Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure: Proceedings of ICRAM 2021 (Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure)

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.

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.