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External Funded Projects

External Funded  Research

Name of the Faculty Project Title Funding Agency Amount Duration Year
Dr. Nidhi MB Prototype making of a portable oxygen concentrator TVS Motor company Ltd. 25,000 2 years 2021-22

Name of the Faculty Project Title Funding Agency Amount Duration Year
Dr. Premchand V.P. Design Analysis and Fabrication of a Flapping Wing Ornithopter with elliptical wing configuration KSCSTE 10000 1  Year 2020-2021
Dr. Rajesh T.N. Design and development of a rehabilitative device for spastic feet. KSCSTE 10000 1  Year 2020-2021
Dr. Rajesh T.N.  Design and development of a centrifugal supercharger system for lean supercharging of a single cylinder SI engine CERD 32500 1  Year 2020-2021
  • Department of science and Technology (DST) under ASEAN India Research Training Fellowship has granted an amount of 3,40,000/- for the project titled “ Modelling and Simulation of Nuclear Reactor Engineering Equations in MATLAB”  on September 2019.
    • Principal Investigator: Mr.Bobin Saji George
    • Project duration: 0.5 years
    • Status : Completed
  • Centre for Disability Studies (CeDS) has granted an amount of 50,000/- for the project titled “ Semi automatic medicine Dispenser”  on August 2018.
    • Principal Investigator: Dr. Nidhi MB
    • Project duration: 1.5 years
    • Status : Ongoing
  • Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has granted an amount of Rs.24,40,000/- for the project titled “Study on Mechanism of cavity oscillation for wide range of flow speeds” on October 2017.
    • Principal Investigator: Dr. K. Muraleedharan Nair
    • Co-Principal Investigator : Mr. Bobin Saji George
    • Project duration: 2 years
    • Status : Final Report submitted
  • Centre for Engineering Research and Development (CERD) – APJ KTU has granted an amount of Rs.2,00,000/- for project titled “An extensive study on oscillation of open, closed rectangular and rounded cavity” on March 2017.
    • Principal Investigator: Dr. K. Muraleedharan Nair
    • Project duration: 3 years
    • Status : Ongoing
  • Kerala State Council for Science and Technology (KSCSTE) has granted an amount of 3,43,816/- for the project titled “ Mitigation of Plastic waste in Kerala through the adaption of Pyrolysis”  on January 2016.
    • Principal Investigator: Mr. Deepak B
    • Co-Principal Investigator : Mr. Pradeep M
    • Project duration: 1 year
    • Status: Completed, Completion Certificate Received
  • Centre for Disability Studies (CeDS) has granted an amount of 30000/- for the project titled “ Life saving suit with people with disabilities”  on June 2015.
    • Principal Investigator: Dr. Nidhi MB
    • Co-Principal Investigator : Mr. Sreejith NK
    • Project duration: 1.5 years
    • Status: Completed
  • Centre for Disability Studies (CeDS) has granted an amount of 53000/- for the project titled “ Ryle’s Tube feeder”  on December 2014.
    • Principal Investigator: Dr. Nidhi MB
    • Project duration: 1.5 years
    • Status: Completed
Inhouse Funded Projects

Internal Funded  Research

Name of the Faculty Project Title Funding Agency Amount Duration Year
Mr. Vaisakh S Nair &

Dr. Premchand VP

 Experimental and Numerical Investigations on the geometrical influence of sea shore structures on flood risk management. MBCET 1,68,000 1 year 2022
Mr. Mobin M Mathew, Dr. Deepak G Dilip Non-rigid dirigible multifeatured air-ship MBCET 1,33,500 1 year 2022

 

Name of the Faculty Project Title Funding Agency Amount Duration Year
Mr. VishnuAsok J.S., Dr. Rajesh T. N. Development of an engine management system for a single cylinder SI engine. MBCET 57,500 1  Year 2020-2021
  • The project title “ Numerical Investigation of Heat dissipation from an Electronic Component in a Closed Enclosure “ was granted an amount of Rs.1,75,000/- on November 2018.
    • Principal Investigator: Mr. Bobin Saji George
    • Co-Principal Investigator : Dr. Rupesh S
    • Project duration: 1 year
    • Status: Ongoing
  • The project title “ Mobility aid for a paraplegic patient “ was granted an amount of Rs.1,50,000/- on November 2018.
    • Principal Investigator: Dr. Rajesh T. N.
    • Co-Principal Investigator : Mr. Raveesh G
    • Project duration: 1 year
    • Status: Granted, Not started
  • The project title “ Experimental and Numerical Investigations on tremor suppression for Parkinson patients using a dynamic vibration absorber “ was granted an amount of Rs.65,000/- on November 2018.
    • Principal Investigator: Dr. Premchand V. P
    • Project duration: 1 year
    • Status: Ongoing
  • The project title “ Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Flow Past a Cylinder “ was granted an amount of Rs.95,000/- on December 2017.
    • Principal Investigator: Dr. K. Muraleedharan Nair
    • Co-Principal Investigator : Mr. Vinod V
    • Project duration: 1 year
    • Status: Granted, Not Started
  • The project title “ Portable River Water Filtering System” was granted an amount of Rs.68,000/- on December 2017.
    • Principal Investigator: Mr. Kedar Mohan
    • Co-Principal Investigator : Dr. Nidhi MB
    • Project duration: 1.5 years
    • Status: completed
  • The project title “ Performance and Emission Analysis of SI Engine with Nano Fuel Additives “ was granted an amount of Rs.62,000/- on December 2017.
    • Principal Investigator: Mr. Vishnu Prasad KR
    • Co-Principal Investigator : Mr. Deepak B
    • Project duration: 4 Months
    • Status: Completed
  • The project title “ Experimental Investigation on Sloshing Behavior of Fluid in Various Tank Geometry “ was granted an amount of Rs.2,40,000/- on December 2017.
    • Principal Investigator: Mrs. Ruby MS
    • Co-Principal Investigator : Mr. Unnikrishnan G
    • Project duration: 1 year
    • Status: Completed
Fellowship

ASEAN- India Research Training Fellowship (AIRTF) – Host Scientist

 Mr. Bobin Saji George is affiliated as host scientist at ASEAN- India Research Training Fellowship. AIRTF is an initiative of Department Of Science & Technology, Govt Of India to develop a healthy ASEAN India relationship. AIRTF offers sponsored fellowship programs in India to Science & Technology scholars across ASEAN countries.

International Research Scholar: Mr. Zayar Sit Paing Thu

Country: Myanmar

Area: Nuclear Technology (Simulation of reactor equations)

Status: Completed (15th September 2019 to 15th March 2020)

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