Recent Trends in Mechanical Engineering

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Analysis Over Trio-Tube with Dual Thermal Communication Surface Heat Exchanger [T.T.H.Xr.]

   • Devendra Yadav, Zenis Upadhyay, Akhilesh Kushwaha, Anuj Mishra

   Pages 1-13

3. An Experimental Study of Performance and Emission Characteristics of a Diesel Engine Fueled with Palm Kernel Methyl Ester with Ethanol Additive: A Fuzzy-Based Optimization Approach

   • Siddhartha Das, Bijoy Kumar Deb, G. R. K. Sastry

   Pages 15-28

4. Effect of Alumina Nanoparticles on Performance and Emission Study of DICI Engine Fuelled by Cymbopogon Flexuosus

   • R. Sathiyamoorthi, G. Sankaranarayanan, B. Nithin Siddharth, M. V. Natarajan

   Pages 29-42

5. Study and Analysis of Blended Fuel on Single-Cylinder Naturally Aspirated Diesel Engine with Biofuels Coupled with EGR

   • B. Venkatesh, G. Prasanthi

   Pages 43-53

6. Thermal Analysis of Drilled and Slotted Brake Rotors

   • Jatin Parajiya, Kaustubh Babrekar, Saurabh Bairagi, Arvind Chel

   Pages 55-64

7. Non-premixed Combustion Analysis on Micro-Gas Turbine Combustor Using LPG and Natural Gas

   • Ch. Indira Priyadarsini, A. Akhil, V. Srilaxmi Shilpa

   Pages 65-79

8. Life Cycle Assessment of a 100 kWp Solar PV-Based Electric Power Generation System in India

   • N. Leela Prasad, P. Usha Sri, K. Vizayakumar

   Pages 81-94

9. Performance, Combustion, and Emission Characteristics of Diesel Engine Fuelled with Waste Cooking Oil Biodiesel/Diesel Blends with Iron Oxide Nanoparticles

   • L. Bharath, D. K. Ramesha

   Pages 95-106

10. Effect of Multiple Injection Strategy on Combustion of Cotton Seed Oil Biodiesel in CRDI Diesel Engine

    • Ramesh Babu Nallamothu, Nallamothu Anantha Kamal, Nallamothu Seshu Kishan, Injeti Nanaji Niranjan Kumar, Basava Venkata Appa Rao

    Pages 107-119

11. Combustion and Emission Behaviour of Honge Biofuel in a Thermal Barrier Coated Diesel Engine Suitable for Agriculture

    • Muralidharan Kandasamy, Duraisamy Senthilkumar

    Pages 121-127

12. Experimental Analysis on Emission Characteristics of Palmarosa Alkyl Group Biofuel Feedstock

    • Ganapathi Arumugam, Kandasamy Muralidharan

    Pages 129-137

13. Development of Solar Turbine for Small-Scale Industries

    • Anjaiah Madarapu, M. Harinatha Reddy

    Pages 139-144

14. Performance and Emission on Raw Vegetable Oil with Hydrogen-Enriched Air for Better Combustion in a DICI Engine

    • G. Sankaranarayanan, S. Karthikayan, R. Ganesan, T. Thirumalai

    Pages 145-157

15. Experimental Investigation on Stir Casting Processing and Properties of Al 6082/SiC Metal Matrix Composites

    • Debashis Mishra, Tirupati Tulasi

    Pages 159-168

16. Effect of Change in Focal Plane Position on Hole Characteristics of Nanosecond Pulsed Laser Micro Drilled Holes

    • Ganesh Dongre, Avadhoot Rajurkar, Ramesh Gondil, Nachiket Laddha, Jacob Philip

    Pages 169-176

17. Production Planning of Flexible Manufacturing Systems Using an Efficient Multiobjective Function Considering Failure of Different Machines in Production Unit

    • B. Satish Kumar, G. Janardhana Raju, G. Ranga Janardhana

    Pages 177-188

18. Experimental Investigation of Ball Burnishing Process Parameters Optimization for Al 5083 Using Taguchi Method

    • M. Jawahar, J. Suresh kumar, M. Srikiran, Shiek Ismail

    Pages 189-204

19. Experimental Investigation on Strength of Friction Stir Welded Al 6061-T6 Alloy Joints with Varying Oblique Angle

    • D. Maneiah, K. Prahlada Rao, K. Brahma Raju

    Pages 205-215

20. A Comparative Study on Performance of 3D-Printed EDM Electrode with Conventional EDM Electrode

    • L. Mahipal Reddy, L. Siva Rama Krishna, S. Sharath Kumar, P. Ravinder Reddy

    Pages 217-225

This book comprises select peer-reviewed proceedings from the International Conference on Innovations in Mechanical Engineering (ICIME 2019). The volume covers current research in almost all major areas of mechanical engineering, and is divided into six parts: (i) automobile and thermal engineering, (ii) design and optimization, (iii) production and industrial engineering, (iv) material science and metallurgy, (v) nanoscience and nanotechnology, and (vi) renewable energy sources and CAD/CAM/CFD. The topics provide insights into different aspects of designing, modeling, manufacturing, optimizing, and processing with wide ranging applications. The contents of this book can be of interest to researchers and professionals alike.

• Thermal Engineering
• Bio- and Fluid Mechanics
• Aerospace Engineering
• Mechatronics and Robotics
• Design and Optimization
• Tribology
• Production Engineering and Management
• Industrial Engineering
• CAD/CAM
• ICIME 2019

• Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Bangalore, India

  G. S. V. L. Narasimham

• National Institute of Technology Warangal, Warangal, India

  A. Veeresh Babu

• Guru Nanak Institute of Technology, Ibrahimpatnam, India

  S. Sreenatha Reddy, Rajagopal Dhanasekaran

Dr. G. S. V. L. Narasimham is a Chief Research Scientist in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. He received his M. Tech. from IIT Madras and his Ph.D. from IISc Bangalore, both in Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include solar thermal engineering, HVAC, refrigeration, cryogenics, heat and mass transfer, CFD, and simulation of thermal systems. He has almost three decades of experience in teaching, academic and sponsored research and guiding masters and research students. He worked as an investigator in the projects sponsored by the departments of non-conventional energy sources, atomic energy, space, power, science and technology and planning commission, as well as industrial research projects sponsored by IMI, GE, Mahindra and Mahindra. He also works as a consultant from IISc for various organizations and is a Life Member of professional bodies related to heat and mass transfer and cryogenics. Dr. A. Veeresh Babu received his B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering and M.Tech. in Heat Power Refrigeration from JNTU, Andhra Pradesh in 1998 and 2000, respectively. He obtained his Ph.D. from Andhra University in 2013. He worked in refrigerator design, clean room technology, cold room/freezer room design and construction while he was associated with the Industry. He erected and commissioned clean rooms at DRDE, Gwalior, RCI, Hyderabad and CRDI, Lucknow. He has a research experience of more than 12 years since he joined NIT Warangal as an Assistant Professor in the year 2006. Currently, he is Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering department at NIT Warangal. He has published more than 15 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He has also presented his research in 10 international conferences. He has completed two minor research projects and two major projects are under review. He was also appointed as a course writer for certificate in Power Plant Engineering offered by IGNOU, India.
Dr.S. Sreenatha Reddy presently is working as Principal and Professor at Guru Nanak Institute of Technology under JNTUH, Hyderabad.  He obtained his B. Tech. (Mechanical Engineering), M. Tech.  and Ph.D. from JNTUA. He held various administrative posts and developed the Institution with his projects and activities. He has received several awards like the National award for best  research publication i.e. Jawaharlal Nehru memorial prize issued by Institution of Engineers on the occasion of inauguration 27th Indian Engineering Congress at New Delhi in 2012 and "Bharat Vidya Shiromani Award" and a "Certificate of Education Excellence" for Outstanding Achievements in the field of Education given by International Institute of Education & Management on 22nd December 2014 at New Delhi & Glory of Education of Excellence Award is issued by   IIEM on 4th March 2015 at New Delhi. He received the Best Academic Administrator award from Centre for Advanced Research and Designunder Venus International Foundation on 5th July, 2015. He also received National Award as Eminent Educationists issued by the INDUS FOUNDATION on the occasion of Indo-American Education Summit 2016 at Hyderabad.  He has an experience of almost 20 years teaching in Mechanical and Aeronautical areas and spent 3 years in the industry in thermal power plants. He has published 141 papers in reputed journals and 26 papers in international and national conferences. He also served as Expert Committee Member of AICTE for scrutinizing project reports, and as a member in the Board of Reviewers for the Institution of Engineers journal. 
Dr. Rajagopal Dhanasekaran received his BE in Mechanical and Production Engineering from the Annamalai University in 2002, M.E, and Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Anna University in 2007 and 2013, respectively. He has been working as a Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Guru Nanak Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India since November 2015. He published more than 40 research papers and 7 patent publications. He is a member of ISTE and Tribology Society of India. His major research interests include Tribology, Engineering Failure, Wear Characterization and Production Engineering.

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