Laser Materials Processing Lab

Faculty-In-Charge

Lab Overview

Our vision is to be at the forefront of innovation in laser-based technologies, i.e., additive manufacturing and laser materials processing. We also envisages to explore different surface engineering techniques along with cutting edge materials. This laboratory facilitates laser cladding, laser polishing and laser welding along with numerical modelling of L-DED technique. The area of applications are aerospace, automotive and nuclear industries.

Key Research Areas

Laser based additive manufacturing
Laser materials processing
Surface engineering
Materials and their characterization

Significant Facilities & Special Features

Preplaced laser cladding
Laser polishing
Laser welding

Major Equipment

Research Funding & Grants

Improvement of laser cladded Inconel surface using laser surface remelting technique (SERB–ANRF-TAR-2023-000061)
An investigation on intergranular corrosion performance of direct energy deposited Ni-based super alloy (RIG-Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani)
Study of molten pool and development of coaxial nozzle for laser cladding of Inconel (ACRG-Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani)
BEAT: Bio high entropy alloy based implant for medical industry (CDRF- Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani)

Achievements

Publications:

Manik A. Patil, Nirupan R., Biswajit Das, “Numerical modeling of critical velocity and deformation behavior in cold spray using Lagrangian and Arbitrary Lagrangian technique”, Solid State Phenomena, Volume 350, October 2023.
Palodhi L, Das B, Singh H., “Effect of particle size and morphology on critical velocity and deformation behavior in cold spraying”. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 2021 Nov;30:8276-88.
Das B, Gopinath M, Nath AK, Bandyopadhyay PP., “Online monitoring of thermo-cycles during laser remelting of flame sprayed chromia coating in pulsed mode and coating properties”. Optik. 2021 Feb 1;227:166030.

Conferences:

Manik A. Patil, Nirupan R., Biswajit Das, “Numerical modeling of critical velocity and deformation behavior in cold spray using Lagrangian and Arbitrary Lagrangian technique”, Solid State Phenomena, Volume 350, October 2023.
Urjit Parab, Nitin Gautam, D.G.Bhosale, Biswajit Das, Manik A. Patil, “Prediction of Equivalent Plastic Strain in Cold Spray Process Using Feedforward Artificial Neural Network” in ICAMST 2024@ Ramaiah Technology Campus, Banglore, India

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Higher Degree

Doctoral Programmes

WILP

Dubai Campus

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