Laboratory Facilities

The Department of Mechanical & industrial Engineering has well established the active learning laboratories. These Well-equipped laboratory facilities are available to satisfy the requirements of the practical classes as prescribed for the modules. The various laboratory facilities mentioned below facilitate the students to acquire sound knowledge of theoretical and practical skills & engineering concepts. Apart from the key laboratories facilities listed below, department also make use of some of the common laboratories which are shared across other

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Lab Facilities

CAD/CAM Laboratory

Room - R 120

This laboratory provides the practical training mainly to students of Mechanical Engineering program for the development of skills in drafting, 2D, 3D (Surface & Solid modeling using AutoCAD and Pro ENGINEER), design and analysis with the help of ANSYS. The CAD-CAM lab has high speed Intel®core ™ 2 DUO CPU computers with latest CAD-CAM softwares supporting Modeling, Analysis, Tool path simulation and Manufacturing etc..

Chemical Analysis Laboratory

Room - CRI211

Chemical Analysis Laboratory (CRI 211) is equipped with various analytical instruments, like Reid Vapour pressure test apparatus, UV- Vis spectrophotometer and other handheld basic analytical instruments for the delivery of laboratory courses in General Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Final year capstone Projects in Chemical Engineering.

Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory

Room - CRI210

Chemical Reaction Engineering Lab (CRI210) is equipped with batch reactors, Plug flow reactor, Continuous stirred tank reactor, and semi batch reactor for conducting the laboratory experiments in the Chemical Reaction Engineering course offered for both Chemical Engineering and POM programs. This laboratory is also used for the conduct of laboratory experiments in unit operations course and capstone projects.

Workshop

Room - CRI007

The Workshop at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the National University of Science and Technology is a vital component of the department’s infrastructure. Its primary purpose is to provide students with hands-on experience in the use of conventional machines, such as Lathe, Milling, Shaping, Drilling, and Hacksaw cutting, which are essential in the manufacturing and fabrication processes. Additionally, it has other facilities such as fitting and tin smithy sections. The aim of the Workshop is to provide students with practical experience in the manufacture of mechanical components and systems. This is achieved through a series of laboratory sessions, where students are taught the theoretical principles of workshop processes and equipment. The laboratory exercises and practical inputs corresponding to the modules, namely Engineering Workshop and Mechanical Engineering Laboratory-I are organized in the workshop. The Workshop is equipped with a range of conventional machines and tools, enabling students to work on a variety of projects. The machines include lathes for turning, milling machines for milling and drilling, shaping machines for shaping metal, and hacksaw cutting machines for cutting metal. There are also tools for fitting and tin smithy work, such as vices, hammers, chisels, and other hand tools. The Workshop is staffed by experienced instructors who guide students through the learning process, helping them to develop their skills and knowledge in workshop practice. Students are encouraged to work collaboratively and to share ideas, creating a dynamic and engaging learning environment. Overall, the Workshop is an essential resource for students in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. It provides them with the practical skills and knowledge they need to succeed in their studies and to pursue careers in the manufacturing and engineering industries.

CNC Laboratory

Room - CRI 001

This is a unique and latest laboratory that delivers the core concepts of digital manufacturing for students undergoing Mechanical Engineering Program.  The laboratory delivers theoretical concepts backed up with practical training, where they learn the design, modeling and manufacturing.  It encourages them for develop skill sets in designing, developing conceptual 3D models and physically realizing them through the available manufacturing facility.  Three dimensional models are developed with the aid of world class software’s like PTC-CREO, Solidworks, Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD software.  The lab is fortified with CNC machines and 3D printers and the courses are designed to provide a clear understanding in the development of manual part program and Computer Assisted Part Program.  In addition to it, the lab has customized software’s QuickCAM and VR Milling from Denford (UK).  These software’s allows enhanced learning and understanding through Virtual simulation of CNC Milling operations.  The hardware of the lab includes Denford “Triac VME” – 3 Axis CNC Milling interfaced and operated through PC based VR Milling software.   It also has “ACE Tutor” – 2 Axis CNC Lathe with FANUC control system for producing turned components.  Apart from these the lab is established with Cubify Inventor software for developing 3D components of different shapes through CUBEPRO – 3D printing machine. 

Mechatronics laboratory

Room - R219

The Mechatronics Lab at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the National University of Science and Technology is an advanced facility that aims to provide students with hands-on experience in the field of mechatronics. The laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art technology, including pneumatic systems and control systems, and it is mainly furnished with pneumatic and electro-pneumatic components. The objective of the Mechatronics Lab is to provide students with practical experience in the design and implementation of mechatronic systems. This is achieved through a series of laboratory sessions that allow students to explore the theoretical concepts that they have learned in class, and to apply them to real-world situations. Students have access to a range of equipment and tools, including control system trainer kits related to batch processing, process test rig, traffic controller, and pendulum control system kit. The laboratory is staffed by experienced instructors who guide students through the learning process, helping them to develop their skills and knowledge in mechatronics. Students are encouraged to work collaboratively and to share ideas, creating a dynamic and engaging learning environment. Overall, the Mechatronics Lab is a valuable resource for students in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. It provides them with the practical skills and knowledge they need to succeed in this exciting and growing field and helps to prepare them for careers in a range of industries.

Dynamics Laboratory

Room - CRI214

This laboratory is equipped with various machines relevant to the areas of Engineering Mechanics, Material Science. In the Material Testing laboratory, students are trained to test the material properties by using the various testing machines available in the laboratory. This laboratory provides the practical training to the students of Chemical, Mechanical Engineering and Process Operations & Maintenance programs for the development of skills in material testing. The course which is delivered in this laboratory is Material Science. This laboratory also caters the requirements for testing and analysis of materials and dynamic analysis of machine elements.

Thermal laboratory

Room - CRI012

The Thermal lab provides lot of opportunity to the students to study different types of IC engine to enhance their practical understanding of prime movers. The performance test, heat balance estimation, and emission test can be carried in variety of IC engines like petrol / diesel. The Lab also provides wide scope on computerized variable compression test rigs with modern eddy current / electrical loading devices. Setup is provided with necessary instruments for combustion pressure, Diesel line pressure and crank-angle measurements. These signals are interfaced with computer for pressure crank-angle diagrams. Instruments are provided to interface airflow, fuel flow, temperatures and load measurements.

Control Engineering laboratory

Room - CRI113

This laboratory provides practical training to the students of the Mechanical Engineering program for the development of skills in industrial instrumentation particularly electronic sensors and transducers i.e. piezoelectric load cells, linear variable differential transformer, strain gauge, speed sensor, PID controller, stepper motor control, temperature sensor, analog-to-digital converter or vice versa, etc.  Control lab supplements the knowledge gained by students in the classroom instructions thru practical hands-on training in operation, calibration, measurement, troubleshooting, and fault analysis of various training kits. Furthermore, the available equipment can be used to support students’ technical projects, and other research activities.

Process CAD Laboratory

Room - R116

Process CAD laboratory is a design lab for Chemical Engineering and Process Operations and Maintenance students. Students can take practical laboratory training courses that are strongly connected to class room lectures such as “Chemical Process dynamics & control, Process modeling & simulation and technical Project modules”. Local network is provided to all Pentium 4 computer systems. All the computers are loaded with simulation packages like HYSIS 3.4, ANSYS, CHEMCAD, etc. So that students can utilize them for simulation studies. Virtual training software’s like Essentials of Chemical Engineering, Process Operator trainee, virtual safety software are also loaded in all the computer systems which are useful as teaching aid to various POM and Chemical modules.

Heat and Mass Transfer laboratory

Room - CRI104

This laboratory is used to provide hands-on training on heat and mass transfer equipment’s to meet the practical skills in the core courses offered in Chemical Engineering, CAME and Process and Operations Maintenance programmes. Heat and Mass Transfer laboratory also supports the experiments related to mass transfer, Heat transfer and capstone projects.

Mechanics laboratory

Room - CRI204

This laboratory is used for organizing various experiments needed for meeting the practical skills in the area of engineering mechanics and mechanical principles. This is equipped with many apparatus to demonstrate the fundamental principles of Bending, Deflection, Deformation, Strain, buckling effect, principle of Moment and Friction etc. Essentially this laboratory provide services for Mechanical, Process Operations & Maintenance, and Chemical Engineering students through their modules.

Fluid Mechanics laboratory

Room - CRI114

This laboratory includes various test rigs which includes, pipe friction losses test, v-notch calibrations, Orifice meter calibration, Venturimeter calibration set up, centrifugal compressor set up etc. The laboratory provide service for Mechanical, Process Operations & Maintenance, and Chemical Engineering students by supporting in their modules.

Unit Operations Laboratory

Room - CRI109

Unit Operations Laboratory is used for both Chemical Engineering and, Process Operation and Maintenance students and train them to get hands on experience in various mass transfer operations of Distillation, extraction, adsorption, Drying, leaching etc and also provides practical skills in various process instruments used in oil and gas industries and petrochemical industries.

Chemical Project laboratory

Room - L007 & L008

Chemical Project laboratory is utilized for undergraduate and master students to conduct their project / research work. Chemical Projects Laboratory is equipped with AAS, GC, UV- Visible spectroscopy, centrifuge, Drying Oven etc. relevant to the areas of chemical and POM courses and capstone projects.

Automation laboratory

Room - CRI215

This laboratory provides the practical training mainly to the students of Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics and computer Programme. This lab automation consists of various test setups that will be used to demonstrate Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and its industrial applications, Real time data acquisition, Pick and Place Robot arm, National Instruments (NI) hardware and training kits, Batch processing trainer, PCB Engraver machine and boat automation equipment. This lab is further equipped with latest automation software which includes Lab view, Micro win software and Ladder programming. Students are using the facilities of automation lab to improve their practical knowledge, to do their final year projects, training and research works. Students are doing projects/research related to the areas of robotics, Instrumentation and control, machine vision, PLC, data acquisition, Marine automation etc