Innovations in Mechanical Engineering (eng)

Design Analysis and Optimization of a Rotating Disc with Variable Thickness.- Design and Analysis of Anti-Intrusion Beams for Car Door.- Experimental Flow Field Investigation of the Bio-Inspired Corrugated Wing and Hybrid Wing for MAV Applications.- Structural Analysis and Topology Optimization of Base of Revolving Chair.- Effect of Elliptical Cut Out on Buckling Load for Isotropic Thin Plate.- Buckling Analysis of Thin Isotropic Square Plate with Rectangular Cutout.- Numerical Investigation on Strength of Isotropic and Laminated Composite Pressure Vessel.- Experimental Analysis of Hartnell Governor Mechanism in Dynamics of Machinery Laboratory.- Comparative Study and Analysis of Material for Energy Storing Body Panel of an Automobile.- Impact of Diamond Shaped Cut-out on Buckling Nature of Isotropic Stainless-Steel Plate.

Dr. GSVL Narasimham is a Chief Research Scientist in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He received his M. Tech. from IIT Madras and PhD from IISc, Bangalore, both in Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include CFD, heat and mass transfer HVAC, refrigeration, cryogenics and solar thermal engineering. He has about three decades of experience in teaching, academic and sponsored research and guidance to masters and research students. He works as investigator in the projects sponsored by Air heating system design for erosion studies (CPRI), Airborne liquid cooling system (DRDO) in addition he has undertaken consultancy projects related to cold plate heat exchangers (IMI), automotive air conditioning systems (Mahindra). He is a life member of professional bodies related to heat and mass transfer and cryogenics.
 Dr A. Veeresh Babu is an Associate Dean (R&C), and Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department, NITWarangal. He did his B.Tech. and M.Tech in Heat Power Refrigeration from JNTU, Andhra Pradesh, in 1998 and 2000, respectively. He obtained a PhD from Andhra University in 2013. He obtained experience in refrigerator design, cleanroom technology, cold room/freezer room design and construction while he was working in the industry. He erected and commissioned cleanrooms at DRDE, Gwalior, RCI, Hyderabad and CRDI, Lucknow. He has research experience of more than 14 years ever since he joined NIT Warangal as an Assistant Professor in the year 2006. He published more than 34 papers in SCI/SCOPUS/peer-reviewed journals and presented papers at 17 international conferences. He has guided 3 PhD students, and six scholars are working under him for their PhD. At present, he has completed two minor research projects and two major projects are under review. He was also appointed as a course writer for the certificate in Power Plant Engineering offered by IGNOU, India.
 Dr. S. SREENATHA REDDY is a Principal and Professor at Guru Nanak Institute of Technology in Hyderabad, affiliated to JNTUH. He did his B.Tech.  in Mechanical Engineering from JNTUH, and M.Tech in Heat Power, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from JNTUA. He held a variety of administrative positions and contributed to the growth of the institution. Among his honours are the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Prize, which was given by the Institution of Engineers on the occasion of the Inauguration of the 27th Indian Engineering Congress in New Delhi in 2012, and the "Bharat Vidya Shiromani Award" and a "Certificate of Education Excellence" given by the International Institute of Education. On the 22nd of December 2014, the International Institute of Education and Management (IIEM) in New Delhi presented the Glory of Education of Excellence Award, and on the 4th of March 2015, the IIEM in New Delhi presented the Glory of Education of ExcellenceAward. On July 5, 2015, he earned the prize for Best Academic Administrator from the Venus International Foundation's Centre for Advanced Research and Design On the occasion of the Indo-American Education Summit 2016 in Hyderabad, he won the Indus Foundation's National Award as an Eminent Educator. From 2018 to 2020, he won a slew of other important accolades. He is a young and energetic technical person with 19 years of experience teaching in the mechanical and aeronautical fields, as well as 3 years of experience in industry, specifically in thermal power plants. He pioneered critical difficulties in the thermal sector such as propulsion, combustion, and heat transfer while working in the automotive industry. He has extensive research and administrative experience. He published 141 papers in prestigious international and national journals, as well as 26 papers at international and national conferences. He is a member of the governing board of GNIT, a famous institution. He was also amember of the AICTE's Expert Committee, which reviewed project reports internally, as well as the Board of Reviewers for the Institution of Engineers publication. He belongs to a number of professional organisations in the fields of mechanical engineering and technical education.
 Dr. R. Dhanasekaran is working as a Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Guru Nanak Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India, since November 2015. He obtained his B.Tech. in Mechanical and Production Engineering from Annamalai University in 2002, M.E and Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Anna University in 2007 and 2013, respectively. He has published more than 40 research papers, presented more than 25 papers at international and national conferences and 7 patent publications; he also received funds from AICTE. He established e-Yantra Lab Initiative Setup collaboration with IIT Bombay. He is a member in ISTE and Tribology Society of India. His research interests include tribology, engineering failure, wear characterization and composite materials.