Manikandan,L.P.Shri.

Area of Expertise

• Mechanical aspects of Turbomachinery
• Mechanical design of test rig components
• Vibration control of rotor bearing system
• Structural and thermal analysis of aerospace quality rolling element bearings
• Performance evaluation / qualification of rotor bearing systems for aerospace applications
• Lubricant free bearings

Research Interests

o Indigenous development of rotor bearing components for aerospace applications
o Lubricant free bearings for aerospace applications
o Technologies for sustainability in aerospace
o Magnetostrictive ice detectors"

Academic_Qualification

Master of Engineering (CAD/CAM) from Anna University, 2006

Professional Experience

17+ years of experience at CSIR-NAL
- design and analysis of aerospace quality rolling element bearings
- mechanical design of different test rigs
- developmental and qualification test of indigenous and imported aerospace quality bearings
- developmental and qualification of indigenous and imported aerospace quality lubricants
- characterisation of elastic dampers
- vibration control techniques using smart materials
- accelerated life test of bearings
- development of advanced bearings such as active magnetic bearings and high speed foil bearings
- qualification of solid lubricants, sustainable lubricants, etc
- failure analysis of bearing components
- data analysis of bearing health parameters such as temperature, speed, vibration, etc,

2 years of experience at CVRDE-DRDO
- design, analysis and qualification of indigenously developed aerospace quality bearings."

Publication (ORCID ID/ Googal Scholar ID/ IRINS ID/ Vidwan ID

ORCID ID: 0009-0000-5099-0354

Awards and Honors

CSIR-NAL Outstanding Performance Award for “Setting up of Bearing Test Rig and Testing with High Oxidative and Thermal Stability (HOTS) Oil and Reference Oil”