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Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure

Proceedings of ICRAM 2021

  • Presents research works in the field of mechanical infrastructure
  • Provides original works presented at ICRAM 2021 held in IITRAM, Ahmedabad, India
  • Serves as a reference for researchers and practitioners in academia and industry

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Table of contents (40 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Recent Advances in Thermal Infrastructure

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Performance Analysis of Desiccant Material Prepared by Simple Mixing of Silica Gel and Calcium Chloride

      • Bhushan C. Behede, Siddharth S. Chakrabarti, Uday S. Wankhede
      Pages 3-15
    3. Numerical Investigation and Performance Comparison of Double-Tube Helical Heat Exchanger Incorporating Four-Turn and Six-Turn Models Using Several Nanofluids

      • Shirish M. Kerur, Anand K. Hosamani, Sanket I. Benni, Shivangouda Annigeri, Tushar Javali, Prasadkumar Aralikatti
      Pages 31-43
    4. Passive Cooling and Human Thermal Comfort: A Case Study

      • Kiran Shende, Neeraj Agrawal
      Pages 45-57
    5. Strain-Engineered Electronic and Thermoelectric Properties of Two-Dimensional SnGe

      • Hardik L. Kagdada, Vaishali Sharma, Ajit Kumar Parwani, Dheeraj K. Singh
      Pages 59-67
    6. A Review on Recent Advances in Pulsating Heat Pipes

      • Kamlesh Parmar, Ajit Kumar Parwani, Sumit Tripathi
      Pages 89-96
    7. Investigation of Thermophysical Properties of Synthesized N-Hexacosane-Encapsulated Titania Phase Change Material for Enhanced Thermal Storage Application

      • Sakshum Khanna, Sagar Paneliya, Priyanka Marathey, Khilan Shah, Parth Prajapati, Rakesh Chaudhari et al.
      Pages 107-118
  3. Recent Advances in Infrastructure Planning, Design and Control

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
    2. Design of Bluetooth-Controlled Floor Cleaning Robot

      • Unmesh Gorade, Din Bandhu, Soni Kumari, Jagat Rath, Kumar Abhishek
      Pages 121-131
    3. Detection of Sensor Fault in a DC Microgrid Using Supertwisting Observer

      • Daijiry Narzary, Subrat Kumar Swain, Jagat Rath, Kalyana C. Veluvolu
      Pages 133-145
    4. Design and Fabrication of Mini Woodworking Lathe Machine

      • Param Jogidas, Din Bandhu, Soni Kumari, Kumar Abhishek
      Pages 157-167
    5. Review on How IIoT Has Revolutionized Greenhouse, Manufacturing and Medical Industries

      • Visheshgiri Goswami, Priyanka Jadav, Sneh K. Soni
      Pages 179-192

About this book

The book presents latest research-based innovations in the field of mechanical infrastructure presented in the International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure (ICRAM 2021). The broad research topics presented in this book are recent advances in thermal infrastructure: This includes aerodynamics, renewable energy, computational fluid dynamics, carbon dioxide capture and sequestration, energy and thermo-fluids, fluid dynamics, fuels and combustion, heat and mass transfer, internal combustion engine, and refrigeration and air conditioning. Recent advances in manufacturing infrastructure includes green manufacturing, instrumentation and control, material characterization, manufacturing techniques, rapid prototyping, polymers, and composites. Recent advances in infrastructure planning and design includes applied mechanics, bio-mechanics, computer-aided engineering design, finite element analysis, industrial tribology, machine design, robotics and automation, dynamics and vibration, industrial engineering, and optimization.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mechanical and Aero-Space Engineering, Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management (IITRAM), Ahmedabad, India

    Ajit Kumar Parwani, PL. Ramkumar, Kumar Abhishek, Saurabh Kumar Yadav

About the editors

Dr. Ajit Kumar Parwani is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management (IITRAM), Ahmedabad, India. He has completed his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, India, in 2013. He has over 15 years of teaching and research experience. His research interests include heat transfer, inverse heat transfer, computational heat transfer, renewable energy, and IC engines. He has published several papers in international journals. He has filed an Indian patent title “Simultaneous reduction of NOx and CO2 using exhaust gas recirculation and carbon capture.” He has conducted severalworkshops, short-term training programs, and seminars. He is Editor of a book titled “Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure” in the Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure published by Springer Singapore. He has two ongoing research projects funded by SERB-DST, Government of India, and Institute of Plasma Research, Government of India.

Dr. PL. Ramkumar is Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department at IITRAM, Ahmadabad. He served as Lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, KK Birla Goa Campus, Goa, India, for 8 years. He has over 12 years of teaching and research experience. He completed his graduation in mechanical engineering from Madurai Kamaraj University in 2003. He obtained M. E degree in computer-aided design from Anna University, Tamil Nadu, India, in 2008 securing university rank with gold medal. He received his Ph.D. from BITS Pilani in the year 2016. His area of research includes experimental analysis of manufacturing processes, process modeling, computer-aided analysis, and optimization. He has organized various workshops and conferences. He has published good number of research papers in the international journal/conferences of repute. He has written/edited a book titled “Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure” in the Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure published by Springer Singapore. He is Life Member of various prestigious societies which include Institute of Engineers (MIE), Indian Institute of Metals (IIM), and Hong Kong Society of Mechanical Engineers (HKMSE).

Dr. Kumar Abhishek is Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department at IITRAM, Ahmadabad. He has over 4 years of teaching experience. He received his Ph.D. from NIT Rourkela in the year 2016. His area research includes experimental analysis of manufacturing processes, manufacturing and industrial engineering and decision and information science. He has organized various workshops and conferences. He has published good number of research papers in the international journal/conferences of repute.

Saurabh Kumar Yadav is Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the IITRAM, Ahmedabad. He feels that teaching is an art that requires a constant effort for improvement. He consistently conducts research experiments and search for interactive means of classroom instruction. He teaches finite element method at the undergraduate level and dynamic and vibration at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of ICRAM 2021

  • Editors: Ajit Kumar Parwani, PL. Ramkumar, Kumar Abhishek, Saurabh Kumar Yadav

  • Series Title: Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7660-4

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-7659-8Published: 04 January 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-7662-8Published: 05 January 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-7660-4Published: 03 January 2022

  • Series ISSN: 2523-3440

  • Series E-ISSN: 2523-3459

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 460

  • Number of Illustrations: 43 b/w illustrations, 195 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Industrial and Production Engineering, Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings, Robotics and Automation

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Softcover Book USD 249.99
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