Recent Trends in Mechanical Engineering (eBook)

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.

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. 

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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.