ADMISSION

About the Research Programme

The effective research centre in the Department of Aeronautical Engineering was started in the year 2024 under Anna University (Ref. No. 4270826). The department has well equipped laboratory facilities for Teaching-Learning and research. The Department of Aeronautical Engineering of HiCET has an ample avenue to carry out the research work in core domain towards Quality outcome.

Research Area

  • Aerodynamics
  • Aircraft Structures
  • Composite Materials
  • Propulsion
  • Drone Technology
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Bio-Inspired Design

RESEARCH SUPERVISORS

No

Name of the Supervisor

Reference No.

Area of Specialization

No of Scholars Pursuing PhD

1

Dr.P.N.Karthikeyan

3420017

Composite Materials & Tribology

01

2

Dr.V.T.Gopinathan

4120110

Aerodynamics, Bio-Inspired Design, CFD

-

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Scholar Details

No

Name of the scholar

Ph.D. Registration No.

Year / Session of Registration

Name of the University

Part Time / Full Time

1

R.Veeramanikandan

17132697365

2017

Anna University

Part Time

2

D.Tamilvendan

17142697257

2017

Anna University

Part Time

3

Nallappan R

21132691315

2021

Anna University

Part Time

Research and Consultancy Project

No

Name of the Project

Funding Agency

Project/ Category

Amount Sanctioned (Rs.)

Status of the project

1

Aero acoustic investigation of Aerofoil with tubercles

IE(I)

R&D Grant-in-aid Scheme

20,000/-

Completed

2

Aerodynamics investigation of Aerofoil with tubercles

IE(I)

R&D Grant-in-aid Scheme

50,000/-

Completed

3

Extraction of electrical Energy from Wind using Turbo - Ventilator

IE(I)

R&D Grant-in-aid Scheme

35,000/-

Completed

4

Cascade Wind Tunnel

AICTE

MODROBS

7,50,000/-

Completed

5

Study and performance improvement of Solar Air Heater

AICTE

RPS

10,50,000/-

Completed

Seed Money Projects:

No

Name of the Pi I/ Co-PI

Title of T The Project

Amount Sanctioned (Rs.)

Sanctioned Year

1

Mr.D.Tamilvendan

Development of eco-friendly composite material using natural fibers available in the Coimbatore region

95,000

2023

2

Dr Ganesh M Dr Karthikeyan P N

Experimental Investigation of the aircraft wing spar to enhance fatigue life

82,000

2021

3

Mr Gopinathan V T Mr Suresh C

Aerodynamic Investigation of tubercled wing for UAV at low Reynolds Number

50,000

2020

4

Mr Saravanan R
Mrs Vijayalakshmi T
Mr Kupparaj A

Performance study of vertical axis wind turbine blades for renewable energy generation using urban winds

62,000

2020