Proceedings of International Conference on Computational Methods in Engineering and Sciences : IC-CMES \'09

Contents: Preface. Invited papers 1. Structural foams, nano and grid-stiffened composites for optimizing energy absorption/P. Raju Mantena. II. Hydroelastic analysis of world\'s largest floating performance stage @ Marina Bay, Singapore/C.M. Wang. III.. Atomic scale simulations of spallation in nanocrystalline Cu/A.M. Rajendran and A.M. Dongare. IV. Multiscale analysis of biomaterials and nanostructures/G.U. Unnikrishnan, V.U. Unnikrishnan and J.N. Reddy. V. Computational approaches for advance metal forming processes/Abhijit Dutta. VI. Computation of resonant stresses and lifing with analytically determined nonlinear material and friction damping in structures/J.S. Rao. VII. Nanotechnology: hype or reality?/V. Ramgopal Rao. VIII. Development of mathematical models and mathematical, computational framework for multi-physics interaction processes/K.S. Surana, T. Stone, A. Romkes and J.N. Reddy. IX. Simulation driven design--an overview/K.S. Raghavan. X. Adaptivity in finite element processes in hpk mathematical and computational framework/K.S. Surana, T. Stone, A. Romkes and J.N. Reddy. XI. J-integral computations for mode I linear elastic fracture in h, p, k framework/D. Nunez, K.S. Surana, A. Romkes and J.N. Reddy. XII. Fluid--solid interaction of incompressible media in h, p. k mathematical and computational framework/K.S. Surana, Y.T. Ma, A. Romkes and J.N. Reddy. Computational fluid dynamics: 1. Recent trends in computational fluid visualization techniques/Rahul Soni, Shashwat Dharmadhikari. 2. Computational aerodynamic analysis of nozzles and supersonic nozzle design by method of characteristics/V. Pramod Kumar. 3. Recent trends in computational fluid dynamical systems/Rahul Soni and Shashwat Dharmadhikari. 4. Study of transonic flutter using CFD/Venkatehwarlu D., Hanumanth Rao and Suresh. 5. Two dimensional transient flow analysis through convergent-divergent nozzles by using time dependent numerical technique/Dattatraya G. Subhedar and Kamlesh V. Chauhan. 6. Computational prediction of inclined rectangular jet into a channel cross flow using LES and RSM model/Rajappan, R. and N.V. Mahalakshmi. Composite materials: 7. Effect of particle velocity, temperature and impingent angle on the erosive wear behavior of polymer matrix composites/Y.R. Kharde and K.V. Saisrinadh. 8. Three dimensional geometric model for woven fibre composites/Khadar Vali S., Ravinder Reddy P. and Ram Reddy P. 9. Stability of composite laminated plates according to a layerwise higher order shear deformation theory/Shashidharan, Syam Prakash V. and Savithri S. 10. Preparation and characterization of Chitin reinforced phenol formaldehyde composite/R.S. Umamaheshwar Rao, Suraj Varma and G. Unni Krishna. 11. Analysis of CFRP structure for antenna mounting in satellites/Vinod V. and K.S. Saji Kumar. 12. Numerical investigation of effect of die filling and particle distribution in particulate metal matrix composites/S. Mujeeb Quader and P. Ravinder Reddy. Engineering design: 13. Structural dynamic modification (SDM) for reanalysis of compound beams using Rayleigh\'s method/Laxmi Kanta Reddy, M., Mohana Reddy, Y.V. and Vijayakumar Reddy K. 14. Analysis of orthotropic cylindrical shells with helically wound fiber reinforcement subjected to different loading conditions/Afroz Mehar and G. Rama Murty. 15. Theoretical study of two lobe six recess hybrid journal bearing/Kushare P.B. Kushera D.V. and Kale P.R. 16. A mathematical method for ergonomic based design/Shashikanth Reddy, P. Industrial engineering:  17. Optimization of jig-boring process parameters using Mahalanobis Taguchi system/S. Rajesham, M. Manzoor Hussain, J. Kandasamy and R. Aditya. 18. Structural reliability analysis of a pressure vessel using multiple regressions/Bhattacharjee P., Ramesh Kumar K. and Janardhan Reddy T.A. 19. Investigation and analysis of procurement process for lead time improvement: a case study on integrated material management system for honeywell technology solutions/A.M. Kumar Raja. 20. A review of optimization of machining techniques/Abhang L.B., Shirsath U.M. and Ahuja B.B. 21. Optimization of welding mechanisms using analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) method/Kamble A.G., Siddhartha Gupta and Kiran Sonawane. 22. Analytical investigation or process variables in forging of connecting rod by applying slab method to develop an expert system/Dinesh N. Kamble and V.M. Nandedkar. 23. Implementing six sigma in cement pole manufacturing--a case study of an Indian SME/S.V. Deshmukh and R.R. Lakhe. 24. Bayesian modeling approach for assessing the software reliability of software based automation system--a case analysis/Satheesh Pandian D., Asha A. and Kannan S.M. 25. Drum-buffer-rope scheduling technique/Amol S. Todkar and Gavali K.B. 26. An Ant colony optimization for two-sided assembly line balancing/Mugella Umesh, S. and Navdedkalvilas, M. 27. Selective assembly method for optimization of mating feature clearance between launcher and launch vehile/Tarak Nath Dc, G. Chakraverti, S. Sundarrajan and N. Manickam. 28. Mechanical tolerance stack up and analysis for optimization of launch vehicle electronic packages/Taraknath Dc, G. Chakravarthi, S. Sunder Rajan and N. Manickam. 29. Taguchi approach to design optimization for quality and cost/B. Satish Kumar, M. Anjaiah and P. Ravichandar. Finite element method: 30. Nonlinear elastic behavior or multi-walled carbon nanotubes--using F.E. Method/Ratnakar Pandu, P. Ravinder Reddy and Gupta A.V.S.S.K.S. 31. Analysis of optical fibre using FEM/S.S. Shiragan and S.S. Mulla. 32. Analysis of sheet metal component using numerical and F.E.M. method/Nimbalkar D.H. and Salunkhe S.Y. Manufacturing: 33. The effect of surface texture on the performance of hydrodynamic journal bearing/A.A. Karad, M.S. Mhaske, R.R. Kharde and S.B. Belkar. 34. Study of hardness and wear properties of aluminium (7075) based metal matrix composites reinforced with mica particulates/Girisha, H.N., Soma V. Chetty and M. Sreenivas Reddy. 35. Effect of powder metallurgy copper-Tungsten electrode and EDM performance by response surface methodology/Sunil Kumar, Naveen Beri and Anil Mahajan. 36. Optimization of process parameter in photo chemical machining on stainless steel-304 by ferric chloride etchant for undercut/M. Sadaiah and D.P. Agarwal. 37. Performance evolution of a new mixed model production lines/Mugella Umesh S. and Navdedkalvilas M. 38. Performance of a drill-reamer (D-reamer) combination tool/K. Kishore, V.V. Satyannarayana and P.V. Gopal Krishna. Nano-science and technology: 39. Prediction of surface roughness in turning process using adaptive nuero fuzzy inference system/K.V. Muralikrishnam Raju, K. Sita Rama Raju, G. Ranga Janardhana and P. Nanda Kumar. Artificial and neural networks: 40. Nonlinear localized dissipative structures for long time solution of wave equation/John Steinhoff and Subhashini Chitta.41. Shifting data: a new cryptographic approach/R. Amarnath, S. Balamurugan and T. Arul Prakash. 42. Real-time labview based implementation of low cost stand alone voice encoder (vocoder) using DAQ device/Abhishek Shukla and S. Mohan Mahalakshmi Naidu. 43. Image processing over internet protocol networks/R. Amarnath, S. Balamurugan and L. Mohammed Azarudeen. 44. Programmable avionics serial data bus implementation/N. Shivaprasad, B. Prabhakar and N. Moorthy Muthukrishnan. 45. Fingerprint biometrics with movement enhanced technique/R. Amarnath S. Balamurugan. 46. Waste not: beer battery/S.S.V. Someshwar Rao. 47. Discrete state trajectories for fractional order system/Deepyaman Maiti, R. Janarthanan and Amit Konar. 48. Integrated control system for future substations/Ankit R. Patel, Manoj S. Patel and Anil N. Patel. 49. Earthquake resistant reinforced hollow concrete block masonry infilled reinforced concrete frames/Ramesh S. Manoli, D.S. Prakash and M. Mahadevachar. 50. Study on range and drift variation for various nose shapes of projectiles/Roschelle, R. Martis,. P.V. Arlulkar, M. Vijayalakshmi and S.D. Naik. 51. Optimal process plan generation for the rotational components having form features using genetic algorithms/D. Sreeramulu and C.S.P. Rao. 52. Modeling and analysis of channel section used in chassis frame: a case study/Hitesh N. Panchal. Thermal engineering: 53. Studies on effect of spark gap on cycle-by-cycle fluctuations in spark ignition engine/Bhaskar H.B., T.K. Chandrasheaker and A.J. Antony. 54. Thermophoresis in natural convention flow through a parallel plate channel with variable axial heat sources/Dinish K.K. and Jayaraj S. 55. Online monitoring of gas turbine power plant using power diagnostics services/Varun Perumalla, Vishwanath. 56. Efficiency improvement of a combined cycle power plant by inlet air cooling/Sekhar K.M.C., Prakash Kumar L.S.S. and Siva Kumar A. Vibration engineering: 57. Design aspects of MR fluid linear vibration damper setup/Seetha Ramaiah N., Narayana Rao K. and Suresh Akella. 58. Vibration analysis of semiactive suspension system using simulink/Ugale A.S. and Kale P.R. 59. Free vibration analysis of symmetrical laminates using an unconstrained third order plate theory/Subha K., Syam Prakash V. and Savithri S. 60. Dynamic stability of an asymmetric tapred sandwhich beam with clamped pinned ends/P.R. Dash and K. Ray. 61. Studies on the effects of combined fault of unbalanced and crack on the vibration signatures of rotary machinery/H.K. Srinivas, K.S. Srinivas and K.N. Umesh. 62. Dynamic behaviour of A 4-wheeled vehicle suspension system by characterizing its power spectral density/P.S. Rama Sreekanth, K. Ramji and A.B.K. Rao. 63. Condition monitoring of critical equipments using NDT tech./Ramesh M. and Lakshmidevamme, M.M. Heat exchangers: 64. Performance investigation of compact heat exchangers/Lakshmi Kanth Mantri. 65. Effect of geometrical parameters on the pressure drop and heat transfer characteristics of a plate fin-tube heat exchanger/Buchaiah V., Syed Yousufuddin and Venkateshwara Rao P. 66. Analysis of heat exchanger using finite element analysis/N.L.N. Reddy and P. Ravinder Reddy. Solar engineering: 67. Experimental analysis of different parameters on performance of single slope single basin solar still/Hitesh N. Panchal. 68. Self directed rover driven by solar energy/Vikramsinha V. Mane and Mohan Y. Khire. Modeling and simulation: 69. Simulation of charging effect on electronic transport through BDMT molecular junction/Preferenical Kala C., Aruna Priya, P. and John Thiruvadigal, D. 70. Modeling for simulation of combustion and performance of oxygenated diesel fuelled DI diesel engine--A review/Loganathan, S. 71. Thermodynamic simulation of nitrogen charging in spherical bottle to high pressure/G. Vamshi Krishna, N. Manikam and G. Chekravarti. Alternate fuels: 72. Effects of diesel - water emulsion and its combustion in diesel engines/P. Ravi Chander, B. Sudheer Preme Kumar and K. Vijay Kumar Reddy. 73. Experimental investigation of Jatropha oil (pre heated blends) in a direct injection CI Engine/A. Sivakumar, D. Maheswar, K. Vijay Reddy and A. Ravindra. 74. Bio-diesel: an eco-friendly biodegradable fuel/Debabrata Maji. 75. Analytical investigation on the oxidation kinetics of liquefied natural gas/C.V. Manojkumar and N. Selvaraj. Robotic engineering: 76. Design and analysis of a low cost and easy operated mechanism for a walking robot/A. Purushotham and J. Anjaneyulu. 77. Mobile surveillance robot with robotic arm/Hemant Chouhan, Vaibhav Doshi and Tulsi Chouhan. Materials:  78. The effect of external roller-burnishing on the surface roughness and surface hardness of alloy steels/P. Ravindra Babu, T. Siva Prasad and A.V.S. Raju. 79. Studies on bonding of porcelain along with oxide adhesives of Titanium-6al-4v alloy/P.S. Ranjit and A. Chennakesava Reddy. Tribology: 80. An investigation of tribological behaviour of sugar mill bearing materials/M.S. Mhaske, A.A. Karad, G.J. Vivkhe and K.B. Kale. Metal forming: 81. Analysis of radial stresses in hydrodynamic deep drawing process/Uday Kumar, R., Ravinder Reddy, P. and Sita Rama Raju, A.V. 82. Mathematical modeling of roll forces and roll torque in rolling and rotary piercing/Gavali K.B. and Amol S. Todkar. 83. Piercer plug design and setting for piercing mill by computer - assisted program/Gavali K.B. and Amol S. Todkar. 84. Numerical analysis of the affect of clearance on residual stresses in deep drawing/P.V.R. Ravindra Reddy, G. Chandra Mohan Reddy and T.A. Janardhan Reddy. General engineering: 85. Mathematical modeling and experimental analysis of surface grinding process by using RSM/M. Janardhan and A. Gopala Krishna. 86. A case study on free and open source software on FEA/I. Rama Chandra Reddy and G.N.R. Prasad. 87. Determination of fracture toughness of composite laminate/L. Suvarnaraju, A. Komuraiah, G. Mallaiah and N. Shyam Kumar. 88. Optimization of process parameters in friction stir welding on solidus temperature of an aluminum--alloy using genetic algorithm/Adepu Kumar, Kombathini Murali and Sunil Kaneti. 89. Finite element analysis of thin-walled tapered cantilever composite I-beam/N.V. Srinivasulu, P. Ravinder Reddy and C.K. Rao. 90. Modeling of homogeneous charge compression ignition engine/K. Appa Rao, K. Raja Gopal, P. Srinivasa Rao and G.V. Subbaiah. 91. Microcellular polyurethane jounce bumper design, optimization and FE approach/Sandip Hazra. 92. Stiffness optimization technique of engine mounting system by optimum kinetic energy distribution at powertrain rigid body modes/Sandip Hazra. 93. Noise reduction in hermitically sealed reciprocating compressor--a PSD approach/G. Laxmaiah and P. Ravinder Reddy. 94. Computing and the development of opportunity-based entrepreneurship in India/Venuvinod, K. Patri and Deepak Patri. 95. Performance evaluation of the transmission system of a hybrid mini car/Mohd Mohinoddin and S. Nawazish Mehdi. 96. Effect of various parameters on the wrinkling in deep drawing cylindrical cups/R. Venkat Reddy, T.A. Janardhan Reddy and G.C.M. Reddy. 97. Comparative studies of various properties of refrigerants for potential replacement of R-22 in Indian scenario/Md. Azizuddin, Suresh Akella, K. Narayana Rao and P. Bhrmra. 98. Vibrations of elastically restrained circular plates resting on partial Winkler foundation/Chellapilla Kameswara Rao and Bhaskara Rao Lakkarapu. 99. Study of flow forming parameters by value engineering analysis/M. Lakshmana Rao, T.V.L.N. Rao and A. Gopala Krishna. 100. Local estimation of modeling errors of coupled micro-macro scale descriptions of the mechanics of heterogeneous elastic materials/A. Romkes and T.C. Moody. 101. A priori error estimates for the K-version of the finite element method/A. Romkes, K.S. Surana, J.N. Reddy and T.M. Stone. 102. Computational study of effect of chord in low solidity vane and conventional vane diffusers/P. Usha Sri and P. Chandra Sekhar. 103. Optimal design of multilayered composite plate using particle swarm optimization/M. Amrita and M. Mohan Rao. 104. Effect of acoustics on the behavior of flexible couplings/N. Srinivasa Babu, K. Sailesh Kumar and G. Manikandan. 105. Subsonic flow pressure distribution analysis over symmetrical aerofoil/Manikandan and M. Ananda Rao. 106. Production of Jatropha oil and performance characteristics of a twin cylinder diesel engine using Jatropha-diesel blend/S. Sreenatha Reddy, V. Pandurangadu and K. Rajagopal. 107. Flow analysis over high speed subsonic airfoil/Sivananda Swami, S. Thamarai Kannan and K. Geetha Sri.