| Dr.
  S. Senthilvelan Professor,
  Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian
  Institute of Technology Guwahati Guwahati
  781039 Assam, India | 
Current Openings
| PhD Positions | 
Current Research Group Members
| PhD Students | MTech Students | Project Staff and Post-Doctoral
  Fellow | 
Courses
| Design of Machine Elements | Machine
  Design | Kinematics of Machinery | Engineering
  Drawing | 
| Plastics
  Engineering | Engineering Design Methodology | Gear
  Engineering |  | 
Major
Research Interests
| Composites- Polymeric and Metal matrix | Fatigue | Tribology (Friction and Wear) | Gears | Siddha Medicine Manufacturing  | Organic Packing Materials | 
Major Research Projects
Completed
| Design
  Development and Performance Evaluation of Selective Reinforced Composite Gear : PhD work carried out under the
  guidance of Prof R Gnanamoorthy IIT Madras(July
  2002-Sep 2005) | 
| Design
  Development and Performance Evaluation of Composite Leaf Spring: Funded by Department of Mechanical
  Engineering, IIT Guwahati: PhD work guidance at IIT Guwahati, Student Mr C Subramanian (July 2006-Oct 2010) | 
| Design
  Development and Performance Evaluation of Self Lubricating Cutting Tool for
  High Speed Machining:
  Funded by Aeronautics Research and Development Board ARDB, India along with
  Prof PS Robi. PhD work guidance at IIT Guwahati
  Student Mr A Muthuraja
  (Dec 2010-Oct 2015) | 
| Experimental
  Investigations on Double Tool Process, Supported by Department of Mechanical Engineering IIT
  Guwahati: PhD work guidance at IIT Guwahati Student Mr
  A Kalidasan (Dec 2010- May 2017) | 
| Design
  Development and Performance Evaluation of Asymmetric Composite Gear, Funded by Department of Science and
  Technology (DST) India- PhD work guidance at IIT Guwahati Student Mr A Johnny Mertens (July
  2012-July 2016) | 
| Bidirectional
  Bending Fatigue and Transmission Characteristics of Polymer Composite Gears , Supported by Department of Mechanical
  Engineering IIT Guwahati; PhD work guidance at IIT Guwahati External Student Mr M. Kodeeswaran, Vikram
  Sarabhai Space Centre (July 2012- Aug 2017) along with Dr
  R Suresh | 
| Influence of Asymmetric Tooth
  Profile and Manufacturing Process on the Bending Strength of Polymer Spur
  Gears, Supported by
  Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati PhD work guidance at IIT
  Guwahati Student Mr A Karthik
  Pandian( Jan 2016-June 2022) along with Dr Sachin Singh Gautam | 
| Performance
  Evaluation of Lubricated Polymer Gears, Supported by Department of
  Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati PhD work guidance at IIT Guwahati
  student Mrs Sarita Bharti
  (July 2015-March 2023) | 
Publications
| A Karthik
  Pandian | |||
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Others