The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering proudly announces the successful acquisition of research funding from reputed external agencies and Institute seed funding to undertake innovative and impactful research projects.
This achievement reflects the department’s strong research culture, academic excellence, and commitment to addressing real-world engineering challenges through sponsored research.
🌟 Advancing Research Excellence
Securing competitive external funding is a significant milestone that highlights the expertise and credibility of our faculty in national and international research forums. The Department remains committed to expanding its sponsored research portfolio and fostering a dynamic ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship.
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S. N. |
Faculty name |
Project title |
Duration (Month) |
Amount (Rs.) |
Funding type |
Outcomes of the project |
|
1 |
Dr. N. A. Mandhare |
Performance enhancement of manufacturing process through reduction of viscosity of cutting oil by blending nano- agricultural waste additives. |
24 |
1,00,000/- |
SIRO (Jidnyasa Funding) |
Ongoing |
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Sr. No. |
PI name |
Co-PI Name if any |
Project title |
Name agency |
Duration of the project |
Amount (Rs.) |
|
1 |
Mr. N V Gaikwad |
Dr. N R Deore |
Design and Development of Ultrathin Vapour chamber for cooling of Microcontrollers/ Thyristors in HVAC applications |
ISHRAE |
6 months |
50,000/- |
|
2 |
Dr. A N Kore |
-- |
Design and Development of Innovative Technology for Sustainable Jaggery Manufacturing Using Thermic Fluid |
ASPIRE Grant (SPPU) |
2 Years |
1,00,000 |
|
3 |
Mr. A V Suryavans hi |
-- |
Enhancement in Pool Boiling by using Hybrid nano fluids and environmentally acceptable Surfactant |
ASPIRE Grant (SPPU) |
2 Years |
80,000 |
|
Total Amount |
Rs.2,30,000/- |
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Sr. No. |
Faculty name |
Project title/ Support for Activity |
Duration (Month) |
Amount (Rs.) |
Outcomes of the project |
|
1 |
Dr. Abhay Lingayat |
Enhancement of Electronic Cooling System Using Grooved Metal Fin Heat Sink |
6 |
14,000 |
-- |
|
2 |
Dr. N. A. Mandhare |
Reduction in Viscosity of Crude Oil using Agriculture Waste Material for Sustainable Development and Analysis of Rheological Properties |
6 |
14,000 |
Paper publication |
|
3 |
Dr. L.V. Awadhani |
Development and Characterization of new Composite Material for Maximizing Tensile Strength |
6 |
7,500 |
NA |
|
4 |
Mrs. Rita |
Predictive maintenance and automatic cleaning of solar panels |
6 |
14,000 |
New product development |
|
5 |
Mr. Vikram Aher |
Non-Contact Bending of Titanium Alloy Plate Using Laser Beam. |
6 |
20,000 |
-- |
|
6 |
Prof. H. H. Kadam. |
Investigation of heat transfer enhancement by using nanofluids with Bio-Surfactant |
6 |
30,000 |
Paper publication |
|
7 |
Dr. Amrita Francis |
Solar Panels That Cool Themselves: The Next Big Breakthrough? |
6 |
15,000 |
NA |
|
8 |
Prof N. V. Gaikwad |
Design and development of ultrathin vapor chamber for electronic cooling application |
6 |
30,000 |
Paper publication |
|
9 |
Prof. Ummid Shaikh |
Design, development and optimization of hybrid battery thermal management system with thermoelectric and immersion liquid cooling |
6 |
30,000 |
New product development |
|
10 |
Prof. G. G. Momin |
Design, Manufacturing and Analysis Chromatographic Ripeness Analyzer |
6 |
12,000 |
Conference Paper |
|
11 |
Prof. S. S. Shinde |
Investigation of Aluminum Matrix Hybrid Nano Composites Produced by Modified Stir & Squeeze Casting for Aerospace Application |
6 |
25,000 |
New material development |
|
12 |
Dr. S. B. Matekar |
Velomobile for delivery services |
6 |
0.2 |
New product development |
|
Total Amount |
Rs.2,31,500/- |
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S.N. |
PI name |
Co-PI Names if any |
Nameof the Dept.,where Projectis sanctioned |
Project title* |
Name of the Funding agency |
Duration of the project |
Amount (Lacs) |
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1 |
Dr R BPatil |
Mechanical Engg |
Development of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based fault detection and diagnosis system for solar photovoltaic panels |
SIRO Funding |
1 Year |
5,00,000 |
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2 |
DrVivekanandan. N. |
Mechanical Engg |
An ubiquitous system for secure breast cancer detection using portable image acquisition and deep learning methods |
SIRO Funding |
1 Year |
5,00,000 |
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|
Amount received(Rs.) |
10,00,000 |
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S.N. |
Faculty name |
Project title/ Support for Activity |
Duration |
Amount (Lacs) |
Amount Utilized (Lacs) |
Outcomes oftheproject |
|
1 |
Dr J S Chordiya |
Design and development of a low-cost water heating solar concentration system using PCM-embedded spherical porous and volumetric receiver for residential and light-commercial applications |
24 |
1.56 |
0.00 |
Prototype Development, Publication |
|
2 |
Mr H H Kadam |
Enhancement in flow boiling applications by using Nanofluids and surfactants |
24 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
Set up Development, Publication |
|
3 |
Mr. A. S. Kashid |
Vision-based object sorting Robot Manipulator |
6 |
0.50 |
0.50 |
Set up Development |
|
4 |
Dr. S B Matekar |
Development of Autonomous Foldable Railway Track Inspection Robot |
6 |
0.70 |
0.70 |
Prototype Development |
|
5 |
Mr. I R Sathone |
Optimization of failure of LCP using Taguchi Method |
6 |
0.25 |
0.25 |
Publication |
|
6 |
Dr. A B Lingayat |
Design and Development of Archimedes Spiral Wind Turbine for Urban Wind Harvesting and Sustainable Power Generation |
6 |
0.25 |
0.25 |
Set up Development, conference paper |
|
7 |
Dr. Sanjay Salve |
Experimental investigation to enhance the performance and Comfort of double tin made small house |
6 |
0.20 |
0.20 |
-- |
|
8 |
Dr. M U Madgule |
Investigative studies on incorporation of Al metal foam to improve the efficiency of battery thermal management system of EV |
6 |
0.25 |
0.25 |
--- |
|
9 |
Mr. N V Gaikwad |
Design and Development of Vapour Chamber for Laptop Cooling application |
6 |
0.70 |
0.00 |
--- |
|
10 |
Mr. G G Momin |
Experimental Investigation of VCR’S Diesel Engine for It’s Performance and Emission Analysis and Durability Test Using Vegetable Oil |
6 |
0.45 |
0.45 |
Experimental set-up, Publication |
|
11 |
Dr Vivekanandan. N. |
Replacing a contact type stylus with an electronically controlled noncontact type stylus and eventually generating a graphical output to predict required results |
6 |
0.40 |
0.00 |
-- |
|
12 |
Dr. P A Deshmukh |
Design and optimization of CFRP Anti-roll bar |
6 |
0.18 |
0.18 |
-- |
|
13 |
Mr. S S Shinde |
Investigation of Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Aluminum Matrix Hybrid Nano Composites |
6 |
0.45 |
0.37 |
Publication |
|
Amount received(Rs.) |
7,89,000 |
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S.N. |
PI name |
Co-PI Names if any |
Nameof the Dept.,where Projectis sanctioned |
Project title* |
Name of the Funding agency |
Duration of the project |
Amount (Lacs) |
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|
1 |
Dr. A B LingayatDr. Jaya Goyal |
Mechanical Engg |
Design and development of geothermal air conditioning test rig. |
ISHRAE |
1 Year |
1,00,000 |
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2 |
Dr. R B Patil, MrPramodSonwane |
Mechanical Engg |
Development of reliability analysis model and fault detection and diagnosis system for maintainability optimization of solar photovoltalic plant |
SIRO Funding |
1 Year |
500000 |
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3 |
Mrs. S V Patil |
Mechanical Engg |
Modular development of conventional vehicle into electric vehicle |
SIRO Funding |
1 Year |
500000 |
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4 |
Dr. R B Patil, MrPramodSonwane |
Mechanical Engg |
Development of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based fault detection and diagnosis system for solar photovoltalic panels |
SIRO Funding |
1 Year |
500000 |
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Amount received(Rs.) |
16,00,000 |
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S.N. |
Faculty name |
Project title/ Support for Activity |
Duration |
Amount (Lacs) |
Amount Utilized (Lacs) |
Outcomes oftheproject |
|
1 |
Mrs. S V Patil |
Design and development of an efficient air-cooled battery thermal management system for four-wheeler electric vehicle |
12 |
1.99 |
1.99 |
Experimental set-up |
|
2 |
Mr. G G Momin |
Design of multi pressure refrigeration system with 2 Evaporator individual expansion valve |
6 |
0.45 |
0.45 |
Experimental set-up |
|
3 |
Dr N A Mandhare |
Comprehensive experimental investigation on influence of variation of pressure on coefficients of rolling resistance and friction |
6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Experimental set-up, Publication |
|
4 |
Mr. N V Gaikwad |
Design and Development of Vapour Chamber as Heat Spreader for Electronic Cooling Application |
6 |
0.8 |
0.36 |
Product development |
|
5 |
Dr N A Mandhare |
Experimental Investigation of Coefficient of impact of Micro Grooved Plates |
6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Experimental set-up, Publication |
|
6 |
Dr Vivekanandan. N. |
Autonomous Agribot used for Weeding Purpose |
6 |
1.3 |
1 |
Experimental set-up, Publication |
|
7 |
Mr. U I Shaikh |
Development of the thermal management system for battery pack hybrid electric scooter |
6 |
0.77 |
0.57 |
Experimental set-up, Publication |
|
8 |
Mrs. J P Wagh |
Development and analysis of Green composite material |
6 |
0.14 |
0.13 |
-- |
|
9 |
Dr. P. A. Deshmukh |
Design of Hybrid Composite Battery Box |
6 |
0.37 |
0.37 |
-- |
|
10 |
Mrs. J P Wagh |
Investigative Study and test of natural fiber hybrid composites bumper beam |
6 |
0.52 |
0.46 |
Sustainable material development and testing |
|
11 |
Dr. A B Lingayat, Dr. Jaya Goyal |
Experimental investigation on geothermal air-conditioning for the |
6 |
0.51 |
0.51 |
Experimental Set-up, Patent Under Process and paper Under review |
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Amount received(Rs.) |
7,86,000 |
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S.N. |
PI name |
Co-PI Names if any |
Nameof the Dept.,where Projectis sanctioned |
Project title* |
Name of the Funding agency |
Duration of the project |
Amount (Lacs) |
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|
1 |
Dr U G Potdar |
Dr N R Deore |
Mechanical Engg |
Design and development of miniature liquid fuel film combustor for thermoelectric power generation |
DST-SERB |
36 |
27,12,633 |
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2 |
Mrs. G V Phadtare |
Dr. P A Deshmukh |
Mechanical Engg |
Utilization of Green energy sources for the development of solar system for biomedical application |
AICTE- RPS |
36 |
12,14,608 |
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3 |
Mr. N V Gaikwad |
Mechanical Engg |
Experimental investigation and theoretical simulation of performance of condensing units below AHRI rated ambient temperatures |
ISHRAE |
12 |
1,00,000 |
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4 |
Dr. Anindita Roy |
Dr. N.R. Deore |
Mechanical Engg |
Design and Development of a liquid immersion cooling system for high performance electric three wheelers |
La Foundation |
1.5 yrs |
4,00,000 |
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Total Amount (Lacs) Received |
44,27,241 |
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S.N. |
Faculty name |
Project title/ Support for Activity |
Duration |
Amount (Lacs) |
Amount Utilized (Lacs) |
Outcomes oftheproject |
|
1 |
Mr. U. I. Shaikh |
Design and development of cooling System for Lithium-ion Battery Pack of Electric Scooter |
12 |
0.97 |
1 |
Experimental set-up, Publication |
|
2 |
Dr. R B Patil |
Assessment of Reliability Allocation Methods and Development of a generalized methodology for reliability allocation |
12 |
0.9 |
0 |
Publication |
|
3 |
Dr. A V Borgaonkar |
Development and Tribological investigation of Solid Lubricant Based Composite MoS2-Cdo Coating |
12 |
0.7 |
0 |
NA |
|
4 |
Dr. A B Lingayat |
Experimental Investigation of mixed mode solar dryer provided with rotating trays in the drying chamber |
12 |
0.7 |
0 |
NA |
|
5 |
Dr. P R Kale |
Experimental Investigation of Parameters Influencing Battery Life Cycle of Lithium-Ion Batteries |
12 |
0.85 |
0.85 |
Publication |
|
6 |
Dr. A B Lingayat, Dr. Anindita Roy |
Experimental Investigation of the performance of a cold storage unit integrated with phase change material. |
12 |
0.42 |
0.42 |
Patent Granted Application Number: 202121058487 Grant date: 6th Dec 2021 |
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Amount received(Rs.) |
4,54,000/- |
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| Sr. No. | Investigators | Project title | Funding agency | Amt. in Rs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prof. A.N. Kore, and Dr. S.S. Lakade | Design and Development of Open Pan Heat Exchanger Based on Thermic Fluid for Organic Jaggery Making | La foundation | 4,40,000 |
| 2 | Prof. A.N. Kore, and Dr. S.S. Lakade | Design and Development of Open Pan Heat Exchanger Based on Thermic Fluid for Organic Jaggery Making | La foundation | 2,10,000 |
| 3 | Dr. Anindita Roy, and Dr. N.R. Deore | Design and Development of a liquid immersion cooling system for high performance electric three wheelers | La foundation | 4,00,000 |
| 4 | Dr. N.R. Deore & Prof. L.V. Awdhani | MODROBs- Modernization of Mechanics of Composites Lab | AICTE | 12,80,000 |
| 5 | Mr. Rohit Suryawanshi, Mr. Nilesh Gaikwad (Project Guide), Mr. Mukund Ranade (Industry Mentor) | Experimental investigation and theoretical simulation of performance of condensing units below AHRI rated ambient temperatures | ISHRAE | 1,00,000 |
| Sr. No. | Investigators | Project title | Funding agency | Amt. in Rs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prof. N.V. Gaikwad | Evaporative cooling attachment for conventional ceiling fan to get efficient cooling | ISHRAE | 30,000 |
| 2 | Prof. A.N. Kore Dr. S. S. Lakade |
Design & development of open pan heat exchanger test rig based on thermic fluid for organic Jaggery making | LA Foundation, Dassault System | 2,10,000 |
| Sr. No. | Investigators | Project title | Funding agency | Amt. in Rs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prof. N.A. Mandhare | Minimization of flow instabilities over Impeller eye of a Low head Mixed Flow Centrifugal Pump through design modification of lock nut | ASPIRE, SPPU | 3,00,000 |
