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

We conduct fundamental and applied research in broad areas of Mechanical Engineering

We offer innovative solutions that are also technically sound.

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Welcome Message

Welcome to the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Kanpur. We started our journey in the year of 1960. Over the last six decades, we have grown our expertise and competence in the core Mechanical Engineering curriculum and research.... - Read More

-Prof. Ashish Dutta
Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Featured Faculty

Ashish Dutta
Ashish Dutta
Professor
Arun K. Saha
Arun K. Saha
Professor
Pankaj Wahi
Pankaj Wahi
Professor
Nachiketa Tiwari
Nachiketa Tiwari
Professor
Niraj Sinha
Niraj Sinha
Professor
Shyam Sunder Gopalakrishnan
Shyam Sunder Gopalakrishnan
Assistant Professor
Anikesh Pal
Anikesh Pal
Assistant Professor
J. Ramkumar
J. Ramkumar
Professor
Sumit Basu
Sumit Basu
Professor
Arvind Kumar
Arvind Kumar
Professor
Malay K. Das
Malay K. Das
Professor
Jishnu Bhattacharya
Jishnu Bhattacharya
Associate Professor
Anindya Chatterjee
Anindya Chatterjee
Professor
Umesh Madanan
Umesh Madanan
Assistant Professor
Anurag Gupta
Anurag Gupta
Professor
Anupam Saxena
Anupam Saxena
Professor
Bishakh Bhattacharya
Bishakh Bhattacharya
Professor
Shantanu Bhattacharya
Shantanu Bhattacharya
Professor

Syllabus:Introduction: Refrigeration and air-conditioning, definitions, Psychrometry, sensible/ latent coolingloads, apparatus, dew point, complete psychrometric analysis, building heat load calculation,infiltration and moisture transport, winter air conditioning, part load operations and control;Refrigeration cycles, multi-staging and cascading, aircraft refrigeration and air conditioning, design ofcooling coil, heat pump, solar refrigeration system; Supporting material: Boiling heat transfer, forced convection boiling, film condensation, condensation on radial systems, Overall heat transfer coefficient, LMTD and NTU methods, cooling tower; Special topics/case studies: such as Solar thermal dynamics, energy efficient buildings, automobile air-conditioning, space thermal management, mini-microscale refrigeration systems, CO2 based systems, VRF and VFD systems, etc...

Credits:9

Syllabus:Fundamentals of plasticity, yield and flow, anisotropy, instability, limit analysis, slipline field theory. Applications to forging, wire and tube drawing, deep drawing, extrusion and rolling. High velocity forming.

Credits:9

Syllabus:General classification of unconventional machining, chemical machining, electric discharge machining, Abrasive Jet and Ultrasonic Machining, electron beam machining, laser beam machining, ion beam machining, plasma arc machining; Comparative evaluation of different processes; Conventional machining with modifications.

Credits:9

Syllabus:Mechanics of chip formation, chip curl. Bluntness and cutting forces. Thermal aspects of machining. Tool wear, tool life and economics of machining. Mechanics of grinding, forces and specific energy, temperature. wheel wear and surface finish.

Credits:9

Syllabus:Conservation equations, boundary layers, free convection, forced convection. Heat transfer in laminar and turbulent, internal as well as external flows, mixed convection. Combined convection and radiation. Boiling and Condensation. Molecular diffusion in fluids, mass transfer coefficient. Simultaneous heat and mass transfer; Applications.

Credits:9

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Faculty
474
B.Tech Students
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Dual degree students (B.Tech-M.Tech)
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M.Tech. Students
48
M.S. by research Students
200
PhD Students