Emerging Trends in Science, Engineering and Technology

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxviii

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2. Thermal Engineering

   1. Front Matter

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   2. A Review and New Design Options to Minimize the Capital and Operational Cost of Single Effect Solar Absorption Cooling System for Residential Use

      • V. Boopathi Raja, V. Shanmugam

      Pages 3-18

   3. Ant Colony Optimization for the Minimization of Internal Combustion Engine Forces and Displacements

      • T. Ramachandran, K. P. Padmanaban, J. Vinayagamoorthy

      Pages 19-31

   4. Augmentation of Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop Characteristics Inside a Double Pipe U-Tube Heat Exchanger by Using Twisted Tape Inserts

      • P. V. Durga Prasad, A. V. S. S. K. S. Gupta

      Pages 33-45

   5. Design of Integrated R134a Vapor Compression Heating and Cooling Cycle

      • Priyank Agarwal, R. Shankar, T. Srinivas

      Pages 47-54

   6. Effect of Thermal Barrier Coating on DI Diesel Engine Fuelled with P20 Biodiesel

      • A. R. Pradeep Kumar, K. Annamalai, S. R. Premkartikkumar

      Pages 55-62

   7. Effects of Compression Ratio on the Performance and Emission Characteristics of Diesel Engine Fuelled with Ethanol Blended Diesel Fuel

      • M. Santhosh, K. P. Padmanaban

      Pages 63-79

   8. Green Carrier

      • Vikrant Goyal, Pankhuri Arora

      Pages 81-91

   9. Implementation of Ansys for Analyzing Windmill Tower with AISI 302 Stainless Steel

      • K. Vinoth Raj, N. Shankar Ganesh, T. Elamaran

      Pages 93-101

   10. Integration of LiBr-H2O Vapor Absorption Refrigeration Cycle And Power Cycle

       • R. Shankar, T. Srinivas

       Pages 103-109

   11. Implementation of Methanol as Fuel in SI Engine for the Measurement of Formaldehyde Emission

       • T. Elamaran, N. Shankar Ganesh, K. Vinoth Raj

       Pages 111-122

   12. Performance Characteristics of Diesel Engine Operating with Preheated Palm Biodiesel

       • Sumedh Ingle, Vilas Nandedkar, Madhva Nagarhalli

       Pages 123-129

   13. Recent Trends in Development of Hydraulic Press for Damper Flap Notching

       • K. Vinoth Raj

       Pages 131-143

   14. Theoretical Analysis of Overall Heat Loss Coefficient in a Flat Plate Solar Collector with an In-Built Energy Storage Using a Phase Change Material

       • R. Sivakumar, V. Sivaramakrishnan

       Pages 145-154

3. Design and Manufacturing Techniques

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155

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   2. Design and Development of Nonautomatic Tabletop Mini Lathe

      • T. T. M. Kannan, P. Marimuthu

      Pages 157-164

   3. Experimental Analysis of the Pressure Distribution on Different Models of Carbody in the Windtunnel

      • K. Selvakumar, K. M. Parammasivam

      Pages 165-184

   4. Neuro-Genetic Hybrid System for 2D Fixture Layout

      • M. Vasundara, K. P. Padamanaban, M. Sabareeswaran, K. Kalaivanan

      Pages 185-193

4. Materials and Machining Processes

   1. Front Matter

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The present book is based on the research papers presented in the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Science, Engineering and Technology 2012, held at Tiruchirapalli, India. The papers presented bridges the gap between science, engineering and technology. This book covers a variety of topics, including mechanical, production, aeronautical, material science, energy, civil and environmental energy, scientific management, etc. The prime objective of the book is to fully integrate the scientific contributions from academicians, industrialists and research scholars.

• Aircraft Design
• INCOSET 2012
• Intelligent Manufacturing
• Knowledge Engineering
• Machine Learning
• Machining Process
• Propulsion Systems

• J.J. College of Engg and Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India

  S Sathiyamoorthy

• , Dept of Electronics & Communication Engg, J.J. College of Engg and Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India

  B. Elizabeth Caroline

• , Dept. of Computer Applications, J.J. College of Engg and Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India

  J Gnana Jayanthi

Dr. S. Sathiyamoorthy, B.E., M.E., Ph.D., is the Principal of J.J. College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirappalli, in Tamilnadu, India who has over seventeen years of experience in teaching, research and industry. He has received his Doctorate degree from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli in 2008. He has attended several National and International conferences and workshops. He has published more than fifteen papers in leading International and National journals. He has given numerous expert lectures in various forums and colleges in the area of Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic Control. His research areas include Process Control and Industry Automation, Multiphase Flow Identification using Electrical Capacitance Tomography. He is a recognized Ph.D. Research Supervisor by the Anna University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India since 2009 and St. Peter’s University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India since 2010. He is guiding ten Ph.D. research scholars. He is acting as Doctoral Committee members for 5 research scholars. He is an active member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a life member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) and the International Society of Automation (ISA).

Dr. B. Elizabeth Caroline, B.E., M.E., Ph.D., is an Electronics and Communication Engineering graduate of 1992 Batch from Karunya Institute of Technology, Coimbatore in Tamilnadu, India. She was awarded Ph.D. (Optical signal processing) by Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India in 2010. She is having concurrent Teaching, Research and Industrial experience of two decades. She is working as a Professor and Head of the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering J.J. College of Engineering and Technology, affiliated to Anna University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. She has published research papers in International Journals, National and International Conferences. She travelled to Victoria University, Australia in theyear 2005 to present her research paper in an international conference. Her areas of interest include digital signal processing, image processing, optical signal processing and optical computing. She is an active member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a life member of Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) and Broadcast Engineering Society (BES).

Dr. J. Gnana Jayanthi, M.C.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Applications, J.J. College of Engineering and Technology, affiliated to Anna University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. She received her Ph.D. (2012) in Computer Science from Bharathidasan University, India. She has more than 17 years of service experience in the educational institutions to promote Research and Teaching-Learning processes. She travelled to the Cambridge University, U.K. during Feb’2009 to present her paper on mobile commerce. Her paper was awarded as one of the best papers among 627 papers. She has published more than 25 research papers in International and National conferences and Technical Journals. She has also been invited to chair the technical sessions sponsored technically by the SPRINGER in the International conferences. She is a life member of Computer Society of India (CSI), Member of the World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS), International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology (IACSIT) and Member of International Association of Engineers (IAENG). Her research interests include the network related fields such as the Transition of IPv4/IPv6, Mobile IP (v4/v6) Networks, Security and Mobile Commerce.

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