Diploma/Mechanical Engineering (Govt Polytechnic College, Mahabubnagar, Telangana)

B.Tech/Mechanical Engineering (JNTU – Hyderabad)

M.Tech/Industrial Metallurgy (IIT-Roorke)

Sponsored  projects :

[1] Silicon nanomachining in ductile regime –A Review, 3rd International and 24th AMTDR conference, December 13 – 15, 2010

[2] Effect of Crystallographic Orientation on Ductile to Brittle Transition Using Nano-Scribing Method, 1st National conference on Micro and Nano Fabrication, January 21 -23, 2013

[3] Comparative study of estimated uncertainty values by conventional GUM and Monte Carlo Simulation method for Vickers hardness calibration, 3rd National conference on Advances in Metrology, February 19 – 21, 2014

[4] A Study of failure component made out of OHNS during heat treatment owing to the geometry aspect and inappropriate control of heat treatment parameters- S S Avadhani and Ch. Srinivasa Rao. Manufacturing Technology Today (MTT), Vol-16, issue -11, November, 2017.

[5] Design of special fixture for hard chromium plating on internal surface of hollow cylinder open at one end and with restricted opening at the other end with L/D ratio more than 4 SS Avadhani, Champuri Srinivas Rao and CJ Kumara. Manufacturing Technology Today (MTT), Vol-18, issue -03, March, 2019.

[6] Mechanical and structural characterization of DLC prepared by PECVD technique Champuri Srinivas Rao and Leo Prakash. Manufacturing Technology Today (MTT), Vol-18, issue -03, March, 2019.

• Initiative for developing and establishing diffusion aluminization process technology for low alloy steels after successfully addressing the process and supply of aluminized & heat-treated adapter sleeves of quantity -310 nos with consistent and acceptable results (coating & mechanical properties)
• Failure analysis case studies to determine the root cause for failure to the satisfaction of customers as listed below
• Drive bolt failed during assembly
• Trunnion component failed during hydraulic pressure test.
• TMT bars failed during reverse bend test
• Stud M24 failed during service
• Bar stock material of grade EN 19 is suspected to find preexisting cracks
• Determining the root cause of failure of CB28 pump housing components
• Determining the root cause for failure of wire drawn from cold forming
• Determining the root cause for premature failure of cam ring.
• Cracked Pitman Arm failed during durability test
• Determining the root cause for premature failure of turbine rotor
• Determining the root cause for premature failure of leaf spring used for steam turbine applications