Springer Computational and Experimental Methods in Mechanical Engineering: Proceedings of ICCEMME 2021: 239 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, 239)

This book includes selected peer-reviewed papers presented at third International Conference on Computational and Experimental Methods in Mechanical Engineering held in June 2021 at G.L. Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management, Greater Noida, U.P, India. The book covers broad range of topics in latest research including hydropower, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, advanced manufacturing, recycling and waste disposal, solar energy, thermal power plants, refrigeration and air conditioning, robotics, automation and mechatronics, and advanced designs. The authors are experienced and experts in their field, and all papers are reviewed by expert reviewers in respective field. The book is useful for industry peoples, faculties, and research scholars. From the Back Cover This book includes selected peer-reviewed papers presented at third International Conference on Computational and Experimental Methods in Mechanical Engineering held in June 2021 at G.L. Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management, Greater Noida, U.P, India. The book covers broad range of topics in latest research including hydropower, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, advanced manufacturing, recycling and waste disposal, solar energy, thermal power plants, refrigeration and air conditioning, robotics, automation and mechatronics, and advanced designs. The authors are experienced and experts in their field, and all papers are reviewed by expert reviewers in respective field. The book is useful for industry peoples, faculties, and research scholars. About the Author Veeredhi Vasudeva Rao holds Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Master’s Degree with specialization in Heat Transfer from Andhra University, India. He holds a Doctoral Degree from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, India, with specialization in Heat Transfer from faculty of engineering. During his studies at master’s and doctoral level, he was a recipient of (GATE) National Scholarship and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) fellowships, respectively. He was Postdoctoral Fellow at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Formerly, he was Principal of SreeNidhi Institute of Science and Technology, Hyderabad, India. He was also Director of Technology Development and Test center (TDTC) recognized by Government of India. He has published more than 100 research papers in peer-reviewed National and International Journals of repute and peer-reviewed conference proceedings. He has guided 4 Doctoral Research Scholars and 25 master’s students for successful completion. He has presented several research papers in international conference in India and the USA. Dr. Adepu Kumaraswamy graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana, India, in 1992 and received Master’s in Design and Production Engineering from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Warangal, in 1995. Subsequently, he has pursued doctoral research work in the area of static and dynamic indentation behavior of materials for defence applications at Osmania University, Hyderabad, in 2008. He has authored 36 publications in reputed journals and good number of publications in various conferences. He was Principal Investigator of three sponsored R&D projects in the area of tribological studies of hydraulic seals, impact mechanics and high strain rate deformation behavior of materials for defence applications. He has 13 years of post-M.Tech. and 12 years of post-Ph.D. teaching experience. He was Professor and Associate Dean (R&D) at SNIST (autonomous institution), Hyderabad, during 2008–2010. He is currently Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Head, Department of Technology Management, and Head, Materials Management Group, Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DU), Pune, funded by Department of Defence R&D, Ministry of Defence, Government of India.  He has guided four Ph.Ds, one MS (R) and over fifty M.Tech. projects