Financial Grants
Government of India
Development of brazing technology for joining C(f)-SiC to C(f)-SiC and C(f)-SiC to Inconel using high-temperature brazing Alloys and surface activators
File Number: DGTM/ARDB/GIA/24-25/071
Investigator: Dr. M. Govindaraju, Co-Investigators: Dr. R. Vaira Vignesh, Dr. B. Venkataraman
Funding Agency: Aeronautics Research and Development Board (AR&DB), Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Government of India
Sanctioned Amount: INR 57,94,000
Period: 31 May 2024 to 31 May 2027
Collaborator: Dr. Anil Kumar, Scientist - H, Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), Hyderabad - Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Government of India
Studies on the fabrication of Borated Austenitic Stainless Steel SS304B4 using Diffusion Bonding and Diffusion Brazing Processes for Nuclear Shielding Applications
File Number: CRS/2023-24/04/1316
Investigator: Dr. R. Vaira Vignesh, Co-Investigator: Dr. M. Govindaraju
Funding Agency: University Grants Commission & Department of Atomic Energy - Consortium for Scientific Research, Government of India
Sanctioned Amount: INR 18,00,000
Period: 29 Feb 2024 to 28 Feb 2027
Collaborator: Dr. B. Arivazhagan, Scientific Officer - F, Materials Joining Section MDTD, MEG, MMG, IGCAR Kalpakkam
Development of High Entropy Alloy (HEA) hardfacing material for nuclear applications
File Number: CRS/2022-23/1104
Investigator: Dr. M. Govindaraju, Co-Investigator: Dr. R. Vaira Vignesh
Funding Agency: University Grants Commission & Department of Atomic Energy - Consortium for Scientific Research, Government of India
Sanctioned Amount: INR 18,00,000
Period: 23 Mar 2023 to 23 Mar 2026
Collaborator: Dr. B. Arivazhagan, Scientific Officer - F, Materials Joining Section MDTD, MEG, MMG, IGCAR Kalpakkam
Development of surface composites of Magnesium-Rare Earth alloy with controlled corrosion kinetics by Friction Stir Processing for sacrificial anodic applications
File Number: TAR/2022/000582
Principal Investigator: Dr. R. Vaira Vignesh
Funding Agency: Science and Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
Sanctioned Amount: INR 18,00,000
Period: 31 Oct 2022 to 31 Oct 2025
Mentor: Dr. P. Sathiya (Professor, Department of Production Engineering, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, India)
Five Days Faculty Development Programme on Green Technology and Sustainability Engineering
Convener & Coordinators: Dr. S. Thirumalini, Dr. R. Vaira Vignesh, Dr. M. Govindaraju,
Funding Agency: AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Government of India
Sanctioned Amount: INR 93,000
Period: 17 May 2021 to 21 May 2021
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Instrument: Universal Strength Machine (Digital)
Lab: Foundry Lab, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Year of Establishment: 2022
Make: Custom (Hitech Equipments India Pvt Ltd., Chennai)
Cost: INR 1,07,000 + GST
Faculty Incharge: Dr. R. Vaira Vignesh
Instrument: Digital Permeability Meter
Lab: Foundry Lab, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Year of Establishment: 2022
Make: Kelson (Hitech Equipments India Pvt Ltd., Chennai)
Cost: INR 1,24,000 + GST
Faculty Incharge: Dr. R. Vaira Vignesh
Equipment: High-Temperature Furnace
Lab: Foundry Lab, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Year of Establishment: 2022
Make: VRK Enterprises, Hyderabad
Cost: INR 2,66,750 + GST
Faculty Incharge: Dr. R. Vaira Vignesh
Equipment: 2-High Rolling Mill
Lab: Materials Processing Lab, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Year of Establishment: 2020
Make: Sri RPR Industries, Coimbatore
Cost: INR 2,86,000 + GST
Faculty Incharge: Dr. R. Vaira Vignesh and Dr. M. Govindaraju
Equipment: Four Ball Tester (Maintenance / Not Available)
Lab: Materials Processing Lab, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Year of Establishment: 2021
Make: Ducom Instruments, Bengaluru
Cost: INR 12,50,000 + GST
Faculty Incharge: Dr. R. Vaira Vignesh, Dr. S. Thirumalini, Dr. N. Radhika, Dr. M. Govindaraju