Fluid and Thermal Engineering

Overview

About Fluid and Thermal Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

One of the major thrust areas of our institute is energy. The energy is very broad and multidiscipline; involves many engineering disciplines, material, economics, law and policies etc. as shown in Fig below. The major effort goes in the energy sector in generation of electricity and this process starts with characterization of energy source, transportation of energy and management. Further, it goes in designing of devices, manufacturing and then the electricity generation starts. The involved engineering disciplines in the energy generation process are shown as the pyramid in the energy graphics. Moreover, mechanical engineering has three distinct streams - Fluid and Thermal Engineering, Machine Design and Manufacturing; and contribute to the electricity generation process as the bottom three steps of the energy pyramid.

 The current proposal is aimed to develop a strong foundation in fluid and thermal engineering and also contribute to realization of the thrust area of energy of the institute by focusing on the bottom step of the pyramid involving engineering streams.

Some of the benefits of proposed M.Tech. in Fluid and Thermal engineering are highlighted below:

•  Offers both theoretical and laboratory courses in cohesive manners to enable deeper understanding of thermal engineering.

• Promotes skill developments in advanced analytical techniques, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and experimental methods in thermal engineering.

• Flexible structure of this program enables the students to develop a strong foundation in any energy sectors such as solar, wind, thermal, hydro, geothermal, battery and any other emerging field in future through electives.