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Dr. Sekar Prakash Saladi

Designation : Associate Professor (Regular)

Experience : 23 Year

Email Id : sekarsaladi.mech@svitvasad.ac.in

Contact No :LandLine No: 9510782981 ext 255.

Profile

Dr. Sekar Prakash Saladi, is currently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, SVIT, Vasad, Gujarat. He completed his Ph.D. from SVNIT, Surat, in the year 2015. He has 13 years of teaching experience and 7 years industrial experience. His research area includes protective coatings for high temperature applications, high temperature corrosion, wear, erosion, thermal spray technology, laser cladding, carbonaceous materials, incremental sheet metal forming, friction stir welding, additive manufacturing etc. He has published 15 research papers in various International and National Journals and Conference proceedings. He has received research grants from Department of Science and Technology, GUJCOST, Gujarat. He is reviewer for many reputed SCI journals.

Current Activities:

Teaching UG/PG Courses in Mechanical Engineering, Convener for Academic research cell , Member of R&D Cell, guiding Ph.D. students under GTU.

Specialization Areas:

Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, Surface Engineering, Protective Coatings for High Temperature Applications, Corrosion, Wear.

Subject Taught (UG):

Nanotechnology & Surface Engineering , Manufacturing Process, Production Technology, Material Science and Metallurgy, Mechanics of Composite materials, Mechanical Measurements and Metrology, Engineering Graphics, Operations Research, Quality Engineering, Fluid Mechanics, Theory of Machines, Industrial Safety & Maintenance Engineering etc.

Subject Taught (PG):

Advance Materials and Processes, Research methodology & IPR, M.E Dissertations.

Qualifications:

Qualification Specialization University Passing year Class
Ph. D. Mechanical Engineering SVNIT, Surat 2015 -
M. Tech Industrial Metallurgy IIT, Roorkee 2003 Distinction
BE Mechanical Engineering Bangalore University 1998 Distinction

My Experience

  • 01-08-2021 - Till Date
  • Associate Professor
  • SVIT Vasad
  • 01-02-2012 - Till Date
  • Assistant Professor
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology, Vasad
  • 30-07-2009 - 25-01-2012
  • Assistant Professor
  • Kalol Institute of Technology and Research Centre (KITRC), Kalol (NG), Gujarat, India.
  • 10-07-2008 - 29-07-2009
  • Lecturer
  • Indus Institute of Technology, Rancherda, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
  • 12-07-2003 - 20-06-2008
  • Project Engineer
  • ABS Aircon Engineers Private Limited, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
  • 05-01-1999 - 28-04-2001
  • Sales Engineer
  • ABS Marketing, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Achievements

  • Received best paper award at International Conference on Advancements and Futuristic Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering (AFTMME-2019), December 5-7, 2019, organized by Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Rupnagar, Punjab, India. 
  • Received Research Grant worth Rs. 49.5 lakhs from GUJCOST, DST, Government of Gujarat. 
  • Recevied 

Publication

National Conference :

  • Sekar Saladi, Jyoti Menghani, Satya Prakash, Hot-Corrosion Study of plasma Sprayed Ni3Al and Stellite-6 Coatings on a Boiler Steel, National Conference on Advances in Materials and Product Design (AMPD 2010), November 22-23, 2010, SVNIT, Surat, India.

International Journal :

  • Sekar Saladi, P.V. Ramana, P.B. Tailor, Evaluation of Microstructural Features of HVOF Sprayed Ni-20Al Coatings, Transactions of Indian Institute of Metals, 2018, 71(10), p. 2387-2394. 
  • Sekar Saladi, Jyoti Menghani, Satya Prakash, Characterization and Evaluation of Cyclic Hot Corrosion Resistance of Detonation-gun Sprayed Ni-5Al Coatings on Inconel-718, Journal of thermal spray and technology, 2015, 24 (5), p. 778-788.
  • Sekar Saladi, Jyoti Menghani, Satya Prakash, Effect of CeO2 on cyclic hot-corrosion behaviour of detonation-gun sprayed Cr3C2-NiCr coatings on Ni-based superalloy, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 2015, 24, p. 1379-1389. 
  • Sekar Saladi, Jyoti Menghani, Satya Prakash, A Study on the Cyclic Oxidation Behaviour of Detonation-Gun-Sprayed Ni-5Al Coatings on Inconel-718 at 900oC, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 2014, 23, p. 4394-4403. 
  • Sekar Saladi, Jyoti Menghani, and S. Prakash, Hot Corrosion Behaviour of Detonation-Gun Sprayed Cr3C2–NiCr Coating on Inconel-718 in Molten Salt Environment at 900°C, Transactions of Indian Institute of Metals, 2014, 67(5), p. 623-627.
  • Shivani S Patel, Divyangkumar D Patel, Sekar Saladi, Comparative study of zigzag and spiral tool path on sculpture surfaces, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2018, 5(9), p. 18628-18632.

International conferences :

  • Sekar Saladi, P.V. Ramana, Hardik R Dodiya, Chetan Yadav, Ajaykumar Solanki, Divyankumar D Patel, Microstructural Evaluation of Detonation-Gun Sprayed Ni-20Al Coatings, International Conference on Advancements and Futuristic Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering (AFTMME-2019), December 5-7, 2019, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Rupnagar, Punjab, India. (Received Best Paper Award).
  • Hardik R Dodiya, Divyankumar D Patel, Sekar Saladi, Tejas J Ghotikar, Chetan O Yadav, P.V. Ramana, Akash Pandey, Parametric Study of Single Point Incremental Forming Using Dummy Sheet, International Conference on Advancements and Futuristic Trends in Mechanical and Materials Engineering (AFTMME-2019), December 5-7, 2019, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Rupnagar, Punjab, India.
  • Nikhil Prajapati, Sekar Saladi, P.V. Ramana, P.B. Tailor, Effect of inhibitors on the hot corrosion performance of High Temperature Alloys – A Review, International Conference on Emerging Trends in Mechanical Engineering (ICETME-2017), February 24-25, 2017, GCET, V.V. Nagar, India.
  • Mayank Patel, Sekar Saladi, P.V. Ramana, P.B. Tailor, Study of Solid Particle Erosion Behaviour of SS-304 at Room Temperature, International Conference on Innovations in Automation and Mechatronics Engineering (ICIAME-2016), February 5-6, 2016, GCET, V.V. Nagar, India.
  • Sekar Saladi, Jyoti Menghani, Satya Prakash, High Temperature Oxidation Behaviour of Detonation-Gun-Sprayed Cr3C2-NiCr-CeO2 coatings on Inconel-718 at 900oC, ASME Turbo-Expo, June 16-20, 2014, Dusseldorf, Germany. 
  • Sekar Saladi, Jyoti Menghani, Satya Prakash, Cyclic Hot-Corrosion Behaviour of Ni-Based Superalloy Inconel-718 in Three Different Molten Salt Environments at 900oC, World Congress on Frontiers of Mechanical, Aeronautical and Automobile Engineering, (WCFMAAE-2013), February 2-3, 2013, IIT Delhi, India. 
  • Sekar Saladi, Jyoti Menghani, Satya Prakash, Protective Coatings and Production of Thermally Sprayed Functionally Gradient Material Coatings, International Conference on Corrosion in Infrastructure & Chemical Industries (CICI-2012), December 6-8, 2012, ITM Universe, Vadodara, India.
  • Sekar Saladi, Jyoti Menghani, Satya Prakash, Surface Engineering: Tool to Combat Hot-Corrosion, 5th International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME-2011), June 6-8, 2011, SVNIT, Surat, India

Grant Received

  • Completed a research project entitled “Investigation of Erosion Resistance of High Velocity Oxy-Fuel (HVOF) Sprayed Ni-20Al Coatings on Boiler Steels” as Co-investigator, funded by Gujarat Council on Science and Technology (GUJCOST), Funding amount Rs. 6 lacs, duration 3 years.
  •  Recieved a Research Grant  for the  entitled “Development of Novel Thermal Spray Coatings with Nano Carbonaceous and Rare Earth Reinforcements for Industrial Applications” as Principal Investigator to Gujarat Council on Science and Technology (GUJCOST), Funding amount Rs. 48.5 lacs , 

Academic Activities

STTP Attended :

  • Attended AICTE Sponsored STTP on “Innovate, Create, Manufacture & Manage Digitally” during January 18-22, 2010, at SVNIT, Surat.

Workshop Attended :

  • Attended two-week ISTE workshop on Engineering Mechanics, under Nation Mission on Education, conducted by IIT Bombay, during November 18-30, 2013, at SVIT, Vasad.
  • Attended QIP sponsored workshop on “Market Demand of Materials Engineering Education in The Context of Diversified Industrial Growth” during Nov. 5-6, 2011, IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand.

Webinars Conducted :

  • Importance of Material Science for Engineers and Recent Advancements, on 25th June, 2020.