COURSE COORDINATORS


Dr. Ramkumar P
Assistant Professor

IIT Madras
Office Room No : 408, Machine Design Section
Phone(O): 044-2257 4684
Email: ramkumar@iitm.ac.in

Overview of the Course

  • Basics of Tribology

  • Friction of Materials

  • Materials -- Wear Mechanisms

  • Lubrication and Lubricant Selection -Chemistry of Lubricants and Additives

  • Tribology Testing and Measurements

  • Condition Monitoring of Tribo Systems



Dr. Seshadri Sekhar A
Professor

IIT Madras
Office Room No : 205, Machine Design Section
Phone(O): 044-2257 4709
Email: as_sekhar@iitm.ac.in

Overview of the Course

  • Theory of Hydrodynamic Bearings

  • Journal Bearing Performance Characteristics

  • Rotor Dynamics and Bearing influences on machine dynamics

  • Smart Fluids in Tribo elements

  • DISCUSSION on Recent Trends in Tribology





Guest Lecturers

Professors Name Topics

Prof. Mayuram, M. M.
Retired Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras.

  • Contact Mechanics
  • Failure Mechanisms

Prof. Kamaraj M
Professor
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras.

  • Surface Engineering and Characterisation

Prof. Gnanamoorthy R
Director of IITD & M Kanchepuram.
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras.

  • Polymer Tribology

Prof. Ram Turaga
Chief Development Officer
Office of Development and Alumni Affairs,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

  • Tribology in Machine Elements/Reliability in Design
  • Tribology in Medical Fields

Dr. Sathyan Subbiah
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras.

  • Tribology in Manufacturing of surfaces

Dr. Piyush Shakya
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras.

  • Rolling Element Bearings
  • Prognostic / Maintenance of Tribological Systems

Dr. Rakesh Chandra Barik
Scientist
Corrosion and Material Protection Division,
CSIR- Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI).

  • Role of Corrosion in Tribology

Dr. Savio Sebastian
GE Global Research,
Bangalore.

  • Space Tribology

Dr. Sridhar M.R
Senior Engineer
GE Global Research, Bangalore.

  • Engine Tribology