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FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

FUNDED PROJECTS

Investigators Project Title Agency/Scheme Grant amount MechnoVIT

Dr. S. Arulvel Separation efficiency and distillate Deep Ocean Mission, ₹ 1,98,48,896/-
Dr. D. Dsilva Winfred Rufuss yield enhancement using advanced Ministry of Earth (Approval)
Dr. D. Sakthivadivel technologies in integrated ocean Sciences (MoES), Govt. of
Dr. K. Balaji thermal energy conversion-low India
temperature thermal desalination.
Dr. S. Somasundharam Design of concentrated solar DST-SERB ₹ 27,94,800 /-
Dr. N Gnanasekaran (NIT receiver tube using inverse CRG Scheme
Surathkal)- Co-PI thermo-elastic analysis for
improved efficiency and safe
operation of solar power plants MechnoVIT
Dr. Sudhakar Y, IIT Goa Design of concentrated solar DST-SERB
Dr. N Sekarapandian receiver tube using inverse CRG Scheme
thermo-elastic analysis for
improved efficiency and safe
operation of solar power plants
Mr. P. Senthilkumar Numerical studies on start/unstart AR & DB ₹ 23,35,200 /-
Dr. Bibin John behavior of scramjet intake Domain Scientist : Shri.
Dr. R. Thundil Karuppa Raj Rajesh Kumar, Scientist
Dr. M. Ganapathi ‘F’, DRDL, Hyderabad

Dr. Balaji K Shallow Geothermal integrated DST-SERB ₹ 19,20,000 /-
Dr. Sakthivadivel D thermally activated building CRG Scheme MechnoVIT
Dr. Praveen Kumar G cooling system design – Pathway to
nature-based free cooling
(GeoTABS)
Dr. R. Thundil Karuppa Raj Development of fuel cell three- Royal Academy of 10,000 UK
Dr. D. Elangovan wheeler for urban green Engineering, UK, under pounds
Dr. S. Denis Ashok transportation in India Distinguished
International Associates
Round III, 2023
Dr. Muhamad Norhisham Modelling and analysis of International ₹ 5,40,000/-
Bin Abdul Rani structural Dynamics Collaboration Research
Project Team from VIT: Grant Application for
Dr. Rajasekhara Reddy STRATEGIC RESEARCH MechnoVIT
Mutra PARTNERSHIP (SRP)
Dr. D. Mallikarjuna Reddy

CONSULATNCY PROJECTS

Investigators Project Title Agency/Scheme Grant amount
INR
Dr. Gunji Bala Murali Multi-Directional Neem seed Coromandel 6,42,510/-
Dr. Balaji K harvesting machine International Ltd.,
Dr. Paul Mansingh Chennai.

Dr. Renold Elson Development of Bio-ceramic 3D ALTEM 38,822 /- MechnoVIT
Dr. Arunkumar Palaniappan scaffolds by extrusion-based Technologies Pvt.
Dr. Sunita Nayak printing technique using Cellink BIO Ltd., Bengaluru.
X system
Dr. G. Praveen Kumar Designing a steam condensate Sunbest Pvt. Ltd. 15,000 /-
Dr. K. Balaji return system on a boiler, Scintin
Dr. K. Palanisamy Leather factory
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