HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DEPARTMENT

  • B.E Mechanical Engineering course is started in the year of 2009, the course is approved by AICTE and affiliated to Anna University Chennai.
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering consisting of 4 experienced Professors and other faculty members having minimum of 7 years experience in various fields of engineering.
  • Advanced laboratory facilities for the students academic training and also Project Execution.
  • 1000+ students were placed in MNC and core companies and 120+ students were became as entrepreneurs.
  • Park Mechanical Engineering research centre promotes the research activities in Nano and advanced composite fields. Under the PARK l Research center 5 experienced Doctorates doing research work,
  • Regular events both nationally and internationally to cater the technical needs of Mechanical Engineering Students. Skill based soft training provided to all the students.
  • Industrial visits and interships to very reputed industries assisted and guided by faculty members of the Mechanical Engineering.
  • Huge industrial consultancy works are carried out.
  • Very effective student counselling system with one faculty for 15 limited students.

VISION AND MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT

Vision
  • To excel both in Engineering and Research.
  • To be recognized by our employers as a source of Industry Ready Engineers.
Mission
  • To provide quality education in the field of Mechanical Engineering.
  • To train the students practically to meet the requirements of day to day development of Industries.
  • To prepare the students for successful Engineering career by inculcating the Leadership qualities to encourage Entrepreneurship and the Professional and Ethical Responsibilities for the betterment of the Society.
  • To promote Research and Development and spread the Technology through Publications and providing Technical Expertise and Training to Industry.

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES

  • An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics and engineering sciences to develop mathematical models for industrial problems.
  • An ability to identify, formulates, and solve complex engineering problems. With high degree of competence.
  • An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyse and interpret data obtained through those experiments.
  • An ability to design mechanical systems, component, or a process to meet desired needs within the realistic constraints such as environmental, social, political and economic sustainability.
  • An ability to use modern tools, software and equipment to analyze multidisciplinary problems.
  • An ability to demonstrate on professional and ethical responsibilities.
  • An ability to communicate, write reports and express research findings in a scientific community.
  • An ability to adapt quickly to the global changes and contemporary practices.
  • An ability to engage in life-long learning.

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES (PEOs)

  1. Effectuating success in careers by exploring with the design, digital and computational analysis of engineering systems, experimentation and testing, smart manufacturing, technical services, and research.
  2. Amalgamating effectively with stakeholders to update and improve their core competencies and abilities to ethically compete in the ever-changing multicultural global enterprise.
  3. To encourage multi-disciplinary research and development to foster advanced technology, and to nurture innovation and entrepreneurship in order to compete successfully in the global economy.
  4. To globally share and apply technical knowledge to create new opportunities that proactively advances our society through team efforts and to solve various challenging technical, environmental and societal problems.
  5. To create world class mechanical engineers capable of practice engineering ethically with a solid vision to become great leaders in academia, industries and society.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES (POs)

  1. Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
  2. Problem analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyse complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences.
  3. Design/development of solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
  4. Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.
  5. Modern tool usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modelling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations.
  6. The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.
  7. Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
  8. Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.
  9. Individual and team work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
  10. Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.
  11. Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
  12. Life-long learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.

PROGRAM SPECIFIC OUTCOMES (PSOs)

On successful completion of the Mechanical Engineering Degree programme, the Graduates shall exhibit the following:

  1. Apply the knowledge gained in Mechanical Engineering for design and development and manufacture of engineering systems.
  2. Apply the knowledge acquired to investigate research-oriented problems in mechanical engineering with due consideration for environmental and social impacts.
  3. Use the engineering analysis and data management tools for effective management of multidisciplinary projects.

LABORATORY DETAILS

The Department of Mechanical Engineering has over 12 laboratories including thermal engineering, heat-transfer, dynamics, metrology, Mechatronics, Engineering Practices lab, CAD/CAM, Lathe, Special Machines, Fluid Mechanics, Strength of Materials and Special lab which incorporates hydrogen fuelled Engines for Research purpose. Modern computing facilities are available for students at the Computer Aided Design and Computer Integrated Manufacturing Laboratories. Separate Project galleries are also available to display student projects

Engineering Practices lab

The course is conducted for the first year students of all branches in Engineering. Minor services of equipments and machining and fabrication related to final year project work are being carried out in these workshops.

This lab is divided into following sub classification:

  • Carpentry
  • Plumbing
  • Sheet Metal
  • Welding
  • Foundry and Smithy
CAD lab

The CAD laboratory in Park College of Engineering and Technology is a cutting edge lab facility available with the Mechanical Engineering, wherein all the students Department (UG & PG), research scholars and faculty can work with 2-D and 3-D design and analysis packages. The users are encouraged to learn, practice and apply the knowledge gained into their research areas. Initially this facility is introduced mainly for students to evolve concepts and convert it into a complete product.

The CAD lab provides digitally integrated environment where the users can design, analyze, simulate and build components. The Laboratory has the following section:

  • Engineering graphics
  • Geometric Modeling
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Product Development
  • Rapid Prototyping
Lathe and special Machines

The lathe and special Machines shop supports to conduct practical classes of Manufacturing Technology I and Manufacturing Technology II for the students of Mechanical Engineering. The students are trained to operate all the above machines and learn various machining processes. At the end of the course, the students are asked to do a project work applying the knowledge gained during the course by the name Design and Fabrication Project.

Metrology Lab

Metrology is the science of measurement. Metrology Lab in our department is equipped with various measuring instruments, gauges and measuring machines. It makes the students to understand the basic principle involved in measuring process that suits for the respective product and its importance in the quality control (Control charts & process capability). The experiments are based on geometrical measurements, form measurements using various basic measuring instruments like all types of vernier, micrometer and dial gauges etc (Profile Projector). The students are exposed to learn about the error involved in the measurements, calibration of measuring instruments.

Flight Mechanics Lab

The Fluid Mechanics Laboratory consists of flow measurement devices, head loss measurement in pipe flow, impact of water jet on vanes, flow visualization apparatus, hydraulic pumps and turbines. The students will experimentally demonstrate the knowledge gained from fluid mechanics. The students are encouraged to operate the experimental test rig to know the operational procedures and to familiarize the working principle with performance calculations.

Strength of Materials lab

Strength of materials laboratory is well equipped with destructive testing machineries. This lab course is offered in the second year for the students from various departments in the school of mechanical engineering. Students will be able to understand the theoretical concepts of solid mechanics course and enable them to apply it practically in this laboratory. Different types of tests are conducted in this laboratory as per standards (ASTM and IS) to know the various mechanical properties of a material such as young’s modulus, shear modulus, hardness, toughness, deflection, fatigue strength etc.

Dynamics Lab

The objective of this lab is to impart practical knowledge on design and analysis of mechanisms in the machine tools and automobiles. In Machine Dynamics Lab, the students are doing the experiments related to their theory subjects like Engineering Mechanics, Machines and Mechanisms and Fundamentals of Vibration and Noise.Various equipment like governors, gyroscopes, balancing machines and universal vibration testing facilities are available to understand machine dynamics. The working models of simple mechanisms like gears, cams and followers are very much useful to understand Basic Mechanical Engineering subject.

CAM lab

The laboratory was established in order to provide our students with knowledge and hands-on experience in the area of Computer Integrated Manufacturing and considering the emerging research and development in the area of manufacturing segment in the industrial fraternity. The objective of the CIM laboratory is to prepare the students industry ready and to acquire employability skills with the know of how the CNC programming and cutting tool path generation through CNC simulation software by using G-Codes and M-codes. In addition, it is aimed at to demonstrate and understand the importance of automation and its predominant role in the assembly line of shop floor, so that to satisfy the need of agile manufacturing to meet the urging need of global competitiveness of upcoming industries.

FACULTY DETAILS
S.No Name of the faculty Designation Department Date of Joining
1 DR.KUMARESAN K Professor / PRINCIPAL Mechanical Engineering 19.02.2024
2 DR.GNANASEKARAN M Professor Mechanical Engineering 06.07.2022
3 MR.VENKATACHALAPATHY S Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering 12.12.2018
4 MR.RAVIKUMAR S Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering 10.06.2021
5 MR.CHENDRAYAPERUMAL J Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering 20.01.2019
6 MR.RAJA A Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering 15.12.2020
7 MR.DHATCHINAMOORTHY C Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering 18.04.2022
8 MR.VISHNUBABU G Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering 23.03.2022
9 MR,RAJKUMAR R Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering 25.09.2023
10 MR.NAMATHBASHA J Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering 12.12.2019
11 MR.PREMKUMAR S Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering 10.08.2020
12 MR.ARANGARAJAN M Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering 13.12.2019