DEPARTMENT OF

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

NEWSLETTER Volume #8

Prof. Vishvesh Badheka FROM THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT’S DESK

It gives me immense pleasure to share newsletter of the Mechanical Engineering Department June 2019. Mechanical Engineering Department is the most happening department of the School of Technology. Newsletter gives an overview of the activities carried out by students, staff and faculties during the month. You may please share your feedback, comments & suggestions to the coordinators.

Prof. Sunil Khanna FROM THE DIRECTOR’S DESK… Dear Colleagues and Students:

Industry 4.0 (the fourth Industrial revolution) encapsulates the future development trends to achieve more intelligent manufacturing. As we @ PDPU embark on this journey to towards Industry 4.0, I am Happy to Introduce the next issue of the Newsletter which not only share with all its readers the latest news and developments in the Department of Mechanical Engineering but would also be sensitizing all of us on the latest trends and developments in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

The limitless power of technology to do good and the conviction of my faculty colleagues and students that the golden age is ahead of us - and not behind us – brings about the best in all of us which is reflected in their achievements.

Compliments to the editorial team for their passion for perfection and unbound creativity which makes me always look forward to the next edition of the Newsletter.

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Coordinators

Faculty Coordinator: Dr. Pankaj Sahlot

Staff Coordinator: Mrs. Pooja Nimavat

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FACULTY

PUBLICATIONS JOURNALS

Mr. Parth Prajapati , Dr. Vivek K Patel and Dr. Vivek V Patel published the following jour-

nal during the month of June 2019:

Parth Prajapati, Vivek Patel, " Comparative analysis of nanofluid based organic Rankine

cycle through thermo-economic optimization", Heat Transfer Asian Research.

DOI:10.1002/htj.21528.

Shah, P., Saliya, P., Raja, B. and Patel, V., 2019. A multi-objective thermodynamic

optimization of a nano-scale Stirling engine operated with Maxwell‐Boltzmann gas. Heat

Transfer—Asian Research (Wiley publication).

Muzamil M, Wu J, Akhtar M, Patel V, Majeed A, Yang J, Multicomponent enabled

MWCNTs-TiO2 nano-activating flux for controlling the geometrical behaviour of modified

TIG welding joint process, Diamond Relat Mater 97 (2019).

Thirunavukarasu G, Patel V, Kundu S, and Alankar A, Diffusion Bonding of Ti6Al4V and

SS 304 with Nb Interlayer. Materials Performance and Characterization 8 (2019) .

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CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP ATTENDED

Dr. Vishvesh Badheka attended Seminar on “Plasma based diffusion heat treatment’’

organised by IPR and ASM, Gujarat chapter on 26th June 2019 at COE, L. D College of

Engineering. Ahmedabad.

Dr. Vishvesh Badheka attended Seminar on ‘’Servo Heat Transfer Fluid –A prism of

possibilities’’ organized by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, held at Vadodara on

26th June 2019.

Seminar organized by IPR and ASM, Gujarat Chapter

Seminar organized by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd

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CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP ATTENDED Mr. Parth Prajapati, Mr Vipin Das and Dr. Pankaj Sahlot attended the following

Conference during the month of June 2019:

Mr. Parth Prajapati attended International Conference on Advances in Energy Systems

and Environmental Engineering (ASEE19) at Wroclaw University of Science and

Technology, Wroclaw, Poland.

Dr. Pankaj Sahlot attended TEQIP-III Short term training program on Additive

Manufacturing - Theory and Applications on 10th to 14th June 2019 at SVNIT Surat.

Mr. Vipin Das attended GIAN course on “Fundamentals and Modelling of Micro/Nano

Machining Processes” held during 24th to 29th June 2019 at NIT Calicut.

GIAN Course at NIT Calicut

TEQIP-III Short Term Training Program , SVNIT

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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Dr. Vishvesh Badheka arranged the following visits by the mentioned Professionals during

the month of June 2019 :

Dr. Mayur Kevat, Assistant professor, Mechanical Engineering visited on

12th June 2019 for official purpose.

Mr. Harmish Bhatt, Faculty, Mechanical Engineering, CHARUSAT University

visited on 14th June 2019 for official purpose.

IITRAM PhD scholar visited Wear & Metallography testing facility on

25th June 2019.

Dr. Vishvesh Badheka took up the following professional activities during the month of

June 2019:

He attended BOS meeting at Materials and Metallurgical Engineering Department,

IITE, Indus University held on 10th June 2019.

He attended “PhD synopsis presentation at UTU”, Bardoli on 22nd June 2019.

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ADMINSITRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS

Dr. Vishvesh Badheka attended and presented talk during M.Tech Admission 2019

Open Seminar held on 1st June 2019 at PDPU.

Dr. Vishvesh Badheka attended M.Tech Admission 2019 Open Seminar held on

8th June 2019 at Vadodara.

Dr. Vishvesh Badheka conducted Comprehensive exam, Regular DPC and Synopsis

Review of ongoing PhD scholars on 10th and 11th June 2019.

M.Tech Admission Open Seminar at PDPU

M.Tech Admission Open Seminar at Vadodara

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AWARDS Mr. Parth Prajapati got featured on official Twitter page of " ETEKINA" for presenting

research work.

Official Twitter Page of ETEKIINA featuring Mr. Parth Prajapati

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EVENTS/WORKSHOP ORGANIZED

Dr. Jay Vora delivered Faculty Seminar on 11th June 2019 followed by the

Departmental meeting. The meeting was then taken forward with vision presentation by newly joined

faculties—Dr. Vivek Kumar, Mr. Simr.anjeet Singh, Dr. Parnika Shrivastava, Dr. Biranchi Sahoo and Mr. Vipin Das.

Dr. Vishvesh Badheka jointly with support of mechanical lab staff conducted Skill

Development Program –III having participation of 20 students during the workshop from 3rd June to 7th June 2019. (Report 1)

Dr. Vishvesh Badheka coordinated with Indian Oil Corporation for celebration of

World Environment Day on 5th June at PDPU, followed by visit to various PDPU labs of IOCL officials. (Report 2)

World Environment Day Celebration at PDPU in presence of IOCL officials

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GUEST LECTURES

Dr. Vishvesh Badheka delivered an invited talk on ‘’Laser for Additive Manufacturing &

Material processing’’ on 21st June 2019 during open house organised by Sahajanand Laser

Technology Ltd, Gandhinagar, followed by visit to technical facilities.

Dr. Pawan Sharma delivered an expert talk on " DOE application in 3D printing" in

TEQIP-III sponsored Two week Short Term Training Programme organized by Department

of Production Engineering, Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya, Vallabh Vidyanagar on

21st June 2019.

Dr. Vivek K Patel delivered expert talk at BVM-Vidyanagar on "Evolutionary optimization

algorithms" in TEQIP-III sponsored short term training program on "Design of experiments".

Visit and Expert Lecture at Sahjanand Laser Technology Ltd (SLTL)

WITHIN PDPU

Dr. Rajesh Patel delivered an expert talk on " Finite Element Method for Heat Transfer" at

One Week STTP on Mathematical Modelling and Simulation, organized by Mathematics

Department, PDPU on 05th June 2019.

Dr. Vivek K Patel delivered an expert talk on " Application of optimization algorithms" in

short term training program on "mathematical modelling and simulation" at PDPU .

OUTSIDE PDPU

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NEW JOINING

Dr. Vivek Kumar has completed B.E in Mechanical Engineering from C.R State College of Engineering, Murthal, Sonipat and M.Tech in Design of Mechanical Equipment/Machine Design from IIT Delhi. He submitted Ph.D. thesis in Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering from IIT Roorkee with specialization in “Study of Hydrostatic/Hybrid thrust pad bearings considering Non-Linear behaviour of Lubricants”. He joined Department of Mechanical Engineering on 3rd June 2019. He has contributed 06 publications and attended 03 Conferences.

Mr. Simranjeet Singh has completed B. Tech degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kurukshetra University, M.Tech in Machine Design from NIT Kurukshetra (Gold Medalist). He submitted his PhD thesis at IIT Roorkee with specialization in “ Static and dynamic analysis of sandwich Functionally graded material plates”. He joined Department of Mechanical Engineering on 3rd June 2019. He has contributed 07 publications and attended 03 Conferences.

Dr.. Parnika Shrivastava has completed B.Tech, M.Tech. and Ph.D., (Mechanical Engineering) from PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur with specialization in “Single Point Incremental Forming, Dieless Forming, Crytallographic Texture” has joined Department of Mechanical Engineering on 3rd June 2019. She has contributed 05 publications and attended 05 conferences.

Dr. Biranchi Sahoo has completed B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering), Orissa School of Mining Engineering, Keonjhar), M. Tech. (Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela). He has done Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras). with specialization in “Manufacturing Engineering, Metal Matrix Composite, Casting, Deformation Behaviour, Tribology ” has joined Department of Mechanical Engineering on 5th June 2019. He has contributed 07 publications and attended 02 conferences.

Mr. Vipindas K, has completed B.Tech., M.Tech.. He has submitted Ph.D. thesis with specialization in “Modelling and Experimental Investigation on Micro-End Milling of Ti-6Al-4V”. He has joined Department of Mechanical Engineering on 10th June 2019. He has published 04 International Journals , 01 is under review and presented and published at 11 international conferences.

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STAFF

TRAINING/INSTALLATION OF MAJOR

EQUIPMENT Sunshine recorder and flat plate solar air

heater was installed in the presence of

Dr.. Jatin Patel and Training has been

given to Mr.. Umang Soni and

Mr.. Alpeshsinh Rajput.

Mr. Arvind Makwana had given a training of

operating CNC turning/milling machines to

students in the "Skill Development

Workshop" held during 3rd to 7th June 2019 at

PDPU.

WORKSHOP/CONFERENCE Mr. Trushar Prajapati and Mr. Arvind Makwana attend-

ed Staff Development Program on ‘Team Building and

Leadership’ 27th & 28th June, 2019

Mr. Umang Soni attended the STTP on NX sheet metal organized at

PDPU, Centre of Excellence.

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STUDENTS CONFERENCE ATTENDED

RECOGNITIONS

Swati Srivastava attended level 2 training in

Non Destructive Testing.

Swati Srivastava received level 2 Non -

Destructive Testing license (certificate) in -

Liquid Penetrate Testing, Magnetic Particle

Testing and Visual Testing.

8/9/2019

Skill Development Workshop Program - 2019

Supporting Staff,Mr. Ashok Chavda.Mr. Ramkrushna Panchal,Mr. Umang Soni.Mr. Arvind MakwanaLab Assistants,Dept. of Mech. Engineering,School of Technology,Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University

CoordinatorDr. Vishvesh Badheka,Head of the Dept,Dept of Mech. Engineering,School of Technology,Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University,Raisan, Gandhinagar- 382007

REPORT - 1

Event Schedule (3rd June to 8th June 2019)

• Conventional and Non Conventional Machining. (No. 8)

Lathe Machine, Milling Machine, Shaping Machine, CNC machining

• Welding: Arc Welding, GTAW, GMAW, SMAW, RSW (No. 12)

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Students participated for welding skill

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Students participated for machining skill

DAY 1

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Students welcomed and instructed by Dr. Vishvesh Badheka

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Introduced to SMAW and Hydraulic Band saw machine.

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Demonstration and Performance by Students

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Students working on lathe machine

Day 2

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Students performed welding and Lathe machine operations

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Students working with Shaper and Lathe machine

Day 3

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Performing GTAW

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Working with CNC

Day 4

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Students practicing on welding and CNC operation

Day 5: Valedictory Function

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Students Sharing their experience to the Director

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Display of the objects made by students during the 5 day workshop

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Certificate distribution to the student

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Certificate distributution to the supporting staff

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REPORT- 2

Plantation during World Environment Day: 05th June 2019

5th June 2019 is celebrated as World Environment Day and on this occasion Department of

Mechanical Engineering, School of Technology, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU) jointly

with Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) took an initiative to plant trees within the campus of PDPU.

The saplings were received on 04th June 2019 from IOCL and Forest Department. A total of 25 saplings

were received to make PDPU campus more green and healthy.

The plantation was done near the Auditorium areas and the occasion was graced by Registrar sir and

Director SoT sir.

The members of School of Technology also planted saplings near E Block.

Mechanical Department

Science Department Civil Department

Chemical Department Solar Department

Electrical Department

Admin Department T&P Cell

Students undergoing skill development workshop participated in the event