Ongoing projects at NCAIR

Defects in Composite Manufacturing

To model Liquid Composite Molding and conventional Autoclave Processing and use this model for various parameter prediction and development.

Acrylic sheet forming and Moulding

To optimize the process parameters for removal of warpage/optical defects and model sheet thickness variation during forming processes.

Coated cutting tools

To model the friction for ultra hard coated tools in drilling of inconel – 718.

Coolant Additives and Machinability

Study of the effect of the coolant additives on various machining processes

Blades & Blisks Manufacturing

To optimize the machining process parameters to improve surface finish and to reduce cutting forces and tool wear in the 5-axis machining of rotary aero-engine componenets.

Machine Dynamics and stability

To improve profile error and surface finish by assessing vibration characteristics of impeller machining process.