The mission of Mechanical Engineering Department of VNIT (Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology) is to develop state of the art facilities related to mechanical engineering; to attract highly qualified faculty to the mechanical engineering department; to promote participation of industries in academic research and consultancy and to undertake research at regional and national level.

Research Projects

Wear analysis of Implant in Total Hip Arthoplasty
Application of Wire EDM in Rapid Manufacturing
Computer Aided Metal Casting
Critical analysis of customized Metallic Implant Manufacturing
Optimal multi robot task allocation for assembly operation
Customised Surgical Guide using layered Manufacturing
Innovative Product Design Using Rapid-prototyping
Machine Condition Monitoring Using Artificial Intelligence Approach
Quality Assessment of Gearbox
Tool Wear Modeling
Modification in Sugar Cane Cutter Design to Improve Productivity
Performance of Journal Bearing Using Nano Bio Lubricants
Machining of Titanium Alloys
Performance Evaluation of Nano Coolants in Machining
Design and Development of Bed for Patient Care
Position and Path Control of AGV by Fixed Sensor and Controller
Computer aided manufacturing, planning ,based on STEP AP224 through automatic manufacturing feature recognition.
Studies on effect of welding on corrosion of mild steel, galvanized steel, and 409 stainless steel.
Application of EDM in Rapid Manufacturing
Design, Development and Performance Analysis of EDM Turning set-up
Curved hole drilling using electric discharge machine
Fracture of soft and hard solids interface
Interfacial dynamics of soft solids
Tribology of Piston and Cylinder of an IC Engine
Estimation of Human Muscle Characteristics
Design and development of economic prosthetic hand to restore aesthetics and functionality
Low cycle fatigue analysis of 316 LN steel notched specimen
Mechanism and Robotics
Mechanism and Robotics
Heat Transfer Aspects in Fuel Cells
Studies on fuel cells
Performance analysis of Solar Still
Performance analysis of Solar Air heaters
Experimental Studies & analysis of DSSCs
Heat Transfer Studies with Sound assisted Fluidized Bed of Multi Component Systems
(Nagpur University)_ submitted
Numerical Study of Buoyancy Induced Flow and Heat Transfer Inside a Pipe (Nagpur University)
Optimization using artificial intelligence
Robot assisted spray painting
Non linear controller
Assistive technology
Dynamic Analysis of Structural Element under the moving mass for damage Assessment.
Crack Detection in L.P. Steam Turbine blade using Vibration Analysis
Experimental and numerical study of flow and heat transfer in solar air dryer
Experimental investigation of solar photovoltaic and thermal systems using optical filters
Finite element analysis of damaged T-joint
Study of heat transfer in heat exchanger using nano fluid
Investigation of fatigue failure of FRP composite material blade used in rotary machines.
Thermal Engineering
Investigation of heat transfer and fluid flow using artificial roughness in solar air heater
Experimental and CFD analysis of forced draught direct combustion biomass stove.
Experimental and CFD analysis of low capacity, low cost solar pv powered submersible water pump
Numerical and experimental study of combustion and flow characteristics in tangential coal fired utility boiler.
Durability assessment of crankshaft using finite element and experimental technique
Experimental and finite element analysis for characterization of Co-cured composites
Notch Effects in Low Cycle Fatigue Life Prediction of 316L(N) Stainless Steel
Finite element analysis of damaged composite T-Joint
Finite element analysis for stents with non-linear behaviour