Faculty Member

Ph.D. Research Students

Shotri R V
164100005@iitb.ac.in

Zagade P
pramod.zagade@tcs.com

Khan K V
kajalkhanme@gmail.com

Chaurashia K P
184100011@iitb.ac.in

Madadi R
184100011@iitb.ac.in

Patnaikuni N
194106002@iitb.ac.in

M Tech Student

RA (M Tech) Students

Current Project(s) An investigation on low-heat input gas metal arc welding of high strength steel sheets and aluminum alloys in similar and dissimilar combinations for automotive applications.[Collaorating Members - TATA STEEL and IIT Bombay] (July'2014 - July'2017) (Budget : INR 15.00 Lakh). Modeling of Friction Stir Welding Process - [Collaborating Institutes - UFRGS-LAMEF, Brazil and IIT Bombay, India] (DST, India and CNPq, Brazil) (July'2014 - July'2017) (Budget : INR 23.4724 Lakh). Investigation of ratcheting and fatigue crack growth behavior of carbon steel pipes and stainless steel pipes - (Government of India) (February'2012 - February'2016) (Budget : INR 59.57 Lakh). Project(s) Completed An experimental and theoreticsl investigation on pulsed current gas metal arc welding process with short circuit metal transfer for joining of similar and dissimilar materials - (DRDO, India) (November'2011 - November'2015) (Budget : INR 44.00 Lakh). Identification of welding parameters for target weld attributes using process simulation models and optimization algorithms - [Collaborating Institutes - BAM (Berlin, Germany) and IIT Bombay (India)] - (DST-DAAD PPP 2011) (2011-2013) (Budget : INR 5,36,000.00). Numerical prediction of temperature field and residual stresses in laser deposited FGMs - (DMRL, Hyderabad, India) (2011 - 2012) (Budget : INR 15.00 Lakh). Theoretical and experimental investigations of friction stir welding process - (DMRL, Hyderabad, India) (2010 - 2011) (Budget : INR 10.00 Lakh). Experimental and Numerical Investigation on Resistance Spot Welding of Autumotive Aluminum alloys using AC and Medium Frequency DC spot welding machines - (DST, India) (2008 - 2011) (Budget : INR 30.90 Lakh). Selection of process parameters and filler material composition in Gas metal arc welding of HSLA steel - (BEML, India) (2010 - 2011) (Budget : INR 2.50 Lakh). Investigation on resistance spot weldability of automotive aluminium alloys - (Aditya Birla Science and Technology Co Ltd., Raigad, INDIA) (2008 - 2010) (Budget : INR 5.00 Lakh). An experimental and numerical investigation on two wire wave controlled submerged arc welding process of high strength low alloy structural steels - (NMRL, Ambernath, India) (2008 - 2009) (Budget : INR 10.00 Lakh). Experimental and numerical investigation into fatigue ratcheting behavior of pressurized piping components - (Government of India) (2006 - 2009) (Budget : INR 55.00 Lakh). Modeling and simulation of heat transfer in laser free form fabrication - (DMRL, Hyderabad, India) (2008 - 2009) (Budget : INR 5.00 Lakh). Development of a Robust Weld Pool Simulation Model by integrating heat transfer analysis and multivariate optimization - (DST, India) (2005-2008) (Budget : INR 19.00 Lakh). Stress Analysis of Hybrid Composite Track Shoe Assembly using Finite Element Method (CI) - [Consultancy Project - for VRDE, Ahmednagar] (2004 - 2005) (Budget : INR 2.50 Lakh). An investigation on Resistance Spot Weldability of uncoated low-carbon steel with a range of ac and dc welding guns and stationary spot welding machines - [Collaborating Institutes - BAM (Berlin, Germany), Technical University (Berlin, Germany) and IIT Bombay (India)] - (DFG, Germany) (2002-2004) (Budget : Euro 50,000.00). Neural Network Based Real Time Weld Quality Monitoring for Automated Resistance Spot Welding - (Ministry of HRD, India) (2002-2004) (Budget : INR 10.00 Lakh). Numerical simulation of resistance spot welding in aluminium alloys - [Collaborating Institutes - Technical University (Berlin, Germany), IIT Kharagpur (India) and IIT Bombay (India)] - (Volkswagen Foundation, Germany) (2001-2003) (Budget : 25,000.00 DM). Macro-microscopic simulation of fusion welding processes - [Collaborating Institutes - Cambridge University (UK) and IIT Bombay (India)] - [(DST, India thru' UISTRF) and (BCL, UK)] (2001-2003) (Budget : INR 7.00 Lakh). Real time seam tracking, monitoring and inspection for automated fusion arc welding - (Ministry of HRD, India) (1999-2001) (Budget : INR 10.00 Lakh) To investigate fatigue ratcheting in large size components experimentally and through FEM (SITAC) - (as Co-Investigator) (Govt. of India) (IIT Bombay) (1999-2003) (Budhet : INR 125.00 Lakh).