IIT Kanpur, BHEL sign MoU to develop advance technology

IT Kanpur and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for development of advance technology, a statement issued by IIT said today. As per the agreement, research would be conducted in the fields of combustion process, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and mechanical engineering, a release issued by IIT Kanpur said. The MoU was signed by Prof Manindra Agarwal, dean R&D,IIT Kanpur and Dr Umakant Choudhury, executive director, (R&D), BHEL. IIT Kanpur director Prof Indranil Manna and T N Veeraghavan, director (R-D), BHEL were present on the occasion, it said. Veeraghavan said that it will strengthen BHEL as IIT Kanpur is doing good work in field of scientific electronics. BHEL, a Navratna company has also announced to constitute a chair at this educational institution. ref: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-iit-kanpur-bhel-sign-mou-to-develop-advance-technology-2070803