About Us

Mechanical Engineering Department offers a two years postgraduate programme in Heat Power Engineering affiliated to Savitribai Phule University Pune University (SPPU). This course has been initiated in the academic year 2012-13. The mission of Department of Mechanical Engineering is to provide a value-added quality education to post graduate students through its M.Tech. course in Heat Power Engineering.

The objective of PG programme in Heat Power Engineering is to create technically competent manpower that will be able to take up challenges posed by rapidly changing technologies both in industry as well as R&D. We believe in providing state of the art teaching-learning environment which will inspire students to get an education beyond engineering. This is achieved through rigorous teaching process integrated with innovation and research. The research interests of the department include electric vehicle systems, computational fluid dynamics, renewable energy, refrigeration and air-conditioning, computational and experimental heat transfer as well as inter-disciplinary areas of mechatronics and electro-magnetics.

Program Overview

Glimpses of Projects Undertaken

Development of High-Performance Battery Charger for E-Rickshaws	Investigation of Lifted Spray Flame with Preheated Co-flow Condition
Experimental Analysis of Thermocline Thermal Energy Storage Tank	Heat Flux Estimation on Missile Base at High Altitudes
Development of downdraft gasifier to generate producer gas	Enhancement of Thermal Energy Storage using Heat Pipe

Scope of Employment

• Engine Design & Development
• CFD Engineer
• CFD Engineer
• Automotive Industry
• Electric Vehicle Development
• Solar Photovoltaic Industry
• Refrigeration and air conditioning
• Energy auditor/manager
• Academic and R&D institutions

Objectives

• To impart quality education, innovation culture, necessary skill sets and social commitment required to build successful professional career
• To enhance employability of students to meet employers need and prepare them for higher studies.
• To create awareness among students about codes of professional practice, social commitment and life-long learning.

Salient Features

• Doctoral faculty with rich domain knowledge and experience
• GATE scholarship to eligible students
• Paid Industrial Internships leading to placement
• Opportunity to work on live industry and research problems
• College sponsorship for distinguished New Product Development / Research Based Projects up to 50,000/-project
• Aptitude training to enhance likelihood of placement
• Support to Start-ups through ATAL Incubation Cell
• Exposure to Add-on courses by Industry Experts
• Opportunity to join Ph.D program at Institute
• Care and concern for students through regular counselling
• Excellent Academic Results

PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOMES (PSO – PG Heat Power Engineering):

• To critically analyze / synthesize, simulate and optimize mechanical systems, components and processes by applying the principles of thermal engineering.
• Student will be able to investigate and provide solutions to complex real life interdisciplinary problems using modern tools of engineering.