Mech Dept News 2000-2001

1) General Departmental News
a) Industrial unit was organized for M.E. m-production Engg. students of vacational course to M/s. Auto parts, M/s. Datta Engg. and M/s. Kulkarni Power Tools, Shiro! by Shri, M.Y. Khire.
b) Dr. P.G. Ramdasi worked as Industrial Expert •on behalf of joint Director's office, Pune for Pandharpur Engg. College inspection.
c) Industrial Unit of M/s. Kirlo'skar Bros. Ltd., Kirloskarwadi was conducted for S.E. (Mech.) students by Dr. P. G. Ramdasi, Shri. Saphal and Shri. P. M. Kamble.
d) Shri. M. Y. Khire worked as Judge for State level Tech. paper presentation contest at 'Pioneer 2K' at KIT College of Engg., Kolhapur on 3, 4 Oct. 2k

2) Paper published / Conference attended
a) Paper accepted for publication in the Jourrnal of The Institute of Engg. (I), Calcutta, Mech. Engg. Div. (March 2000) — M. Y. Khire & R. S. Tajane — Turning & Burnishing Tools (Part I & Part II)

b) Paper accepted for publication at the 4th HR - Gustav Lorentzen Conference on Natural Working Fluids at Purdue (USA) titled 'Comparative assessment of CO2 for window air conditioning. — Dr. Devatta, S. N. Joshi, N. N. Sawant) NCC, Pune. & A. S. Padalkar & Dr. N. K. Save, W.C.E.

c) Paper published in the Journal for Practicing Manager of National Institute of Industrial Engg., Mumbai titled, 'Design & Proposal of an incentive scheme for productivity imporvement in a light engg. industry-a case study' — M. Y. Khire, B. M. Chame Vol. 24, No. 2 April June 2000

d)Paper published on 'CAP P - A useful graphical approach' at National Conference in Adv. Trends in Mech. Engg. R & D held at JNTU College of Engg. - Anantpur (A.P.) on 22 - 23 June 2000 — Dr. P.G. Ramdasi, M. Y. Khire, R. G. Ghadge

e)Paper accepted for presentation at National Conference on 'Cpmputer Integrated design at Mfg.' at Department of production Engg., Amrita Institute of Tech. & Science, Coimbatur. 'On the way to Automation - A case study' — Dr. P. G. Ramdasi & M. Y. Khire.

3)Achievement of Persons
a) Shivaji University, Kolhapur has approved the synopsis submitted for Ph D degree of the following staff members
■ Shri. S. P. Chavan - Some studies on preventive maintenance of Rotating machines Sugar Industry using vibration monitering and dignostic analysis. Guide - Dr. N. K. Sane
■ Shri. M. Y. Khire - Design, development and analysis of a flexible feeding device for anemrly line automation. Guide - Dr. S. D. Madnaik - Principal - KIT., Kolhapur.

b) Prof. Dr. N. K. Save worked as referee on 'International Journal of Thermal science' for an article on Heat Transfer augmentation during conversion condensation of R 22 vapour.

c) Dr. P. G. Ramdasi is promoted as professor in Mech. Engg. for Sept. 2000. He is also co-opted as B.O.S. - Production stream - Shivaji University, Kolhapur.

d) Dr. P. G. Ramdasi was assigned a duty of workshop superintendent for 1st July 2000, subsequently he is assigned the duty of Head of Department of Mech. Engg. from 1- 12 - 2000

e) Prof. Dr. P. G. Ramdasi is recognised as a P. G. for Ph D (Mech.) by research by S.U., Kolhapur.

Seminars / Summer / Winter Schools, Short Term Course Attended
Shri. M. S. Joshi attended ISTE 2 week summer school in 'Design Automation using Computer' at PVPIT, Budhgaon for 29-5-2000 to 9-6-2000
H.O.D., Mech. Department