Advances in Design and Thermal Systems

Structural and Thermal Analysis of Composite Wind Turbine Blade for Wind Mill Applications.- The Effect of Novel Cryogenic Treatment in the Microstructure AnalysisofAl 6101 Closed-Cell Foam.- Development of Toxic Gas Monitoring and Alarm System.- Predictive Modeling of Surface Roughness for Turning of Al-6061 Using Artificial Neural Network Model.- Microstructural evolution, phase formation and mechanical behaviour of Al 7017 alloy produced by Powder Metallurgy (P/M) technique.

Dr. Lionel Ganippa is currently a Professor at the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, Brunel University, London. He received his PhD in Internal Combustion Engines, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. His area of research interest includes laser diagnostics In-cylinder combustion, soot processes diesel sprays, exhaust soot particle characterisation, diesel engine combustion and emissions control, alternative fuels, temperature measurements using laser-induced thermographic phosphorescence, phenomenological modelling and second law analysis of thermodynamic systems. He has published more than 100 research articles in various international peer-reviewed journals and conferences. Dr Ganippa has completed 8 funded projects sponsored by various international organisations. He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), Fellow of Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE), Fellow of Higher Education Academy(FHEA) and member of Combustion institute.

Dr. R.Karthikeyan is currently a professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, BITS Pilani, Dubai campus, Dubai. He received his PhD in Production Engineering from Annamalai University, India. His research interests include robotics, modelling and simulation, composite materials and materials processing. He has guided 5 PhD scholars and published 92 research articles in various international journals and conferences. Dr Kartikeyan has completed 4 consultancy projects funded by AICTE and UAE agency. He is an active member of various professional societies and organised 4 international conferences.

Dr. V. Muralidharan is currently Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, B S Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India. He received his PhD from Karpagam University, India. His Areas of proficiency are in condition monitoring using techniques such as data mining, support vector  machines and fuzzy logic.