Me newsletter 2014 2015

LUMINO Department of Mechanical Engineering Saintgits College of Engineering, Pathamuttom, 686532 Kottayam, Kerala

JULY 2015

Volume 3, Issue 1

MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT Inside this issue:

EDITOR

Workshops/Training 2 Programmes Alumni Talk

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Invited Talks

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Mechnius 2014

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Faculty Updates

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Mr. Tobin Thomas

EDITORIAL TEAM

Faculty Publications 10 Department Faculty 11 2014-2015 Student News

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Photo Gallery

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Mr. Philip Jacob P

Congratulations to 16 Dance Team Merit Day 2015

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List of Achievers– Merit Day 2015

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Ms. Parvathy Venugopal

Mechanical Gallery 18 Department at a Glance

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Mr. Nikhil Ninan

Mr. Tom Mathew

This is the third issue of the newsletter of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

Being a dynamically vibrant department of higher learning, many academic achievements have happened in the previous academic year (2014-15). Another batch of Mechanical Engineering graduates is being passed out with Dr. Sreejith C C flying colors this month. The department stuand Head dents have won record prize money by com- Professor Department of Mepeting in various co-curricular contests/ chanical Engineering competitions held outside the institution during the past academic year. On the faculty side, the department faculty members are striving to achieve newer heights of academic excellence by effectively mentoring the UG and PG students and also by publishing articles in conferences and journals.

Knowledge enhancement programs have been a system practice in the department during the past year and now aiming for funded Workshops, Seminars, FDPs and STTPs from this academic year onwards. The academic research has been started in the department formulating research interest groups comprising of faculty members and post-graduate students. The past several years are known for contribution from the students in terms of new and innovative projects and I hope the next year also will not be an exception. A better university result in the previous year is on behalf of the whole-hearted contribution and the effective teaching-learning process by the faculty and student fraternity.

We are now set to raise our position higher up in the list through sincerity, dedication and hard work.

This newsletter showcases the major academic and co-curricular events and activities organized by the department in addition to the achievements of our staff and students. I congratulate Mr. Tobin Thomas (Assistant Professor and Editor of the newsletter) and his team for getting this issue of newsletter published on time.

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WORKSHOPS/TRAINING PROGRAMMES 

A snap from the Workshop on “Fluid Mechanics”.

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Two-Week ISTE Workshop on “Fluid Mechanics” was organized by the Mechanical Engineering Department under the National Mission on Education through ICT (MHRD, Govt. of India) from 20 th to 30th May, 2014. This course covered the following topics: Properties of fluids, concept of continuum, pressure and stress tensor, Fluid statics including pressure variation in a static fluid, force on submerged surfaces, stability of floating bodies. fluid elements under rigid body motion , Fluid kinematics including Lagrangian and Eulerian description, streamline, streakline and pathline, acceleration of a fluid element, continuity equation, stream-function, rotation and angular deformation, irrotational flow, velocity potential, Dynamics of inviscid flow, Reynolds transport theorem, Stokes law of viscosity and NavierStokes equations, Dimensional analysis and similarity, Internal flows, External flows, Turbulence, Euler and Potential Flow. Mr. Muruganantham P (Associate Professor) was the coordinator of the workshop.

workshop is not a class to make art; it is a class to make mistakes, to rework, not to make finished pieces”.

A snap from Workshop on “Fluid Mechanics”

Mr. Muruganantham P (Associate Professor) was the Coordinator for ISTE Workshop on “Fluid Mechanics”.

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The Department in association with ISTE Saintgits chapter organized a one day workshop on “3D Printing-Theory & Practice” on 10th November 2014 for Mechanical and Civil Engineering faculty members. Workshop introduced the concept of rapid prototyping and its application in 3D printing, as handson training. Sessions were handled by Mr. Arun K Varghese and Mr. Liju Mathew Alexander, Assistant Professors of the Department.

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A Faculty Development Programme on “Engineering Graphics” was conducted from 16th to 20th June, 2014. The aim of the FDP was to equip young teachers with fundamental concepts and correct procedures to be followed while teaching Engineering Graphics so that the students will find it easier to grasp the subject. Sessions were handled by eminent teachers like Dr. E.V. Mathew, Mr. K.N. Anilkumar and Mr. G Anil Kumar. The programme was coordinated by Mr. K C Joseph, Mr. Nikhil Ninan and Mr. Vinay T V, Assistant Professors of the department.

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WORKSHOPS/TRAINING PROGRAMMES (CONTINUED…)

Mr. G Anilkumar (Associate Professor) was a resource person for FDP on “Engineering Graphics”.

A snap from Workshop on “Engineering Graphics” 

In association with ISTE Chapter a 3 day workshop on “Advanced Materials and Modern Manufacturing Techniques” (AMMMT) was organized from 25 th to 27th September 2014 as part of the Faculty Development Programme. The programme was coordinated by Mr. Praveen K. M and Mr. Sreejith R, Assistant Professors of the Department. The following eminent personalities handled various sessions. a) Dr. Sabu Thomas, Director, IIUCNN, MGU, Kottayam was the Keynote speaker. Session on Chemistry of Nano materials was handled by him. b) Dr. J Babu, Professor and Dean Research, SJCET, Palai discussed the recent advances in metal forming techniques. c) Dr. Shajan Kuriakose, Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, MACE, Kothamangalam presented his lecture on un-conventional machining process. d) Dr. Nandakumar Kalarickal, Joint Director, IIUCNN, MGU, Kottayam talked about advanced nano materials with multifunctional properties for tailored applications. e) Dr. Soney Varghese, Associate Professor, School of Nano science and Nano technology, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, covered various material processing and characterization techniques such as SEM, EDAX, TEM, etc. f) Dr. T. D. P Rajan, Senior Scientist, NIIST, CSIR, Thiruvananthapuram delivered a talk on processing and properties of functionally graded engineering components such as cylinder liners, brake rotor disc, piston and rings, etc.

“Prof. Dr. SABU THOMAS is currently, the Director, School of Chemical Sciences and also the Hon. Director of Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. He completed his Ph.D from IIT-Kharagpur. Prof.

Sabu Thomas has a ‘h’ Index of 52 and has published 420 international papers with 6122 total citations. He has 2 patents and 18 books to his credit”.

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WORKSHOPS/TRAINING PROGRAMMES (CONTINUED…)

Congratulations to Dr. Sreejith C C. He was nominated as Coordinator of International Conference on Emerging Trends in Technology and Applied Sciences (ICETTAS 2015).

“Our main aim is to conduct scientific research in a harmonious atmosphere in which everyone is on good terms as they cherish a common ideal, and any opinion is arguable and respected. We believe in deeds but not in words. For us, sources as well as minds are open, to create and contribute to win in the flat world eventually”.

Mr. K C Joseph, Chief Coordinator for Workshop on “Engineering Graphics”.

Inauguration of Workshop “Advanced Materials and Modern Manufacturing Techniques” 

A programme had been organized for the Enrolment of members in Indian Institute of Metals followed by a technical talk on "Magnesium Alloys for Automobile and Aerospace Application" on 21st November 2014 with the aim of starting an associate chapter of IIM under Trivandrum chapter. Dr. U. T. S Pillai, Senior Principal Scientist of CSIR – NIIST Trivandrum, delivered a lecture on Magnesium Alloys, their Applications and Advantages. The faculty members and M. Tech. students from the department participated in the programme.

Snaps from the function on “Enrolment of members in IIM”

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WORKSHOPS/TRAINING PROGRAMMES (CONTINUED…) 

A five day workshop on “Advanced Technologies in Engineering Design” (ATED-15), was conducted during April 22 to 28, 2015. The workshop was inaugurated by Dr. Ho Sung Kim, School of Engineering, University of Newcastle, Australia. Mr. Sailesh K S and Mr. Aju Zachariah Mani, Assistant Professors of the department were the coordinators. The technical talks were delivered by a panel of highly accomplished experts including Dr. Ramkumar P, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, Dr. Biju B, M A College of Engineer- A snap from AMMMT Working, Kothamangalam, Dr. D Shanmugam and Dr. Rama Thirumurugan of Ma- shop halingam College of Engineering, Coimbatore, Prof. Tom Zacharia, St. Joseph”s College of Engineering and Technology, Mr. R Renjith, Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Ernakulam and Dr. Jason Cherian Issac, Saintgits College off Engineering in the field of mechanical design. Talks encompassed basic concepts and applications, and addressed topics of novel issues. During the workshop, there were deliberations & discussions on recent advances, difficulties, and breakthroughs in the field of engineering de“Consider your sign from different academia and industries. own process and development as a painter, and create the content of your workshop from your own personal experience”.

Inauguration of the Workshop “Advanced Technologies in Engineering Design”

ALUMNI TALK

● An alumni talk was organized by Mr. Tobin Thomas, Assistant Professor for the Sixth semester students on 18th March 2015.

Mr. Gibu Tom Aby, former student of Saintgits (2008-2012), currently working as Assistant Plant Engineer in PARAGON engaged the session. He shared his experiences in the company and have given an idea about the opportunities and difficulties in the current scenario. Mr. Gibu Tom Aby opined that the employment market in India is very nascent, with a majority of hiring taking place through in-house recruitment teams as well as internal referrals.

Dr. D Shanmugam handling the session for ATED-2015.

Mr. Gibu Tom Aby

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INVITED TALKS 

A talk under the banner of SESI.

A technical talk on ‘The Latest Technologies in Automobile Engineering’ was delivered by Mr. Swapnesh S, Assistant Professor of RIT, Kottayam for the sixth and eighth semester students on 11th March 2015 under the banner of Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE). The programme was coordinated

by Mr. Bibin Varkey, Assistant Professor and SAE - Faculty In Charge.

“First comes

thought; then organization of that thought, Mr. Swapnesh S talking about ‘Latest Technologies in Automobile Engineering’

into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as

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A talk on the “Importance of a Good Project Work & Current Research Trends in Engineering” under the banner of SESI (Solar Energy Society of India) Saintgits Chapter was organized by Mr. Vineeth V K (Assistant Professor) on 13th March 2015. Talk was delivered by Dr. M R Rajkumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering Trivandrum.

you will observe, is in your imagination.”

Dr. M R Rajkumar handling session on Current Research Trends in Engg.

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MECHNIUS 2014 Mechnius 2014, the National Level Technical Fest of the Mechanical Engineering Department of college in association with the Association of Royal Mechanical of Saintgits (ARMS) was held on 7th August 2014. The fest was organised to create a platform for undergraduate engineering students of various engineering colleges to showcase their technical and managerial abilities. The participants battled it out for a total prize money worth Rs. 75000 which is one of the highest prize money awarded for any technical fest in Kerala. ARMS was inaugurated by Mr.V.V.Sivakumar, Plant and Maintenance Engineer of the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC), Kayamkulam. ‘Mechnius 2014’ consisted of a variety of events which aimed at testing the technical skills, logical reasoning, practical knowledge and managerial skills. The Competitions include main events like Paper Presentation, Project Exhibition, Quiz, Ultimate Engineer, Lathe Master, The Machinist, Auto Expo, etc that ignited the techno-managerial skills of young budding engineers . Mr. Tom Mathew and Mr. Nirmal Chandran V M, Assistant Professors of the department were the staff coordinators of the event. Mr. Gokul Chandrashekhara, final year student (2011-2015 batch) was the Project Manager of ‘Mechnius 2014’.

Coordinators of ‘Mechnius 2014’

Mr. Tom Mathew

Mr. Nirmal Chandran

Inauguration of MECHNIUS 2014

Special attraction of Mechnius 2014 was AUTO EXPO, showcasing 7 vintage bikes and 4 Vintage cars including MORRIS MINOR, RD350, JAVA SUPER, LAMPRELL, YEZDI and exotic bikes like THUNDERBIRD STORM, STREET TRIPLE, TIGER 800, DAYTONA and BOURNVILLE from Triumph and also CBR 1000cc REPSOL EDITION and DUCATI 848.

Mr.V.V.Sivakumar, Chief Guest of “MECHNIUS 2014”.

A snap from MECHNIUS 2014

AUTOSHOW of MECHNIUS 2014

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FACULTY UPDATES Dr. Sreejith C C and Mr. Muruganantham P participated as delegates in the 25th Kerala State ISTE Convention at Jyothi Engineering College, Thrissur on 25th October 2014. Dr. Sreejith C C handled a session on “Bioenergy Research” in a TEQIP sponsored FDP on Biofuels– Challenges & Prospects at Govt. College of Engineering, Kannur. He also handled a session on “Technical writing and Publication of research papers in Journals” during ISTE-SIRC workshop on August 2014.

Dr. Jason Cherian Issac delivered a talk on ‘Promoting Interdisciplinary Research’ in the ISTE sponsored workshop on ‘Orientation to Research and Industry Projects’ organized by ISTE-SIRC on August 2014. Dr. Jason Cherian Issac participated as delegate in the IGNIMERIZ ‘15 at SIVAJI College of Engg. & Technology, Tamilnadu on 6th March 2015. He also attended a 5 day workshop on “Computational Dynamics” conducted by IIT Madras.

Mr. Muruganantham P attended the “Accreditation Awareness Programme” conducted by National Board of Accreditation on 27th November 2014 followed by the National Workshop on “National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF)”, funded by AICTE, on 28th November 2014 organized by College of Engineering, Trivandrum, as part of the 44th Annual National Convention of ISTE from 27th to 29th November 2014.

Mr. G Anilkumar was a resource person for FDP on “Engineering Graphics” conducted at Saintgits College of Engineering from 16th to 20th June, 2014.

Mr. Sailesh K S was the Guide for the student project group (Jefin Siby, Martin Baby, Samson Joseph and Shihab Shaji of 2014 passed out batch) selected for the finals of the 9th edition of “TechTop Innovation Competition”, TechTop – 2014, held at Mar Baselios College of Engineering & Technology (MBCET), Nalanchira, Trivandrum on 25th and 26th July, 2014. He was one of the Coordinators of Workshop on “Advanced Technologies in Engineering Design”.

Mr. Vinay Mathew John received funding for 2 innovative projects namely “SCIEnox” and “WinCor” from Saintgits Centre for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (SCIE). “SCIEnox” and “WinCor” were designed by 2013-17 batch students under his supervision. He also attended a 2 day workshop on Entrepreneurship conducted by Kerala Institute for Entrepreneurship Development (KIED).

Mr. Praveen K M participated in three International Conferences organized by M G University, Kottayam. The conferences were FRACTURE 2014, ICPPC 2014 and ICNP 2015.

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FACULTY UPDATES (CONTINUED…) Mr. Nisthul G participated in three International Conferences organized by M G University, Kottayam. The conferences were FRACTURE 2014, ICPPC 2014 and ICNP 2015.

Mr. Anish R attended a 5 day workshop on “Computational Dynamics” conducted by IIT Madras.

Mr. Nisthul G

Mr. Libin P Oommen attended a FDP on “Green Energy Technology” for conservation of natural resources in GEC Thrissur for 5 days.

Mr. Arun K Varghese and Mr. Nirmal Chandran V M attended a workshop on “CNC Training” by LMW Ltd. Coimbatore for 4 days. Mr. Arun K Varghese also handled sessions in “3D Printing-Theory & Practice”, workshop conducted by the department.

Mr. Liju Mathew Alexander handled a session in “3D PrintingTheory & Practice” conducted by the department. He also attended Faculty Development Programme on “Engineering Graphics” for 5 days and Workshop on “Advanced Materials & Modern Manufacturing Techniques” for 3 days .

All faculty members of Mechanical Engineering Department attended Faculty Development Programme on “Engineering Graphics” for 5 days, Workshop on “Advanced Materials & Modern Manufacturing Techniques” for 3 days and Workshop on “Advanced Technology in Engineering Design” for 5 days in Saintgits College of Engineering.

Mr. Vinay Mathew John, Mr. Francis Augustine Joseph and Mr. Tom Mathew attended a FDP on “Concept Coaching” conducted by ICT Academy in Saintgits College of Engineering.

Mr. Libin P Oommen, Assistant Professor, pursuing Ph.D. at NIT Surathkal.

Mr. Anish R

Mr. Libin P Oommen

Mr. Praveen K M , Assistant Professor, pursuing Ph.D. at IIUCN, M G University, Kottayam.

Mr. Arun K V

Mr. Praveen K M and Mr. Sreejith R were the Coordinators of Workshop“Advanced Materials and Modern Manufacturing Techniques”.

Mr. Sailesh K S and Mr. Aju Zachariah Mani were the Coordinators of Workshop-“Advanced Technologies in Engineering Design”.

Mr. Nirmal Chandran

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FACULTY PUBLICATIONS Congratulations to Saintgits Badminton League (SBL-2) Champions Mr. Liju Mathew and Mr. Nikhil Ninan

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teaching - is that you can connect with an individual or a

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group, and see that individual or group exceed their limits”.

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Dr. Jason Cherian Issac published a paper on “Design & fabrication of Handpump Operated Water Purification System Using RO”, IJIRST, Vol. 1, Issue 02, April 2015.

Dr. Sreejith C.C. published a paper titled “Air–steam gasification of biomass in fluidized bed with CO2 absorption: A kinetic model for performance prediction” in Fuel Processing Technology (Elsevier), Vol. 130, February 2015.

Prof. Sajan Thomas published a paper on “Six Stroke Engine”, IJLTET, Vol. 5, Issue 02, March 2015.

Mr. Muruganantham P presented a paper on “Social and Collaborative Learning in Innovative Technical Education” at the Second world Summit on Accreditation organized by National Board of Accreditation.

Mr. Jenny John Mattam published a paper on “Design Studies of Conical Shells in Launch Vehicles”, IJIRAE, Vol. 2, Issue 04, April 2015.

Mr. Vinay Mathew John published a paper on “Flue Gas Low Temperature Heat Recovery System for Air-conditioning”, IJRET, Vol. 4, Issue 03, March 2015.

Mr. K C Joseph published a paper on “Lever Driven Bicycle”, IJIRST, Vol. 1, Issue 02 , April 2015.

Mr. Parvathy Venugopal published a paper on “An Assesment on the Design & Vibration characteristics of Boiler Feed Pump for Auxiliary Power Consumption”, IJIRST, Vol. 1, Issue 02 , April 2015.

Mr. Manoj Balakrishnan published a paper on “Multi Turbine Micro Hydro Power Generation”, IJRDT, Vol. 2, Issue 03, September 2014.

Mr. Philip Jacob Perakathu published a paper on “Capillary Water Provision System”, IJIRST, Vol. 1, Issue 02, April 2015.

Mr. George T S published a paper on “Vacuum Assisted Altitude Scaling Device”, IJRDT, Vol. 2, Issue 02, August 2014.

Mr. Tom Mathew published a paper on “Heat Recovery System In Domestic Refrigerator”, IJRDT, Vol. 2, Issue 02, August 2014.

Mr. Tobin Thomas published a paper on “Design And Development of Biomass Gasifier”, IJRDT, Vol. 2, Issue 05, November 2014.

Mr. Liju Mathew Alexander published a paper on “CFD Analysis of a 24 Hour Operating Solar Refrigeration Absorption Technology”, IJIRST, Vol. 1, Issue 02, April 2015.

Mr. Arun K Varghese published a paper on “Design, Analysis And Performance Evaluation of A Mechanical Gyrator”, IJRDT, Vol. 1, Issue 02, June 2014.

Mr. Bibin Varkey published a paper on “Enhancement Of Heat Transfer In Tube-In-Tube Heat Exchangers Using Twisted Inserts”, IJRDT, Vol. 2, Issue 02, August 2014.

Mr. Aju Zachariah Mani published a paper on “Multi Stage Epicyclic LUG Wrench”, IJATES, Vol. 3, Issue 01, March 2015.

Mr. Sivasubramanian P published a paper on “Optimization Of Fibre Length And Fibre Weight Fraction In Natural Fibre Reinforced Composites”, IJTARME, Vol. 3, Issue 03, September 2014.

Mr. G Anil Kumar published a paper on “Design & Analysis of 3D Blades for Well Turbines”, IJIRST, Vol. 1, Issue 02 , April 2015.

Mr. Francis Augustine Joseph published a paper on “Development Of Microclimate Personal Cooling System Based On Thermoelectric Effect”, IJRDT, Vol. 1, Issue 02, June 2014.

Mr. Nirmal Chandran V M published a paper on “Basic Ingredients Selector”, IJRDT, Vol. 1, Issue 02, June 2014.

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Mr. Sailesh K S published a paper on “Modeling and Analysis of Cold Form Based Composite Panel”, IJATES, Vol. 2, Issue 01, 2014.

Mr. Libin P Oommen published a paper on “Analysis Of Turbocharger Performance For Jet Assisted Vertical Takeoff And Landing”, IJRDT, Vol. 1, Issue 02, June 2014.

Mr. Tobin Thomas published a paper on “Regenerative Shock Absorber”, IJSTM, Vol. 4, Issue 01, March 2015.

Mr. Arun K Varghese published a paper on “High Altitude Air Flow Regulation for Automobiles”, IJIRST, Vol. 1, Issue 02, April 2015.

Mr. Tom Mathew published a paper on “Powerless Air conditioning with Integrated Water Heating”, IJIRST, Vol. 1, Issue 02, April 2015.

Mr. George T S published a paper on “Hovercraft Based Farming System”, IJRDT, Vol. 1, Issue 02, June 2014.

Mr. Libin P Oommen published a paper on “An Approach To Parallel Parking And Zero Turning Radiusin Automobiles”, IJRDT, Vol. 1, Issue 02, June 2014.

Mr. Vinay T V published a paper on “Modeling & Analysis of Non- Pneumatic Tres with Hexagonal Honeycomb Spokes”, IJIRST, Vol. 1, Issue 02 , April 2015.

Mr. Arun K Varghese published a paper on “Semiactive Suspension for Two Wheelers”, IJIRST, Vol. 1, Issue 02, April 2015.

Mr. Libin P Oommen published a paper on “Analysis of Turbocharger Performance For Jet Assisted Vertical Takeoff And Landing”, IJRDT, Vol. 1, Issue 02, June 2014.

Mr. Geo Sebastian published a paper on “An Experimental Analysis on Synergetic Effect of Multiple Nanoparticle Blended Diesel Fuel on CI Engine”, IJIRST, Vol. 1, Issue 12, May 2015.

Mr. Sreejith R published a paper on "Photovoltaic driven Thermoelectric Refrigerator for car heat dissipation during sunny days" IJIRST, Vol. 1, Issue 11, April 2015.

Mr. Geo Sebastian has joined as Assistant Professor in the department. He did his B. Tech in School of Engineering, CUSAT and M. Tech in Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Trivandrum (IIST).

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FACULTY 2014—2015 Mr. Harikrishnan K R has joined as Assistant Professor in the department. He did his B. Tech and M. Tech in St. Joseph’s College of Engineering and Technology, Pala. He worked at College of Engineering, Kidangoor for two years.

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STUDENT NEWS 

Mr. Sethu Prakash S (2011-2015 batch) was NSS Volunteer Secretary, Football Team Captain, Efficycle Team Captain and Student Placement Coordinator.

They say that, “Experience is the BEST TEACHER”, but for us...for

The project titled “Design and fabrication of hand pump operated water purification system using Reverse Osmosis” carried out by Nikhil Jacob Zacharia, Sachin Tomy, Vijith K and Vimal P Sunil of 2011-15 batch won prizes and awards in many competitions conducted at various engineering colleges. The project work was guided by Dr. Jason Cherian Issac. The achievements are listed below: (a) Best Popular Project Award at SRISHTI 2015 - National Level Technical Project Exhibition and Competition conducted by SAINTGITS College of Engineering, Pathamuttom, Kottayam. (b) First prize in Project Expo Contest at TORQUE – Annual Inter College Mechanical Fest conducted by the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Mangalam College of Engineering, Ettumanoor, Kottayam. (c) First prize in Project Presentation Contest on Green Engineering, conducted by IETE Students Forum (ISF) in association with the Department of Electronics and communication Engineering, SAINTGITS College of Engineering, Pathamuttom, Kottayam. (d) First prize in Paper Presentation Contest at RITU - Techno Cultural fest conducted by RIT, Pampady, Kottayam. (e) First prize in Project Presentation at SWASTIKA - Techno Cultural fest conducted by Mar Baselios Christian College of Engineering and Technology, Kuttikanam. (f) First prize in Paper Presentation at ATHARVA - Technical Festival conducted by College of Engineering, Punnapra.

having you as our teacher is the BEST EXPERIENCE. (2011-2015, BBatch students)

Project Team - Pure Water from Reverse Osmosis  Mr. Varghese P K was the President of Saintgits Engineering Students Association (SESA) for the academic year 2014-2015.

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Mr. Nidhin Abraham Mammen (2011-2015 batch) won first prize for Best Manager in Swastika 2015 held at Mar Baselios Christian College of Engineering & Technology, Kuttikanam.

Abin Shaji, Gabby John, Finny Varghese & Christy Joseph Jacob (2012-2016 batch) won second prize for the event named Engine Assembly as a part of National level techno cultural event –RITU at RIT, Kottayam.

Jins Sony (2012-2016 batch) won first prize for the event named Engine Assembly in RITU at RIT, Kottayam.

Mr. Sherin George (2011-2015 batch) won second prize in Robo Race of ABHIYANTHIRIKI 2K14 at Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, Kochi.

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STUDENT NEWS (CONTINUED…) 

The project titled “Experimental analysis on synergetic effect of Multiple nanoparticle blended diesel fuel on CI engine” carried out by Sajunulal Franc, Sachin Jacob James, Roshith Oommen George and Mathew John of 2011-15 batch won many competitions conducted at various engineering colleges. The project work was guided by Mr. Geo Sebastian. The achievements are listed below: (a) Second prize for Paper Presentation at St. Joseph’s College of Engineering and Technology, Pala. (b) Second prize in Project Presentation Contest on Green Engineering, conducted by IETE Students Forum (ISF) in association with the Department of Electronics and communication Engineering, SAINTGITS College of Engineering, Pathamuttom, Kottayam. (c) First prize in Paper Presentation at RITU - Techno Cultural fest conducted by RIT, Pampady, Kottayam. (d) Second prize for Project Presentation at SWASTIKA - Techno Cultural fest conducted by Mar Baselios Christian College of Engineering and Technology, Kuttikanam. (e) First prize for Paper Presentation at ATHARVA - Technical Festival conducted by College of Engineering, Punnapra.

Congratulations to Mr. Romy Mathew , First Rank in M.TechMachine Design, M G University.

“32 students of 2011-2015 UG batch were placed in different companies”.

Project Team– Multiple Nanoparticle blended diesel fuel on CI Engine     

Mr. Carol Abraham of 2011-2015 batch won Second prize in Paper Presentation in “SFERICS” 2K14 at Saintgits College of Engineering, Kottayam.

Mr. Nevin G Ninan of 2011-2015 batch won first prize in Treasure Hunt in AZURE 2K14 at Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirapally.

Mr. Jeffin E Johnson of 2011-2015 batch won first prize in Spirit of Gitsian in PRATHITHYA 2015 at Saintgits College of Engineering, Kottayam.

Mr. Harikrishnan and Mr. Bijoy K Jose of 2011-2015 batch won first in Bridge It in AZURE 2014 at Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirapally.

Mr. Harikrishnan and Mr. Bijoy K Jose of 2011-2015 batch won first in Kiss The Sky in AZURE 2014 at Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirapally.

Mr. Nidhin Abraham Mammen (20112015 batch), first prize winner for BEST MANAGER in SWASTIKA, 2015 at Mar Baselios Christian College of Engineering and Technology, Kuttikanam.

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The project titled "Multipurpose WheelChair" was selected for competing in the final round of TechTop-2014. The project was guided by Mr. Sailesh K S, Assistant Professor.

STUDENT NEWS (CONTINUED…) 

The team “STRIDERS” of the Department was selected for the National Level Competition named EFFICYCLE organized by SAE. The team was one of the two teams selected from Kerala. The Team members were Sethu Prakash S (Captain), Sreelal M and Sriram S Kumar of 2011-2015 batch, Finny Varghese, Geo Eucharist James, Nithin T J, Sarin John Skaria, Stephen Jose and Vibu Mammen Jacob of 2012-2016 batch and Joel Jacob of 2013-2017 batch. Mr. Francis Augustine Joseph was the faculty advisor.

The pass percentage of S3, S5, S7 (B. Tech) were 69%, 65% and 73% respectively for the MG University examinations.

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Mr. Carol Abraham of 2011-2015 batch has published a paper titled “A Comparative study on the performance and emission characteristics of low sulphur diesel like fuel with biodiesel from cotton seed oil in CI engines” in International Journal of Advance Research In Science & Engineering, Vol. 3, Issue 01, September 2014.

Mr. Sajunulal Franc of 2011-2015 batch has published a paper on "A comparison of emissions of SI and CI engines in a low-nitrogen oxy combustion environment", International Journal of Advance Research In Science & Engineering, Vol. 3, Issue 01, September 2014.

Mr. Sajunulal Franc and Mr. Adharsh S of 2011-2015 batch qualified for GATE 2015 exam.

Mr. Jinna Nazeem of 2011-2015 batch won prizes for Malayalam story writing, Mappilapattu, face painting at PRATITYA, 2015 at Saintgits College of Engineering, Kottayam.

Mr. Harikrishnan, Mr. Bijoy K Jose and Mr. Sherin George of 2011-2015 batch participated in BAJA SAE INDIA 2014.

Mr. Jobin Jose of 2011-2015 batch attended 2 day Workshop of “ROBOZEST” held at Saintgits College of Engineering by Robo Species Technologies Pvt Ltd. Mr. Ajjith P Kurian of 2011-2015 batch won second prize in Street Play in AZURE 2014 at Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirapally.

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PHOTO GALLERY

Final Year Students, A Batch [2011-2015] with Principal and Faculty members of ME Department

Final Year Students, B Batch [2011-2015] with Principal and Faculty members of ME Department

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CONGRATULATIONS TO DANCE TEAM 

Special appreciation to winners of RAGAM, a cultural fest organized by National Institute of Technology Calicut (NITC) for the Theme Dance Competition.

The crew includes Steve John, K Navaneeth Krishnan, Akhilesh Rajan, Boney Mammen, Jithin Victor, Sameer C P, Bobby Jacob of 2011-2015 batch along with students of other branches.

Congratulations to Mr. Sherin George (2011-2015 batch) and team for receiving fund from SCIE for their innovative project “Akash-Water from Air” guided by Mr. Tobin Thomas, Assistant Professor.

Saintgits, Mechanical ranked third in M G University for Eighth

Winners of Theme Dance Competition in RAGAM ( NIT Calicut)

semester B.Tech results (May 2014).

Special Appreciation to S8 Project- An experimental analysis on synergetic effect of multiple nanoparticle blended diesel fuel on CI engine guided

by Mr. Geo Sebastian, Assistant Professor.

MERIT DAY 2015 The Department in association with ARMS (ME Students Association) conducted the annual MERIT DAY-2015 on 10th April, Friday at Cultural Centre. MERIT DAY is the confluence of mechanical faculty and students. The main objective of the function is to acknowledge the excellence among students. During the function, certificates and cash prize were distributed to the winners of various events conducted by the department. Mr. Vinay Mathew John , Assistant Professor, was the Chief Coordinator of Merit Day- 2015. Various competition, conducted by the department in association with ARMS, and the winners are listed in the following page. The meritorious students were acknowledged with certificates and mementos by Director, Executive Chairman, Principal, Dean-PG and the Head of Department.

Director giving Certificates on the occasion of MERIT DAY-2015

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LIST OF ACHIEVERS-MERIT DAY 2015 Competition

BEST B.TECH PROJECT

BEST B.TECH SEMINAR

Award

Winners

Remarks

First Prize Rs. 8000

Mathew John, Roshith Oommen, Sachin Jacob, Sajunulal Franc (2011-2015)

An experimental analysis on synergetic effect of multiple nanoparticle blended diesel fuel on CI engine guided by Mr. Geo Sebastian.

Second Prize Rs. 6000

Godwin Geo Sabu, Christy Binu, Blessan Sam Edison, Jobin K Aby (2011-2015) Nikhil Jacob, Sachin Tomy, Vijith K, Vimal P Sunil (2011-2015)

Third Prize Rs. 6000 Fourth Prize Rs. 2000

Aarush Joseph Sony. Ajith M Kurian, Boney Mammen, Carol Abraham (2011-2015)

First Prize Rs. 300

Harikrishnan M (2011-2015)

Rs. 500

Rs. 500 BEST MINI INNOVATIVE PROJECTS Rs. 500

Rs. 500 BEST BUDDING ENGINEER BEST DESIGNER

GROUP DISCUSSION

APTITUDE TEST

GEM OF 2014-15

Rs. 500 Rs. 500 Rs. 1000 First Prize Rs. 300 Second Prize Rs. 300 Third Prize Rs. 300 First Prize Rs. 300 Second Prize Rs. 300 Third Prize Rs. 300 Rs. 1000

Abil Shaji, Basil Chandy, Dilan Jacob, Christy John David, Jacowin Joy, Jerry James, Johan Shaji (2012-2016) Vishnu M Nair, Yedhu Raj, Vibu Mammen, Martin Vincent, Libin K Varghese (2012-2016) Jabin George, Aaboo Daniel, Alvin John, Ben Kuruvila, Glen Martyn, Aravind P (2013-2017) Nithin Mathew Kurian, Robin Rajan Thomas, Sachu P Mathew, Sandip M Jayaram, Shinaz P Ashraf, Vyshak Padmakumar (2013-2017) Jacob Damy (2013-2017) Sarin John Skaria (2012-2016) Nithin T J (2012-2016) Tarun Thomas (2013-2017) Finny Varghese (2012-2016) Joel Abraham (2013-2017) Albin Thomas (2013-2017) Harikrishnan M (2013-2017) Geo Eucharist (2012-2016) Brutus Martin (2012-2016)

Eco Hybrid Engine guided by Mr. Nirmal Chandran V P. Design and fabrication of hand pump operated water purification system using reverse osmosis guided by Dr. Jason Cherian Issac.

Six stroke engine guided by Prof. Sajan Thomas.

Experimental and numerical investigation of the power-on effect for a propeller driven uav by Mr. Anish R. Multipurpose weighing machine guided by Mr. Vinay T V.

Dustlesser guided by Mr. Nirmal Chandran V P. Personal transporter guided by Mr. Vinay Mathew John.

Conversion of turbulent to laminar flow guided by Mr. Vineeth V K.

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MECHANICAL GALLERY

MECHNIUS 2014

SRISHTI 2015

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MECHANICAL GALLERY (CONTINUED…)

Snaps of FDP’s, Workshops and Invited Talks

NAKSHATRA 2015

DEPARTMENT AT A GLANCE Editorial Board Dr. Sreejith C C Head of the Department Editor and Designer Tobin Thomas Assistant Professor Special Contributors Philip Jacob Perakathu Parvathy Venugopal Nikhil Ninan Tom Mathew (Assistant Professors) Printed and published by: Dr. Sreejith C C for the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saintgits College of Engineering, Kottukulam Hills, Pathamuttom, Kottayam 686532, Kerala

The Mechanical Engineering Department at Saintgits College of Engineering, Pathamuttom, Kottayam was established in the year 2002 with an intake of 66 students. The four year B.Tech course consists of 8 semesters integrated with theoretical and practical sessions. Currently the yearly intake is 126 students and they are allocated in 2 batches viz. ME(A) & ME(B). M.Tech in Machine Design was started in 2008 with a yearly intake of 18 students. Add-on courses on modeling and analysis software are being conducted for the UG and PG students.

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