COCHINUNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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Research Performance

  • Quality Function Deployment in Ship Building, MSc Thesis, University of Strathclyde, Glassgow,UK
  • Design and development of Special Container Barge for Cochin Export  Processing Zone (CEPZ)
  • Quality Function Deployment in Shipbuilding
  • Roles and Responsibilities of Elements of TQM in Technical Education; A Systems Approach.
  • Concept Design of a Solar Powered Slow Speed Cruiser
  • Concept Design Of a Solar Powered Tourism Cruiser For Inland Waterways.
  • Process RE- Engineering in Technical Education, Systems Approach.
  • Cathodic Protection of Ships Hull.
  • Condition Monitoring of Ship’s Hull for Corrosion

  • Economic Feasibility Study of Ro-Ro Ships between Mumbai and Calcutta
  • Feasibility Study of a Marble/Granite Carrier; A Coastal Ro- Ro Concept.

  • Dredger cum Weed Remover, a Feasibility Study.
  • Ship Recycling in India an Overview,
  • Sustainable Development Index
  • Recycling of Demolished Products of Recycling of Building.

  • Solar Solutions for Echo-tourism in Lakes.
  • Design for Ship Repair and Survey.
  • Concept Design of a Coastal Inland Bulk Carrier.
  • Recyclability Analysis of Obsolete Ships and Products
  • Sustainable Recycling of Ships
  • Development of Hydel Tourism in Kerala

  • Ship City
  • Role of Alumni Associations in the Holistic Development of Engineering Institutions
  • Recycling of Composite Marine Structures
  • Roles of Alumni Associations in Professional Development of Engineers in Maritime Technology
  • Expert System for Ship Recycling
  • Recycling of Decommissioned Naval Fleet

  • India as a Hub of Maritime Technology Education in South East Asia
  • Eco-Aqua: Solar Powered Slow Speed House Boat for Kerala Backwaters
  • Role of Naval Architects in Ship Recycling

  • Design for Ship Recycling
  • Workshop and Laboratory Practices in Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding Academic Curriculum: Teaching Enhancement Using In-House Models and Shipyard Internship Programmes

  • Case Study on DESCON- Institute Consultancy Cell: An Efficient Link for Industry–Institute Collaboration
  • Guidance Plan for Ship Recycling based on Disassembly Concept
  • The “Nallukettumaran ” Design Concept – Embracing Eco- Friendly Technology with Traditional Ambience and Architecture For The Kerala Inland Waters
  • Experience Capture in Shipbuilding Through Computer Applications And Neural Networks

  • Experience Capture using Microsoft Share Point in Shipbuilding
  • Recycling Options for Obsolete Drilling Platforms
  • Use of Piezo-Electric Crystals on Offshore Platforms
  • Role of Shipyards in Green Management of Ship Life Cycle
  • Industry-Institute Interaction with Long Term Memorandum of Understanding, MoU Based Case Study between Cochin Shipyard Ltd. and University of Science and Technology, Kochi,
  • Standardisation of Design of a Combination Fishing vessel in India
  • Concept Design and Implementation of a Pilgrim Ship in India
  • Application of Computing Technology in Ship Recycling
  • Effect of Hong Kong Convention ( HK-2009) on the Sustainability of International Ship Recycling Industry
  • Design of a Quarantine Ship
  • Experience Capture using Microsoft Share Point in Shipbuilding
  • Novel Systematic Approach to Assessing Human Factors and Engineering Issues in Maritime accidents
  • Recycling of FRP Boats
  • Strategic Guidance Plan for Recycling of Ships in India
  • Standardisation of a Combination Fishing Vessel in India
  • Application of Hydraulics in Fishing Vessel Deck Equipment
  • A Short Review on Sail Assisted Ocean Going Ship using CFD Analysis

  • Enrichment of Product Models of Ship from a Ship Recycling Perspective
  • Study of Influence of Bulbous Bow on the Resistance of a Fishing Vessel Hull Form Using CFD Analysis
  • Sustainable Development of Indian Ship Recycling Industry in Compliance with Recycling of Ships Act-2019, Government of India, 
  • Crack Assessment Criteria for Ship’s Hull Based on Ship’s Operational Life
  • A Comprehensive Review on Decarbonisation Technologies Available for OSV Sector
  • Acceptability of Decarbonization Technologies available for Offshore Support Vessels

  • Optimization of Wind Sail using Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation
  • The ‘STI-CON’ Start-Up Concept, The Maritime Answer to Innovation and ‘Make In India’ by CUSAT

Books/ Reference Books/ Subject books /Monograph /Chapters of Books Published

  • Marine Corrosion
  • Ormma Cheppile Cheruppam – Childhood Memoirs (In Malayalam Language)
  • Oru Kappal Patana Vakuppinte Piraviyum Prayanavum – History of 50 years of Department of Ship Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala, India -682022 (In Malayalam Language)

Externally Funded Research /Consultancy Projects Through University/Institution (Both completed and Ongoing Projects)

  • Setup of Advanced Documentation and Information Centre
  • Recommended Practices For Ship Recycling Processes
  • Feasibility Study for Solar Powered Ferry for State Water Transport Dept., Govt.of Kerala
  • Design of River Sea Vessel for Inland Waterways Authority of India
  • Concept Design, Inspection and Survey of Inland Ammonia Barge
  • Technical Specifications and Estimation of Inspection Boat for Forest Dept.
  • Inspection of Construction of Steel Passenger Boats for Kerala Government
  • Design of Steel Passenger Boat for Kerala Government
  • Design Scrutiny and Stability Tests for Inland Vessels under Kerala InlandVesselsRule-2010
  • Design and Construction of Small Waterplane Area Buoy (SWAB)
  • Owner’s Consultant for Construction of 42Pax. FRP Tourist Vessel at Samudra Shipyard, Aroor, Alappuzha District. Samudra Shipyard, Aroor, Alappuzha District.
  • Naval Architect Consultant, Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory, DRDO, Kochi   
  • Inclining experiment for Assessing Stability of Amphibious Attack Tank, Namika.
  • Cochin Shipyard Assisted Department Facility Upgradation in Model Making Shop (CADFUMS)
  • Design, Analysis and Modelling of a Full Scale Submarine Platform
  • Risk and Reliability Analysis of Oceanographic Buoy and Data Management System (OBRA- Oceanographic Buoy Risk Analysis)                                                

Research Guidance:

PhD–Degree Awarded

  • Forensic Engineering Investigations on Marine Casualties
  • Development of Strategies for Efficient Recycling of Ships
  • Optimization of Hull of a Fuel Efficient Deep Sea Multipurpose Fishing Vessel Using CFD
  • Effective and Improved Requirement Engineering
  • Aerodynamic Analysis of Sail Assisted Ships Using Computational Fluid Mechanics for Improved Geometry and performance

PhD–Thesis submitted

  • Studies on the Effect of Activated Flux Bounded TIG Welding on the Structure- Property Correlation and Corrosion Behavior in Aluminum 5083 and Stainless Steel
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