2024

Nice Menachery (AP-ME) Presented a paper titled, “Experimental investigation of nano hexagonal boron nitride reinforcement in Aluminium alloys through casting method”, on SERB Sponsored International Conference on Recent Advancements in Materials Science and Technology (ICRAMST'24) on 29th and 30th Jan, 2024 organized by Karpagam Academy of Higher Education (KAHE), Tamil Nadu

Mr. Nice Menachery (AP-ME) Presented a paper titled, “Development and characterization of carbon fiber reinforcement in Aluminium metal matrix composite”, 6th International Conference on Advancements in Materials and Manufacturing 2024 (ICAAMM-2024) on 16th and 17th Feb 2024 organized by MLRIT, Hyderabad

Mr. Nice Menachery (AP-ME) Presented a paper titled, “The behavior of Hexagonal Boron Nitride nanoparticles in Aluminium Metal Matrix Composite synthesized by high energy ball milling and conventional sintering” on International conference on Recent trends in material science (ICRTMS24)

Mr. Thomas Joseph(AP-ME) Published a paper titled "A Comparative Study of Rolling Bearing Fault Classification Using CWT-CNN and STFT-CNN Methods"

Mr. Thomas Joseph (AP-ME) Completed a NPTEL Course on Surface Engineering of Nano materials, Jan 2024 to March 2024(7 Weeks)

Mr. Thomas Joseph (AP-ME) Attended a FDP on FRONTIERS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING: HARNESSING THE POWER OF AI, ML & IOT, May 6 - May 11, 2024, MBC Thiruvanathapuram

Anto Zacharias (AP-ME ) ,Principal Investigator of Project titled : Experimental Investigation on Dye Sensitized Solar Cell was selected for Fund from KTU Center for Engineering Research and Development (CERD)

2023

Mr. Nice Menachery, Mr. Sukesh O P & Mr. Christy V Vazhapilly Co-ordinated -"Karthavya" National level hackathon on solid waste management, Dec 1-3, 2023, JECC

Mr. Anto Zacharias (AP-ME) , His Project proposal of "Experimental investigation on thermal and physical properties of nano-enhanced phase change material for thermal management of electronic equipment" was selected for Rs 2 lakhs funding under the CERD Research seed money scheme of KTU

Dr. CIjil B John got KTU approved PhD Research Supervisor (guide) in Mechanical Engineering

The team consists of Mr. Nice Menachery (AP/ME), Mr. Sukesh O.P (AP/ME), Mr. Arjun K M(S3 M.Tech- I & AR), Mr. Kishore V Gopal (S6 ME) and SIdharth R (S6 ME A) got third prize VAIGA Agri Hackathon 2023 in the open category section which is organized by Dept. Agriculture development and farmers welfare from 25th to 27 th Feb, 2023

2022

Mr. Nice Menachery(AP-ME) and team won FIRST PRIZE on DEKATHON2022 - Kerala Technological university (KTU), Kerala Start Up Mission in association with the Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia and St. Thomas College of Engineering and Technology organized DEKATHON 2022; An Indo – Malaysian Hackathon on Process and Product Design from 16th – 18th November 2022.

Funded Project sanctioned Project title: Machinability evaluation and wear behavior of hybrid Aluminum MMC reinforced with CNT and solid lubricants Funding Agency: All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Principal Investigator: Dr. Deepanraj B Co-PI: Mr. Nice Menachery Total Fund Sanctioned : Rs. 20,92,500/- This research work is focused on preparation of a hybrid nano metal matrix composite containing Aluminum as the matrix material and carbon nano tubes and solid lubricant as reinforcement by powder metallurgy route.

Funded Project sanctioned Project Title : One District One Idea (ODOI) Innovation Cluster Program Funding Agency : Kerala Development and Innovation Strategy Council, (K-DISC) Principal Investigator (PI) : Dr. Biju C.V. Sanctioned amount : Rs. 4,57,000 Description of work : The Kerala Development and Innovation Strategy Council, (K-DISC) is a strategic think-tank and advisory body constituted by the Government of Kerala. In order to utilize the potential of Engineering Colleges in Kerala, KDISC introduced a programme called “One District One Idea” (ODOI) for the innovation of MSME clusters in the State. Under the scheme, Jyothi Engineering College, Cheruthuruthy has been identified as the mentor institution to rejuvenate the Handloom clusters in the Kuthampally area. The main objective of the project is to develop an action plan for the enhancement of productivity of the existing handloom units registered in the Kondazhy, Kuthampally, Eravathody and Thiruvilwamala Societies. More than 1000 units are registered under these four societies. Redefining the manufacturing process, introduction of new means for market and training centers for youngsters etc., will be the underlying focus of this project.

Mr. Cijil B John (AP-ME) Secured PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Biofuels & Combustion) from Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences (Deemed-to-be University), Coimbatore

2021

Cijil B John, Published a Paper on Emission characteristics of third grade oil converted Sesame biodiesel. International Journal of Vehicle Structures and Systems (IJVSS), Vol. 13, Issue 13, p265-270.

2020

The project guided by Prof. Biju P L and Prof. Manoj Kumar titled Eco-friendly management of used diapers and napkins got funding from CERD (Under KTU). Sanctioned amount:- Rs 49000/- Sanctioned period:- 2019-2020

Final year project titled “Viruzid UV Sterilizer” is applied for patent (application number 202041022870) Students : Christo Kollanur, Christo Varghese, Don Thomas, Adarsh Govind Staff :- Mr. Nice Menachery

2019

International conference titled “International conference on Advancements in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME 2019) - Challenges towards Sustainable Development” on April 10-11, 2019 at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jyothi Engineering College, Thrissur. All the accepted papers will be published in conference proceedings and selected papers will be published in SCOPUS INDEXED JOURNALS. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (SCIE Indexed) FME Transactions (Scopus Indexed) International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development (Scopus Indexed) Journal of Advanced Engineering Research (Google Scholar Indexed) Transactions on Innovations in Science and Technology (Google Scholar Indexed)

Glimpses of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Development Cell of Jyothi Engineering College conducting a Talk on Company Registration, IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) and Patent Filing. Mr. Biju C V & Dr. Deepanraj B from ME Department are the Resource persons for the programme.

Dr. Deepanraj B, Associate Professor (ME), has published a journal entitled "Investigation on Novel bulk Size Single Crystal of Glycine with metal Ions Grown by solution growth method for Photonic Applications" in Material Letters (a SCI Journal published by Elsevier with impact factor 3.01).

B. Deepanraj paper a presented a paper titled “Investigation and Optimization of Machining Parameters Influence on Surface Roughness in Turning AISI 4340 Steel”, International Conference on Recent Developments in Mechanical Engineering, Chennai, India, March 21-22, 2019.

B. Deepanraj published a paper titled "Energy and energy analysis, drying kinetics, modeling and quality parameters of microwave-dried turmeric slices", Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (SCI Journal), Vol.136 (1), 2019, pp.185-197.

B. Deepanraj has got Indian Patent No.310171 Granted on March 28, 2019 titled A Biodiesel Fuel Blend Composition Comprising of Prickly Poppy Methyl Ester (PPME), Ethanol and Diesel.

B. Deepanraj has selected as the Guest Editor for the Special Issue on “Energy provision from organic by-products, residues and wastes in Asia” in Biomass Conversion and Bio refinery Journal published by Springer Nature, March 2019

B. Deepanraj has appointed as the PhD Thesis External Examiner, Shri Venkateshwara University, Amroha, UP, January 2019.

, Arun Raj A, Sukesh O.P published a paper titled “Experiment on Carbon dioxide removal from flue gas”, Materials Today Proceedings (Scopus Journal),Vol. 11, 2019, pp.1094-1101.

Mr. Sreejith K., APME along with students of S8 ME (2014-18) presented a paper entitled “Design and Fabrication of Thermo Acoustic Refrigerator” in the 3rd National Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology held at Malabar College of Engineering And Technology on 25th March 2018.

Mr.Jithin K Kuriakose, along with five students of mechanical engineering presented paper titled “Design of Spiral Heat Exchanger” in 4th National Conference on Technological Advancement in Engineering held at Sree Narayanan Guru College of Engineering& Technology, Payyanur.

2018

Mr. Sreejith A. along with students of S8 ME- A (2013-17) published a paper entitled “Effect of Anti-Oxidant on the Performance and Emission Characteristics of Diesel Engine Fueled with Bio Diesel Blending” in IJIRSET journal.

Mr. Praveen Raj, APME along with students of S8 ME-A (2013-17) published a paper entitled “Finite Element Analysis of Wheel Rim using Abaqus Software” in IJERA journal.

Mr. Sreejith K. & Mr. T R SreeSastha Ram, APME along with students of S8 ME-B (2013-17) published a paper entitled “Experimental Investigation of a Household Refrigerator Using Evaporative Cooled Condenser” in IJES journal.

Lawrance C A Participated in 4th national conference on technological advancements in engineering, at sreenarayana guru college of engineering and technology, Kannur, 16th- 17th march 2018,. Sensor operated automatic ramming machine.

Mr. Sreejith K., APME along with students of S8 ME (2014-18) presented a paper entitled “Thermo Acoustic Refrigerator” in KETCON-2018 held at Sahrdaya College of Engineering& Technology, Kodakara.

Mr. Sreejith K., APME along with students of S8 ME (2014-18) presented a paper entitled “Intelligent Braking System for Automobiles” in national conference on Latest Trends in Mechanical Engineering held at NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad from 6th to 8th April 2018.

Mr. Sreejith K., APME along with students of S8 ME (2014-18) presented a paper entitled “Design and Fabrication of Thermal Acoustic Refrigerator” in national conference on Latest Trends In Mechanical Engineering held at NSS College of Engineering, Palakkad from 6th to 8th April 2018.

Mr.Jithin K Kuriakose, Mr.Melvinraj C R along with five students of Mechanical Engineering presented paper titled “Design of Spiral Tube Heat Exchanger” in KETCON-2018 held at Sahrdaya College of Engineering& Technology, Kodakara.

Christy V Vazhappilly along with students (Akhil Paulson, David Andrews .P, Geeverghese K Thambi, Jefin Babu . E, Jithinraj V.B).presented paper in 4th International Conference on Advancement in Engineering, Applied Science and Management (ICAEASM-2018) organized by (ICSSR, Chandigarh) Indian Council of Social Science Research , North West Regional Centre , Panjab University Campus Chandhigarh (India) on 1st July 2018.

Mr. Sukesh O P., APME along with students of S8 ME (2014-18) presented a paper entitled “Experimental investigations of Frction Stir Processing Of copper” in KETCON-2018 held at Sahrdaya College of Engineering& Technology, Kodakara.

2017