Mechanical Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

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Undergraduate Term Projects

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Dropwise condensation on textured surfaces and multi-scale modeling

Dropwise condensation is a heterogeneous
phase-change process in which vapor
condenses in the form of discrete
liquid drops

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Droplet Hydrodynamics during Lysozyme Protein Crystallization

A team of researchers at IIT Kanpur
has studied experimentally the fluid
flow pattern inside the droplet

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Energy optimal walk of an 8 DOF compliant biped robot

A team of researchers at IIT Kanpur
have designed and experimentally evaluated
a new 8-DOF biped robot

Events

Oct
03
2026

We cordially invite you to the upcoming industrial symposium, "Engineering the Smart Factory", organized by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, and held at the Outreach Auditorium on 3rd October 2026. [Poster]

Sep
07
2026

Weekly ME Colloquium: Join us for a talk by Prof. Santanu De on 7th September 2026 titled "Dynamic Mixing Time-scale Model for Multiple Mapping Conditioning Approach Applied to LES of Reactive Flows" at FB-370 from 5.15 PM. [Poster]

Aug
31
2026

Weekly ME Colloquium: Join us for a talk by Prof. Praneet Prakash on 31st August 2026 titled "Dynamical Complexity in Living Fluids" at FB-370 from 5.15 PM. [Poster]

Aug
24
2026

Weekly ME Colloquium: Join us for a talk by Prof. Shradha Mishra on 24th August 2026 titled "Collective Dynamics and Emergent Phases in Active Mixtures" at FB-370 from 5.15 PM. [Poster]

Aug
17
2026

Weekly ME Colloquium: Join us for a talk by Prof. Sovan Lal Das on 17th August 2026 titled "Granular Flows Through Vertical Channels and Pipes" at FB-370 from 5.15 PM. [Poster]

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