Mechanical Engineering

Head of Department

Dr. Biplab Kumar Debnath
Ph.D (IIT Guwahati)

E-mail:
hod.me@nitm.ac.in

Sponsored Projects

S. NO.

TITLE

PI/CO-PI

FUNDING AGENCY

SENCTIONED AMOUNT

1

Industrial and mining environment surveillance and monitoring of structures and material handling using neural-fuzzy AI embedded sensor-based hybrid land-aerial mobile robot.

Prof. harish Chandra Das

M/s Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.

Rs.16, 22,400/-

2

Surveillance and monitoring of industrial equipment, industrial erections and buildings using hybrid ground mobile aerial robot with the help of AI techniques, image processing and sensors inputs.

Prof. harish Chandra Das

Hindalco Industries Limited (UNIT - Aditya Aluminium)

Rs. 9 Lakhs

3

Feasibility Studies for Generating Electric Power Using Helical Water Turbine

Dr. Vinayak Kulkarni, Dr. U.K. Saha (IIT Guwahati),

Prof. Deba Kumar Sarma

 

Assam Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGCL)

Rs 27.2 lakhs

4

Technology Transfer of Betel Nut cutter and Briquette making machine

Dr. D.K. Sarma

Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG-NE)

Rs. 1.8 lakhs

5

Design Innovation Center

Dr. D.K. Sarma,

Dr. K. Das

 

MHRD

Rs 100 lakhs

6

Design of a shallow water turbine for energy harvesting, utilizing stream water in hilly places

Dr. D.K. Sarma, Dr. K. Das,

Mr. U. Kashyap, Mr. M.A. Singh

DIC

Rs 13.668 lakhs

7

A low-cost thermoelectric generator-based energy generating probe that can be used with existing stoves in rural villages in North-East India

Dr. D.K. Sarma

Mr. U. Kashyap

Mr. B. Borah, Mr. M.A. Singh

DIC

Rs 1.1 lakh

8

Design and Development of the Small Wind Turbine Combined with Solar system for Household Application

Dr. B. K. Sarkar

Dr. D. K. Sarma, Dr. S. Maity

DIC

Rs 3.2 lakhs

9

Tool texturing in flank face of cutting tool using Laser, micro-machining and WEDM process for improvement of tool life and better surface finish of machined product

Dr. D. k. Sarma

TEQIP-III

Rs 2.31 lakhs

10

Modelling and Control of the hydraulically actuated Ring Inlet Guide Vane of Francis Turbine by Adaptive Neural Network Sliding Mode Controller Design

Dr. Bikash Kumar Sarkar

 

DST-SERB

Rs 30.426 lakhs

 11

Design and Development of the Small Wind Turbine Combined with Solar system for Household Application

Dr. Bikash Kumar Sarkar

 

MHDR-DIC

Rs 3.2 lakhs

12

Design and development of the Nano-hydro Turbine for Standalone Household Power Generation

Dr. Bikash Kumar Sarkar

 

MHDR-DIC

Rs 1.1 lakhs

13

Real time adaptive control of rotary actuated hydraulic system robot

Dr. Bikash Kumar Sarkar

 

TEQIP-NIT Meghalaya

Rs 1.9 Lakhs

14

Design and Fabrication of Temperature and Humidity-Controlled Drying Chamber for Drying of Spices

Dr. Biplab Kumar Debnath,

Dr. R.S Das,

Dr. S. Majumder

DIC-MHRD

Rs 3.988 Lakhs

15

Development and Testing of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Assisted Hybrid Double-Slope Desalination Solar Still for Off-grid Rural-Northeast India

Dr. Biplab Kumar Debnath,

Dr. RS Das

DST-SERB

Rs 29 Lakhs

16

Conversion of Conventional Diesel Engine into Port Fuel Injection (PFI) Engine and Running in Complete Biofuel Mode

Dr. Biplab Kumar Debnath

 

TEQIP - III

Rs 2.6 Lakhs

17

Design and Fabrication of a Two-stage Biogas Scrubbing Unit to Produce Methane Enriched Biogas for Cooking Purpose

Dr. Biplab Kumar Debnath

NITM Start-Up Grant

Rs 2.6 Lakhs

18

Thermal Detection of Malignancy and Estimation of Its Properties in a Human Breast

Dr. Koushik Das

 

DST, SERB (ECR)

Rs 17.46 Lakhs

19

Design and Fabrication of Corn (Maize) Shelling Machine to Promote Productivity of Corn in Meghalaya

Dr. Koushik Das

DIC IIT Guwahati

Rs 2.95 Lakhs

20

Design of Shallow Water Turbine for energy Harvesting, Utilizing Stream Water in Hilly Places

Dr. Koushik Das

DIC IIT Guwahati,

Rs 13.67 Lakhs

 

Extraction of pineapple leaf fibre and use it for the development of low-cost products

Dr. Koushik Das

NECTAR

Rs. 12.65 Lakhs

21

Coating of Hafnium on Copper to Use as Nuclear Reactor Control Rod

Dr. Maneswar Rahang

SERB

Rs 25.09 Lakhs

22

Application of Masking Technique and Reverse EDM Technique for Pattern Generation by Selective Area Deposition of Material using Powder Metallurgical Green Compact Tool and Sintered Tool Electrode

Dr. Maneswar Rahang

SERB

Rs 27.84 Lakhs

23

Design and Fabrication of Coconut Deshelling Machine for Domestic and Small-Scale Industry Applications

Dr. Maneswar Rahang

MHRD

Rs 3.244 Lakhs

24

Development of a Novel Solar Driven Dedicated Outdoor Air System (DOAS) for Space Heating and Liquid Desiccant Dehumidification with Direct/Indirect Contact Heat/Mass Exchangers for Meghalaya Region

Dr. Rajat Subhra Das

 

Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), DST

Rs 32,41,700/-

 

25

Development and Testing of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) assisted Hybrid Double-Slope Desalination Solar Still for Off-grid Rural-Northeast India

Dr. Rajat Subhra Das,

Dr. Biplab Kumar Debnath

Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), DST

Rs 29,00,909/-

26

Development of a Novel Falling Film based Liquid Desiccant Dehumidification System

Dr. Rajat Subhra Das

 

TEQIP-III

Rs 1,99,900/-

27

Solar based Room Heater

cum Food Drier with

Energy Storage Unit

 

Dr. Rajat Subhra Das

 

State Council

of science

Technology &

Environment

(SCSTE),

Meghalaya

 

Rs 97,834/-

28

Standalone Solar Tea/

Coffee Maker cum

Multipurpose Water Heating System

 

Dr. Rajat Subhra Das,

Dr. Sanjoy

Debbarma, Dr.Kishore

Debnath, Mr.Sushanta Nath

 

 

DIC, MHRD

Rs 8,57,200/-

29

Control of fish robot with external disturbance an experimental study

Dr. Subhendu Maity

 

IIT Guwahati Technology Innovation and Development Foundation, 2024

Rs 9 Lakhs

30

Performance enhancement of underwater marine propellers using additional appendages on the propeller boss

Dr. Subhendu Maity

 

IIT Guwahati Technology Innovation and Development Foundation, 2022

Rs 8 Lakhs

31

Performance enhancement of underwater marine propellers using additional appendages on the propeller boss

Dr. Subhendu Maity

 

TEQIP-III, NIT Meghalaya

Rs. 2.1 lakhs

32

Aerodynamic performance evaluation of Savones vertical axis rotor for small-scale power generation

Dr. Md Nur Alom

 

NPIU-TEQIP-III

Rs.12.07 lakhs

33

Aerodynamic shape optimization ceiling fan blades

Dr. Md Nur Alom

 

Crompton Greaves

Rs. 8.23 lakhs

34

Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis and Development of soft Fish Robot

Dr. Moumita Tewary

 

IIT Guwahati Technology Innovation and Development Foundation

Rs 14,50,000/-

35

Design and Development of Bio-Mimetic Propeller Blades with PBCF Technology for Minimizing Underwater Radiated Noise

Dr. Sambit Majumder

 

IIT Guwahati Technology Innovation and Development Foundation

Rs 6 Lakhs

36

Underwaters Plastic Management for Synthetic Fuel Production Using Pyrolysis

Dr. Sambit Majumder

 

IIT Guwahati Technology Innovation and Development Foundation

Rs 7 Lakhs