DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Amrita School of Engineering, Bangalore.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE ACADEMICYEAR 2011-2012

Total Faculty Strength Ph.D. Post Graduates Graduates

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Faculty Inducted during the year: S. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Name Designation Joining Date Department & School Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering

Mr.S.Mohan Kumar Mr.UlhasK.A. Ms.Y.P.Deepthi Mr.B.P.Dileep Dr. Srikanth Korla Dr. Pradeep G. Hegde

Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Associate Professor

11th July2011 13th July2011 13th July2011 20th July2011 17th November, 2011 4th January, 2012

Faculty Left during the year:

Papers presented in International conferences: 1. Title of the Paper: Characterization of Electroplated High Strength Alluminium Alloy 7075-T6 Authors: Mr. Mohan Kumar S and Mr. Dileep B.P Name of the Conference: ICDAMME-2011 Duration of the Conference: 2011 Name of the Organizer: SKP Enginering College. Conference Venue: Thirurannamalai, TN Title of the Paper: Combined effect of T6 heat treatment and reinforcements on tribological properties in Al6061/WC /Gr metal matrix hybrid composites Authors: G.B. Veeresh Kumar Name of the Conference: Joint International Conference on Advanced Materials (ICAM 2011) Duration of the Conference: 19th to 20th Aug, 2011

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Name of the Organizer: B.T.L Institute of Technology Conference Venue: B.T.L Institute of Technology, Bangalore 3. Title of the Paper: Application of DOE Techniques in the Development of a Robust Simulation Model for the Analysis and Optimization of System Performance. Authors: Ms. Janaki R, Mr.V. Ravikumar Name of the Conference: Joint International Conference on Advanced MaterialsICAM 2011, Duration of the Conference: 19th20th August 2011 Name of the Organizer: B.T.L Institute of Technology Conference Venue: B.T.L Institute of Technology, Bangalore Title of the Paper: Prediction on Wear of Al7075-Al2O3 MMCs using Artificial Neural Networks Authors: G.B. Veeresh Kumar Name of the Conference: International Conference Advances In Mechanical, Manufacturing and Building Sciences (ICAMB 2012) Duration of the Conference: January 9th to 11th 2012. Name of the Organizer: School of Mechanical & Building Sciences, VIT University Conference Venue: Vellore 632 014, Tamil Nadu Title of the Paper: Effect of double tempering after cryogenic treatment on coated inserts Authors: Mr. Bhanu Prakesh S and Mrs. Deepthi Y P Name of the Conference:ERA-2012 (emerging research and advances in mechanical sciences) Duration of the Conference: 23rd march 2012 Name of the Organizer: Velammal Engg College Conference Venue: Chennai, TN Title of the Paper: Biodegradation of Malachite Green by Fungal Isolates Authors: Shankara K. Name of the Conference: Two-Day International Conference on Role of Green Technologies for Sustainable Development (RGTSD 2012), Organized by Guru Naanak Institutions Hyderabad Duration of the Conference: 31st March, 2012 Title of the Paper: Ambient Air Quality Trends & Preparation of Air Quality Atlas: A Case Study of Bangalore City Authors: Shankara K. Name of the Conference: Two-Day International Conference on Role of Green Technologies for Sustainable Development (RGTSD 2012), Organized by Guru Naanak Institutions Hyderabad Duration of the Conference: 31st March, 2012 Title of the Paper: Enhancing the Life of Tungsten Carbide Insert by Cryogenic Treatment

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Authors: Mr. Bhanu Prakash S and Mrs. Deepthi Y P Name of the Conference: ICAMIT 2012 (International Conference on Awances in Manufacturing Technology) Duration of the Conference: 15-17th June 2012 Name of the Organizer: Chennai Institute of technology Conference Venue: Chennai, TN 9. Title of the Paper: Finite Element Modelling and Analysis of Drilling of GFRP/CFRP Composites. Authors: Mr. Shashi Kumar Mr. Pramod R Name of the Conference: Joint International conference on Advanced Materials-2011 Duration of the Conference: 19th and 20th Aug 2012 Name of the Organizer: BTLIT, Bangalore Conference Venue: BTLIT, Bangalore

Papers presented in National conferences: 1. Title of the Paper: Investigations on Forming of Thin Metallic Plates subjected to Shock wave Loading Authors: Nagaraja S.R. Name of the Conference: 2nd National Symposium on Shock waves held at Thanjavur Duration of the Conference: 27th & 28th February, 2012

Papers presented in International journal: 1. Title of the Paper: Exchange of Date between PLM & ERP System Through Middleware Intergrated Authors: Mr. Prashanth B N, Mr. Promod R and Mr. Shashi kumar M E Name of the Journal: Journal of Software Engineering and Technology Month and Year of Publication: Aug-2011 Print: ISSN 0974-9748 Online: ISSN 0974-9632 Title of the Paper: Finite Element Validation and Calibration of a Modified SENT Specimen to Study Fracture Authors: Mr. Promod R, Mr. Shashi kumar M E and Mr. Prashanth B N Name of the Journal: CIIT international Journal of Automation and Autonomous System Month and Year of Publication: August 2011 Print: ISSN 0974 9659 Online: ISSN 0974 9551 Title of the Paper: Studies on mechanical and dry sliding wear of A16061-SiC Composites Authors: G.B. Veeresh Kumar Name of the Journal: Journal of Composites: Part B Engineering Month and Year of Publication: April 2012 Volume: No. 43. Issue 3

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Print: Elsevier Publications 4. Title of the Paper: Investigations on Micro-Blast Wave Assisted Metal Foil Forming for Biomedical Applications Authors: Dr. Nagaraja S.R. , Dr. Rakesh S.G. Name of the Journal: International Journal of Mechanical Sciences Month and Year of Publication: April 2012 Title of the Paper: Mechanical and dry sliding wear behavior of Al7075 alloyreinforced with SiC particles Authors: G.B. Veeresh Kumar Name of the Journal: Journal of Composite Materials Month and Year of Publication: May 2012 Volume: 46 Issue 10 Print: SAGE Publications Title of the Paper: Stress intensity factor for arbitrarily located and oriented cracks in a cylindrical shell with tor-spherical end closures subject to internal pressure. Authors: Mr. Promod R Name of the Journal: The Internal Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) Month and Year of Publication: May-June 2012 Volume No. 2 (issue 3) Print: 3057-3071 ISSN:2248-9622 Title of the Paper: Effects of ambient heat in-leak on the performance of a three fluid heat exchanges for cryogenic applications. Authors: Dr. Pradeep Hegde Name of the Journal: Internal Journal of heat and mass transfer Month and Year of Publication: June 2012

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FDPs / Workshops attended by the faculty: S. No. Name of Institution organizing the programme Location Programme Name / Brief Description Dates: (DD/MM/YY to DD/MM/YY) # Amrita Faculty Participants***

AICTE and MHRD NIT Calicut

Calicut

Advanced numerical and statistical techniques for Engineers Advances in hybrid energy systems VPD

30/05/2011 to 03/06/2011 26/06/11 to 02/07/2011 08/09/2011 to 09/09/2011

Mr. Pramod R

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NIT Calicut

Calicut ITC Gardenia Bangalore

Mr. Bhanu Prakesh S Mr. Pramod R Mr. Shashi Kumar

MSC India

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IIT Bombay Mumbai ANSYS India ACCE (India), Bengaluru Center IITB Coordination with ASEB IIT Bombay IIT Madres chennai RV College of Engineering

Mumbai Bangalore Bangalore Institute of Technology , Bangalore

Five day workshop for coordinators on heat transfer ANSYS-2011 Technical Lecture on Planning, Design and Seismic Shake Table Testing of a Six Storeyed Full Scale Building Writing Effective Conference Papers ISTE-IITB Workshop on CFD for coordinators CDP on Advanced Topics on Modeling of Turbulent Flows PMC for Naval Applications and Electro-deposition Technology Two day workshop on Research Methodologies & Latex Computational Fluid Dynamics Two week ISTE workshop on computational fluid dynamics Introduction to Research Methodologies Characterization Techniques in

12/09/2011 to 16/09/2011 13/10/2011

Mr. Bhanu Prakesh S Mr. Pramod R Mr.Dilip

06/12/2011

Ms. Smita Singh

ASE Bangalore Powai Mumbai Chennai

18/02/2012 to 19/02/2012 12/03/2012 to 16/03/2012 23/03/2012 to 24/03/2012 15/05/2012

Mr. Phanibushan Mr. Prashanth B N Mr. Pramod R Mr. Shashi Kumar Dr. Pradeep Hegde Mr. Bhanu Prakesh S

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Bangalore

Mr. Pramod R

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KS KS School of Schoolof Engineerin & Engineering Management, & Bengaluru Managemen t, VTU IITB Coordination Bangalore with ASEB IIT Bombay Mumbai Mumbai

01/06/2012

Mr. K. Shankara

12/06/2012 to 22/06/2012 12/06/2012 to 22/06/2012 25/06/2012 to 04/07/2012 28/06/12 to 04/07/2012

Mr. Shashi Kumar Mr. Pramod R Mr Vinod.K and Mr Bhanu Prakesh S

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ISTE-MHRD NIT Calicut

Bangalore Calicut

Mr. Pramod R Mr. Shashi Kumar Mr. Bhanu Prakesh S and Mrs. Deepthi

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Nanotechnology 15 IITB Coordination with ASEB ASE Bangalore Introduction to Research Methodologes 28/06/12 to 08/07/2012

YP Mr. Prashanth B N

Various Labs Set up during the academic Year :