engaged in research and constantly publish papers in International and National Journals. The department regularly organizes technical workshops for the faculty members to expose them to emerging areas. The department has state of the art facilities for various laboratories, classrooms to support e-learning in addition to a department library. Guest lectures and industrial visits are periodically arranged for the students to supplement their curriculum. We strive for all round excellence in students, encouraging them in all extra-curricular activities.

Vision of MECH

To develop highly qualified Mechanical Engineers to meet the technological and socio-economical growth of our nation

Mission of MECH

To provide quality engineering education in mechanical engineering, with a good blend of theoretical knowledge and hands on experience, to meet the current and emerging needs of the society.
To prepare students for a successful career in mechanical engineering by imbibing leadership qualities required to become entrepreneurs and professionals useful for the betterment of society.

Programme Educational Objectives

PEO I: Effectuating success in careers by exploring with the design, digital and computational analysis of engineering systems, experimentation and teCsting, smart manufacturing, technical services, and research.

PEO II: Amalgamating effectively with stakeholders to update and improve their core competencies and abilities to ethically compete in the ever-changing multicultural global enterprise.

PEO III: To encourage multi-disciplinary research and development to foster advanced technology, and to nurture innovation and entrepreneurship in order to compete successfully in the global economy.

PEO IV: To globally share and apply technical knowledge to create new opportunities that proactively advances our society through team efforts and to solve various challenging technical, environmental and societal problems.

PEO V: To create world class mechanical engineers capable of practice engineering ethically with a solid vision to become great leaders in academia, industries and society.

Program Specific Outcomes

Graduates will be able to

PSO1: Apply the knowledge gained in Mechanical Engineering for design and development and manufacture of engineering systems.

PSO2: Apply the knowledge acquired to investigate research-oriented problems in mechanical engineering with due consideration for environmental and social impacts.

PSO3: Use the engineering analysis and data management tools for effective management of multidisciplinary projects.

Program Outcomes

Engineering Graduates will be able to

1. Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.

2. Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences.

3. Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.

4. Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.

5. Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations.

6. The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.

7. Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.

8. Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.

9. Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.

10. Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.

11. Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.

12. Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.

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Laboratory Facilities

CAD/CAM LABORATORY
DYNAMICS LABORATORY
ENGINEERING PRACTICES LABORATORY
FLUID MECHANICS AND MACHINERY LABORATORY
MECHATRONICS LABORATORY

METROLOGY AND MEASUREMENTS LABORATORY
MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS LABORATORY
THERMAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY - 1
THERMAL LAB – II (HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER LAB)

CAD/CAM LABORATORY

A highly configured air-conditioned CAD laboratory is equipped with higher-end computers and modeling packages viz., CATIA V6, PTC – CREO 2.0, SOLIDWORKS and analysis packages such as ANSYS helps students to promote their creative ability and to enlighten the future designs in mechanical components/systems.
The mission is to provide high quality education and research with a focus on programming skills and logical thinking development among students.
To enhance students to concentrate on advanced Manufacturing processes by applying their knowledge with the help of CAM Software’s and CNC Machines.

DYNAMICS LABORATORY

The laboratory is providing valuable insights for performing vibration measurement, testing, and analysis, as well as dynamic controller design for both teaching and research purposes. A simple and an expanded model of dynamics in lotic environments are described and hand on experiment are carried out in each class for technical upliftment of students
Objective of this laboratory is to demonstrate the principles of dynamics of machinery and the measuring devices for dynamic testing purpose

ENGINEERING PRACTICES LABORATORY

The objective of this lab is to supplement the practical knowledge gained in basic engineering works in day to day life and to provide exposure to the students with hands on experience on various basic engineering practices in Civil and Mechanical. In this lab, the experiments are performed to weld two metal pieces, joining of various carpentary joints, connect different pipes and pipe joints, different sheet metal operations, basic lathe works and drilling.
This lab is for mechanical first Year students with all facilities to carry out experiments.

FLUID MECHANICS AND MACHINERY LABORATORY

This lab is run in conjunction with the theory course CE6451- Fluid Mechanics & Machinery. The scope of the laboratory is to carry out introductory research involving fluid mechanics. It is a preliminary course where fluid properties, flow behaviour, losses in pipes, etc. are analyzed. This lab is equipped with different flow measuring set-ups, pumps and turbines. This is where the students can visualize the basic theory of working of the flow meter and understand the characteristic performance of pumps and turbines.

MECHATRONICS LABORATORY

This lab focuses on creating practical engineering solutions by integrating sensors and microcontrollers in to military and medical applications.
The laboratory endeavors to move to the higher level of technological standing and it provides the students and researchers with state-of-the-art facilities to conduct interdisciplinary research in nanotechnology, mechanical design, robotics, mechatronics, control, automation, and computational intelligence.

METROLOGY AND MEASUREMENTS LABORATORY

The purpose of this laboratory is; to familiarize students with laboratory measuring devices, to study the measurements methods, to learn proper measuring techniques through simple measurements of mass, length, and time, and to learn to express the results of calculations so as to correctly reflect the effects of measurement uncertainty.

MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY

This lab aims at providing the students with practical hands on exposure about the various metal cutting operations, using the conventional machine tools. This course is to give a broad understanding of conventional and non-conventional machining processes with an emphasis on the characterization techniques. This course also familiarizes students with the scientific principles governing various machining processes. Manufacturing Technology Lab chiefly encompasses Centre Lathe, Capstan Lathe, Turret Lathe, Plastic Injection Moulding, Gear cutting, Milling, Shaping, Planning, Slotting, Drilling and Grinding processes of Plastics.

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS LABORATORY

The objective of this lab is to supplement the theoretical knowledge gained in Strength of Materials with practical testing for determining the strength of materials through a series of experiments. In this lab the experiments are performed to measure the properties of the materials such as tensile strength, compressive strength, hardness, and impact strength etc. This would enable the student to have a clear understanding of the design for strength and stiffness.
This lab is for mechanical 2rd Year students with facilities for the group of 60 students to carry out experiments.

THERMAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY - 1

Thermal engineering is a branch of science that covers energy conversion from one form to another, working of IC engines, modes of Heat transfer, principles of refrigeration and air conditioning etc. The field of thermal engineering includes a lot of applications that can be classified as the combination of thermodynamics and heat transfer, such as IC engines, air conditioning and refrigeration systems. The objective of this laboratory is to provide the student a good environment to understand some very important concepts and applications in the field of IC engines and Steam Power Plant. These concepts are necessary to understand how the typical thermal devices work (refrigerators, air conditioning devices, car engines or steam engines). These fundamentals will be used to link the phenomenological processes taking place in the engine for issues of: power generation, emissions and environmental impact, fuel economy and fuel composition effects on engine operation and mechanical limitations of obtaining ideal performance.

THERMAL LAB – II (HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER LAB)

The Thermal Lab – II (Heat and Mass Transfer Lab) is to reinforce and enhance the fundamentals of heat transfer. The experiments are relatively simple; they are designed to demonstrate the applications of the basic fluid and thermal science principles and to provide a more intuitive and physical understanding of these disciplines. The objective is also to introduce a variety of modern and classical experimental and diagnostic techniques, and the principles behind these techniques. This laboratory exercise also provides practice in making engineering judgments, estimates and assessing the reliability of your measurements, skills which are very important for any successful engineer.

Thermal Engineering Laboratory-II trains the students with principles and operation of thermal Engineering equipments.
The different modes of heat transfer like Conduction, Convection and Radiation phenomenon are studied with the help of the experiments and equipments available in the laboratory which are used in real time engineering applications.

Faculty Details

The Department of Mechanical Engineering has a team of highly qualified faculty members who have a proven record of meritorious accomplishments to their credit. The Department has doctorates and post graduates specialized in several areas and who have extensive teaching experience. The strength of the staff is according to the norms prescribed by AICTE, New Delhi.Brief profile of few of our faculty members are given below.

Name:	DR. ARIVALAGAN P
Designation:	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Qualification:	B.E.MECHANICAL ENGINEERING , M.TECH.OTHERS - CADCAM PH.D. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Experience:	16 Years 6 Months 28 Days

Name:	MR. JENNO XAVIER P
Designation:	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Qualification:	B.E. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING , M.E. ENGINEERING DESIGN
Experience:	9 Years 7 Months 23 Days

Name:	MR. KRISHNAKUMAR R
Designation:	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Qualification:	B.E. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING,M.E. ENGINEERING DESIGN
Experience:	3 Years 11 Months 25 Days

Name:	MR. MOHANRAJ S
Designation:	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Qualification:	B.E. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING , M.E. ENGINEERING DESIGN
Experience:	9 Years 9 Months 7 Days

Name:	MR.SHARON SYLVESTER B
Designation:	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Qualification:	B.E. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ,M.E. ENGINEERING DESIGN
Experience:	5 Years 4 Months 23 Days

Name:	MR. PUGAZHENDHI G
Designation:	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Qualification:	B.E. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ,M.E. THERMAL ENGINEERING
Experience:	8 Years 0 Months 5 Days

Name:	MR. SURESH A
Designation:	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Qualification:	B.E. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ,M.E. ENGINEERING DESIGN
Experience:	2 Years 1 Months 22 Days

Name:	MR. ARUN M
Designation:	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Qualification:	B.E. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ,M.E. ENGINEERING DESIGN
Experience:	2 Years 2 Months 1 Days

Name:	MR. ILAIYARAJA K
Designation:	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Qualification:	B.E. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ,M.E. MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
Experience:	4 Years 11 Months 18 Days

Name:	MR. KARTHIKEYAN M
Designation:	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Qualification:	B.E. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ,M.E. ENGINEERING DESIGN
Experience:	1 Years 1 Months 28 Days

Name:	MR.YUVAPERIYASAMY M
Designation:	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Qualification:	B.E. AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING ,M.E. THERMAL ENGINEERING
Experience:	6 Years 3 Months 4 Days

Name:	MR. ARUN KUMAR K
Designation:	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Qualification:	B.E. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ,M.E. CAD/CAM
Experience:	5 Years 5 Months 19 Days

Name:	MR. SILAMBARASAN K
Designation:	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Qualification:	B.E. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ,M.E. ENGINEERING DESIGN
Experience:	10 Years 3 Months 29 Days

Name:	MR. NAVEENRAJ D
Designation:	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Qualification:	B.E. AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING ,M.E. AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
Experience:	4 Years 0 Months 15 Days

ame:	MR.SEENIVASAPERUMAL V
Designation:	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Qualification:	B.E. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ,M.E. THERMAL ENGINEERING
Experience:	2 Years 6 Months 11 Days

Name:	MR. LALITHKUMAR N
Designation:	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Qualification:	B.E. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ,M.E. INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Experience:	1 Years 1 Months 28 Days

Name:	MRS. UMA MYTHILI R
Designation:	ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Qualification:	B.E. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ,M.E. ENGINEERING DESIGN
Experience:	9 Years 2 Months 9 Days

Value Added Courses

Year	Course Name	Description
II Year	Auto cad	AutoCAD is a 2-D and 3-D computer-aided drafting software application used in design and manufacturing to assist in the engineering components.
	Auto cad	For students, the software provides unique drafting tools that can be used to bring their engineering ideas to life with the accuracy they require
	CREO	Creo makes conversion of 2D to 3D, and usage of 3D geometry for simulation and analysis possible. Product designers and engineers are required to have complete knowledge of developing a product design virtually. Creo comes with all the tools that are required for completing a product design.
	CREO	Students can use wide range of this tool for converting their engineering ideas to 3D components.
III Year	Edgecam	Edgecam is market-leading CAD/CAM software for CNC programming. With unparalleled ease of use and intelligent toolpath generation, it’s the only CAD/CAM system you’ll need for 3D milling, mill-turn machining, and multi-axis machining. To learn more about Edgecam
	Edgecam	The majour goal is to make use of the software to create ideas for genetrating the tool path and manual programms for the mechanical components in CNC machines.
	Solidworks	SOLIDWORKS Simulation is a powerful, easy-to-use design analysis and optimization software fully embedded within SOLIDWORKS® software. SOLIDWORKS Simulation is ideal for engineers who need analysis, but are not specialists in finite element analysis (FEA).
	Solidworks	The goal of this course is to teach you how to use SOLIDWORKS Conceptual Design to create, capture and evaluate concept designs prior to physical prototyping and detail design.
IV Year	Ansys	ANSYS has a whole set of products for students to perform simulation of structural aspects of a single product or complex interactions of subsystems. It will help you understand how products would work not only in ideal environments but also changing users environments or during unexpected consumer usage.
		By utilizating this software, students can understand in such a manner like how to create an optimized mechanical component design and performance of the component in real time enviroment to avoid the cost of product failure.
		Hence, virtual engineering simulation is increasingly preferred for the mechanical engineering students, Knowing how to do it is an important engineering software skill.
	Catia	CATIA is the only solution capable of addressing the complete product development process, from product concept specification through product-in-service, in a fully integrated and associative manner.
		Based on an open, scalable architecture, it facilitates true collaborative engineering across the multidisciplinary extended enterprise, including style and form design, mechanical design and equipment and systems engineering, managing digital mock-ups, machining, analysis, and simulation.
		CATIA is found in a variety of industries throughout the world. Some of these industries include; Aerospace, Appliances, Architecture, Automotive, Construction, Consumer Goods, Electronics, Medical, Furniture, Machinery, Mold and Die, and Shipbuilding.

University Rank Holders

ACADEMIC RANK HOLDERS DETAILS 2013

Name	CGPA%	Rank	PHOTO
K.ARVINDKUMAR	8.79	43

ACADEMIC RANK HOLDERS DETAILS 2012

Name	CGPA %	Rank	PHOTO
B.YUVARAJ	8.86	31

ACADEMIC RANK HOLDERS DETAILS 2011

Name	CGPA %	Rank	PHOTO
R.SATHISH KUMAR	9.09	19
M.SATHISH SUBBAIAH	8.99	28

Industrial Visits

S.No	Class	Date	Company Name	Place	Accompanied Staff
1	III MECH C	24/09/2016	Hindustan Aeronautics Limited	Bangalore	Mr G. Pugzhendhi Mr Arun kumar
2	III MECH A	24/09/2016	Hindustan Machine Tools Private limited	Bangalore	Mr N. Duraishankar Mr M. Sankar
3	III MECH B	23/09/2016	JV’S Electronics and Electricals	Bangalore	Mr K. Silambarasan Mr D Arvind
4	III MECH C	11/07/2015	Hindustan Machine Tools Private limited	Bangalore	Mr M. Sankar Mr S. Dharani kumar
5	III MECH B	11/07/2015	Hindustan Machine Tools Private limited	Bangalore	Mr K. Silambarasan Mr N. Duraishankar
6	III MECH A	02/07/2015	Metro Technical Training Foundation	Bangalore	Mr S. Prabhakaran Mr G. Pugzhendhi

Students Achievements

Academic Year 2015-2016

S.No	Student Name	Event Name	Date	Participation/Prize	Name of the Organization
1	Arjun P	Fix IT	13.08.2015 to 14.08.2015	First	SANSUS '15,SNS College of Engineering, Coimbatore
2	Arjun P	Cad Modelling	12.09.2015	Second	Autoignite,Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore

Academic Year 2014-2015

S.No	Student Name	Event Name	Date	Participation/Prize	Name of the Organization
1	Prakash K	Paper Presentation	05.03.2015 to 06.03.2015	Second	Efficacy'15,Intitute Of Road & Transport Technology, Erode
2	Vignesh K	Paper Presentation	01.10.2016	First	Interface16,Coimbatore Institute Of Technology, Coimbatore
3	Vignesh K	Paper Presentation	06.10.2016 to 07.10.2016	First	Tech Bash'16,Sri Sakthi Institute Of Engineering & Technology, Coimbatore
4	Abhilash K	Paper Presentation		Third	Uddeshah 2016Dr.Mahalingam College Of Engineering & Technology, Pollachi

Event List

S.No	Event Date	Programmee Name	Guest Name	Description	Photos	Photos
Academic Year: 2016-2017
1	20.08.2016	The Association of Mechanical Engineering- "Merzeners"	Muralidharan Sadagopal	The Association of Mechanical Engineering at INFO Institute of Engineering was founded in 2010. The association was formed for the students solely for the benefit of the students. The main focus for the formation of this association was to re- kindle the thirst for knowledge and to enhance the skills of the students.	ViewPhotos	ViewPhotos
Academic Year: 2015-2016
2	21st to 28th MAY 2015	FDTP 2015-Heat And Mass Transfer	Dr.K.S Krishnan Dr.T.V.Arjun Dr.R.Sudhakaran	Management of INFO Institute of Engineering, Coimbatore had given their consent to the Department of Mechanical Engineering for conducting the self supported and Anna University approved Faculty Development Training Programme, FDTP 2015 for the subject of ME 6502- Heat and Mass Transfer.	ViewPhotos
3	9th September 2015	Merzeners 2015	Dr.R.Soundaraj	The one day national level symposium conducted by department of mechanical engineering on 09.09.2015	ViewPhotos	ViewPhotos
4	28 march 2016	Design and Selection of Automotive Bearings	Dr. R. S. Mani	The one day workshop on “Design and Selection of Automotive Bearings” was organized by department of mechanical engineering on 28.03.2016 at The goal of this workshop is provide a platform for participants to enlighten their knowledge in the area automotive bearings .	ViewPhotos	ViewPhotos

Department Library

The Mechanical Department Library holds a varied collection Text Books, Reference Books in the Departmental Library to meet the needs of students. This Library consist Books of with different titles like Design Engineering, Manufacturing and thermal Engineering core related Mechanical Engineering. Department library provides reference facilities for students. Here students can refer technical and advanced information for seminars and projects. Library holds books and journals related to different areas of Mechanical Engg. The BE project reports of Mechanical Engineering students form a part of the Department Library.

Meet Our Alumni

S.No	Student Name	Organization/Sector	Designation
1	SUDHARSAN N	RENAULT NISSAN TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS CENTRE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED	Engineer
2	GANESH RAMAN	RENAULT NISSAN TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS CENTRE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED	Engineer
3	VISHNUVARDHAN.Y	JANDIA ENGINEERING (P) LTD	DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER
4	SAM GEORGE.P	AXIS BANK	ASSISTANT MANAGER
5	MANOJ.M	VERTEX RESEARCH CENTRE	JUNIOR ENGINEER R&D
6	RAJESH.R	Harita Techserv Limited	Junior Design Engineer
7	RAJU.P	CHENNAI RADHA ENGINEERING WORKS PVT LTD	MAINTANANCE ENGINEER
8	MAHESHWARAN.M	SHUBAN TECHNOLOGIES	Engineer – Business Development
9	C.Silambarasan	Harita Techserv Limited	Junior Design Engineer
10	B.Gowtham	Harita Techserv Limited	Junior Design Engineer
11	R.Gopinath	Harita Techserv Limited	Junior Design Engineer
12	M.Sathish Subbaiah	Harita Techserv Limited	Junior Design Engineer
13	ANISH V C	INNOVATIVE MATERIAL HANDLING INDIA	SERVICE ENGINEER
14	ARAVIND C	TI CYCLES OF INDIA CHENNAI	GRADUATE ENGINEER TRAINEE
15	ARVINDKUMAR K	KONE ELEVATOR CHENNAI	SHAFT MECHANIC
16	AVIK BHATTACHARYA	INFOVIEW TECHNOLOGIES	TRAINEE ENGINEER
17	DARSAK V S	HARITHA TECHSERV LTD	TRAINEE ENGINEER
18	DINESHKUMAR S	AQUA SUB ENGG THUDIALUR	QUALITY CONTROL
19	DIWAHAR L	HIROTECH INDIA PVT LTD COIMBATORE	DESIGN ENGINEER
20	GOPINATH S	HARITHA TECHSERV LTD	TRAINEE ENGINEER
21	JAYAKUMAR R	AQUA SUB ENGG THUDIALUR	QUALITY CONTRO
22	KANNAN M	SECO KOMOS	QUALITY CONTROL
23	KARTHICK C	RANGANATHAN INDUSTRIES COIMBATORE	JUNIOR ENGINEER(MELTING DEPT)
24	NANDHAGOPAL A	VECTRAFORM ENGG SERVICES	CAD/CAM ENGINEER
25	PREMANAND R	SOLAR TECH ENGG SOLUTIONS LTD KOLKATTA	TECHNICAL ASSISTANT
26	RAGU S	EKKI PUMPS LTD	TRAINEE ENGINEER
27	SATHISHKUMAR P	KERA ENGG COIMBATORE	QUALITY CONTROL
28	SENTHIL KUMAR M S	EASAN PRINTERS COIMBATORE	ASSISTANT MANAGER
29	VIMAL P	TENOVA INDIA PVT LTD CHENNAI	DESIGN ENGINEER
30	VINAYAK H	SCHUF PVT LTD COIMBATORE	TRAINEE ENGINEER
31	VIVEK T	HARITHA TECHSERV LTD	TRAINEE ENGINEER