Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
Indian Institute of Technology Patna
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Advanced manufacturing lab focuses on scientific investigation of advanced manufacturing processes to improve quality and productivity in the industry. Alongside, the laboratory supports advanced manufacturing requirements of projects being executed throughout the institute.
Professor in charge: Dr. Probir Saha
Contact person: Mr. Sanjiv Maity
Contact details: sanjiv@iitp.ac.in, 0612 302 8075
4 axes CNC
Best surface finish: 0.8 μRa
Wire electrode diameter: 0.25 mm (std.)
Dielectric fluid: deionized water
(3D printer)
Model material: ABS in ivory
Support material: SR-30 soluble
Build size: 203 × 203 × 152 mm3
Layer thickness: 0.254 mm
Spindle speed: 150-4000 rpm
Max. job dimension: 250 × 150 × 200 mm3
Position accuracy: 0.01 mm
Max. turning diameter: 80 mm
Max. turning length: 195 mm
Spindle speed: 150-4000 rpm
Position accuracy: 0.01 mm
2 axis loading and unloading arm
3 axis loading and unloading arm
Automated guided vehicle
Assembly station
Automatic system
20 kHz electrical energy
| Sr. No. | Generic Name of Equipment | Model, Make & Year of Purchase | Equipment's Picture | Remarks Including accessories available and current usages of Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Double Syringe Pump | NE-4000, Unigenetics Instruments, USA make |  |
Fully functional with all accessories available |
| 02 | Single Syringe Pump | NE-300, Unigenetics Instruments, USA make |  |
Fully functional with all accessories available |
| 03 | USB Digital Microscope | DINO-LITE AM2111 Microscope |  |
Fully functional with all accessories available |
| 04 | Hot Air Oven (Maximum Temp 250 deg C) | Narang Scientific Works, NSW-143 |  |
Fully functional with all accessories available |
| 05 | High Precision weighing Balance | K.Roy, KUC-2L |  |
Fully functional with all accessories available |
| 06 | Biosafety Cabinet safety level III Cab | Batra Trading Company |  |
Fully functional with all accessories available |
| 07 | Laboratory Chemical Fume Hood | Bionim ITPL-STD-CFH- 622 |  |
Fully functional with all accessories available |
| 08 | Carbon Dioxide Incubator | MAC MAC-CDI-80L-D-JGJ |  |
Fully functional with all accessories available |
| 09 | Laboratory Centrifuge Machine | R8C-REMI |  |
Fully functional with all accessories available |
| 10 | Micro Centrifuge, MCF 08VT | Labquest Borosil |  |
Fully functional with all accessories available with 0.2 & 0.5 ml adaptor and range upto 6000 RPM |
| 11 | Inverted Flourescence Microscope with DP74 coloured camera | Olympus CKX53, DP74 camera, Blue and green Filters for Fluorescence |  |
Fully functional with all accessories available |
| 12 | Plasma Cleaner with Vacuum Gauge | Herrick Plasma (PDC-002-HP) |  |
Fully functional with all accessories available |
| 13 | Magnetic stirrer with hot plate | 6030 Tarsons |  |
Fully functional with all accessories available |
| 14 | Digital Rotational Viscometer LMDV 60 | Labman India |  |
Fully functional with measuring range of 20-2000000 mpa.s. Accessories include a Low Viscocity Adaptor (used for less than 20m.pas) |
| 15 | Serological Water Bath 18 lt | BSCO |  |
Fully functional with all accessories available |
| 16 | Liquid Nitrogen Storage Container 25.5 lt | TA-26 |  |
Fully functional with all accessories available |
| 17 | Zoom lens 6.5x XZoom | Navitar |  |
Fully functional with all accessories available |
| 18 | Spin Coater | Delta Scientific Equipments Pvt. Ltd MC-1 |  |
Fully functional with all accessories available |
| 19 | Autoclave (Pressure upto 30 PSI) | Rescholar Geeta Industries |  |
Fully functional with all accessories available |
| 20 | Variable DC Power Supply(0-32V, 10A) | Prominent |  |
Fully functional with all accessories available |
Professor in charge: Dr. Chiranjit Sarkar
Contact person: Mr. Pramod Prakash Dubey
Contact details: ppdubey1987@iitp.ac.in, 0612 302 8087
Number: 3
CPU: Intel Xenon
3.4 GHz, 3.4 GHz, 2.6 GHz
Processors: 32, 32, 28
RAM: 96 GB, 64 GB, 32 GB
Computers: 50
Network Printer: 1
Live network storage: 8 TB
HPC: 216 Code HPC at CC
ANSYS 15.0
Creo 3.0
ADMAS 11, 12, 13
VI Rail 11, 12, 13
KISS Software
Auto CAD
Contact person: Mr. Indrajeet Kumar, Mr. Ram Chandra Prajapati
Contact details: indrajeet@iitp.ac.in, Chandra@iitp.ac.in, 0612 302 8155
Contact person: Mr. Ravikant Kumar
Contact details: ravikantpr@iitp.ac.in, 0612 302 8259
Signature of common machinery faults: unbalance, alignment, resonance, bearing, rotor dynamics, crack shaft, belt drive, mechanical rub and induction motor
5 kN (1000 lbf)
Single column
Automatic motor drive alarms
32 bit precision motor controller
150% mechanical overload
Shows the performance of and pressured distribution around a gas/air lubricated bearing
Professor in charge: Dr. Sudheer Siddapureddy Contact person: Mr. Ravikant Kumar Contact details: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 0612 302 8259 FRL at IIT Patna is emerging to facilitate studies on open and compartment pool fires both experimentally and numerically. One of the major focuses in this laboratory is to establish innovative measuring techniques for different parameters like flame emissivity, temperature, gas velocity, safety distances, heat flux to bodies in stand-alone and multiple pool fires. Other Research Laboratories in the Department include Robotics and Automation Laboratory, Dynamics and Vibrations Laboratory, and Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, and CAD, CAM laboratory.
Professor in charge: Dr. Manabendra Pathak
Contact person: Mr. Rajiv Kumar
Contact details: rajiv@iitp.ac.in, 0612 302 8261/0
Velocity range: 0 to supersonic
Measurement area: 1 mm2 to 1 m2
Cameras: CCD, CMOS
Software: Dynamic studio-8047
Max. optical magnification: 100x
Dual power lasers: 15 Hz
Pulse energy: 15 to 200 mJ
Professor in charge: Dr. Md. Kaleem Khan
Contact person: Mr. Rajiv Kumar
Contact details: rajiv@iitp.ac.in, 0612 302 826
Max. reference temperature: 1500°C
Measure direct, diffuse, and reflected instantaneous solar irradiation
National Instruments
16 × 8 input channels
Measuring input: thermocouple, TRD, thermistor
Voltage: 0-300 V AC and DC
Current: 0-1 A AC and DC
Resistance: 2, 4 wire up to 100 MΩ
Professor in charge: Dr. Akilendra Singh
Contact person: Mr. Indrajeet Kumar
Contact details: indrajeet@iitp.ac.in, 0612 302 8155
Material testing lab focuses on measuring the strength and ductility of materials under various conditions, such as temperature, tension, compression and fatigue loading. Variety of materials including metals, composite, polymers and soft tissues can be tested for their expected life.
Professor in charge: Dr. Akhilendra Singh
Contact person: Mr. Indrajeet Kumar
Contact number: indrajeet@iitp.ac.in, 0612 302 8155
Tensile, compression and flexural test
At different load cells like 50 N, 2.5 kN and 50 kN.
Tensile, compression and flexural test
Low cycle fatigue, high cycle fatigue
Fracture toughness (KIC), JIC
To find modulus of rigidity of a given material
Tensile, compression and flexural test
Low cycle fatigue, high cycle fatigue
Fracture toughness (KIC), JIC
Finding impact strength or notch toughness with the help of Charpy impact and Izod impact test
Measurement and Process Analysis Laboratory focuses on scientific and applied research of different manufacturing processes including conventional, non‑conventional subtractive manufacturing, additive manufacturing, metal forming, joining etc. The laboratory is dedicated to the measurement and analysis of these processes for enhancing the process capability and quality. Few of the facilities and research focuses being created includes CMM, Optical microscopes and metallurgical investigations, High Speed Camera, Thermal Imaging Camera, High Temperature measurement, Online force measurement system, In‑situ measurement of deformation processes, Process Analysis through Finite Element and other analysis techniques etc.
Professor in charge: Dr. Anirban Mahato and Dr. Anirban Bhattacharya
Contact person: Mr. Pramod Prakash Dubey
Contact details: ppdubey1987@iitp.ac.in, 0612 302 8087
The Mechanical engineering workshop is comprised of several basic and modern machineries to encompass the manufacturing of components through different processes. The workshop contains machineries/ instruments for different shops namely turning shop, machine shop, welding shop, foundry shop, sheet metal and soldering shop, carpentry and pattern making shop, etc. Moreover, the regular undergraduate and postgraduate classes, Workshop are involved in the fabrication of special purpose jobs, fixtures, etc., needed for research work in the institute.
Professor in charge: Dr. Anirban Bhattacharya
Contact person: Mr. Prayag Kumar
Contact details: prayag@iitp.ac.in, 0612 302 8075
Main motor power: 4 kW
3 speed range: 40-2800 rpm
Center distance: 1000 mm
Center height: 200 mm
Main spindle bore: 42 mm
Cross slide travel: 210 mm
Main motor power: 2 hp (3 phase)
Longitudinal travel: 475 mm
Cross travel: 160 mm
Vertical travel: 325 mm
Table stroke
Longitudinal: 100
Horizontal: 320
Vertical: 380
Main motor: 4 kW
Range of spindle speed: 60-1690 rpm (12 steps)
Main motor power: 1.5 kW (2 hp)
Max. stroke length: 18
Type of drive: belt drive
Cutting to return stroke ratio: 3:2
Feed: Automatic / manual
Vertical tool movement: 6"
(Picture is for illustrative purpose only)
Drilling: 40 mm
Spindle travel: 220 mm
No. of spindle speeds: 8 (90/1000 rpm)
Main electrical motor: 2 speed (1.75/2.5 hp)
Welding cart included
For stick, DC TIG, flux co-red welding and arc gouging 5 A/20V-350A/ 34V
(Picture is for illustrative purpose only)
For stick or manual (AC) arc welding
Main motor power: 1 hp
Max. diameter: 3
Stroke length: 6
Blade size: 10
Main motor power: 1.5 kW
Speed: 1440 rpm
3 phase AC 50 Hz
Wheel size: 14
Motor power: 1 hp
Grinding spindle speed: 2800 rpm
Max. distance between center: 305 mm
Table swivel: 90°
Head swivel: 360°
(Picture is for illustrative purpose only)
Manually operated
For cutting sheets in straight strips
Professor in charge: Dr. Atul Thakur
Contact person: Mr. Ram Chandra Prajapati
Contact details: Chandra@iitp.ac.in, 0612 302 8156
Bandwidth: 200 MHz
Channels: 4 analog, 8 digital
Frequency: 0.3 Hz - 10 MHz
Modulation: AM standard & Balanced, FM int (sweep) & Ext, PWM, PAM
Waveforms: sine, square, triangle
Output: 700 W, 0-35 V, 0-20A
Weight: 29.5
High voltage: 1000 V
Current range: 10 A
Hot air S.M.D. rework station
Micro soldering pen
1.5-18 V DC regulated digital power supply
National Instruments
Available modules: NI SCXI-1143
NI SCXI-1303
NI SCXI-1304
NI SCXI-1306
NI SCXI-1314
NI SCXI-1315
NI SCXI-1326
NI SCXI-1600
Processing Area: 610 × 305 mm2
Laser options: 10, 25, 30, 40, 50, and 60 W
Professor in charge: Dr. Subrata Kumar
Contact person: Mr. Indrajeet Kumar
Contact details: indrajeet@iitp.ac.in, 0612 302 8155
Measure linear and angular dimension of the component
Micro Vickers hardness test of the material
Forces apply: 10 gf - 2 kgf
Max. weight: 22 gm
3-axis measuring microscope
For metallographic study
Calibration of measuring equipment
Measuring equipment such as micrometers, sine bars, Vernier calipers, height gauge and dial indicators
Professor in charge: Dr. Probir Saha
Contact person: Mr. Sanjiv Maity
Contact details: sanjiv@iitp.ac.in, 0612 302 8075
Micro-turning
Micro-milling
Micro-drilling
Micro-EDM
Micro-wireEDM
Micro-wireEDG
Laser: Multi diode pumped fiber laser
Nominal average power: 20 W
Axis travel: 200 × 200 mm2
Pulse duration @ 20 kHz < 120 ns
Professor in charge: Dr. Karali Patra
Contact person: Mr. Ram Chandra Prajapati
Contact details: Chandra@iitp.ac.in, 0612 302 8156
Six axis
Gripper: Pneumatic
Payload: 3 kg
Horizontal reach: 654 mm
Four Axis
Horizontal reach: 600 mm
Payload: 2 kg
Programmable Training purpose
Programmable Training purpose
Rive axis
Gripper: motorized
Fire Bird Universal Robotic Research Platform Training purpose
Mobile Robot
Sensor: IR & Ultrasonic
On-Board computer Payload: 15 kg
Max. limit: 500 μ
Measure transparent thin sheet
TFTL focuses on the investigation of thermal and fluid transport during phase change for a variety of energy, water and thermal management applications, both for ground and space based applications. Our approach relies on leveraging scalable micro/nano-fabrication, advanced characterization, state-of-the-art experimentation, and unique model prediction capabilities to enable mechanistic insights into complex fluid, interfacial, and thermal transport.
Professor in charge of the lab: Dr. Rishi Raj
Contact Person: Mr. Ravi Kanth
Contact Details: ravikantpr@iitp.ac.in , 0612 302 8152
Contact Angle Meter
Repeating cycle: 0.1 Hz to 20 kHz
Resolution: 0.1 Hz
Operating temperature: 5-40°C
Max. working temperature: 300°C
Make: Vision Research
Model: Phantom v7.3
Monochrome 0.5 Megapixel
Resolution: 800 × 600
At full resolution: 6,688 fps
At reduced resolution: 222,222 fps
Make: FLIR
Model: ORION SC7000
Spectral Range: MWIR 3.0-5.1 μm
Temperature range: -20-120°C
Resolution: 320 × 256
At full resolution: 190 fps
Flow rate: 0.06-3400 mL/min
Direction of rotation: CW/CCW
Power: 0.1 hp
Speed: 6-600 rpm
Make: Agilent
Model: N5751A
12.5 V/60 A
100 V/7.5 A
300 V/2.5 A
30 V/5 A
Make: Agilent
Model: 34460A
Make: Agilent
Model: 34972A, 34902A
Make: SISKIN
Model: PROFI CHILL
Custom built
Tribology lab aims to understand contact mechanisms at micro, micro and nano-scales for designing precision and reliable equipment. The tribology lab has resources for understanding contacting and moving surfaces under different load and speeds under rolling-sliding or purely sliding or oscillatory conditions. The laboratory collaborates with other laboratories in the institute to develop new surface engineering techniques like coating and surface texturing.
Professor in charge: Dr. Mayank Tiwari, Dr. Anirban Mahato, Dr. Akhilendra Singh
Contact person: Mr. Ram Chandra Prajapati
Contact number: Chandra@iitp.ac.in , 0612 302 8156
Make: Phoenix Tribology Limited, UK
Model: TE7y4S
Rolling/sliding Tribometer
To measure contact resistance, rolling/sliding ratio (SRR), contact pressure
Rotary type tribometer
To measure wear depth, volume loss, and c.o.f
Make: Rtech Instruments, USA
To measure wear depth, acoustic emission, c.o.f. frictional force and electric contact resistance (ECR) due to reciprocating and rotary motion of disk/ball
