Prof-In-Charge: Dr Nilanjan Das Chakladar, Associate Professor
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India 721302
Email: ndaschakladar@mech.iitkgp.ac.in
Chairperson, Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology (https://coeamt.iitkgp.ac.in/)
Facilities at ACE Lab:
Vacuum infusion set up, Vacuum oven, Vacuum autoclave
FDM (3D) printer, Compression moulding machine
Fibre drawing tower, Digital microscope
Benchtop electropolisher, i9 workstations
Filament maker, pH meter, 4-axis Filament winding
Prototypes built or on-going:
Composite hat (ISIRD, IIT Kharagpur)
Design of composite pipe (NMRL, DRDO)
Abrasive peening set up (CRG, SERB)
Phosphate Glass fibre, bone plate (Ministry of Textiles) + Industry partner: Tata Medical Devices
Composite impeller blade (NRB, DRDO)
Composite antenna reflector (SAC, ISRO)
PhD topics (ongoing or completed)
Development of porosity-free vaccum fabrication technique (completed)
Tailoring of residual stress during micro-end milling - experiments and modelling (completed)
Development of metal matrix composite joint with the help of friction stir processing (completed)
Fabrication and modelling of hybrid composites (on-going)
Fabrication of biocompatible phosphate glass fibre composites for implants (on-going)
Multi-scale modelling of full scale grinding process (submitted)
Developement of ultrasonic cavitation peening setup (synopsis submitted)
Development of self-sensing composite pressure vessel for space applications (on-going)
Development of graphene based CFRP antenna reflector (jointly with ISTRAC, ISRO - on-going)
Multi-scale modelling of resin flow and cure in laminated fibre reinforced composites (Jointly with Univ of Manchester)
PhD topics available (On the lookout for exciting candidates!):
Development of self-healing and self-sensing laminated composites for space applications
Fabrication of Carbon-fibre/PEEK composites for biomedical applications
ML-based development of numerical modelling of machining processes
Numerical modelling of Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing process of space/defense alloys
Fabrication and modelling of Rail Fish Plates
Multi-scale modelling of fracture mechanism of laminated FRP composites
Fabrication and modelling of filament-wound Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels
