Recent Advancements in Mechanical Engineering (eBook)

This book presents select proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Recent Advancements of Mechanical Engineering (ICRAME 2021), which was held during 7th to 9th February 2021 at National Institute of Technology Silchar. The book entails the recent developments in a range of areas related to mechanical engineering. It examines the state-of-the-art researches in the areas of thermal engineering, engineering design, manufacturing/ production engineering and surface engineering. Various topics covered include advanced energy sources, bio-thermal applications, techniques in fluid flow, computing in applied mechanics and product design, dynamics and control of structures/ systems, fracture and failure mechanics, solid mechanics, casting, welding, brazing, soldering, JIT, MRP, supply chain management and logistics. The book will be useful for researchers and professionals working in the areas of mechanical engineering.


Dr. Promod Kumar Patowari is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar, Assam. He joined NIT Silchar as faculty member in the year 1995. He served as Dean (FW) and Head of the Department. He obtained his B.Tech degree (Mechanical Engineering) from NERIST, Itanagar, M.E. (Production Engineering) from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, and Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. His major areas of research include Advanced/Non-traditional Machining, Micro-Manufacturing and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM). He has published around 50 papers in international journals and around 65 papers in international and national conferences. He has published around 20 books and book chapters. He has supervised 8 PhD scholars and 31 M.Tech. students. He along with his students filed 3 patents and out of which 1 patent was granted. He has 3 projects in his credit including one under DST FIST Program. Currently, he is the life member of professional bodies like Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), The Institution of Engineers (India) and Institute of Smart Structures and Systems (ISSS).

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This book presents select proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Recent Advancements of Mechanical Engineering (ICRAME 2021), which was held during 7th to 9th February 2021 at National Institute of Technology Silchar. The book entails the recent developments in a range of areas related to mechanical engineering. It examines the state-of-the-art researches in the areas of thermal engineering, engineering design, manufacturing/ production engineering and surface engineering. Various topics covered include advanced energy sources, bio-thermal applications, techniques in fluid flow, computing in applied mechanics and product design, dynamics and control of structures/ systems, fracture and failure mechanics, solid mechanics, casting, welding, brazing, soldering, JIT, MRP, supply chain management and logistics. The book will be useful for researchers and professionals working in the areas of mechanical engineering.