Modern Achievements and Developments in Manufacturing and Industry

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering and Interdisciplinary Developments (ICRAMID 2014), March 7-8, 2014, Tamis Nadu, India

von P.M. Diaz, K. Palanikumar, Puli Ravi Kumar

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Trans Tech Publications 2014

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Preface and Editors

Chapter 1: Modern Production Technologies and Manufacturing Technological Processes

Experimental Investigation on Effect of High Pressure Coolant with Various Cutting Speed and Feed on Surface Roughness in Cylindrical Turning of AISI 1060 Steel Using Carbide Insert M. Subha Shree, M.V. Ganesa Velan and M. Padmakumar 3 A Mathematical Model for Wire Cut Electrical Discharge Machine Parameters Using Artificial Neural Network G.S. Narayanan and D. Vasudevan 9 Performance Profiling of Nanoparticulate Graphite Powder as Lubricant in the Machining of AISI 1040 Steel under Variable Machining Conditions S. Srikiran, K. Ramji and B. Satyanarayana 15 Acoustic Emission Signal Analysis for Tool Condition Monitoring in Microendmilling of Aluminium Alloy M. Prakash, P. Ravisankar and M. Kanthababu 25 Acoustic Emission Signal Analysis for Tool Condition Monitoring in Microturning of Titanium Alloy A. Gopikrishnan, A.K. Nizamudheen and M. Kanthababu 31 Parametric Study along with Selection of Optimal Solutions in Wire Cut Machining of Titanium (Gr2) N.E. Arun Kumar, A.S. Babu and V.M. Kumar 37 Surface Roughness Optimization in Machining of Titanium Alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) J. Nithyanandam, S. Laldas and K. Palanikumar 42 Finite Element Analysis of Material Removal Rate in Electrical Discharge Machining Process and its Comparison with Experiments S. Sahu, S.K. Nayak, S. Sahu and P. Chaudhury 48 Optimization of Process Parameters of Titanium Alloy Grade 5 Using CNC Wire-Cut EDM C. Nandakumar, B. Mohan and S. Srisathirapathy 56 Influence of Process Parameters on Limiting Drawing Ratio of IS513 CR3 Grade Steel Sheet during Warm Deep Drawing T. Mayavan and L. Karthikeyan 62 Hole Accuracy during Deep Hole Drilling for Hydraulic Cylinder Application R.C.B. Raj, B. Anand Ronald, A. Velayudham and P.K. Nayak 67 A Study on the Die-Sinking Micro-Electrical Discharge Machining of EN-24 Die Steel Using Various Electrode Materials A. Kadirvel, P. Hariharan and M. Mudhukrishnan 73 A Review on Signal Acquisition Methods for Tool Wear Monitoring in Turning Process D. Rajeev, D. Dinakaran, S. Satishkumar and A.W.A. Lenin 83 An Expatiate View of Solid Clay Based Desiccant Mould with Varying Void Fraction on Absorption R.P. Mohan, V. Shanmugam and P. Senthil Kumar 94 Influence of Cutting Speed and Offset Distance over Cutting Tool Vibration in Multi-Tool Turning Process R. Kalidasan, V. Ramanuj, D.K. Sarma and S. Senthilvelan 100 Minimizing Material Processing Time and Idle Time of a Critical Machine in a Flow Shop R. Pugazhenthi and M.A. Xavior 106 A Comprehensive Survey of Flexible Manufacturing System Scheduling Using Petri Nets T.R. Chinnusamy, T. Karthikeyan, M. Krishnan and A. Murugesan 111 Optimization of Surface Grinding Process Parameters for Minimum Surface Roughness in AISI 1080 Using Response Surface Methodology S. Periyasamy, M. Aravind, D. Vivek and K.S. Amirthagadeswaran 118 Development and Characterization of AZ31B Mg Alloy Using Powder Metallurgy Technique Followed by Hot Extrusion R. Anish, M.S. Pragash and G.R. Singh 124 Optimization of Process Parameters of Zirconia Reinforced Alumina by Powder Forming Process Using Response Surface Method S.R. Elsen, T. Ramesh and B. Aravinth 129 Experimental Investigation of Buckling Length of CFS Lipped Channel Beams under Restrained Boundary Conditions R. Kandasamy and R. Thenmozhi 140 Experimental Investigation and Analysis on Hard Turning of AISI D2 Steel Using Coated Carbide Insert A. Srithar, K. Palanikumar and B. Durgaprasad 154 Advanced Oxidation Process by Electro-Fenton Reagent A.A. Renita, S.S. Bhargav and E. Joy 159

Chapter 2: Composite Materials

Flexural Performance of Hybrid-Rubberized Composite Slabs Using Finite Element Method P. Subashree and R. Thenmozhi 167 Effect of Lamina Fiber Orientation on Tensile and Free Vibration (by Impulse Hammer Technique) Properties of Coconut Sheath/Sansevieria cylindrica Hybrid Composites C. Bennet, N. Rajini, J.T. Winowlin Jappes, A. Venkatesh, S. Harinarayanan and G. Vinothkumar 172 Effect of Fiber Loading and Surface Treatment on the Mechanical Properties of Coconut Sheath Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites K. Santhanam and A. Kumaravel 178 Delamination Analysis in Drilling of Coir-Polyester Composites Using Design of Experiments N.S. Balaji, S. Jayabal, S. Kalyana Sundaram, S. Rajamuneeswaran and P. Suresh 185 Microstructural Studies of Aluminium 7075-Silicon Carbide-Alumina Metal Matrix Composite B. Rajeswari, K.S. Amirthagadeswaran and K. Ramya 194

Tribological and Mechanical Behavior Study of Al6061-TiB2 Metal Matrix Composites Using Stir Casting S. Suresh, N.S.V. Moorthi and C.E. Prema 200 Experimental Study on Edge Trimming of Unidirectional CFRP Composites R. Prakash and V. Krishnaraj 207 Statistical Analysis and Fractography Study of Tensile Behavior in Bio Particulated Coir- Vinyl Ester Composites R. Ramprasath, S. Jayabal, S. Satiyamurthy and R. Prithivirajan 214 Dry Sliding Wear Behavior of Silicon Carbide Particulate Reinforced AA6061 Aluminum Alloy Composites Produced via Stir Casting J.J. Moses and S.J. Sekhar 221 Experimental Study and Optimization of Wire-Electrical Discharge Machined WC-15%Co Metal Matrix Composites V. Muthuraman, R. Ramakrishnan, P. Sengottuvel and C. Karthikeyan 227 An Experimental Evaluation of Static Strength and Fatigue Life on Composite Patch Repaired AA2024-T4 Plate V. Mathan, S.S.S. Roji and J.J. Moses 233 Influence of Nickel Oxide Additive on the Properties of Sol-Gel Prepared Aluminum Borate Whisker D. Thenmuhil, K.V. Vignaswaran and S. Manisha Vidyavathy 238 On the Relationship of Ni Volume Fraction in Polymer Matrix Composite to its Impact Property R. Solomon Raja and Channankaiah 243 The Experimental Investigation on Water Absorption Characteristics of Natural Fiber Composites S. Vijayakumar, S. Manikandan and L. Karunamoorthy 248 b Modern Achievements and Developments in Manufacturing and Industry

Design, Fabrication and Experimental Analysis of Pandanus Fibre Reinforced Polyester Composite G.V. Vigneshwaran, I. Jenish and R. Sivasubramanian 253 Investigation on Vibration Behaviour of Cantilever Type Glass/Carbon Hybrid Composite Beams at Higher Frequency Range Using Finite Element Method R. Murugan, R. Ramesh and K. Padmanabhan 257 Impact Behaviour Analysis of Sisal/Jute and Glass Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Composites M. Ramesh, K. Palani Kumar and K. Hemachandra Reddy 266 Experimental Investigation on Modal Response of Woven Fabric Carbon Composite Plate Reinforced with Particles of Micro Rubber Blended Epoxy Matrix under Free Vibration Condition C. Senthamaraikannan, S.K. Sarathkumar and R. Ramesh 273

Synthesis of Al-Al3Ti In Situ Metal Matrix Composites by Salt Route and Evaluation of their Mechanical Properties S.A. Kori, S.L. Biradar and V. Auradi 280 Synthesis and Mechanical Characterization of Sisal-Epoxy and Hybrid-Epoxy Composites in Comparison with Conventional Fiber Glass-Epoxy Composite K. Hari Ram and R. Edwin Raj 285 Optimization of Casting Parameters on Al/RHA Composite Using Taguchi Method S.D. Saravanan and S.S. Kumar 291 Optimization of Process Parameters during Milling of Friction Stir Processed GFRP Composites B. Balamugundan and L. Karthikeyan 297 Wear Studies on SiC and Fly Ash Reinforced Copper Based Composites by Grey Relational Analysis P. Balamurugan and M. Uthayakumar 304

Synthesis and Characterization of TiO2 Dispersed Al 7075 Micro- and Nanocomposite R. Karunanithi, K.S. Ghosh and S. Bera 313

Studies on Dry Sliding Wear Characteristics of Ceramic Al2O3 Particulate Reinforced 6061Al Matrix Composites V. Bharath, M. Nagaral, V. Auradi and S.A. Kori 319 Material Characterization Study on Aluminium Metal Matrix Composites by Enhanced Stir Casting Method T.M.C. Jegan, D. Ravindran and M.D. Anand 326 Tribological Charecterization of Carbon Epoxy Composite Materials with Particulate Silane Treated SiC Fillers J.R. Prabhu Stalin, I. Jenish and S. Indran 331 Multi-Criteria Optimization Using Grey Relational Analysis in Drilling of Glass/Epoxy Polymeric Composites A. Ragothaman, K. Vijayaraja and M. Mudhukrishnan 336 Tensile Property Evaluation of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Aluminium Sandwich Composites U. Tamilarasan, L. Karunamoorthy and K. Palanikumar 345 Influence of Squeeze Pressure on the Mechanical Properties of Squeeze Cast Aluminium Alloy AA6061 M.T. Azhagan, B. Mohan, A. Rajadurai and S. Maharajan 350 Influence of Process Parameters on Delamination of Drilling of (GF/PC) Glass Fiber Reinforced Polycarbonate Matrix Composites T. Srinivasan, K. Palanikumar and K. Rajagopal 355

Preparation and Characterization of TiO2 Particulate Filled Polyester Based Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite S.S. Moorthy, K. Manonmani and M.S. Kumar 360 Static and Dynamic Analysis of Aluminium Composite in Wing Section Using ANSYS E.S. Esakkiraj, S. Anish and V. Anish 367 Hydrotropic Extraction of Xanthones from Mangosteen Pericarp D.G. Prakash, P. Panneerselvam, S. Madhusudanan and V. Aditya 372 Experimental Studies on Optimization of WEDMed Tungsten-Carbide Metal Matrix Composite V. Muthuraman, R. Ramakrishnan, G. Siddarth, V. Nikilesh and V. Rangaraja 377 Advanced Materials Research Vols. 984-985 c

Development of AA6061/SiCp Metal Matrix Composites by Conventional Stir Casting and Ultrasonic Assisted Casting Routes – A Comparative Study L. Poovazhagan, K. Kalaichelvan, V.R. Balaji, P. Ganesh and A.K. Avudaiappan 384 Workability Behavior of Aluminium Hybrid Composites (P/M) P.P. Shantharaman and M. Prabhakar 390 Thermal Stress and Buckling Analysis of Functionally Graded Plates M. Sugirtha Singh and K. Thangaratnam 402 Study of Mechanical Behaviour of Stir Cast Aluminium Based Composite Reinforced with Mechanically Ball Milled TiB2 Nano Particles E.S. Esakkiraj, S. Suresh, N.S.V. Moorthi, M.K. Kumar and S.M.J. Ranjith 410

Chapter 3: Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Manufacturing and Industry Processes

Multi Objective Design Optimization of Two Bar Truss Using NSGA II and TOPSIS P. Sabarinath, M.R. Thansekhar and R. Saravanan 419 Fuzzy Logic Modeling for Decision Making Processes Using MATLAB T. Ramya, A.C. Kannan, R.S. Balasenthil and B.A. Bagirathi 425 The Finite Element Method: A Tool to Evaluate Shear Bond Strength of Dental Bracket V. Hiremath, G. Bidarimath and B. Endigeri 431 Static Analysis of Workpiece - Fixture Layout System for Drilling Operation Using RSM and ACA M. Vasundara and K.P. Padmanaban 438 An Evolutionary Hybrid Algorithm for Layout Planning in Flexible Manufacturing System M. Krishnan, T. Karthikeyan, T.R. Chinnusamy and A. Murugesan 444 Structural Analysis on Swirling Grooved SCC Piston J.I.J.R. Lalvani, E. Prakash, M. Parthasarathy, S. Jayaraj and K. Annamalai 452 Elasto-Plastic Stress Analysis of Thick Cylinders A. Mohan and T. Christopher 456 Analysis of Polyurethane Filled Solid Tire S. Nandhu, A.K. Jayan, J.S. Ahmed, V.C. Manikandan and V.S. Kumar 464

Chapter 4: Nanoengineering, Coatings Engineering and Applications

Experimental Investigations on the Effect of Flow Area of Nano Coated Catalytic Converter N. Ravichandiran, R. Senthil and G. Mohan 471 Study on Influence of Zwitterionic Surfactant on the Surface Finish and Surface Morphology of Electroless Ni-B Coatings on Al 7075-T6 Alloy M. Vijayanand and R. Elansezhian 476 Studies on Formability Behaviour of Aluminium Alloy Sheets with Ceramic Nanocoatings M.J.S. Mohamed and N. Selvakumar 482 Effect of Addition of Nano Zirconia in Ceramic Glazes G. Venkatesh, D. Thenmuhil, S. Manisha Vidyavathy and R. Vinothan 488 Performance of PVD Coated on High Speed Steel Cutting Tool in Industrial Applications R.R.R. Malarvannan, T.V. Moorthy and M.S. Priyan 495 Characterization of Electroless Nickel Phosphorus Nylon 66 Composite Coating on Low Carbon Steel M. Jayaraj and A. Siddharthan 502 Review on Nano Fabrication and Application S.A. Saravanapandi, S. Alexraj, K.P. Ganesh and P.R. Vijaya 508 Electrodeposition of Nanostructured Ni Based Alloys/Composites – A Critical Analysis M. Mandal and C. Sasikumar 514 Prediction of Best Combination of Process Parameters for Detonation Gun Coating Process through Taguchi Technique K.N. Balan, S. Manimaran, A. Johnrajan and E.V.V. Ramanamoorthy 520 d Modern Achievements and Developments in Manufacturing and Industry

Chapter 5: Corrosion and Wear Engineering

Improvement of Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) Resistance of a 7150 Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloy by Retrogression and Reageing (RRA) Treatment P.K. Rout, M.M. Ghosh and K.S. Ghosh 529 Effect of Hardness on the Wear Behavior of Hybrid Metal Matrix Composites K. Umanath, S.T. Selvamani, K. Palanikumar and T. Raphael 536

Synthesis of Al7075 Alloy/Al2O3 Composite and Corrosion Study R. Devi, C. Raja, S. Sivaprakash and V. Anandakrishnan 541 Worn Surface Analysis of Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite K. Umanath, S.T. Selvamani, K. Palanikumar and R.G. Dinesh 546 Dry Sliding Wear Behaviour of Al 7075 T6 Coated by Plasma Spray Process D.S.M. Abraham, H. Kanagasabapathy, S. Kartheesan and M.C. Shaji 551 Evaluation of Corrosion Behaviour for Aluminium Alloy 7075 in 5% NaCl Solution under Slightly Varying Temperature D.S.M. Abraham, H. Kanagasabapathy, R. John, M. Yasar and S. Paul 557 Influence of Sensor Positioning in Tool Condition Monitoring of Drilling Process through Vibration Analysis R.S. Nakandhrakumar, D. Dinakaran, S. Satishkumar and M. Gopal 564

Chapter 6: Advances in Welding Technologies

DWT Based Automated Weld Pool Detection and Defect Characterisation from Weld Radiographs K. Sudheera, N.M. Nandhitha, L. Mohanachandran, P. Nanekar, B. Venkatraman and B.S. Rani 573 Evaluation of Energy Model Using Hypergeometry in Friction Stir Welding D. Muruganandam and D. Raguraman 579 Effects of Tool Pin Profile and Tool Shoulder Diameter on the Tensile Behaviour of Friction Stir Welded Joints of Aluminium Alloys R. Ashok Kumar and M.R. Thansekhar 586 Thermal Analysis on Joining of Dissimilar Metals by Friction Stud Welding N.R.J. Hynes, P. Nagaraj and R. Tharmaraj 592 Mathematical Model to Predict Heat Flow in Underwater Friction Stud Welding N.R.J. Hynes, P. Nagaraj and M. Prakash 596 Mathematical Modeling of Friction Plug Welding with Preheating Effect N.R.J. Hynes, P. Nagaraj and P. Thanga Kumar 600 Effect of Process Parameters during Friction Stir Welding of Al 6063 Alloy V. Jaiganesh and P. Sevvel 604 Developing a Mathematical Model to Predict Tensile Properties of Friction Welded AISI 1035 Grade Steel Rods S.T. Selvamani, K. Umanath, K. Palanikumar and K. Vigneswar 608 The Microhardness Analysis of Friction Welded AISI 52100 Grade Carbon Steel Joints S.T. Selvamani, K. Umanath, K. Palanikumar and K. Vigneswar 613 Effects of Porosity on Strength of Aluminum Alloy 2219 G. Jeganlal, H.M. Umer and K. Thyagarajan 618

Chapter 7: Developments in Automobile

An Approach on Performance Comparison of Quarter Car Suspension System P. Sathishkumar, J. Jancirani and J. Dennie 629 Design and Analysis of Magneto-Rheological Fluid Brake (MRB) J. Thanikachalam, G.S. Jinu and P. Nagaraj 634 Design and Development of a High Pressure Die Casting Technique for Manufacturing Heavy Vehicle Engine Components R. Mohan and K. Padmanabhan 641 Advanced Materials Research Vols. 984-985 e

Design and Performance Analysis on MR-Shock Absorber M.L.B. Nivas, T. Prabaharan, J. Libin and T.B. Jose 648 Investigations on Vehicle Rollover Prevention Using Dead-Beat Controller M.B. Binda and M. Rajaram 656 Design and Analysis of SUPRA AISI 1018 Carbon Steel Car Frame Using ANSYS E.S.E. Raj, T. Selvan, S. Thanabalan, J. Mervin and S. Anish 666

Chapter 8: Influence of Materials in Civil Engineering

Mechanical Properties and Stress-Strain Behaviour of Hybrid Fibre-Reinforced Self- Compacting Concrete T. Meena, G. Elangovan and R. Ganesh 677 Behaviour and Strength of Innovative Steel Concrete Columns with SCC N. Balasubramani and R. Thenmozhi 684 Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of BAGcrete K. Rekha and R. Thenmozhi 693 Flexural Behavior of Beams Incorporating GGBS as Partial Replacement of Fine Aggregate in Concrete P. Brightson, M. Premanand and M.S. Ravikumar 698 Interface Friction between Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer and Gravel Soil V.J. Vineetha and K. Ganesan 707 Optimisation of Tunnel Lining R. Thenmozhi and J. Umashankar 711

Chapter 9: Hybrid / Wind / Solar / Geo Thermal Energies and Power Systems

Hybrid Thermal Energy Based Cooling System for a Remote Seashore Villages M. Edwin and S.J. Sekhar 719 Application of Solar Thermal Energy Storage for Industrial Process Heating M. Gajendiran and N. Nallusamy 725 Power Quality Improvement in Wind Energy Generation Using Fuzzy Logic Controller S.S. Rekha and K.A.J. Immanuvel 730 Integrated Offshore Wind and Seashore Wave Farm Fed to a Power Grid Using a UPFC M. Alex, D. Poornima and R. Karthika 740 A Novel Fused Converter for Hybrid Power Systems W.M. Amutha, Renugadevi and V. Rajini 744

A Study of CO2 Emission and Indian Wind Industries – Area for Improvement P. Kumar and A.J. Rajan 750 Performance Comparison of GA and PSO on Wind and Thermal Generation Dispatch K. Dhayalini, S. Sathiyamoorthy and C.A.C. Rajan 759 Improved Output Voltage in Micro Wind Power Generator Fed Z Source Inverter Based System J.J. Brintha, R.S. Rama and N. Subashini 764 New Construction Methodology - A Strategic Approach of Financial and Market Feasibility for Geothermal Cogeneration Plant P.A. Jose, R. Prasanna and F. Prakash 774 Nano Fluids for Improving Efficiency in Wind Turbine Cooling System C.P.C. Raj, S.A.A. Surendran, B. Amjathkhan, J.A.B. Metilda, S.E. Devaraj and E. Aristotle 784 Modeling and Simulation of PMSG Based WECS V. Jamuna, M. Baskar and S. Senthoor 792 Experimental Analysis of a Flat Plate Solar Collector System for Small-Scale Desalination Applications G.J.J. Wessley and P.K. Mathews 800 Design Parameters Optimization and Theoretical Performance Analysis of Linear Fresnel Reflector Solar Concentrator with Multi Tube Absorber R. Manikumar and A.V. Arasu 807 f Modern Achievements and Developments in Manufacturing and Industry

Hardware Implementation of Z-Source Inverter Based MPPT Scheme for Solar Power Conversion System R. Sridhar, A. Velu, V.K. Kumar and R. Parthipan 819

Chapter 10: Biodiesel and other Alternative Fuels and Technologies

Design and Development of Electronic Fuel Injection System for Vegetable Methyl Ester Operated DI CI Engine R. Senthil, C. Paramasivam and R. Silambarasan 831 Biofuel (Cooking Oil) Blends Contribution in DI Diesel Engine – Performance & Emission Study N. Kanthavelkumaran and P. Seenikannan 839 Rubber Seed Kernel as a Substitute for Wood in a Biomass Gasifier – An Experimental Study V.C.J. Singh, K. Thyagarajan, P.C. Murugan and S.J. Sekhar 845 Effect of Compression Ratio on Diesel Engine Performance and Emission Fueled with Tamanu Oil Methyl Ester and its Blends G.A. Miraculas and N. Bose 850 Experimental Evaluation of Performance and Emissions of CI Engine Using Cottonseed Biodiesel with N-Butonal as a Additive J.K. Kumar, P. Mallikarjuna Reddy and K.H. Reddy 855 Optimization of Performance Parameters of a CI Engine Fueled with Neem Biodiesel Using Taguchi Technique S. Arunprasad and T. Balusamy 867 Experimental Investigation on Combustion and Emission Characteristics of Modified Piston in an IDI Diesel Engine Fueled with Ethyl Alcohol M. Parthasarathy, J.I.J.R. Lalvani, E. Prakash, S. Jayaraj and K. Annamalai 873 Experimental Investigation of Diesel – Ethanol Blend in DI Diesel Engine Using Preheating of Intake Air V. Gnanamoorthi, K. Udhayakumar and G. Devaradjane 878 Study on Performance & Emission Characteristic of CI Engine Using Biodiesel S.K. Narendranathan and K. Sudhagar 885 Performance and Emission Evaluation of a Diesel Engine Fuelled with Cashew Nut Shell Oil Blends S. Santhanakrishnan and S. Jose 893 Effect of Combustion Chamber Geometry on Performance and Emission Characteristics of a Diesel Engine Fueled with Mahua Biodiesel Blends L. Saravanakumar, B.R. Ramesh Bapu and B. Durga Prasad 900 Performance Characteristics of Variable Compression Ratio Engine Using COME Biodiesel M. Santhosh and K.P. Padmanaban 907 Preparation, Characterization and Engine Performance Characteristics of Used Cooking Sunflower Oil Based Bio-Fuels for a Diesel Engine S. Karthikumar, V. Ragavanandham, S. Kanagaraj, R. Manikumar, A. Asha and A. Achary 913 Experimental Investigation on the Effects of Diethyl Ether Additive on Cashew Nut Shell Liquid Biodiesel T. Pushparaj, M.A. Alosius and S. Ramabalan 924 Experimental Study on Diesel Engine and Analysis the Spray Characteristics of Diesel and Biodiesel by Varying Injection Pressure P. Raghu, M.S. Selvan, K. Pitchandi and N. Nallusamy 932 Review Study on Spray Cone Angle in Diesel Engine Fuelled with Biodiesel and its Derivatives R. Vivek, P. Raghu, K. Pitchandi and N. Nallusamy 938

Chapter 11: Modelling, Optimization, Analysis and Simulation of I.C. / S.I / C.I Engines Advanced Materials Research Vols. 984-985 g

Effect of Compression Ratio on Performance of a Four-Stroke Spark-Ignition Engine - A Theoretical and Experimental Study Vijayashree, P. Tamil Porai, N.V. Mahalakshmi and V. Ganesan 945 Performance, Combustion and Emission Analysis for Various Combustion Chamber Geometry S. Arumugam, N. Vasudevan, P. Saravanan and K. Pitchandi 950 Analysis of Incylinder Pressure and Temperature Variation in a Four-Stroke S. I. Engine Using Wiebe’s Combustion Model Vijayashree, P. Tamil Porai, N.V. Mahalakshmi and V. Ganesan 957 Experimental Evaluation of Injection Pressure for a Mahua Oil Methyl Ester (MOME) Fueled C.I. Engine B. Kondaiah and B. Durga Prasad 962 Steam Fuel System in Ramjet Engine S. Jacob, R. Chathhyan, M. Rajkumar, P. Balavino and P. Arikrishnan 967 Virtual Instrumentation Based Analysis of Induction Motor M.W. Abitha and V. Rajini 970

Chapter 12: Power Engineering, Power Electronics Engineering and Applications, Sensors and Control Engineering

Control of Grid Connected Inverter with PR Controller and LCL Filter for Interfacing Renewable Energy Sources K. Deepthi, A. Vijayakumari and A. Joshy 979 An Efficient Approach for Voltage Stability Improvement Based on Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm D.G. Immanuel, G.S. Kumar and C.C.A. Rajan 990 Synchro Phasor Measurement Based Fault Analysis of a Parallel Transmission Line D. Miruthula and R. Rajeswari 996 The Path of the Smart Grid in India R. Ambika and R. Rajeswari 1005 Fault Analysis on Photo Voltaic Fed Grid Connected Systems V. Jamuna, N. Saritha and N. Nanthini 1013 A Novel Low Cost Slope Transducer for Static and Dynamic Measurements B.S. Sathish and P. Thirusakthimurugan 1023 PIC Based Implementation of ZV ZCS Interleaved Boost Converter M.L. Bharathi and D. Kirubakaran 1031 State Space Averaged Modeling and Power Loss Computations for Fuel Cell Powered Four- Phase Interleaved Boost Converter M. Tamilarasi and R. Seyezhai 1037 Simulation Analysis and Implementation of Two - Phase Interleaved Boost Converter with Ripple Steering for Power Factor Correction A.I. Rexy and R. Seyezhai 1046 Frequency Scaling Based Green Mobile Battery Charge Controller Sensor Design on FPGA R. Kaur, S.M.M. Islam, M.E. Noor, B. Pandey, T. Kumar and T. Siddiquee 1057 Geometric Effects on the Accuracy of Euler-Bernoulli Piezoelectric Smart Beam Finite Elements L.N. Sulbhewar and P. Raveendranath 1063 A Novel Magneto-Fluorescent Biosensor for the Detection of Pathogens in Food V. Manonmani, A. Vimala Juliet, J. Ponnidevi and P. Arumugam 1074 Relative Analysis of GaAs, InSb, InP Using QWFET T.D. Subash, T. Gnanasekaran, J. Jagannathan and C. Divya 1080 Mapping Based Energy Efficient Counter Design on FPGA T. Kumar, B. Pandey, S.M.M. Islam, N. Singh, S.M. Alam and T. Das 1085

Chapter 13: Heat and Thermal Engineering, Air and Flow Dynamics and Engineering h Modern Achievements and Developments in Manufacturing and Industry

Optimum Design of Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger Using Response Surface Methodology V.K. Kandasamy, S. Muthusamy and P.M. Pitchamuthu 1091 Review on Heat Transfer Enhancement of Nanofluids - Engine Coolant S. Manikandan and J. Jancirani 1095 Enhancement of Flow Diffusion in a Centrifugal Compressor Stage with Backward Curved Impeller by Shroud Extension – A Numerical Study S. Seralathan, D.G.R. Chowdhury and A.K. Jaswal 1102 Exergy Performance Assessment of a Residential Air Conditioner Working with R22 and R32/R125/R600a Mixture as an Alternative N.S. Ramu, P. Senthilkumar and M. Mohanraj 1108 Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer of Single Jet Impingement on a Aluminium Block M. Muthukannan, M. Brajesh, P. Rajeshkanna, S. Jeyakuma and N. Vikneswaran 1115 Investigation of Heat Transfer Performance of Nanofluids on Conical Solar Collector under Dynamic Condition G. Vijayan, S. Giridharan and R. Karunakaran 1125 Waste Heat Recovery Using Matrix Heat Exchanger from the Exhaust of an Automobile Engine for Heating Car’s Passenger Cabin P. Muthusamy and P. Senthil Kumar 1132 Theoretical Study and Mathematical Modeling of Plate-Pin Fin Heat Exchanger for Solar Photovoltaic Cooling System R. Vijaykumar, T. Mukesh and R. Rudramoorthy 1138 Performance Prediction of Pulse Tube Refrigerator Using Artificial Neural Network P. Kumar, S.K. Rout, A.K. Gupta, R.K. Sahoo and S.K. Sarangi 1147 Numerical Analysis to Study the Flow Pattern inside a Fin-Tube Heat Exchanger Navigation of a Mobile Robot A.K. Gupta, S.K. Rout, P. Kumar, R.K. Sahoo and S.K. Sarangi 1150 Thermal Presentation of Two-Phase Congested Thermosyphon in Submission of Determined Thermoelectric Dominance Producer by Means of Phase Change Material Thermal Storage N. Vikneswaran, A. Pasupathy and K. Arumuganainar 1153 Optimization of MCHX Using CFD and Refrigeration Cycle Simulator M. Ezhilan and P.S. Kannan 1163 Environment Friendly Mixed Refrigerant to Replace R-134a in a VCR System with Exergy Analysis N. Austin, P.M. Diaz, D.S.M. Abraham and N. Kanthavelkumaran 1174 Design and Analysis of Cooling Cabinet for Vaccine Storage N. Saravanan, R. Rathnasamy and V. Ananchasivan 1180 Effect of Header Design on Pressure Drop in Microchannel Heat Sink for MEMS Applications C. Anbumeenakshi, M.R. Thansekhar and M. Radhakrishnan 1184 Assessment of Air Quality in Commercial Places of Chennai through Air Quality Index R. Ravinder, R. Kesavan and P. Thilagaraj 1190 Analysis of the Effects of Using Different Nozzles and Angle of Attack in Miniature Commercial Aircraft with Vertical Lift Using CFD P.T. Aravindhan and P.T. Anandhan 1195 Comparative Studies on Various Turbulent Models with Liquid Rocket Nozzle through Computational Tool N.K.M. Tanveer, C. Mohanraj, K. Jegadeesan and S. Maruthupandiyan 1204 Numerical Simulation of Rocket Nozzle G. Srinivas and S.R. Potti 1210 Impact of Emissivity on the Hotspot Temperature for Condition Monitoring of Electrical Equipments in Closed Room M.S. Sangeetha, N.M. Nandhitha and S.E. Roslin 1214

Chapter 14: Technologies for Robotics Systems and Automation

Design of MICS Band Low Power Transmitter for Implantable Medical Applications R. Venkateswari and S.S. Rani 1223 Advanced Materials Research Vols. 984-985 i

Path Planning of Mobile Robot Agent Using Heuristic Based Integrated Hybrid Algorithm K. Sudhagar, M.B. Subramanian and G. Rajarajeswari 1229 Design and Development of Assistive Leg for Lower Limb Rehabilitation C.A. Sribalaji, S. Abhishek, S.P. Harisubramanyabalaji and A.K. Dash 1235 Derivation of Forward and Inverse Kinematics of 8 - Degrees of Freedom Based Bio- Inspired Humanoid Robotic Arm J. Sudharsan and L. Karunamoorthy 1245

Chapter 15: Algorithms Methods, Particle Swarm Optimization Applications

EMD Algorithm for Robust Image Watermarking S. Kannadhasan and R. Suresh 1255 A New Multi Objective Genetic Algorithm: Fitness Aggregated Genetic Algorithm (FAGA) for Vehicle Routing Problem V. Sivaram Kumar, M.R. Thansekhar and R. Saravanan 1261 An Efficient Approach for Network Mobility Based on AES Algorithm D.S. Dayana 1269 An Efficient Lossless Medical Image Compression Using Hybrid Algorithm C. Priya, T. Kesavamurthy and M. Uma Priya 1276 Low Power Devnagari Unicode Checker Design Using CGVS Approach S.M.M. Islam, M.E. Noor, B. Pandey, T. Kumar, M.A. Rahman and T. Das 1282 Power System Loadability Maximization by Optimal Placement of Multiple-Type FACTS Devices Using PSO Based GUI R.A. Prasath, M. Vimalraj, M.R. Ahamed and K.S. Rao 1286 Solution of Economic Dispatch Problems with Smooth and Non Smooth Cost Function Using Particle Swarm Optimization S.R. Darsana, K. Dhayalini and S. Sathiyamoorthy 1295 Enhanced OPF for DG Penetrated Power System Network under Variable Load Conditions P. Sivakumar and A. Rajapandiyan 1301

Chapter 16: Information Technologies and Services, Neural Network

Integrating OTP Authentication Service in OpenStack D.S. Devi, K. Thilagavathy, S. Vaghula Krishnan, S. Harish and R. Srinivasan 1309 Managing Resources in Cloud: Chrome Extension to OpenStack P. Aruna, S. Vasantha, D. Sudha Devi, K. Thilagavathy and J. Renuka Devi 1318 Neural Network Predictive Controller Based Nonlinearity Identification Case Study: Nonlinear Process Reactor - CSTR M. Shyamalagowri and R. Rajeswari 1326 Text Mining Approach for Discovering Useful Knowledge from Information Sources of E- Waste K. Dhanasekaran and R. Rajeswari 1335

Chapter 17: Recognition and Image Processing Technologies, Wireless Applications

Intruder Identification Using Footprint Recognition with PCA and SVM Classifiers V.D.A. Kumar, V.D.A. Kumar, S. Malathi and P. Jagaeedesh 1345 Image Inpainting Based on Fast Inpainting and Sparse Representation Method C. Ramya, S.S. Rani and G. Kayalvizhi 1350 Security Based Processed Video Distribution on Multi-Core System M. Vinothini and M. Manikandan 1357 An Intelligent and Efficient Wireless Classroom Management System A. Srinivasan, S. Swaminathan and K. Ramasamy 1364 j Modern Achievements and Developments in Manufacturing and Industry

Wireless Image Transmission Based on Cognitive Radio for Robotic Communication S. Mohandass, G. Umamaheswari and H. Kowsika 1370 Contrast Enhanced for Microstructure of Steel Materials and Engine Components K. Santhi, W. Banu and R. Dhanasekaran 1375