KCG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

KARAPAKKAM, CHENNAI - 600 097

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

PROJECT ABSTRACTS
(2017 - 2018)
R2013

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KCG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
KARAPAKKAM, CHENNAI - 600 097

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING
PROJECT ABSTRACTS
(2017 - 2018)
R2013

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 CONTENTS PAGE No.
1. VISION AND MISSION OF THE COLLEGE 4

2. VISION AND MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT 5

3. PROGRAMME OUTCOMES 6

4. LIST OF PROJECTS 8

5. LIST OF INDUSTRY PROJECTS 19

6. ABSTRACTS 21

7. MAPPING OF PROJECTS WITH POs AND PSOs 74

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 VISION OF THE COLLEGE

KCG College of Technology aspires to become a globally

recognized centre of excellence for science, technology &
engineering education, committed to quality teaching,
learning, and research while ensuring for every student a
unique educational experience which will promote
leadership, job creation, social commitment and service to
nation building.

MISSION OF THE COLLEGE

• Disseminate knowledge in a rigorous and

intellectually stimulating environment
• Facilitate socially responsive research, innovation and
entrepreneurship
• Foster holistic development and professional
competency
• Nurture the virtue of service and an ethical value
system in the young minds

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 VISION OF THE DEPARTMENT

The Department aspires to become a globally recognized

centre of excellence by producing competent professionals
in Mechanical Engineering to serve as a valuable resource
for industry and society.

MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT

• Impart intellectually rigorous and holistic education to

the students in the field of Mechanical Engineering.
• Establish state of-the-art facilities for research and
consultancy work.
• Enhance the knowledge and skills of the faculty with
the latest advancements in the Mechanical
Engineering domain.
• Mentor the students to develop research and
entrepreneurial capabilities.
• Inculcate a high degree of professionalism and
contribute to the needs of industry and Society.

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 PROGRAMME OUTCOMES
PO/PSO
Description of the PO/PSO
No.
Engineering Knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics,
PO1 science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering
specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
Problem Analysis: Identify, formulate, review research
literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching
PO2
substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics,
natural sciences, and engineering sciences.
Design / Development of Solutions: Design solutions for
complex engineering problems and design system components or
PO3 processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate
consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural,
societal, and environmental considerations.
Conduct Investigations of Complex Problems: Use research
based knowledge and research methods including design of
PO4
experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of
the information to provide valid conclusions.
Modern Tool Usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate
techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools
PO5
including prediction and modelling to complex engineering
activities with an understanding of the limitations.
The Engineer and Society: Apply reasoning informed by the
contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and
PO6
cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the
professional engineering practice.
Environment and Sustainability: Understand the impact of the
professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental
PO7
contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for
sustainable development.
Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional
PO8
ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.
Individual and Team Work: Function effectively as an
PO9 individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in
multidisciplinary settings.
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 Communication: Communicate effectively on complex
engineering activities with the engineering community and with
PO10 society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write
effective reports and design documentation, make effective
presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.
Project Management and Finance: Demonstrate knowledge
and understanding of the engineering and management principles
PO11
and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a
team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
Lifelong Learning: Recognize the need for, and have the
PO12 preparation and ability to engage in independent and lifelong
learning in the broadest context of technological change.
Model, analyze, design and realize physical systems,
components or process by applying principles of three core
PSO1
streams of Mechanical Engineering, i.e. Design, Manufacturing ,
Thermal & Fluid Engineering.
Apply the knowledge of AutoCAD, SolidWorks, ANSYS,CNC
programming, Simulation softwares, MATLAB, Machine tool
PSO2
practices, Material & Machine testing, Fluid & Thermal
machinery to solve real time Mechanical Engineering problems.
Engage in lifelong learning and follow professional ethics, codes
PSO3
and standards of professional practices.

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 LIST OF PROJECTS
In-House/
Batch Register Name of the Name of the
Project Title Industry
No. No. Student Supervisor
Project
3110141
DWARAK.A
14031 Investigation Studies
on Mechanical and
3110141 BALA Tribological Mr. NISHANT
A1 14021 VIGNESH.T Properties of
In-House B MAYEKAR
Aluminium Metal
HARI Matrix Composites
3110141
VENKATAR
14043
AMANI.S
3110141 ARJUN JAYA
14011 PRAKASH
Multifunctional
3110141 BEVIN T Mr. M. ARUL
A2 Agro Gantry In-House
14022 ABRAHAM INIGO RAJA
Machine Assembly
3110141 JOSEPH
14050 GEOEGE
3110141 ANIRUDH
14006 N.R Experimental Study
to Improve the Mr. A.
3110141
A3 ASHVIN.J Performance of In-House VENKATESA
14016
Solar Powered N
3110141 ARSHAD Desalination
14012 AHMED.S

3110141 AGASTHYA. Design And

14002 R Fabrication Of
Mr. M.
Chassis And
A4 In-House VIGNESH
3110141 BALA Drivetrain Of
KUMAR
14019 SURYA.S Formula Student
Vehicle

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 3110141 HARSHA
Design, Analysis
14044 DYANESH.N
And Fabrication Of
In-House Mr. M.
3110141 Knuckle And Hub
A5 ARAVIND.N VIGNESH
14009 Assembly Of
KUMAR
Formula Student
3110141 HASAN
Vehicle
14045 KASIM.J
3110141 DERRICK
14701 SAMUEL
Performance
LOGASAI Mr. S.
3110141 Improvement Of
A6 AATHITHIA In-House JESUDASS
14058 Cutting Tool By
AN.B THOMAS
Surface Texturing
3110141 JESHURUN
14047 VINEETH.S
3110141 GOKULNAT
14039 H.A
Pneumatic Bumper
3110141
A7 GOKUL.S And Brake In-House Mr. V.GOPAL
14035
Actuation System
3110141
GOKUL.M
14034
3110141 BHARATH
14025 KUMAR.A
Machinability
3110141 KARTHIYEN. Mr.
A8 Studies of Titanium In-House
14053 S K.GOBIVEL
Alloy (Ti-6Al-4V)
3110141
NAVEEN.S S
14308
3110141 Design, Fabrication
JOHNSON.E In-House Mr.
14048 And Analysis Of
A9 D.MURALI
3110141 Thermo-acoustics
KARTHIK.R KRISHNAN
14052 Refrigeration

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 3110141 KUMARESA Characterization Of
14057 N.K Mechanical
Properties Of Mr. A. SAM
3110141
A10 JEBIN REX.J Aluminium Based In-House DANIEL
14046
Metal Matrix FENNY
3110141 Composites Using
MOHAN.A
14306 Stir Casting Method
3110141 ARUN
14013 KUMAR.B
Design Of Flexure
3110141 Hinges Using
A11 BHARATHI.S Mr. V. GOPAL
14024 Complaint In-House
Mechanism
3110141 DINESH
14030 KUMAR.D
GEORGE
3110141 Effect Of
BIRLA
14033 Zns,Tio2,Batio3 in
BOSE.J
Reinforcement Of
Mr. S.RAJESH
A12 3110141 HARIHARAN Aluminum Hybrid In-House
KANNAN
14041 .R Composites
Through Powder
3110141 KISHORE
Metallurgy
14056 KUMAR.V
3110141 VIVEKANAN
14320 DAN.G
Design And
AJAY
3110141 Fabrication Of Mr. M.ARUL
A13 ARAVINDHA In-House
14003 Safety System For INIGO RAJA
N P.V
Two Wheeler
3110141
JAGAN.G
14302
3110141 Emergency Steering
BHARATHI.E
A14 14023 System To Avoid Mr. V.GOPAL
In-House
3110141 ANTONY Collision By Using

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 14008 JEEVA.S Microprocessor
Controller
3110141 ARAVIND
14010 P.C
3110141 GOKULAKRI
14036 SHNA.R Analysis And
Performance Mr. A.SIVA
3110141 GOKULAKRI
A15 Improvement Of In-House RAMAKRISH
14037 SHNAN.Y
Heat Sink Using NAN
3110141 PCM
DEEPAN.R
14028
Design Of Electric
Drive Train For
3110141 ENOS JOEL Assessment Of EV Mr. S.RAJESH
A16 Industry
14032 MAKASIOS.J Performance Targets KANNAN
Using
SimcenterAmesim
3110141 JOSEPH ROY
14051 LENIN.S
Study Of
3110141 KISHORE Mr. D.
Automobile Coolant
A17 14055 KUMAR.M In-House MURALI
Using Nano
KRISHNAN
JOSEPH Particles
3110141
AGNEL
14049
ROMARIO.R
3110141
AKILAN.S
14004
3110141 BLESSLY Power Generation Mr.
A18 14027 PRINCE.W From Ventilated In-House D.MURALI
Parked Car KRISHNAN
AUGUSTIN
3110141
THIRAVIAM
14018
SAM.J

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 An Investigation Of
3110141 Mr. NISHANT
A19 AUGUSTIN.S Production Loss In Industry
14017 B MAYEKAR
Plating Shop
AMULURU
3110141
MOUNICK
14005
REDDY
Brake Failure
In-House Mr.
BIRADAUOL Indicator And
A20 3110141 A.SIVARAMA
U Engine Over
14026 KRISHNAN
KRISHNASAI Heating Alarm
3110141
RAKESH
14310
3110141 AAMIR Method For
14001 MASSOUD Designing A
Mr.
Compliant
A21 A.VENKATES
3110141 ASHLEY.V.J Mechanism Based In-House
AN
14015 OHN Displacement
Amplifier
3110141 ANTO
14007 DAMIEN.S
Effects Of Process
Mr. I.
3110141 DHARMARA Parameters In Wire
A22 In-House MANIKANDA
14029 J.S EDM Of Inconel
N
625
3110141 BALAVIGNE
14020 SH
3110141 VASANTHA
14316 N.R
Investigation On
3110141 VISHNESHW Characterization Of Mr. M. ARUL
A23 In-House
14318 ARAN.K.R Wear Properties Of INIGO RAJA
AL7075
3110141
SUJITH.S
14314
A24 3110141 VIJAY.J Elimination Of Industry Mr. I.

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 14319 Billet Undersize In MANIKANDA
Shearing Machine N
3110141 VIGNESH
14317 KUMAR.D
3110141 VIGNESH.G.
14104 S Carburation Of Mild
Steel Using
3110141 Mr.
SREAYUS.P. Reduced Graphene
B1 14311 S.SATHYA
MATHEW Oxide Produced In-House
PRASANTH
From Organic
3110141
MULLAI Wastes
14066 VENTHAN.P
3110141
14089 SHRIRAM.S
Characterization Of
3110141 Mr. A.SAM
Mechanical In-House
B2 14095 SUNDAR.R DANIEL
Properties Using
FENNY
Small Punch Test
3110141
14111 VISHNU.S

3110141 SHANE
Re-Tooling Of
14087 NATHANAE
Valve Guide And Dr. S.
L.P Industry
B3 Valve Seat Ring RAMESH
3110141 SHANKARA Pressing Machine
14088
VARMA.P
3110141 SURESH
14097 KUMAR.E
Improving
3110141 Machining Dr. N.
B4 14102 VIGNESH.D In-House
Performance By PRAGADISH
Green Cutting Fluid
3110141
SARAVANA
14084 N.T

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 3110141 SIVABALAJI.
14092
N
3110141 NAMBI Analysis Of Sodium
14068 Mr.
DOSS.S Release Under
A.U.MEENAK
Pressurised
B5 Industry SHI
3110141 Conditions During
ROSHAN SUNDARESW
14078 Core Disruptive
JAMES ARAN
Accident

3110141 MUHAMMA
14065 D KHALID .
AR Mitigating Car
3110141 Cabin Air In-House Mr.
VISHNUPRIY Temperature Using
B6 14113 A.VENKATES
A.G Hybrid Energy AN
Source
3110141 SEENI
14085 MOHAMME
D. J
3110141
RAGHUL
14075 KRISHNA.R Mr.
3110141 Mechanical Fuse A.U.MEENAK
B7 RANJITH.V For Overhead In-House SHI
14076
Transmission Lines SUNDARESW
3110141 ARAN
SYED
14100
ANSARI.Z
3110141
MURALI
14067 Experimental Study
BALAJI.S.P
of Cutting Forces in
B8 3110141
NITHYANAN End Milling of Mr. K.
14072 In-House
DHAN.M Magnesium GOBIVEL.
AZ31BAlloy in Dry
3110141 VIJAYANAN Cutting Condition
14108
DAN.D

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 3110141 SENTHIL
14086 MURUGAN.
V
First Time Quality
3110141 Mr.
SARAVANA Reduction In
B9 14083 Industry J.PRESENNA
N.A.T Nozzle Used In
PRABHU
CRDI
Design Of Jig For
3110141 Hub Bearing And Mr.
SIDDHARTH.
B10 14090 Bolt Pressing For Industry J.PRESENNA
G.V
Various Hubs In PRABHU
Hydraulic Machine
3110141 NANDHA Performance
14069 KUMAR.M Analysis On
Steering Assembly Mr. M.
B11 To Improve Industry SIVASHANKA
3110141
Durability In C-EPS R
14093 SUBILESH.S
Tilt And Telescope
Endurance Tester
3110141
MANSOOR
14063
A.G
3110141
MICHAEL
14064 Experimenting The
ROSHAN
Effectiveness Of Mr. AARON
B12 In-House
3110141 Heat-Pipes With MATHEW
MANIKAND
14060 Tec Solution
AN.S
3110141
14080 SAMUVEL V

3110141 A Study Of
B13 14098 SURIYA.S Optimization Of Industry Mr. M.MANOJ
Lignite Size

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 Reduction In Lignite
Handling System
3110141
SAKTHIVEL.
14079
V
3110141
Permanent Magnet Mr. M.SIVA
B14 14082 SANJAY.R In-House
Assist Motor SHANKAR
3110141
14107 VIGNESGH.R

3110141
14099 SURYA.K
Experimental Study
3110141 VIMAL Of Car Suspension
B15 14110 In-House Dr. D.EASU
KUMAR.V Using Permanent
Magnets
3110141 VISHNU DEV
14112
A.V
3110141
14115 VIVEK.S

3110141
WESLEY
14116 JOEL.K Surface Texturing In-House Mr.
B16 By Wire Cut EDM S.JESUDASS
3110141
SUDHARSUN On Cutting Tool THOMAS
14094 .G.A
3110141
SIDDHARTH.
14091
D
3110141 Performance Studies
MAGENDRA
14059 Of In-house
N.M
B17 Developed Rapid In-House Dr. S.RAMESH
3110141
MOHAMME Prototyping
14304
D INSHA Machine

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 3110141 MOHAMME
14305
D NAINAR
3110141 YASHWANT
14321 H.T
3110141
PEARLIN
14309 SIJU.S Experimental And
3110141 Numerical Analysis
PERIASAMY. Mr. PRINCE
B18 14073 Of Buckling Of An In-House
G JEYA LAL
Aluminum Tube
3110141 Under Axial Load
NICKY PAUL
14071
EAPEN

Performance
Mr.
3110141 VISHNUVAR Analysis Of
B19 Industry A.VENKATES
14114 DHAN.A.R Turbocharged
AN
Diesel Engine
3110141 SANJAI Performance
14081 RAHUL.G Analysis Of
Mr.
Naturally Aspirated
B20 Industry A.VENKATES
3110141 SREEVATSA Diesel Engine By
AN
14312 N.V Varying Valve
Timing
3110141 RATHANAK
14077 UMAR.R
Emission Control In
3110141 MANOJ
B21 S.I Engine Utilising Mr. M.MANOJ
14062 KUMAR.A In-House
H-H-O Gas
3110141
VIGNESH.R
14106
3110141 Experimental
VIGNESH.E In-House Mr. NISHANT
B22 14103 Investigation On
B MAYEKAR
3110141 SURENDHER Hardened Material

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 14315 .T Using Small Punch
Test And
3110141
AJIT KUMAR Characterization
14301
3110141 NARENDHA
14070 R.R.S
PRINCE Dual Axis Solar Mr.
3110141
B23 NISSIAN Panel Tracking In-House M.SIVASHAN
14074
DAVID.R System KAR
3110141 SURENDAR.
14096 P
3110141 SUGUMARA
14313 NL Mechanical And
Thermal Behaviour Mr.
3110141 In-House
B24 MURALI.V Of Hybrid Natural S.SATHYA
14307
Fiber Reinforced PRASANTH
3110141 Composites
KISHORE.V
14303

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 LIST OF INDUSTRY PROJECTS
Name of
Batch Register Name of the Name of the
the Project Title
No. No. Industry Supervisor
Student
Design Of Electric
ENOS Drive Train For
3110141 JOEL Assessment Of EV Simpson & Mr. S.RAJESH
A16
14032 MAKASIO Performance Targets Co. Ltd. KANNAN
S.J Using Simcenter
Amesim
An Investigation Of Ashok
3110141 AUGUSTI Mr. NISHANT
A19 Production Loss In Leyland
14017 N.S B MAYEKAR
Plating Shop Ltd.
3110141
VIJAY.J Elimination Of Billet Mr. I.
14319 Super Auto
A24 Undersize In Forge Ltd. MANIKANDA
3110141 VIGNESH Shearing Machine N
14317 KUMAR.D

3110141 SHANE
14087 NATHAN Re-Tooling Of Valve
AEL.P Guide And Valve Ford India Dr. S.
B3 Seat Ring Pressing Pvt. Ltd. RAMESH
3110141 SHANKA
Machine
14088 RA
VARMA.P
3110141 Analysis Of Sodium
NAMBI Mr.
14068 Release Under
DOSS.S A.U.MEENAK
Pressurised IGCAR,
B5 SHI
3110141 Conditions During Kalpakkam
ROSHAN SUNDARESW
14078 Core Disruptive
JAMES ARAN
Accident
B9 3110141 SARAVA First Time Quality Delphi - Mr.

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 14083 NAN.A.T Reduction In Nozzle TVS Diesel J.PRESENNA
Used In CRDI Systems PRABHU
Ltd.
Design Of Jig For
3110141 Hub Bearing And Ashok Mr.
SIDDHAR
B10 14090 Bolt Pressing For Leyland J.PRESENNA
TH.G.V
Various Hubs In Ltd. PRABHU
Hydraulic Machine

3110141 NANDHA Performance

14069 KUMAR. Analysis On Steering
Mando
M Assembly To Mr. M.
Automotive
B11 Improve Durability SIVASHANKA
3110141 India Pvt.
SUBILES In C-EPS Tilt And R
14093 Ltd.
H.S Telescope Endurance
Tester
A Study Of
Neyveli
3110141 Optimization Of
Lignite
B13 14098 SURIYA.S Lignite Size Mr. M.MANOJ
Corporatio
Reduction In Lignite
n Ltd.
Handling System
Performance
VISHNUV Mr.
3110141 Analysis Of CSIR,
B19 ARDHAN. A.VENKATES
14114 Turbocharged Diesel Banglore
A.R AN
Engine
3110141 SANJAI Performance
14081 RAHUL.G Analysis Of
Mr.
Naturally Aspirated CSIR,
B20 A.VENKATES
3110141 SREEVAT Diesel Engine By Banglore
AN
14312 SAN.V Varying Valve
Timing

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 ABSTRACTS
Project Batch No A1
Bala Vignesh.T, Dwarak.A,
Project Team
Harivenkataramani.S
Investigation Studies on Mechanical and
Project Title Tribological Properties of Aluminium Metal
Matrix Composites
Project Guide Mr. Nishant B Mayekar

In the present decade, advanced researches are

being undertaken in the stream of Aluminium
Metal Matrix Composites (AMC’s) to meet the
ample demands of lost cost, better quality and
higher efficiency in various applications like
automotive and aerospace. The aluminium alloys
when reinforced with different ceramics show
improvement in the hardness, strength, corrosion
resistant, and other mechanical and tribological
properties. In this study, the effects of adding
varying percentage of a reinforcement SiC along
Abstract with secondary additions like Graphite, Fly ash,
etc to the Aluminium MMC are consolidated and
their improvement in mechanical properties is
reviewed. This project also focuses on the wear
behavior of Al MMC’s, fabricated by using stir
casting and squeeze casting techniques and wear
tests conducted through pin and on disc wear
tester with different parameters such as normal
loads, sliding distances and sliding velocities.
The applications of the composites are also
presented.

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 Published “Investigation of Dry Sliding wear
behavior of AMMC using Taguchi Approach",
National Conference on Recent Innovations in
Advanced material Science - RIAMS’18
Outcomes Published “Investigation Studies On
Mechanical And Tribological Properties Of
Aluminium Metal Matrix Composites - A
Review”, National Conference on Mechanical,
Aeronautical and Civil Engineering -
NCMACE’ 18

Project Batch No A2
Arjun Jayaprakash, Bevin T Abraham,
Project Team
Joseph George
Design and Fabrication of Multifunctional Agro
Project Title
Gantry Machine Assembly
Project Guide Mr. M Arul Inigo Raja

India ranks second worldwide in farm output.

Agriculture along with forestry and fisheries
accounts for 17% of the GDP in 2017 and 7.86%
in global GDP. Majority of farmers in India are
from economically backward background.
Despite of our government providing so many
Abstract opportunities and schemes, farmers are still
using conventional methods of farming other
than using advanced agricultural machinery and
equipments. Smart farming concepts such as
CTC (controlled traffic farming), Drip irrigation,
solar farming is still a concept in Indian
agricultural society. The main reason it’s still a
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 concept is the financial instability of Indian
farmers. Farmers are not able to afford latest
technologies such as solar panels, drip irrigation
system, combines, harvester.etc. In order to
solve this problem we initiate our project
MULTIFUNCTIONAL AGRO GANTRY
MACHINE ASSEMBLY or MAGMA. The basic
concept of MAGMA is to incorporate the gantry
technology in the agricultural arena. MAGMA is
a machine assembly primarily comprising of a
simple gantry where agricultural modules such
as seed drill, irrigation, harvester and grass
cutter. Like a typical gantry the machine setup
here is also remotely operated. Since MAGMA
has a versatile function, an average Indian
farmer need not worry about spending huge
amounts of money on machinery. Since the setup
and working is simple it becomes a onetime
investment irrespective of expansion of farmland
in future. Therefore being a onetime investment,
MAGMA reduces the financial burden of an
economically backward farmer. Our vision is to
see MAGMA all across India, thus by making
India a global leader in the agricultural sector.
Published “Design And Fabrication Of
Multifunctional Agro Gantry Machine Assembly
- A Review”, National Conference on
Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil Engineering
Outcomes
- NCMACE’ 18.
Best Project in IET Intra-departmental Project
Challenge-2018 competition organised by
students chapter of IETKCTECH.

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 Short listed for the “Carbon Zero Challenge
2019” competition by IIT, Chennai, for receiving
funds to fabricate the prototype.

Project Batch No A3
Project Team Ashvin J, Arshad Ahmed S, Anirudh N R
Experimental Studies to Improve the
Project Title
Performance of Solar Powered Desalination
Project Guide Mr. A Venkatesan
Water being one of the major sources for a living
they are in need now with the increase in
population. The irony is that on Earth 75% is
covered with water and only 25% is covered by
land but still there is a serious demand for water.
This project deals with the extraction of pure
water from seawater using different apparatus to
compare and study which gives maximum output
and highly efficient with respect to the input.
There are many types of desalination method
that uses non-renewable sources like electricity
Abstract
or fuels, this project deals with the use of one of
the major renewable resource- solar energy.
Direct solar energy alone is sufficient to heat the
water and convert it to its vapor form but the
efficiency is very less. So to improve the heat
inside we use different apparatus like Black
surface, Aluminum Fins, Solar heater,
Aluminum reflectors, Phase change materials
(Paraffin wax and Zinc oxide) in copper tubes.
These apparatus helps to increase the box
temperature and hence the water gets vaporized

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 easily condenses and gets collected on the outlet
tube. Theoretical analysis using software is done
and calculated the amount of heat transfer that
takes place and the changes from traditional
form of solar desalination is compared. This
project helps to convert the seawater to pure
water even during the night time with the help of
PCM and Solar heater so all day round this
keeps working and water keeps coming out
regularly. Various types of combinations are
tested and result is graphed.
Published “Experimental Studies To Improve
The Performance Of Solar Powered
Desalination”, National Conference on
Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil Engineering
Outcomes
- NCMACE’ 18.
Participated in IET Intra-departmental Project
Challenge-2018 competition organised by
students chapter of IETKCTECH.

Project Batch No A4
Project Team Bala Surya.S, Agasthya.R
Design, Analysis and Fabrication of Chassis
Project Title
and Drivetrain of Formula Student Racecar
Project Guide Mr. M Vignesh Kumar
The chassis and drivetrain of a racecar built for a
formula student competition are expected to
have much higher performance parameters
Abstract
compared to regular cars. This report presents an
approach on designing a lightweight racecar
chassis and the drivetrain of a formula student
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 racecar consisting of the differential, driveshafts
and tripods using DS Solidworks. The properties
of different materials that can be used for the
given component are then studied. They are then
analyzed individually using Ansys to check if
they meet structural, aesthetic, ergonomic and
safety demands. The best material is chosen
based on the analysis performed and critical
parameters such as performance, weight, yield
strength and cost. The designed chassis and
components are then fabricated to the required
tolerances using jigs and fixtures as required and
assembled for testing. This is done to ensure best
performance with low cost, ease of handling &
manufacture, simple maintenance and lesser
weight.
Published “Design, Analysis and Fabrication of
Chassis and Drive Train of Formula Student
Outcomes Race Car”, National Conference on Mechanical,
Aeronautical and Civil Engineering - NCMACE’
18.

Project Batch No A5
Project Team Harsha Dyanesh, HasanKasim J., Aravind N
Design, analysis and fabrication of knuckle
Project Title and hub Assembly of a Formula Student
Vehicle
Project Guide Mr. M Vignesh Kumar
Formula student vehicles are built by
Abstract institutional teams across the globe for various
competitions. The activity is becoming an
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 integral part in the understanding of vehicle
dynamics for students. This paper intends to talk
about the design and analysis processes
associated with the fabrication of knuckle and
hub assembly in one such vehicle. The knuckle
and hub systems are extremely important
components in a vehicle as they are directly
involved in the running of the vehicle. Therefore,
it is of paramount importance for these to be
designed in a way that the safety standards are
met, while keeping in mind the cost factor that is
involved in the fabrication of the same. The
materials used, differences in properties of
similar materials used for the fabrication of the
knuckle and hub assembly and the analysis of the
designs with respect to Factor of Safety and
stability during running will be described in
detail.
Published “Design, Analysis and Fabrication
of Knuckle and Hub Assembly of a Formula
Outcomes Student Vehicle”, National Conference on
Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil
Engineering - NCMACE’ 18.

Project Batch No A6
Jeshurun Vineeth Roshan, Derrick Sam,
Project Team
Logasai Aathithian
Performance Improvement of Cutting Tool by
Project Title
Surface Texturing
Project Guide Mr. S Jesudass Thomas
Abstract In cutting processes, the improvement of anti-
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 adhesive properties and wear resistance of
cutting tools are constantly and strongly required
to increase the tool life. Therefore, many cutting
tool technologies pertaining to material,
geometry, surface coating, and surface finishing
have been developed. Researchers have studied
the application of controlled surface micro
textures on cutting tool surfaces to improve
machining performance by changing the
tribological conditions at the tool-chip and tool-
workpiece interfaces. An experiment to study the
performance of the textured tungsten carbide
cutting tool insert in machining of Nickel Based
Super alloy Inconel 718 is carried out. Textures
were prepared on the rake face of the insert near
the cutting edge by Rockwell hardness tester and
Vickers hardness testers. Dry cutting tests were
carried out on Nickel Based Super alloy Inconel
718 using lathe machine with uncoated Carbide
tool insert for different cutting parameters such
as feed, depth of cut and cutting speeds. Lathe
tool dynamometer was used to record the cutting
force during machining. Surface Roughness was
checked using the Surface Roughness tester. The
results demonstrate that the surface texture on
the rake face of cutting tools has significantly
reduced the cutting forces, when compared with
that of the un-textured tool insert.
Published “Performance Improvement of Cutting
Tool by Surface Texturing”, National
Outcomes
Conference on Mechanical, Aeronautical and
Civil Engineering - NCMACE’ 18.

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Project Batch No A7
Project Team Gokul S, Gokulnath A
Project Title Pneumatic Bumper and Brake Actuation System
Project Guide Mr. V Gopal
The technology of pneumatics has gained
tremendous importance in the field of workplace
rationalization and automation from old-
fashioned timber works and coal mines to
modern machine shops and space robots. It is
therefore important that technicians and
engineers should have a good knowledge of
pneumatic system, air operated valves and
accessories. The aim is to design and develop a
control system based intelligent electronically
controlled automotive bumper activation and
automatic braking system is called
“AUTOMATIC PNEUMATIC BUMPER AND
BRAKE ACTUATION BEFORE
COLLISION”. This system is consists of IR
Abstract
transmitter and Receiver circuit, Control Unit,
pneumatic bumper system and pneumatic
braking system. The IR sensor is used to detect
the obstacle. There is any obstacle closer to the
vehicle (within 3-4 feet), the control signal is
given to the bumper activation system and also
pneumatic braking system simultaneously. The
pneumatic bumper and braking system is used to
protect the man and vehicle. This bumper and
braking activation system is only activated the
vehicle speed above 30-40 km per hour. This
vehicle speed is sensed by the proximity sensor
and this signal is given to the control unit and
pneumatic bumper and braking activation
system.
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 Published “Pneumatic Bumper and Brake
Actuation System”, National Conference on
Outcomes
Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil Engineering
- NCMACE’ 18.

Project Batch No A8
Project Team S. Karthikeyan, S.S Naveen, A. Bharath kumar
Machinability Studies on Ti-6al-4 V Alloy
Project Title
using Tin and Al2o3 Inserts
Project Guide Mr. K Gobivel
Ti-6Al-4V is a titanium alloy which has high
strength to low weight ratio and it is widely used
in aerospace industry and biomedical inplants
but machining of Ti-6Al-4V produces large
amount of heat at the chip tool interface which
can affect both the tool and workpiece. In this
work, machining of Ti-6Al-4V on conventional
lathe machine by using TiN(Titanium Nitride)
and Al2O3 (Aluminium Oxide) inserts was
Abstract
conducted. Totally 18 experiments were
conducted by using dry turning process with
three different medium spindle speed along with
three different levels of feed with a constant
depth of cut of 1mm. Cutting forces, thrust
forces and feed forces were analyzed to
understand the material deformation. Also
Scanning Electron Microscope Image of tool
inserts has been analyzed to find the tool wear.
Published “Machinability Studies on Ti-6Al-4V
Alloy using TiN and Al2O3 Inserts”, National
Outcomes
Conference on Mechanical, Aeronautical and
Civil Engineering - NCMACE’ 18.
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Project Batch No A9
Project Team E Johnson, R Karthik
Design, Fabrication and Analysis of Thermo-
Project Title
acoustic Refrigeration
Project Guide Mr. D Muralikrishnan
Thermo-acoustic refrigeration is one of the
harmless type of refrigeration system without
any use of any harmful ozone depleting gases
and moving parts. Thermo-acoustic is a subject
dealing generally with effects acoustic in which
heat conduction and entropy variation of a
medium play a role. Thermo-acoustic
refrigeration is the generation of sound by the
heated surface and the process of transfer of heat
transfer from one place to another by the sound
medium. This project deals with designing of
Abstract resonating column, acoustic driver section and
analysing the temperature difference by means of
various stack materials which readily radiate the
heat inside the resonating column and the
cooling takes place by means of compression and
expansion of atmospheric air due to sound waves
inside the column. Acoustic waves experience
displacement oscillations and temperature
oscillation in association with the pressure
variations. The results showed a significant
difference in temperature variations with the
atmospheric temperature.
Published “Design, Fabrication and Analysis of
Thermo Acoustic Refrigeration”, National
Outcomes
Conference on Mechanical, Aeronautical and
Civil Engineering - NCMACE’ 18.

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Project Batch No A10
Project Team Jebin Rex J, Kumaresan K , Mohan A
Characterization of Mechanical Properties of
Project Title Aluminium Based Metal Matrix Composite
AA6061/Zro2/Sic Using Stir Casting Method
Project Guide Mr. A Sam Daniel Fenny
Composite materials have revolutionized the
field of engineering by giving rise to light
weighted and high performance materials in
modern engineering applications, like
automotive and aerospace, foreseeing its
possibilities this work focuses on fabrication and
testing the mechanical and metallurgical
properties of composite materials with
Aluminum of grade 6061 as base matrix and
Abstract Silicon Carbide and Zirconium dioxide particles
as reinforced in various proportions such as (SiC
2%,ZrO2 2%),( SiC 6%, ZrO2 2%),( SiC 2%,
ZrO2 6%) are fabricated by using stir casting
which is the most economical. The Aluminum
alloys when reinforced with different ceramics
show improvement in the hardness, strength,
microscopic structure, corrosion resistant and
other mechanical properties. The applications of
the composites are also presented.
Published “Characterization of Mechanical
Properties of Aluminium Based Metal Matrix
Composite Al6061/ZrO2/SiC using Stir Casting
Method”,National Conference on Mechanical,
Outcomes Aeronautical and Civil Engineering -NCMACE’
18.
Published “Characterization of Mechanical
Properties of Aluminum Based Metal Matrix
Composites using Stir Casting Method",
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 International Conference on Scientific Research
and Innovations-1.0 - Organized by ATALON &
Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai.

Project Batch No A11

Project Team Arunkumar A, Bharathi S, Dinesh kumar D
Design of Flexure Hinges using Compliant
Project Title
Mechanism
Project Guide Mr. V Gopal
Most mechanical designs relay on rotation of
some sort in order to function many of these
designs make use of pin joints to satisfy
rotational requirements the drawback of pin
joints is that backlash can affect the performance
of the system, When designing on a micro scale
the backlash problem becomes a more
significant issues. Flexure hinges relatively new
strategy for providing zero backlash rotation
flexure hinges on a micro scale are not yet well
understood and this project designed to further
Abstract
the research in micro scale flexure hinges. A
flexure hinge consists of a flexible, slender
region between two adjacent rigid parts that
undergo relative limited rotation in a mechanism
and is the important constituent of lumped
compliant mechanisms. Flexure hinges have
several advantages over conventional rotational
joints due to being monolithic with the rest of
the mechanism. They have no friction losses, no
need for lubrication, and no backlash. Therefore,
flexure hinges are widely used in translation
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 micro positioning stages, scanning tunneling
microscopes, high-precision cameras, robotic
micro displacement mechanisms, and especially
in micro-electro-mechanical systems.
Published “Design of Flexure Hinges Using
Compliant Mechanism”, National Conference on
Outcomes
Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil Engineering
- NCMACE’ 18.

Project Batch No A12

R Hariharan, J George Birla Bose, V Kishore
Project Team
kumar
Effect of Zns In Reinforcement of Aluminium
Project Title Hybrid Composites Through Powder
Metallurgy
Project Guide Mr. S Rajesh Kannan
Zinc Sulphide are reinforced with Al- Al2O3
Metal Matrix Composites(MMCs), and are made
through powder metallurgy, in order to improve
high strength, high hardness, good thermal
conductivity compared with conventional
materials. Three Metal Matrix Composites of test
specimens are prepared with varying
Abstract reinforcement ratio as Al-Al2O3-ZnS (94:5:1),
(93:5:2), (92:5:3) wt%, respectively. The
hardness test result shows that the addition of
reinforcement Zinc sulphide increases the
hardness value. However, more concentration of
ZnS shows reverse effect. The uniform
distribution of particles in reinforced metal
matrix Composites was studied in detail using
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 optical microscopy. The surface topography and
crystal structure of the representative composites
were examined through scanning electron
microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and
Fourier transformation of infrared spectroscopy
(FT-IR). Substantially, good agreement
between numerical and experimental results was
found.
Published “Effect of ZnS in Reinforcement of
Aluminium Hybrid Composites through Powder
Outcomes Metallurgy”, National Conference on
Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil Engineering
- NCMACE’ 18.

Project Batch No A13

Vivekanandan.G, Ajay Ravindran.P.V,
Project Team
Jagan.G
Design and Fabrication of Safety System for
Project Title
Two Wheeler
Project Guide Mr. M Arul Inigo Raja
With increasing population and the density of
vehicular traffic accidents are inseparable part of
human life. Each year about 2 percent of motor
vehicle crash deaths are motorcyclists. In a
majority of motorcyclist deaths, the most serious
Abstract injuries are to the head and spinal cord
highlighting the importance of wearing a safety
device. Airbag is a safety feature incorporated in
many four wheelers. Two wheeler accidents
prove fatal in most of the cases, hence an airbag
has been designed for safety of the driver. The
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 concept of this airbag system is “To reduce the
injuries to a rider when impacting with an
opposing vehicle and/or opposing object in
frontal collisions by absorbing rider kinetic
energy and by reducing rider separation velocity
from motorcycle in the forward direction.” This
prototype model works with the help of the
mems sensors which takes the fall detection
signal with angular position of 45 degrees or less
and there by activating the solenoid valve for
triggering the air bag at sensed position.
Published “Design And Fabrication of Safety
System For Two Wheeler- A Review”, National
Outcomes
Conference on Mechanical, Aeronautical and
Civil Engineering - NCMACE’ 18.

Project Batch No A14

Project Team Bharathi E, Antony Jeeva S, Aravind P C
Emergency Steering System to avoid Collision
Project Title
by using Microprocessor Controller
Project Guide Mr. V Gopal
Present days, the automotive industry is mainly
focusing on the road safety measures. The
automobiles have been constantly updating with
new sensing technologies to avoid vehicle crash
due to physical damages and arrival of
Abstract
unexpected object in travelling path. This
problem is one of the major cause for road
accidents, almost 1.32 million people die in road
accidents each year. For providing solution to
the problems, in our project emergency steering
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 control system is introduced. This system
activates the steering mechanism automatically
to position the vehicle from the interrupted
object, without causing maximum damage to the
vehicle structure. Infrared sensor is used to
detect the object which gets interfered in its path
as well as it senses the safe position to stop the
running vehicle.When the vehicle is moving out
of control of driver at a certain speed, then if the
vehicle faces the situation to collide with the
resting object (say if the vehicles are waiting for
signal and our vehicle is facing the above
mentioned problem). The condition of the object
got interfered on the path of moving vehicle is
sensed by the ultrasonic sensor and the sensed
data is sent as the feedback signal to the ECU.
The sensors placed at the lateral side of the
vehicle senses the condition of free road and
activates the dc motor to rotate towards the free
road side direction up to certain time during this
vehicle is turned to the free road side and the
motor get rotated in the opposite direction to
move the vehicle in the free road.
Published “Emergency Steering System to
Avoid Collision By Using Microprocessor
Outcomes Controller”, National Conference on
Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil Engineering
- NCMACE’ 18.

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Project Batch No A15
Deepan.R, Gokul Krishna.R, Gokula
Project Team
Krishnan.Y
Analysis and Performance Improvement of
Project Title
Heat Sink using PCM
Project Guide Mr. A. Sivaramakrishnan
Over the past decade, the research on the Phase
Change materials (PCM) has been widely done
and the application of these cost efficient and
easily available material has not yet found it's
place in the engineering sector. The purpose of
this project is to use the PCM to analyze and
enhance the performance of the heat sinks which
is used in various electronic cooling
applications. Heat sinks are widely used as a
heat transfer device in electronic devices such as
laptops, Computers etc. Due to the increased day
to day usage of these electrical devices , the
power consumption has been increased in a
Abstract drastic way when compared to the past decade.
Almost all the sectors are now dependent on
these electrical devices for their day to day work.
When Phase Change Material (PCM) is
introduced into the Heat sink device, it is
believed to enhance the performance thereby
increasing the thermal efficiency of the Heat
sinks in various electronic cooling applications.
The thermal performance of the heat sinks is
reviewed in this paper. Alongside with the
thermal parameters of Heat sinks, application of
the PCM in electrical devices is also presented in
this project.

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 .Published “Analysis And Performance
Improvement of Heat Sink Using PCM - A
Outcomes Review”, National Conference on Mechanical,
Aeronautical and Civil Engineering - NCMACE’
18.

Project Batch No A16

Project Team Enos Joel Makarios J
Design of Electric Drive Train for Assessment
Project Title of EV Performance Targets using Sim center
Amesim
Project Guide Mr. S Rajesh Kannan
At present, the focus of automobile OEMs
(Original Equipment Manufacturers) is the
design and development of Electric Vehicles
(EVs) due to various reasons such as government
regulations, emission requirements, increase in
fuel cost and making them future proof etc. In an
electric vehicle various component like motor,
battery, controllers are used. Battery and Motor
Abstract
are the main components for defining the whole
working of the vehicle. In the process of
developing the equipment’s, an important issue
is related to defining the performance targets. In
the current project, based on the critical targets
defined, an optimal sizing of battery and motor is
done to achieving the set targets using model-
based engineering approach.
Published “Design of Electric Drive Train for
Assessment Of EV Performance Targets Using
Outcomes Sim center Amesim”, National Conference on
Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil Engineering
- NCMACE’ 18.
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Project Batch No A17
Project Team S Joseph Roy Lenin, R Joseph Agnel Romario,
M Kishore Kumar
Project Title Study of Heat Transfer Properties in
Automobile Coolant using Nano-Fluid
Project Guide Mr. D Muralikrishnan
Abstract Considering the emerging trends and challenges
in automobile sector’s thermal management, we
developed a metallic Nano fluid to effectively
transfer heat from engine. Nano fluids have
attracted the attention as a new generation of
heat transfer in automobile cooling application
because of their excellent thermal behavior. This
project deals with the preparation of Copper
Aluminate Nano particles and characterization of
the Nano particle. Nano fluids are prepared by
dispersing nanometer-sized particles in a base
fluid such as water, ethylene glycol, and other
conventional heat transfer fluids. The Nano
particles are added to the base fluid under
different fractions from 0.1, 0.3, 0.5 and 0.7% to
find the effective heat transfer rate in engine as
coolant. The results discussed and compared
shows a significant change in temperature while
using the Nano fluids as coolant.
Outcomes Published “Study Of Heat Transfer Properties
In Automobile Coolant Using Nano-Fluid”,
National Conference on Mechanical,
Aeronautical and Civil Engineering -
NCMACE’ 18.

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Project Batch No A18
S.Akilan, J.Augustin Thiraviam Sam,
Project Team
W.Blessly Prince
Project Title Power Generation from Ventilated Parked Car
Project Guide Mr. D. Muralikrishnan
During summer, the car will experience a high
temperature when it is exposed to sunlight. The
temperature difference may be around 25°C -
30°C from the ambient temperature. Even air
conditioning system takes a while to regulate the
heat inside cabin. The high temperature
prevailing inside the vehicle is definitely
unreceptive to the occupants when they arrive to
take a drive. Meanwhile the exposure of plastics
to high temperature releases toxic smell may
cause respiratory problems in human beings.
Abstract
This project mainly focuses on regulating the
heat from the cabin by a new ventilation system.
The ventilation system comprises of heat pipes
and exhaust fan. The power required to drive the
exhaust fan is utilized from the ventilated heat
with the help of turbine and generator.
Experimental investigation is done on a
prototype which is designed and fabricated as
similar to a car cabin. In this project along with
dissipation of heat, power generation is also done
from the waste heat exhausted.
Published “Power Generation from Ventilated
Parked Car”, National Conference on
Outcomes
Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil Engineering
- NCMACE’ 18.

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Project Batch No A19
Project Team Augustin S
An Investigation of Production Loss in Plating
Project Title
Shop
Project Guide Mr. Nishant B Mayekar
Production loss plays a vital role in determining
the productivity of a manufacturing industry. It
is very much important to identify the process
which leads to the production loss, so that the
productivity can be increased. The main purpose
of this study is to find the current capacity, areas
that need to be analyzed and to provide
improvement ideas to increase the production.
By the method of continuous collection of
Abstract
various data in the shop floor, the present
performance as well as the capacity of plant can
be determined. Process time is determined in a
sequential manner in all the work stations
involved in the shop floor and the bottleneck
process is identified. Thus the process which
contributes most in the production loss is
analyzed so that its time can be reduced thereby
increase in production.
Published “An Investigation of Production Loss
in Plating Shop”, National Conference on
Outcomes
Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil Engineering
- NCMACE’ 18.

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Project Batch No A20
Amuluru Mounick Reddy, Biradavolu
Project Team
Krishnasai, Rakesh.K
Brake Failure Indicator and Engine over
Project Title
Heating Alarm
Project Guide Mr. A Sivaramakrishnan
Now a days, Machines are widely controlled by
control system. To meet the need of exploding
population economic and effective control of
machines is necessary. The aim is to design and
develop an indication system for indicating
brake failure in vehicle and for an indication of
excess temperature in an engine. Automatic
brake failure indication system consists of push
button which functions the buzzer when the
contact between brake lever and foot lever gets
damaged. Push button activation sends feedback
to control unit for activation of buzzer. Similarly
Abstract the when the engine temperature exceeds its
maximum limit, this condition is sensed by a
temperature sensor which is placed on the fins of
an engine which monitors and displays a
temperature status of engine if the temperature
gets increased it activates buzzer along with
automatic engine off by using pic-
microcontroller to guide for spark plug to off the
engine and to stop the vehicle for avoiding the
damages caused for an engine is been reviewed.
This system is applicable for both diesel and
petrol engines differentiating by using spark plug
guides and ignition system.

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 Published “Brake Failure Indicator and Engine
over Heating Alarm - A Review”, National
Outcomes
Conference on Mechanical, Aeronautical and
Civil Engineering - NCMACE’ 18.

Project Batch No A21

Project Team Ashley Varghese John, Aamir Massoud
A Novel Bio-Inspired under Actuated Gripper
Project Title
for Precision Manipulation
Project Guide Mr. V Gopal
In the precision industry, Micro positioning is an
essential component in the field of micro/nano
technology. Applications of micro positioning
stage found in various field such as biological
manipulation, and scanning probe microscopy,
flexure-based compliant stages, optical fiber
alignment, single molecule experiment in
physics and biology, micromanipulation and
micro assembly are popular devices to achieve
ultrahigh precision positioning with
micro/nanometer-level accuracy. Most of these
Abstract
applications require micrometer or even
nanometer accuracy, but conventional
mechanisms with motors, gears, and joints
cannot meet the requirements mainly due to the
backlash, hysteresis, clearance and friction of the
joints and the geometric and dimensional errors
of the components. This situation leads to the
development of compliant micro motion stages
which can overcome these difficulties. In the
past, many compliant micro motion stages were
proposed. In these designs, the motions are
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 conveyed by elastic deformations of flexure
joints, which have advantages in terms of no
backlash, no friction losses, no need for
lubrication, ease of fabrication, and virtually no
assembly. Design of compliant mechanism is
done through kinematic based approach and
topology optimization.
Published “A Novel Bio-Inspired Under
Actuated Gripper For Precision Manipulation”,
Outcomes National Conference on Mechanical,
Aeronautical and Civil Engineering - NCMACE’
18.

Project Batch No A22

Project Team Bala Vignesh.A, Dharmaraj. S, Anto Damien.S
Effects of Process Parameters in Wire EDM of
Project Title
Inconel 625
Project Guide Mr. I Manikandan
In this project, different parameters of wire EDM
are studied. Workpiece material for which
parameters are to be optimized is Inconel 625
alloy. In these days it is very important to find
best operating conditions for any manufacturing
technique. Especially in case of non-
Abstract conventional machining such as electro
discharge machining, abrasive jet machining,
electro chemical machining etc., because in these
processes operating cost is higher than the
conventional machining. Output parameter
which is to be optimized is dimensional
deviation and input parameters are wire feed,
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 pulse off time, pulse on time and wire tension.
Taguchi method was used to optimize the
parameter. ‘L27’ orthogonal array was used for
statistical analysis. MINITAB-17 software was
used to get optimum values for the test and a
confirmation experiment was done for validating
the results.
Published “Effects of Process Parameters in
Wire EDM of Inconel 625”, National
Outcomes
Conference on Mechanical, Aeronautical and
Civil Engineering - NCMACE’ 18.

Project Batch No A23

Project Team Sujith S, Vasanthan R, Vigneshwaran K R
Investigation on Characterization of Wear
Project Title
Properties of Al7075
Project Guide Mr. M Arul Inigo Raja
This work investigated the influence of SiC on
the wear behaviour of Al 7075/Al2O3 hybrid
composite. The investigation reveals the
effectiveness of incorporation SiC in the
composite for gaining wear reduction.
Composite materials have revolutionized the
field of engineering by giving rise to light
Abstract
weighted and high performance materials in
modern engineering applications, For seeing its
possibilities this work focuses on fabrication and
testing the mechanical and metallurgical
properties of composite materials with
Aluminum(7075) as base matrix and SiC and
aluminum oxide as reinforcement by using stir
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 casting which is the most economical. The
properties of the materials will have superior
mechanical properties analogized to Aluminum
base material. The wear properties of the hybrid
composites containing the superior wear-
resistance properties.
Published “Investigation on Characterization of
Wear Properties of Al7075”, National
Outcomes Conference on Mechanical, Aeronautical and
Civil Engineering - NCMACE’ 18.

Project Batch No A24

Project Team Vigneshkumar D, Vijay J
Elimination of Billet Undersize in Shearing
Project Title
Machine
Project Guide Mr. I Manikandan
The hydraulic shearing machine is fitted with
automatic feeding mechanism of bar stock. Due
to issue in feeding mechanism the bar stock
sheared is short bit and weight undersize. To
eliminate this, a motion sensor is fitted to
Abstract monitor the movement of bar stock. This project
is done in "SUPER AUTO FORGE PVT. LTD"
Kolapakkam plant, Chennai. To reduce the
production downtime due to billet undersize
caused in hydraulic shearing machine and also to
reduce the wastage in raw materials.
Published “Elimination of Billet Undersize in
Shearing Machine”, National Conference on
Outcomes
Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil Engineering
- NCMACE’ 18.
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Project Batch No B1
Project Team Vignesh G.S, Mullai Venthan, Sreayus P
Mathews
Project Title Carburizing of Mild Steel using Reduced
Graphene Oxide produced from Organic
Wastes
Project Guide Mr. S P Sathya Prasanth
Abstract The aim of this work is to use carbon produced from
domestic sources of carbon compounds like organic
wastes to replace industrial carbon compounds used
for carburizing and casehardening of steel for
improvement of mechanical properties of mild steel.
In this case, we synthesized RGO (Reduced
Graphene Oxide) from coconut shells, which is
widely available as a waste from domestic and oil
producing industries. This RGO is then used for
carburizing of steel. This method of RGO synthesis
will reduce the domestic waste production by
creating value for organic wastes for carbon
compound extraction to be used in industries. This
method creates a whole line of possibilities for the
use of organic carbon rich wastes in the industrial
side other than recycling and waste to energy.
Outcomes Published “Carburizing of Mild Steel using
Reduced Graphene Oxide Produced from
Organic Wastes”, National Conference on
Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil Engineering
- NCMACE’ 18.

Project Batch No B2
Project Team S.Shriram, R.Sundar, S.Vishnu
Characterization of Mechanical properties
Project Title
using Small Punch Test
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Project Guide Mr. A Sam Daniel Fenny
It is difficult to characterize the mechanical
properties of metals accurately that are in the
form of thin sheet, small tube and welded tube
using conventional tensile test. In this work, a
modified small punch test (SPT) method is
proposed to characterize the mechanical
properties of tubular specimen. The conventional
SPT requires flat disc specimen for the
characterization that can’t be extracted from
small tube components considering the smaller
radius of curvature of tubes. Hence it is required
to design and develop a customized SPT to
evaluate the tensile properties of curved
specimens. For the design of modified SPT,
Abstract numerical method is adapted to study the
parameters which affect the accuracy of the
results such as clamping force, punch feed and
curvature of specimen. Preliminary, tensile test
experiments as per ASTM-E8 standard are
carried out to develop finite element models. The
load-displacement curves for various input
conditions are extracted and the results are
validated by conducting the experiments on
modified SPT. The results are well agreed with
each other and this method can be used to
characterize the mechanical properties of small
tubes.

Published “Characterization of Mechanical

Properties using Small Punch Test”, National
Outcomes
Conference on Mechanical, Aeronautical and
Civil Engineering - NCMACE’ 18.

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Project Batch No B3
Project Team P. Shane Nathanael, P. ShankaraVarma
Re-tooling of Valve Guide and Valve Seat Ring
Project Title
Pressing Machine
Project Guide Dr. S Ramesh
Alfing Montagetechnik GmbH (AMT) valve
guide and valve seat ring semi-automatic
pressing machine is in the production line of
Engine Plant, Company X., for pressing the
valve seat ring and valve guide into the cylinder
head of 1.4-liter Diesel Variant Engine (DV4)
since 2008. As the company changed the
capacity of the engine from 1.4-liter to 1.5-liter
Diesel Variant (DV5) recently, the machine was
out of use and a new fully automated machine
was brought into production line for pressing
valve seat ring and valve guide into the cylinder
head of 1.5-liter DV5 engine. The main
disadvantage of the new machine is that, rework
Abstract
of ‘NOK’ cylinder heads is not possible as the
machine is fully automated. Hence, there arose a
need for modifying the semi-automatic pressing
machine in order to rework ‘NOK’ DV5 cylinder
heads. This re-tooling of the semi-automatic
pressing machine would also aid in assisting the
production of DV5 cylinder heads if the new
fully automated pressing machine broke down or
is taken for maintenance. The above need made
us to re-tool the semi-automatic pressing
machine and aid in production with maximum
possibility of rework and uninterrupted
production of DV5 cylinder heads as well as
providing economic benefits to the company.

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 Published “Re-Tooling Of Valve Guide And
Valve Seat Ring Pressing Machine”, National
Outcomes
Conference on Mechanical, Aeronautical and
Civil Engineering - NCMACE’ 18.

Project Batch No B4
T.Saravanan, N.Sivabalaji, E.Suresh Kumar,
Project Team
D.Vignesh
Improving Machining Performance by Green
Project Title
Cutting Fluid
Project Guide Dr. N Pragadish
Machining is one of the most fundamental and
indispensable process in manufacturing industry.
The heat generated in the cutting zone during
machining is critical in deciding the work piece
quality. Though cutting fluids are widely
employed to carry away the heat in machining,
their usage poses threat to ecology and the health
of workers. Hence, there arises the need to
identify the eco-friendly and user friendly
alternative to conventional cutting fluids. The
Abstract present work features a specify study on the
application of Nano solid lubricant suspensions
in lubricating oil in turning of mild steel with
HSS tool. Coconut oil is taken as the base
lubricant and copper oxide as suspension. The
variation of cutting tool temperatures and the
surface roughness of the machined surface with
cutting speed and feed are studied with Nano
solid lubricants suspensions in lubricating oil.
Experiments are conducted in various
composition of nanoparticle copper oxide
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 suspension (0.5%, 1%, 1.5%) in 1litre of coconut
oil.
Published “Improving Machining Performance
by Green Cutting Fluid”, National Conference
Outcomes
on Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil
Engineering - NCMACE’ 18.

Project Batch No B5
Project Team S.Nambidoss, Roshan James
Analysis of Sodium Release under Pressurised
Project Title
Conditions during a Core Disruptive Accident
Project Guide Mr. A.U.Meenakshi Sundareswaran
Reactor containment building (RCB) can be
considered as the ultimate barrier to the
environment against activity release in any
nuclear plant. Core disruptive accident (CDA) is
an important factor that specifies the design
basis of a RCB. When a CDA (core disruptive
accident) occurs, coolant (in this case, sodium)
escapes into the RCB ( reactor containment
building ) with high thermal and pressure
loadings. Here, a fundamental approach towards
Abstract
the quantification of thermal and pressure
loadings on the RCB during a CDA has been
described. Mathematical models have been
derived from fundamental conservation
principles. Various heating sources for RCB air
and RCB wall, has been identified.
Computational fluid dynamic models (CFD)
have also been created and a brief comparison
between the two has been done. The RCB must
be built in such a way that it withstands the
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 tremendous load of temperature and
pressure.The pressure difference between the
inlet and exit of the escape path can be found out
by network analysis, CFD, parametric analysis.
Published “Analysis of Sodium Release under
Pressurized Conditions during a Core Disruptive
Outcomes Accident”, National Conference on Mechanical,
Aeronautical and Civil Engineering - NCMACE’
18.

Project Batch No B6
Seeni Mohammed, Muhammad Khalid,
Project Team
Vishnupriya
Mitigating Car Cabin Air Temperature using
Project Title
Hybrid Energy Source
Project Guide Mr. A. Venkatesan
When a vehicle is parked under the direct sun,
the accumulated heat is affecting many interiors
inside the vehicle cabin, such as the vinyl
materials of the dashboard, the leather covers
and the electronic components. The objective of
the project is to reduce the cabin air temperature
in a parked vehicle using a hybrid energy source
Abstract which uses a TEC (thermo electric cooler) and
solar panel. This utilizes the temperature
difference between the inside cabin temperature
is converted into electrical energy and charging
the battery which in turn helps to drive the
ventilation system in the car by continuous
replenishment of battery power.

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 Published “Mitigating Car Cabin Air
Temperature using Hybrid Energy Source”,
National Conference on Mechanical,
Aeronautical and Civil Engineering - NCMACE’
Outcomes
18.
Participated in IET Intra-departmental Project
Challenge-2018 competition organised by
students chapter of IETKCTECH.

Project Batch No B7
Project Team Raghul Krishna R, Ranjith V, Syed Ansari Z
Project Title Mechanical Fuse for Overhead Power Lines
Project Guide Mr. A.U.Meenakshi Sundareswaran
Overhead power lines have chances to fall down
which can cause severe damages to human and
other living organism. It can also lead to fire
accidents thus creating unsafe environment.
There are many recorded cases of power line
failure leads to fatality. Mostly power lines cuts
down during rain, contact of power line with the
stagnated water in roads leads to unpredictable
Abstract damage to lives.Till now there is not an effective
safety setup to handle overhead power line. A
new mechanical setup is implemented in the
power lines which interrupts power transmission
in case of cut down of power lines.In case the
power line cuts the mechanism is actuated and
interrupts the power transmission to the damaged
line. Thus many lives and property are saved.

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 Published “Mechanical Fuse for Overhead
Power Lines”, National Conference on
Outcomes
Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil Engineering
- NCMACE’ 18.

Project Batch No B8
S.P.Muralibalaji, A.Nithyanandham,
Project Team
V.Senthilmurugan, D.Vijayanandhan
Experimental Study of Cutting Forces in End
Project Title Milling of Magnesium AZ31BAlloy in Dry
Cutting Condition
Project Guide Mr. K Gobivel
Magnesium AZ31B is a wrought alloy, they
having the characteristics like good room
temperature strength and ductility. It finds an
application in wide variety of uses including
aircraft fuselages, cell phone and laptop cases
etc., In this research work, the cutting parameters
have been investigated, during the end milling of
magnesium AZ31B alloy under dry cutting
condition. In this study three cutting force
Abstract
components is investigated i.e. (feed forces,
thrust forces and cutting forces) were measured
to understand the material deformation
characteristics. This operation was performed by
varying cutting speed, feed rate and constant
depth of cut and this work is done in the
conventional vertical milling machine with the
carbide inserts.

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 Published “Experimental Study of Cutting
Forces in End Milling of Magnesium Az31B
Outcomes Alloy in Dry Cutting Condition”, National
Conference on Mechanical, Aeronautical and
Civil Engineering - NCMACE’ 18.

Project Batch No B9
Project Team A.T. Saravanan
First Time Quality Reduction in Nozzle used
Project Title
in CRI
Project Guide Mr. J.PresennaPrabhu
Delphi TVS Diesel System Private Limited
produces common rail diesel fuel injection
system. There are various sections in this
company; Nozzle department in this company
produces single groove, double groove and triple
groove nozzle, based on the different model of
the vehicle. The nozzle to the injector of
common rail diesel fuel injection system. In the
nozzle soft section there are three main machines
are used for the production of nozzle, namely the
Abstract Tsugami, Fanuc, ECM. This company being a
continuous production line, the quality of the
product is to be within a certain limit or there
should be no rejections of component, this is
technically called as First time quality. The
rejection percentage or the FTQ is high in
Tsugami machine. A Tsugami machine is a six
axis CNC lathe used for the production of
nozzle. So the aim of our project is reduce the
rejection percentage or FTQ by making use of
Quality Control story approach a management
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 tool the seven steps to solve a problem, thus the
First Time Quality is reduced by using the
quality control approach. Thus it reduces the
rejection cost, rework cost for the component
and it increases the quality of the nozzle.

By doing this project, student have learnt

• about the production of nozzles used in
common rail Diesel fuel injection
system.
Outcomes • to identify the factors which leads to
increase in rejection percentage and
rework.
• to apply management tool to reduce the
rejection rate and to increase the
quality of the nozzle.

Project Batch No B10

Project Team Siddharth G V
Design of Jig for Hub Bearing and Bolt Pressing
Project Title
for Various Hubs in Hydraulic Machine
Project Guide Mr. J.PresennaPrabhu
This Company X produces trucks of various
types and sizes. Front axle department in this
company produces 8 bolt and 10 bolt hub, based
on the different model of vehicle. These hubs are
attached to the wheels of the truck and are used
Abstract
to hold the wheel, axle and brake system. Bolts
of 8 or 10 numbers are attached to the holes that
are present in the hub using a hydraulic pressing
machine. This pressing action on 8 and 10 bolt
hubs are done on 2 separate hydraulic press. This
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 company being a continuous production line,
when the hub model changes it takes extra time
for shifting the work from one press machine to
another. This accounts for extra work and affects
the production time. So we have designed a jig
that replaces the stock jig. This new jig is a
radially adjustable jig, which is controlled by a
Rack and Pinion mechanism and it is capable of
performing pressing actions on both 8 bolt and
10 bolt hubs in a single hydraulic press. This
eliminates the extra work and continues the
production in a single line with greater time
saving.
Published “Design Of Jig For Hub Bearing And
Bolt Pressing For Various Hubs In Hydraulic
Outcomes Machine”, National Conference on Mechanical,
Aeronautical and Civil Engineering - NCMACE’
18.

Project Batch No B11

Project Team M.Nandha Kumar, S.Subilesh
Performance Analysis on Steering Assembly to
Project Title Improve Durability in C-EPS Tilt and Telescope
Endurance Tester
Project Guide Mr. M Sivashankar
Electric power steering offers greater vehicle
safety by adapting variable steering ratios to
human needs, filtering drive train influences and
Abstract even adjusting active steering torque in critical
situations. In addition, it can make cars even
lighter and more fuel efficient when compared to
those using hydraulic steering systems The
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 Steering gets affected during various conditions
of vehicles, such as load, unload and stationary.
Due to the load effect on steering, it may break.
Hence, we are doing Performance Test of
Steering. The performance test undergoes Lever
up and down, Column up and down. These four
processes are operated using pneumatic
cylinders. When we replace the one part of
Pneumatic cylinder with servomotor, the
accuracy is increased and time can be saved.

By doing this project, students in the team

have learnt
• about the Electric power steering and
its advantages.
Outcomes
• to conduct performance analysis on
steering assembly.
• to use telescopic endurance tester in
testing steering assembly.

Project Batch No B12

Mansoor.A.G, Michael Roshan, Manikandan.S,
Project Team
Samuvel.V
Experimenting the Effectiveness of Heat-Pipe
Project Title
using a Peltier Module
Project Guide Mr. Aaron.Mathews.Oommen
The microelectronics industries are shifting
towards heat-pipes for CPU cooling applications.
Heat-pipes have shown a considerable increase
Abstract
in the rate of heat transfer compared to heat-sink
cooling which makes them suitable for computer
cooling applications. Due to their flexibility in
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 size and thickness, they are also integrated in
laptops for cooling. Generally, in laptops, DC
powered fans are used at condenser section of
heat-pipes to condense the vapors inside the
condenser section. Since the condensing capacity
is limited by the speed and size of the fan, the
condensing capacity at condenser section is
reduced. Many scholars have done researches to
optimize the working of heat-pipes by using a
Nano-fluid as a working fluid. Some of the
scholars have also done researches on TEC
assessed vapor chambers (working mechanism is
similar to that of heat-pipes) which are also used
in electronics cooling, but, to the author’s
knowledge, no work has been done on
integrating peltier module at the condenser
section of the heat-pipe. This project will focus
on experimenting the assessment of peltier
module at condenser section of the heat-pipe to
study the heat transfer rate, efficiency and
combined effectiveness. The obtained results
will be compared to fan cooling and heat-sink
cooling.
Published “Experimenting the Effectiveness of
Heat-Pipe using a Peltier Module”, National
Outcomes
Conference on Mechanical, Aeronautical and
Civil Engineering - NCMACE’ 18.

Project Batch No B13

Project Team S. Suriya
A Study of Optimization of Lignite Size
Project Title
Reduction in Lignite Handling System
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Project Guide Mr. M Manoj
To Study the processes taking place in lignite
handling system (LHS) TPS II EXPANSION.
The process is to reduce the lignite received
from mine- II of size 500 mm is to be reduced to
size of 10 mm. The size reduction takes place in
two stages in primary and secondary crushers.
After that the screening process takes in screen
house and above 10 mm size lignite are again
Abstract
send to secondary crusher for further crushing.
By studying all these processes, we conclude
that the size of 10mm can be obtained in the
secondary crusher itself. By eliminating the
screen house, we can save more quantity of
power consumption, time consumption & Man
power savings which increases the production
rate.
By doing this project, student have learnt
• about the need for getting Lignite coal
in 10mm size.
Outcomes • to eliminate screen house and able to
get coal to the required size in the
secondary crusher itself, thereby
increasing production rate.

Project Batch No B14

Sanjay R, Sakthivel V, Vignesh R, Nandha
Project Team
Kumar M. Surya S
Project Title Permanent Magnet Assist Motor
Project Guide Mr. M Sivashankar
This project presents aspects of design and
Abstract
development of permanent magnet rotor and its
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 setup. In conventional induction motor the power
consumption is more due to the induced current
in the armature setup. In order to reduce the
induced current power consumption a permanent
magnet motor is designed in such a way with
alternate poles of magnet with minimum air gap
to create a magnetic flux with the AC stator field
windings both the stator and rotors magnetic flux
react with each other and produce a torque. This
setup does the work with low power
consumption as it only needs the power for stator
field windings and it eventually eliminates the
induced current in the normal conventional
induction motor since it doesn’t have the
armature coil setup rather the power is obtained
with the help of neodymium permanent magnet.
This project also provides the load test result of
this permanent magnet rotor setup.
Published “Design and Development of
Permanent Magnet Rotor”, National Conference
on Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil
Outcomes Engineering - NCMACE’ 18.
Participated in IET Intra-departmental Project
Challenge-2018 competition organised by
students chapter of IETKCTECH.

Project Batch No B15

Project Team Surya K, Vimalkumar U, Vishmudev A V
Experimental Study of Car Suspension using
Project Title Permanent Magnets

Project Guide Dr. D Easu

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 This work deals with the influence of magnetic
repulsive force between two permanent magnets
on the vibration reduction of a car suspension.
Two Neodymium magnets are placed in a Maruti
front wheel suspension in place of rubber bush
and tested in a test rig. The non linearity in the
stiffness of the permanent magnets are
Abstract determined and the influence on the response of
the top plate is studied experimentally. Also, the
response is studied theoretically in MATLAB
simulink for various stiffness and damping
combination. Both theoretical and experimental
results show the performance of magnetic
suspension is better than the conventional
suspension system.
Published “Influence Of Magnetic Repulsion
On Vibration Reduction In A Car Suspension”,
Outcomes National Conference on Mechanical,
Aeronautical and Civil Engineering - NCMACE’
18.

Project Batch No B16

Wesley Joel K, Vivek S, Siddharth D,
Project Team
Sudharsun G A
Surface Texturing by Wire-cut EDM on Cutting
Project Title
Tool
Project Guide Mr. S Jesudass Thomas
Recent researches in the field of dry machining
have indicated that surface texture has the
Abstract potential to influence tribological conditions.
Researchers have studied the application of
controlled surface micro textures on cutting tool
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 surfaces to improve machining performance by
changing the tribological conditions at the
interfaces of tool-chip and tool-work piece. An
experiment to study the performance of the
micro-textured Un-coated carbide tool inserts
implemented in the machining of Inconel 718
samples was carried out. Parallel, Perpendicular
and Areal surface textures were introduced using
Wire-cut Electrical discharge machining on the
face of Un-coated carbide tool inserts.
Machining in dry conditions was applied on
Inconel 718 using lathe machine with micro-
textured cutting tool inserts for varying range of
feed, depth of cut, cutting speeds. Measurement
of cutting force, cutting temperature and surface
roughness of the work surfaces after machining
were made. In this project, the experiments were
conducted based on the established Taguchi’s
technique, L27 orthogonal array using Minitab-
17 statistical software. The effect of Micro
textured cutting tool inserts in the turning
operation of Inconel 718 were studied and the
outcomes of the experimental study are
presented in this project.
Published “Surface Texturing By Wire-Cut
EDM on Cutting Tool”, National Conference on
Outcomes
Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil Engineering
- NCMACE’ 18.

Project Batch No B17

M Magendran, B Mohammed Insha, S
Project Team
Mohammed Nainar, T Yashwanth
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 Performance Studies Of In-house Developed
Project Title
Rapid Prototyping Machine
Project Guide Dr. S Ramesh
Rapid prototyping is a group of techniques used
to quickly fabricate a scale model of a physical
part or assembly using three dimensional
computer aided design (CAD) data. Construction
of the part or assembly is usually done using 3D
printing. 3D PRINTING is a form of additive
manufacturing technology where a three
dimensional object is created by laying down
successive layers of material. 3D Printing is
based on fused deposition modelling technique,
which is one of the newly developed rapid
prototyping process for the fabrication of parts.
3D printer allows the designers to produce the
model in a very short time and also in precise
form. There are various types in design we
Abstract choose the delta type and we designed and
fabricated because the moving parts are
lightweight so that its easier to travel. That
results in faster printing with greater accuracy. A
Rapid prototype machine is developed in-house
for meeting out the volume of 170*170*340mm
capacity. The components are brought out from
different Suppliers and other parts are machined
and fabricated. Electrical control components are
developed by our electrical instrumentation
team. The machine is investigated in different
parameters to check its performance. Additive
machine can use polymer or other different
materials to print a range of functional
component, including complex structure that
cannot be manufactured by other means. The use
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 of additive manufacturing can potentially benefit
a wide range of industries including defence,
aerospace, bio-medical, consumer products.
Published “Performance Studies of In-house
Developed Rapid Prototyping Machine”, National
Outcomes
Conference on Mechanical, Aeronautical and
Civil Engineering - NCMACE’ 18.

Project Batch No B18

Project Team Nicky Paul Eapen, G.Periasamy, S.Pearlin Shiju
Experimental and Numerical Analysis of
Project Title Buckling of an Aluminium Tube under Axial
Load
Project Guide Mr. L Prince Jeyalal
Crashworthiness characteristics of thin-walled
aluminium tubes with holes and slots which
serves as crush initiators are experimentally and
numerically studied. Crush initiators causes
stress concentrations which are intentionally
introduced into structural members in order to
Abstract trigger their collapse. These stress concentrations
have the effect of reducing the peak buckling
load as well as controlling the collapse mode of
an energy absorbing structure. The experiment is
done to investigate the load management and
energy absorption characteristics of these
structural members.

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 Published “Experimental and Numerical
Analysis of Buckling of an Aluminium Tube
under Axial Load”, National Conference on
Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil Engineering
- NCMACE’ 18.
Outcomes Published “Numerical Investigation of The
Collapse Behaviour of Thin WalledMetal Tubes
Under Axial Impact” International Conference,
Organized by VelTech Rangarajan
Dr.Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and
Technology - IDAD-2018

Project Batch No B19

Project Team A.R.Vishnuvardhan
Performance Analysis of Turbocharged Diesel
Project Title
Engine
Project Guide Mr. A.Venkatesan
Internal combustion engine cycle simulation
models have proved to be very effective in
evaluating engine performance and also
contributing towards saving time and money.
Engine models perform comprehensive analysis
of thermodynamic processes in an engine.
Modeling an engine is affecting engine research
Abstract at all levels, from a greater insight into an engine
process to identifying the key variables
controlling the process. Modeling also saves
researchers from endeavors in costly
experiments. Models have been successful in
predicting engine behavior over a wide range of
operating parameters with greater accuracy.
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 By doing this project, student have learnt
• about IC Engine cycle simulation models
in evaluating engine performance.
• to develop models of engine and to
Outcomes identify the key variables controlling the
thermodynamic process.
• to predict engine behavior over a wide
range of operating parameters with
greater accuracy.

Project Batch No B20

Project Team G.Sanjai Rahul, V.Sreevatsan
Performance Analysis of Naturally Aspirated
Project Title
Diesel Engine by Varying Valve Timing
Project Guide Mr. A.Venkatesan
Internal combustion engine cycle simulation
models have proved to be very effective in
evaluating engine performance and also
contributing towards saving time and money.
Engine models perform comprehensive analysis
of thermodynamic processes in an engine. This
project aims at conducting performance analysis
of naturally aspirated diesel engine by varying
Abstract
valve timing. Modeling an engine is affecting
engine research at all levels, from a greater
insight into an engine process to identifying the
key variables controlling the process. Modeling
also saves researchers from endeavors in costly
experiments. Models have been successful in
predicting engine behavior over a wide range of
operating parameters with greater accuracy.
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 By doing this project, students in the team have
learnt
• about IC Engine cycle simulation models
in evaluating engine performance.
• to conduct performance analysis of
Outcomes
naturally aspirated diesel engine by
varying valve timing.
• to predict engine behavior over a wide
range of operating parameters with
greater accuracy.

Project Batch No B21

Project Team Manoj Kumar A, Rathanakumar R, Vignesh R
Emission Control in SI Engine utilising H-H-O
Project Title
Gas
Project Guide Mr. M Manoj
In SI engine, atmospheric air blended with petrol
is used as a fuel. Atmospheric air contains
around 70% Nitrogen and other gases. Since
engine intakes these gases more NOx is produced
and the emission of CO, HC, CO2 is also more.
Due to this environment is affected. This title
aims to reduce both the emission and the
Abstract
consumption of fuel. We use the combination of
hydrogen and petrol as a fuel. Hydrogen is
obtained from the process of
electrolysis.Electrolysis of water is the
decomposition of water to give Hydrogen and
Oxygen gas due to an electric current being
passed to water. Since water is abundant in
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 nature, it is used to produce hydrogen more
economically. Hydrogen produced via
electrolysis results in zero green house gas
emissions. In this project, the engine utilizing a
mixture of gasoline and H-H-O as the air fuel
mixture. Here emission of CO, HC and CO2 is
less.
Published “Emission Control in SI Engine
utilising H-H-O Gas”, National Conference on
Outcomes
Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil Engineering
- NCMACE’ 18.

Project Batch No B22

Project Team Ajitkumar S, Vignesh E, Surendher T
Experimental Investigation on Hardened
Project Title Material using Small Punch Test and its
Characterization
Project Guide Mr. A Sam Daniel Fenny
Small punch test (SPT) is a miniature test
method that replaces the conventional tensile test
to characterize mechanical properties of any
materials. If the volume of available material to
be characterized is insufficient to prepare sub-
size standard test coupons, the conventional
Abstract tensile test method can’t be used. In this
scenario, SPT can be employed to characterize
the mechanical properties. The results of SPT are
highly sensitive to fixture configurations and
testing parameters. To get realistic material
characterization, sensitivity of the testing
parameters should be studied. Heat treated 304

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 Austenitic Stainless steel is used for
characterising the mechanical properties. Also
the study about contact angle Vs Hardness
property has been done. From the obtained
stress-strain curve of specimen the load-
displacement curve is calculated
Published “Experimental Investigation on
Hardened Material Using Small Punch Test And
Outcomes Its Characterization”, National Conference on
Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil Engineering
- NCMACE’ 18.

Project Batch No B23

Project Team Prince Nissian David R, Narendar R S,Surender P
Project Title Dual Axis Solar Panel Tracking System
Project Guide Mr. M Sivashankar
Solar energy can be used both directly and
indirectly. It can be used directly in a variety of
thermal applications like heating water or air,
drying, distillation and cooking. The heated
fluids can in turn be used for applications like
power generation or refrigeration. A second way
in which it is converted to electric energy is by
Abstract indirectly causing the winds to blow, plants to
grow, rain to fall and temperature differences to
occur from the surface to the bottom of oceans.
Useful energy can be obtained for commercial
and non-commercial purposes through all these
renewable sources. Problem associated with the
use of solar energy is that its availability varies
widely with time. The variation in availability
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 occurs daily because of the day night cycle and
also seasonally because of the earth’s orbit
around the sun.
Published “Dual Axis Solar Panel tracking
System”, National Conference on Mechanical,
Aeronautical and Civil Engineering - NCMACE’
Outcomes 18.
Participated in IET Intra-departmental Project
Challenge-2018 competition organised by
students chapter of IETKCTECH.

Project Batch No B24

Project Team L.Sugumaran, V.Murali, V.Kishore
Mechanical and Thermal Behaviour of Hybrid
Project Title
Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
Project Guide Mr. S P Sathyaprasanth
Composite materials are widely used in the
many applications due to its low weight to load-
bearing capabilities. Nowadays, experimentation
on natural fibres is getting popular because of
several technical advantages over synthetic
fibres such as low density, good strength and
high modulus, moderate preparation cost and
Abstract
easiness for handling. This project deals about
the evaluation of mechanical and thermal
properties of the natural fibre-reinforced hybrid
composites using snake grass and sisal fibre
using epoxy as the binder. The fabrication of the
hybrid composite is carried out using hand layup
method with different volume fraction of fibre
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 and matrix. The tensile, flexural properties and
thermal properties of the hybrid snake grass-
sisal fibre-reinforced composites are evaluated
for different volume fraction of fibre and matrix.
By doing this project, students in the team have
learnt
• about the application of composite
materials due to its low weight.
• to fabricate hybrid composite using
Outcomes hand layup method.
• to evaluate the mechanical and thermal
properties of the natural fibre-
reinforced hybrid composites using
snake grass and sisal fibre using epoxy
as the binder.

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