Department of Mechanical Engineering View Faculties

The Department of Mechanical Engineering of the college is one of best in Kerala and offers a B.Tech degree programme in the following Mechanical Engineering streams:

¢ Automobile Engineering
¢ Production Engineering
¢ Mechanical Engineering

The department of Mechanical Engineering is the first of its kind in the state offering B.Tech degree courses in the mechanical stream for Automobile Engineering. The course has been formulated to provide an exhaustive and detailed study of the subject with hands-on experience achieved in labs and workshops. The department enjoys special support from the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation Central Workshop situated nearby.

Mechanical Labs

Common Labs

¢ Fluid Mechanics Lab:
¢ Material Testing Lab:
¢ Mechanical Engineering Lab:
¢ Electrical lab:
¢ CAD/CAM Lab:

Special labs under Automobile Engineering stream

¢ Vehicle Reconditioning Lab
¢ Automobile engine & Vehicle Testing Lab
¢ Automotive Chassis Lab
¢ Mechatronics Lab

Special labs under production engineering stream

¢ Metrology Lab
¢ Metallurgy Lab
¢ Production Process Lab
¢ Production Technology Lab

Automotive Chassis Lab

Various vehicle components are available in this lab for practice in dismantling and assembling. Among them are two fully built up Ashok Leyland Chassis, Diesel engines, petrol engines, differential, clutch, gear box, front axle, rear axle housing, steering gear box etc.

Automobile engine and Vehicle Testing Lab

Hosts of vehicle testing equipment required for effective maintenance are included in this lab. They include chassis dynamometers, portable exhaust gas analyzer, Orsat apparatus, dial type spring tester, compression gauge and vacuum gauges. Redwood viscometer , Pensky Martin flash point apparatus and gas calorimeter with gas generator. A bomb calorimeter is also available in this lab.

Vehicle Reconditioning Lab

This lab incorporates various machines essential for reconditioning purposes like wheel alignment equipment, line boring machines, crankshaft grinding machines, brake drum skimming machines, valve re-facing machines, valve seat cutting & grinding machines, cylinder re-boring machines, fuel injection pump calibrator, automatic tyre -changer, auto electrical testing equipment like spark plug testing and cleaning equipment growler, neon timing light, dwell tester etc.

Student Associations

SAE Collegiate Club

Most of the Mechanical stream Automobile Engineering students are the members of SAE Collegiate club functioning under the guidance of SAE (USA) and SAE India chapter. The SAE club organizes various seminars and national level competitions for students.

AAES

The Association of Automobile Engineering Students(AAES)was formed in the year 1998 with a view to organize various activities for students as well as the public. AAES organizes the automobile show at Kanakakkunnu Palace, Trivandrum. One of its kind, it is a popular show, known for its wide variety of automobiles - vintage to latest.

The automobile show showcases latest automobiles from the biggest manufacturers in the business. Besides buying and selling vehicles, one can get ample information regarding the working of the vehicles also.

PESA

PESA is an organization of the Production Engineering students of the college and provides an arena to gain better insight into mechanical production technologies through regularly organized seminars and lectures. The association also organizes inter-collegiate cultural programmes. The association conducts frequent technological seminars by eminent personalities from various institutes and industries.

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