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Prof. A. Venu Gopal

PhD (IIT Delhi)

Professor (HAG)

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Room No: 453-B +91-870-2462338
venu@nitw.ac.in
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Research Areas

 Additive Manufacturing

 Advanced Machining

 Coatings for Machining High-Strength Materials

 Precision Metrology

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  • Current PhD Students
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  • Additional Responsibilities
  • Tool Design(ME414)
  • Manufacturing and Precision Engineering Laboratory(ME26009)
  • Machining Physics(ME26005)
  • Machining Science(ME352)
  • Machine Tool Design(ME463)
  • Machining and Metrology Laboratory(ME357)
  • Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory(ME5205)
  • Metal Cutting - Theory and Practice(ME5201)
  • Design Thinking(ME102)
  • Design Studio(ME151)
  • Seminar - II(ME5298)
  • Engineering Drawing(ME133)
  • ORC ID: 0000-0002-3698-6356
  • SCOPUS ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6506673490
  • Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=aFkV2GcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao


  • Influence of surface preparation on the tool life of cathodic arc PVD coated twist drills, By Puneet C, Krishna Valleti, A. Venu Gopal, Elsevier, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, vol.27, pp.233-240, 2017
  • Investigations on inter-splat boundaries of cold sprayed Ni-Cr coatings upon high temperature oxidation, By G. Neelima Devi, A. Venu Gopal, S. Kumar, Elsevier, Surface & Coatings Technology, vol.467, pp., 2023
  • An assessment of machining performance of CAPVD-coated carbide tools in face milling of Ti-6Al-4V, By Aditya Kumar, Nitin Tandekar, A. Venu Gopal, and Krishna Valleti , Elsevier, Ceramics International, vol., pp., 2024
  • Low friction coefficient nanocomposite CrAlSiN/Gradient-CrAlSiCN coatings for high speed/dry machining applications, By Puneet C, Krishna Valleti, A. Venu Gopal, ASME , Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, vol.143, pp., 2021
  • Tool-work contact ratio and parametric influence in ultrasonic vibration assisted turning of Ti6Al4V Alloy, By D Venkata Siva Reddy, P Vamsi Krishna, A. Venu Gopal, ASTM International, Journal of Testing and Evaluation, vol.49, pp., 2020
  • Performance evaluation of grinding wheels impregnated with graphene nanoplatelets, By Bhanu Pavan Ravuri, Bhanu Kiran Goriparthi, Rukmini Srikant Revuru, and Venu Gopal Anne, Springer, , Int J Adv Manufacturing Technology, vol.85, pp.2235-2245, 2016
  • Optimal machining conditions for turning Ti-6Al-4V using response surface methodology, By Satyanarayana Kosaraju, Venu Gopal Anne, Springer, Advances in Manufacturing, vol.1, pp.329-339, 2013
  • A New Chip Thickness Model for Performance Assessment of Silicon Carbide Grinding, By A. Venu Gopal and P. Venkateswara Rao, Springer, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, vol.24, pp.816-820, 2004
  • Performance Improvement of Grinding of SiC using Graphite as Solid Lubricant, By A. Venu Gopal and P. Venkateswara Rao, Taylor & Francis, Int. J. of Materials and Manufacturing Processes, vol.19, pp.177-186, 2004
  • Selection of Optimum Conditions for Maximum Material Removal Rate with Surface Finish and Damage as Constraints in SiC Grinding, By A. Venu Gopal and P. Venkateswara Rao, Elsevier, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, vol.43, pp.1327-1336, 2003

National Centre for Development of Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Processes for Clean Coal Technologies for Power Applications

  • Role Joint-Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor DST, Coordinated by ARCI (Hyd.) & NITW as Partner Institute
  • Duration 58 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 9081200
  • Status Completed

Vibration Assisted Turning for Improving Fatigue Life of Ti6Al4V Aerospace Components

  • Role Co-Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor DST - AMT, Level-1
  • Duration 31 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 2808000
  • Status Completed

Investigation of the Effect of Approach Angle on Performance of Coated Carbide Inserts in Face Milling

  • Role Principal Investigator
  • Type Research
  • Sponsor DST - SERC
  • Duration 38 Months
  • Project Cost (INR) 1632000
  • Status Completed


Banoth Srinu

  • Area of Research: Vibration Assisted Machining

G Kumar Raja

  • Area of Research: Hybrid - Functionally Graded Composite Material

G Neelima Devi

  • Area of Research: Cold Spray Deposition of Nickel-based Alloys

Mohanarao Gudisi

  • Area of Research: Studies in Welding of Dissimilar Titanium Alloys

Sangeetha Manchanapally

  • Area of Research: Machinability Studies of SuperNi 750MW on WEDM
  • B.Tech. (Class Topper)
  • Part-time, CVO (Continuing from May, 2023)
  • Dean, Academic (January, 2020 - January, 2022)
  • Head, Computer Centre (July, 2014 - October, 2016)
  • Associate Dean, Faculty Welfare (June, 2013 - October, 2014)
  • Associate Dean, Students Affairs (October, 2012 - June, 2013)
  • Head, Production Engineering (July, 2012 - June, 2014)
  • Professor In-charge-Training and Placement (July, 2006 - June, 2010)