This work is concerned with developing compact finite difference schemes for simulating incompressible viscous flows governed by the Navier-Stokes (N-S) equations on non uniform grids without transformations. The main work ...
The work presented in the thesis emphasizes mainly on the simultaneous identification of unbalance and misalignment faults as well as AMB stiffness parameters in a magnetically levitated rigid and flexible rotor system ...
The aim of the work is to develop an identification algorithm to estimate various rotor faults present in a rotor bearing system. The methodology considered both external and internal damping where the external damping ...
Supersonic combustion ramjet engine (scramjet) is being considered as a viable propulsion system for hypersonic cruise missiles, transport passenger vehicles for long-range operation, faster inter-continental travel and ...
The Ph.D. work is concerned with the study of convective flows of water near its density inversion. The linear stability and heat transfer characteristics of the water flows are studied. The study focuses on the temperature ...
Hemispherical Resonator Gyroscope (HRG) is a state-of-the-art inertial navigation sensor proposed for the future high valued long duration interplanetary satellite missions. HRG is a kind of Coriolis Vibratory Gyroscope ...
The present study is attempted to utilize the geometric and inertial nonlinearities along with modal interactions for piezoelectric based energy harvesting by extracting energy from parametric and galloping instabilities. ...
Dual-fuel engines fumigated with gaseous hydrocarbon fuels such as natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) face the challenges of low thermal efficiency and high emissions of carbon monoxide (CO) and unburnt hydrocarbon ...
The applicability of graphene oxide (GO) and graphene for separation and purification applications is investigated using non-equilibrium molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The effect of internal structure of the layered ...
The demand for good welding technologies and better weld quality aspects are increasing day by day with the development of advanced materials. The study of frictional stir joining of steel has attracted the attention of ...
Ferrofluid is a stable colloidal suspension of iron oxide particles in a non-magnetic carrier fluid. Traditional usage of ferrofluid were limited to multistage rotary seals, exclusion seals, inertia dampers, loudspeakers, ...
Polypyrrole based active actuator exhibits unique combination of properties such as low actuation voltage, high strain and stress, large bending displacement, low weight and high flexibility, biocompatibility and ...
Traditional metallic internal fixation devices (IFDs) have many limitations. To overcome the limitations, bioabsorbable polymer PLA was melt mixed with lab synthesized nano Hydroxyapatite powders (nHAp) through twin screw ...
A surface tension gradient resulting from the inhomogeneities in temperature (thermo-capillarity) or concentration (solutocapillarity) on the free surface of a pure or binary liquid has the ability to induce motion in its ...
Dissimilar metal joints are widely used for the technical and economical reason in various industrial applications which involves lightweight design. To deal with all those challenges in conventional joining, advanced ...
This thesis is devoted to the development of a novel finite volume flow solver for incompressible non-Newtonian fluid flows and it application to hemodynamics. The study of flow of blood through blood vessels with constrictions ...
This thesis is devoted to the development of a robust and accurate Immersed Boundary/Finite Volume (IB-FV) framework for compressible flows and their applications to design and optimisation. The framework is devised by ...
In the present study, bio-ceramic material like biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP), hybrid BCP-TiO2 were deposited on the surface of bare as well as textured Ti-6Al-4V substrates using RF magnetron sputtering. BCP films were ...
Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) is a light-weight building-construction product of fly ash, sand, water, cement, lime and aluminum powder, which is used globally for brickwork. The available AAC blocks have smooth surfaces, ...
In this investigation, an attempt has been made to explore the feasibility of Mesua ferrea Linn seed oil (a type of vegetable oil) as an alternative to diesel to run the Cl engines. Initially, this vegetable oil (VO) ...