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National Grants

FUNDED PROJECTS NATIONAL

Title: Development of a low heat-input welding technique for armour joints to enhance high cycle
fatigue behaviour by suppressing softening of the heat-affected zone
Investigator: Dr. M. Manikandan, Dr. A. Vinoth Jebaraj and Dr. N. Arivazhagan
Agency/Scheme: DRDO
Amount: 33,68,508/-(INR)

Title: Microstructure evolution during multiaxial fatigue behaviour of metastable β-
titanium alloy for aerospace application: An experimental and texture modeling study
Investigators: Dr. Ashish Kumar
Agency/Scheme: SERB-TARE
Amount: 18, 30,000/- (INR)

Title: Development of a Nano-Enhanced Phase Change Material Based Wickless Heat Pipe: An
Electronic Thermal Management Prospective
Investigators: Dr Tapano Kumar Hota
Agency/Scheme: SERB under the Teachers Associateship for Research Excellence (TARE) scheme
Amount: 18, 30,000/- (INR)

Title: Preparation and characterisation of poly(2-methoxyethyl acrylate)/Nano-hydroxyapatite/ZnO
nanocomposite coating for reducing bioleaching and bio-film formation in SS316L orthopaedic implants
Investigators: Dr. Natarajan Chandrasekaran(CNBT), Dr. K. Jayakrishna, Dr. S. Arulvel, Dr. John Thomas,
(CNBT)
Industrial Partner: Dr. V. Balaji, Professor, Department of Clinical Microbiology, CMC and Dr. T. D.
Hariharan, Department of Orthopaedics, CMC,
Agency/Scheme:ICMR
Amount: ₹ 61, 46, 546/-

Title: Functionalization of new Titanium alloys after ECAP processing and surface treatment
Investigator: Dr. Geetha Manivasagam
Agency/Scheme: DST/IMRCD/BRICS

Amount: INR 39.13 Lakhs

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