R . M . K . C O L L E G E O F E N G I N E E R I N G & T E C H N O L O G Y

B I - A N N U A L N E W S L E T T E R

Department organized an BRNS Sponsored Third National Conference on

Fascinating Advancements in Mechanical Engineering (FAME 2014) on

10.03.2014

The Department of Mechanical Engineering, R.M.K. College of Engineering and

Technology organized a Third National Conference on Fascinating Advancements in

Mechanical Engineering (FAME 2014) on 10th March 2014.

Dr. P. Iyamperumal, Executive Director, Tamil Nadu Science & Technology Centre,

Chennai, was the Chief Guest for the inaugural function on 10.03.2014 at 9.30 a.m. He

elaborately spoke about recent trends in science and Technology. The key note address

was delivered by Dr.P.Palanichamy, Sr.Scientist, IGCAR, Kalpakkam. He spoke

elaborately about Ultrasonics Nondestructive Testing Evaluation, Material Science,

Residual Stress Measurements and Photo acoustics.

The Department did get very encouraging response to the conference and above 95 Researchers showed interested in the conference and submitted their research papers. Out of which about 60 papers were selected by the technical committee for presentation. The major areas of Mechanical Engineering including Manufacturing, Thermal Sciences and Design Engineering were covered in the conference.

Volume: 3 Issue: I June 2014

D E P A R T M E N T O F M E C H A N I C A L E N G I N E E R I N G

Inauguration of Third National Conference, FAME 2014

From left Mr.N.Nirmal, Mr.T.G.Loganathan, Assoc. Prof.,

Dr.M.Balasubramanian, Prof & Head, Chief Guest, Dr. P. Iyamperumal, Executive

Director Dr.E.B.Perumal Pillai, Principal, Dr.P.Palanichamy, Sr.Scientist, IGCAR,

Dr.S.Bhagavathi Perumal, Vice Principal, & Mr.S.Senthilkumar, Assoc. Prof.

P A G E 2 V O L U M E - 3 , I S S U E - I

Third National Conference on Fascinating Advancements in Mechanical Engineering (FAME 2014)

inaugurated by Dr. P. Iyamperumal, Executive Director, Tamil Nadu Science & Technology Centre,.

Dr.M.Balasubramanian, Professor and Head along with Professor Tim of Material Science and

Engineering Laboratory and LAM Yee Cheong of Precision Engineering Laboratory, Nanyang

Technological University, Singapore

P A G E 3 V O L U M E - 3 , I S S U E - I

PROGRAMMES ORGANIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT

BRNS Sponsored Third National Conference on Fascinating Advancements in Mechanical Engineering

was conducted on 10.03.2014. Dr. P. Iyamperumal, Executive Director, Tamil Nadu Science &

Technology Centre, Chennai, inaugurated the Conference

Refresher Course on Academic Excellence was organized for all the faculty of RMKCET by the

Department of Mechanical Engineering on 16-6-2014 and 17-6-2014.

PROGRAMMES ATTENDED BY FACULTY

Mr.S.Senthil Kumar, Associate Professor attended the Classroom Management (Cambridge English

language Assessment) at Chennai 03.09.2013.

All the Mechanical Faculty Members attended the Two Days Refresher course on Academic Excellence at

RMK College of Engineering & Technology between 17.12.2013 to 18.12.2013.

Mr.S.Senthil Kumar, Associate Professor attended the NBA Workshop at RMK Engineering College on

03.02.2014 & 14.03.2014 to 16.03.2014.

Dr.M.Balasubramanian, Professor & Head participated in Asia Pacific Research Intelligence Conference on

10th and 11th June 2014 organized by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Elsevier

Publications in Nanyang Executive Centre, Nanyang Technological University Singapore.

GUEST LECTURES ORGANIZED

Mr.Ashok Kumar, Assistant Professor attended a Faculty Development Programme on Fluid Mechanics in

Anna University between 20-5-2014 and 30-5-2014

FACULTY TRAINING

1Dr.M. Swaminathan,

CEG, Anna University

Gas Dynamics

and Jet 25.01.2014 III Year

Sl.No.Name of the

Speaker

Title of

PresentationDate Year of Study

3Dr.N.Ramasamy,

Management

Principles of

Management01.02.2014 III Year

2Mr.V.Herald Wilson

Raja, Autodesk

Advancement in

CAD09.01.2014 III Year

II Year

4Dr.G. Kumaresan,

CEG, Anna University

Heat and Mass

Transfer01.02.2014 II Year

5

Prof..B.S.Murthy

Dept.of Metallurgical

&Materials Engg.,

IITM

Engineering

Materials and

Metallurgy

21.02.2014

P A G E 4

STUDENTS OVER ALL ATTENDANCE PERCENTAGE UP TO VI SEMESTER

V O L U M E - 3 , I S S U E - I

Sl.no Reg.no Name of the Student I II III IV V VI

1. 111611114016 DHILIP KUMAR M K S 100 100 100 100 100 100

2. 111611114020 ELAVARASAN T 100 100 100 100 100 100

3. 111611114029 GOWTHAM M 100 100 100 100 100 100

4. 111611114088 SANDEEP EK 100 100 100 100 100 100

5. 111611114097 SATHESH KUMAR R 100 100 100 100 100 100

6. 111611114110 UDAYA SHANKAR M S 100 100 100 100 100 100

Guest Lecture delivered by Dr.M. Swaminathan, CEG, Anna University on

Gas Dynamics and Jet Propulsion on 25.01.2014.

Guest Lecture delivered by Dr.N.Ramasamy, Management Consultant on

Principles of Management on 01.02.2014

P A G E 5 V O L U M E - 3 , I S S U E - I

Guest Lecture delivered by Dr.B.S.Murthy, Dept., of

Metallurgical & Material Engg., IITM, on

Engineering Materials and Metallurgy on

21.02.2014

Guest Lecture delivered by Dr.G. Kumerasen, CEG,

Anna University on Heat and Mass Transfer on

01.02.2014.

PLACEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMMES

Sl.No Name of the

Organization

Title of the

Programme

Conducted

at(Venue)

Date/Period Year

1 M/s Focus Academy for

Carrier Enhancement

Business English

Certification

Examination

RMKCET 26.12.2013 to

28.12.2013 II

2 Infosys Foundation Programme RMKCET 2.1.2014 to

11.1.2014 IV

3 Accenture Services India

Ltd

Head Start Foundation

Programme RMKCET

20.1.2014 to

12.2.2014 IV

4

Smart Training Resources

Aptitude Training

Programme RMKCET

28.1.2014 To

29.1.2014 III

5 M/s Focus Academy for

Carrier Enhancement

Business English

Certification

Examination

RMKCET 12.2.2014 to

13.2.2014 II

6 Students Yet to be placed Aptitude Training

Programme RMKCET 5.2.2014 to 6.2.2014 IV

7 Smart Training Resources Aptitude Training

Programme RMKCET

14.2.2014 to

15.2.2014

&17.2.2014

III

8 Smart Training Resources MOCK Online Test RMKCET 19.2.2014 III

9 Business English

Certification Examination BEC speaking Test RMKEC 22.3.2014 II

10 Business English

Certification Examination BEC paper based Test RMKEC 29.12.2014 II

11 Smart Training Resources Aptitude Training

Programme RMKCET 6.3.2014 III

P A G E 6

Balasubramanian M, Ramesh S, Balasubramanian.V, “An Experimental Investigation of

Diffusion Bonding of Titanium Alloy Ti-6Al-4V and Silver Coated AISI 304 Stainless Steel”, Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Mechanical Engineering: Emerging Trends for

Sustainability, MANIT, Bhopal, 2014, pp.504-509.

Balasubramanian.M, Kumar.R, Madhu.S, "Analysis of AlSi CNT composite coating on Al6061

and SS304L substrate by plasma spray", International Conference on Computational Intelligence

and Advanced Manufacturing Research ICCIAMR 2014, VOL-1, ISBN - 978-81-924031-7-5,

pp 59-62.

Senthil Kumar.S, “Investigations on PD Characteristics of Thermal aged Palm and Corn Oil for

Power Transformer Insulation Applications" was accepted and to be published in Journal of

Electrical Engineering and Technology (ISSN(Print) 1975-0102 ISSN(Online) 2093-7423) shortly.

Senthil Kumar.S, “Effective Solar water Desalination by using Acetone" in a National Conference

on Recent Trends in Design, Automobile& Manufacturing Engineering on 21st February2014 in

S.A. Engineering College, Chennai.

Balasubramanian.M, Kumar.R and Madhu.S and “Analysis of AlSi CNT composite coating on

Al6061 and SS304L substrate by plasma spray”, Applied Mechanics and Materials, 591,2014

pp. 112-115

PAPER PUBLISHED BY FACULTY

INDUSTRIAL VISITS

GRANT RECEIVED FROM EXTERNAL AGENCY

V O L U M E - 3 , I S S U E - I

Sl.No Name of the Agency Name of the

Programme Principal Investigator

Grant

Sanctioned

1 Board of Research in Nuclear

Sciences (BRNS)

National

Conference Dr.M.Balasubramanian Rs.50,000

Sl.No Name of the Industry Year and Section Date of visit

1 Nutech CNC Pvt., Ltd., - Ayyanambakkam, Chennai II Year A,B & C 23.12.2013

2 Hinduja Foundaries, Chennai II Year A,B & C 07.03.2014

08.03.2014

3 Electro – Magfield Controls & Services, SIDCO –

Vellanur, Chennai IIIYear A,B 27.12.2013

4 Ennore Port Limited IIIYear A, 08.01.2014

5 Ennore Port Limited IIIYear B, 09.01.2014

6 Sathish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) IIIYear A, 24.01.2014

7 Sathish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) IIIYear B, 05.03.2014

GUEST LECTURE DELIVERED BY FACULTY

Mr.E.Sivakumar, Assistant Professor delivered a lecture on Engineering Thermodynamics

in a Faculty Development Programme organized by Anna University Villupuram Campus on 17.06.2014

P A G E 7 V O L U M E - 3 , I S S U E - I

IN-PLANT TRAINING

SL.NO NAME OF THE STUDENT YEAR of

STUDY NAME OF THE INDUSTRY DURATION

1. Mr.K KANNAN III YEAR ASHOK LEYLAND 16-12-2013 to 21-12-2013

2. Mr.K MOHANDASS III YEAR ASHOK LEYLAND 16-12-2013 to 21-12-2013

3. Mr.D MUKESH III YEAR ASHOK LEYLAND 20-12-2013 to 21-12-2013

4. Mr.SARATH

CHANDRA.K.S III YEAR

AMARAJA BATTERIES

INDIA PVT.LTD. 23-12-2013 to 24-12-2013

5. Mr.C.TAMILARASAN III YEAR CHENNAI POLES PVT

LTD 17-12-2013 to 20-12-2013

6. Mr.N.VENKATESH III YEAR CHENNAI POLES PVT

LTD 17-12-2013 to 20-12-2013

7. Mr.SURESH MENAN.B III YEAR CHENNAI POLES PVT

LTD 17-12-2013 to 20-12-2013

8. Mr.RAKESH.D III YEAR ASHOK LEYLAND 10-12-2013 to 13-12-2013

9. Mr.RAVIKUMARAN K M III YEAR HINDUSTHAN

AERONAUTICS LTD 18-11-2013 to 23-11-2013

10. Mr.K SATHEESH III YEAR CHETTINAD CEMENT 16-12-2013 to 19-12-2013

11. Mr.V.SURENDHAR III YEAR HINDUJA FOUNDARIES 16-01-2014 to 19-1-2014

12. Mr.V VELMURUGAN III YEAR HINDUJA FOUNDARIES 16-01-2014 to 19-1-2014

13. Mr.M ARAVIND III YEAR ASHOK LEYLAND 13-12-2013 to 19-12-2013

14. Mr.P HEMANTH KUMAR III YEAR ASHOK LEYLAND 10-12-2013 to 13-12-2013

15. Mr.DEEPAK KUMAR

SURANA III YEAR ASHOK LEYLAND 10-12-2013 to 13-12-2013

16. Mr.RAJSHRAVAN S III YEAR ASHOK LEYLAND 10-12-2013 to 13-12-2013

17. Mr.VIGNESHWARAN S U II YEAR HYUNDAI MOBIS 10-12-2013 to 17-12-2013

18. Mr.YUVARAJ G II YEAR HYUNDAI MOBIS 10-12-2013 to 17-12-2013

19. Mr.S.SARATHKUMAR III YEAR CHETTINAD CEMENT 16-12-2013 to 19-12-2013

20. Mr.K KANNAN III YEAR ASHOK LEYLAND 16-12-2013 to 21-12-2013

21. Mr.K MOHANDASS III YEAR ASHOK LEYLAND 16-12-2013 to 21-12-2013

22. Mr.YUGESH III YEAR CHETTINAD CEMENT 16-12-2013 to 19-12-2013

23. Mr.MARIA

JAGANATHAN III YEAR

TVS LOGISTICS SERVICE

LTD 12-12-2013 to 21-12-2013

24. Mr.SANDEEP A III YEAR ASHOK LEYLAND 10-12-2013 to 13-12-2013

25. Mr.E K SANDEEP III YEAR ASHOK LEYLAND 10-12-2013 to 13-12-2013

26. Mr.R SARAVANAN III YEAR ASHOK LEYLAND 10-12-2013 to 13-12-2013

P A G E 8 V O L U M E - 3 , I S S U E - I

UNIVERSITY TOPPERS (2010-2014 Batch) UNIVERSITY TOPPERS (2011-2015 Batch)

Editorial Board of the Department News Letter on behalf of the Management, Faculty and

students of Mechanical Engineering congratulates the students who have been placed in

various organization.

The Board also showers praise on students who are topping the class in Anna University

Examination till last semester.

Board also feels proud in congratulating all the faculty who have been striving hard in

providing all the support to students for their success in University Examination

NAME OF THE

STUDENT CGPA

STUDENT

PHOTO

NAVEENKUMAR K S 9.145

ESWAR KUMAR K H 8.957

PAVITHRRESH S V 8.920

SATHEESH K 8.862

SURYA PRAKASH M 8.819

NAME OF THE

STUDENT CGPA

STUDENT

PHOTO

RAKESH T 8.529

NARAYANAN S 8.294

MULLA

CHAITANYA 8.273

VIGNESH M 8.225

VENKATASUBR

AMANIAN S 8.195

P A G E 9 V O L U M E - 3 , I S S U E - I

CAMPUS PLACEMENT AS ON 18-6-14 ( 2010-2014 Batch)

Sl.NoREGISTER

NUMBERNAME OF THE STUDENT

NAME OF THE

INDUSTRY

STUDENT

PHOTO

1 13110114015 MULLA CHAITANYA ACCENTURE,

INFOSYS

2 13110114016 NALLAPEDDI VAMSI SAI MOHAN ACCENTURE,

WIPRO

3 13110114020 RAKESH T ACCENTURE

4 13110114029 VIGNESH M

ACCENTURE,

RAMKY ENVIRO

ENGINEERS

5 13110114019 PRAVEEN S K INFOSYS

6 13110114022 SAI CHARAN YALAMANCHI INFOSYS,WIPRO

7 13110114024 SANJEEV MOHAN INFOSYS,WIPRO

8 13110114014 S.MOHAMED ASLAM

Focus Academy for

Carrer

Enhancement

9 13110114332 S.VENKATASUBRAMANIANM/s. Maestro Steel

Detailing Pvt. Ltd

10 13110114701 S.SAGARM/s. Maestro Steel

Detailing Pvt. Ltd

11 13110114007 M.DHARANIM/s. Maestro Steel

Detailing Pvt. Ltd

12 13110114317 KANNAN.M M/s.Fujitech

13 13110114017 NARAYANAN S M/s. Saipem

P A G E 1 0 V O L U M E - 3 , I S S U E - I

On behalf of Students and Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, editorial board congratulates

Mr.E.Manoj of III Year Mechanical Engineering for securing Fourth Place in Power Lifting (Bench

Press) in 18th Chennai District Champion Ship Kottur on 23.02.2014.

Mr.K.Karthick Kumar has awarded in BRONZE Medal in under 29Years-Male-Mixed Pair category in

3rd South Zone Poomsae Taekwondo Championship in Thiruvananthapuram held between 31.01.2014

and 02.02.2014.

NAME OF THE STUDENT

CGPA PHOTO

SANKAR RAJU N 9.012

DHENA DAYALAN K 8.976

DHARMARAJAN C 8.939

YUVARAJ G 8.878

SANDEEP N 8.854

UNIVERSITY TOPPERS (2012-2016 Batch)

P A G E 1 1 V O L U M E - 3 , I S S U E - I

LIST OF COMPANIES VISITED FOR THE BATCH (2010-2014)

SL.NO DATE NAME OF COMPANY VENUE

1 10/9/2013 &

11/9/2013 ACCENTURE R.M.D ENGG COLLEGE

2 16/9/2013 &

17/9/2013 WIPRO R.M.D ENGG COLLEGE

3 23/9/2013 &

24/9/2013 INFOSYS R.M.D ENGG COLLEGE

4 22/10/2013 M/S GREAVES COTTON LTD R.M.K ENGG COLLEGE

5 30/10/2013 M/S UST GLOBAL

LTD R.M.K ENGG COLLEGE

6 10/11/2013 SANMAR GROUP SRI SAIRAM ENGG COLLEGE

7 21/12/2013 SUNDARAM CLAYTON LTD VELAMMAL ENGG COLLEGE

8 24/01/14 M.R.F LIMITED VELAMMAL ENGG COLLEGE

9 28/01/2014

to 30/1/2014

IBM INDIA PRIVATE LTD -GBS

DIVISION SRM UNIVERSITY

10 07/02/2014 YAMAHA MOTORS

R.M.K ENGG COLLEGE

11 21/03/2014 M/S CSS CORPORATION

PRIVATE LIMITED R.M.K ENGG COLLEGE

12 27/03/2014 M/S RAMKY ENVIRO

ENGINEERS LIMITED R.M.K ENGG COLLEGE

13 25/3/2014

&26/3/2014 M/S SAK ABRASIVES LTD

SAK SOFT LIMITED PERUN-

GUDI

14 25/06/2014

& 26/4/2014

SAINT GOBAIN

GRINDWELL NORTON

LIMITED

S A ENGG COLLEGE

15 25/4/2014 M/S CRANEDGE INDIA

PRIVATE LIMITED VELAMMAL ENGG COLLEGE

16 16/5/2014 MAESTRO STEEL

DETAILING PRIVATE LTD

MAESTRO STEEL DETAILING

PRIVATE LIMITED

17 15/05/2014 SAIPEM SAIPEM INDIA PROJECTS

18 28/05/2014 FUJITECH FUJITECH INDIA

19 03/06/2014 TUBE PRODUCTS OF INDIA TUBE PRODUCTS OF INDIA

LTD

20 22/5/2014 TAJ GROUP OF HOTELS TAJ GROUP LTD

P A G E 1 2 V O L U M E - 3 , I S S U E - I

STUDENT’S ACHIEVEMENTS

SL.NO NAME OF THE

STUDENT

COLLEGE/

ORGANIZATION

YEAR EVENT

PATICIPATED DATE

PRIZES

WON

1.

Dharmarajan

L.Dinesh Kumar

S.P.Sairam

IIT Madras,

Chennai II Year

MINISPAD

Aeromodelling

5.01.2014.

Participation

2.

I.Mohamed Imthiyaz

Hussian N.Poovaragavan,

S.Gopal

IIT Madras,

Chennai II Year

Robbo Soccer,

SHASTRA’14

5.01.2014.

Participation

3.

Rajiv Gandhi

G.Saravanan

Saravanakumar.T.R

Yugesh

S.Nirmal Prasanth

Coimbatore

Institute of

Technology

III Year “Recent Trends

in I C Engines” 23.1.2014

Participation

4.

R.Rupchander

D.Sai prasanth

N.D.Sisir Kumar

B.Suresh menan

E.Vijay vignesh

Coimbatore

Institute of

Technology

III Year “Recent Trends

in I C Engines” 23.1.2014

Participation

5.

B.Suresh Menan

G.Saravanan

R.Yugesh

Coimbatore

Institute of

Technology

III Year

Math Wizard,

Event of

Technovation’14

24.01.2014 to

25.01.2014.

Second

Place

6.

M.Mahesh Kumar

I.Mohamed Imthiyaz

Hussian

S.Rudhra Kumar

College of

Engineering,

Guindy

II Year

ROBO FACE

Workshop,

Kurukshetra 14

28.01.2014

To

29.01.2014

Participation

7.

B.T.Sathish Kumar S.

Vinoth Kumar

A.Wajakath Hussain

College of

Engineering,

Guindy

II Year

ROBO FACE

Workshop,

Kurukshetra 14

28.01.2014

To

29.01.2014

Participation

8.

L.Dinesh Kumar

CEG Anna

University,

Chennai

II Year TCS

INNOVATE

29.01.2014 to

01.02.2014 Third Prize

9.

K.Karthick Kumar

Taelwondo

Asssciation of

Kerala ,

Kerala

II Year Under -29 Age

Male- Mixed pair

31.01.2014 to

02.02.2014 Third price

10.

S.Vignesh Ram

Kalaignar

Karunanidhi

Institute of

Technology,

Coimbatore

II Year Eight Events,

Mecnix’14

18.02.2014.

Participation

P A G E 1 3 V O L U M E - 3 , I S S U E - I

STUDENT’S ACHIEVEMENTS (contd….)

1.

M.Vinoth Kumar

Kalaignar

Karunanidhi

Institute of

Technology,

Coimbatore

III Year Nine Events in

Mecnix’14

18.02.2014.

Participation

2.

S.Jeswanth Babu,

Meenakshi

Sundararajan

Engineering

College,

Kodambakkan

IV Year

Assembling and

Dismantling,

YANTRA’14

19.02.2014 First Place

3. U.Sreekanth

Meenakshi

Sundararajan

Engineering

College,

Kodambakkan

IV Year

Assembling and

Dismantling,

YANTRA’14

19.02.2014 First Place

4.

E.Vijay vignesh

S.Nirmal Prasanth,

R.Rupchander

N.D.Sisir Kumar

Dr.Mahalingam

College of

Engineering and

Technology,

Pollachi

III Year Bottle Rocketry,

UDDESHAH’14

20.02.2014 to

22.02.2014.

First place

5.

S.Nirmal Prasanth

R.Rupchander

N.D.Sisir Kumar

E.Vijay vignesh

Dr.Mahalingam

College of

Engineering and

Technology,

Pollachi

III Year NITROSHIFT,

UDDESHAH’14

20.02.2014 to

22.02.2014.

Participation

6.

S.Nirmal Prasanth,

R.Rupchander

N.D.Sisir Kumar

Dr.Mahalingam

College of

Engineering and

Technology,

Pollachi

III Year

TRIEB

MONTAGE,

UDDESHAH’14

20.02.2014 to

22.02.2014.

Participation

7. E.Vijay vignesh

Dr.Mahalingam

College of

Engineering and

Technology,

Pollachi

III Year

TRIEB

MONTAGE,

UDDESHAH’14

20.02.2014 to

22.02.2014.

Participation

8.

C.G.Keerthivasan,

I.Ram Kumar

R.Manoj

Mepco Schlenk

Engineering

College, Sivakasi

III Year CAD Modelling

CRYPTIX 14 21.02.2014 Participation

9.

R.Manoj

C.G.Keerthivasan

I.Ram Kumar,

Mepco Schlenk

Engineering

College, Sivakasi

III Year

Valve electronic

engine

technology

,Paper

presentation

CRYPTIX 14

21.02.2014 Participation

SL.NO NAME OF THE

STUDENT

COLLEGE/

ORGANIZATION

YEAR EVENT

PATICIPATED DATE

PRIZES

WON

P A G E 1 4 V O L U M E - 3 , I S S U E - I

STUDENT’S ACHIEVEMENTS (contd..)

1.

M.Vinoth Kumar

Madras Institute

of Technology,

Anna University

III Year

Auto Quiz , CAD

Modelling

Car Silhouette, ,

Trouble

Shooting-

AUTOMEET’14

22.02.2014 to

23.02.2014.

Participation

2.

S.Vignesh Ram

Madras Institute

of Technology,

Anna University

II Year

Trouble Shooting

,

AUTOMEET’14

22.02.2014 to

23.02.2014. Participation

3. S.Vignesh Ram

Madras Institute

of Technology,

Anna University

II Year RC Car in Auto

Meet’14

22.02.2014 to

23.02.2014. Participation

4.

Suresh.V

M.Vinoth Kumar

Rajalakshmi

Engineering

College

III Year Glider,

INGENIOUS’14 6.3.2014

Third Place

5.

S.Praveen

S.V.Pavitthirtresh

K.Satheesh

Jeppiaar Institute

of Technology III Year

Auto Quiz,

AGRONA’14 7.3.2014

Second

place

6.

M.P.Kumar

Madras Institute

of Technology III Year

Glider,

EXPRO’14

8.3.2014

to

9.3.2014

Third place

7.

K.S.Sarath Chandra

CEG,Guindy III Year

Auto

anatomy,Auto

Quiz,PINNACLE

2014

13.3.2014 to

15.3.2014 Participation

8.

C.Dharmarajan

K.Dhenadayalan

B.Vinothkumar

S.U.Vigneshwaran

G.Yuvaraj

CEG,Guindy II Year

Auto

anatomy,Auto

Quiz,PINNACLE

2014

13.3.2014 to

15.3.2014 Participation

9.

N.Sankar Raju

T.A.T.T.I,

Chennai II Year

CFD Workshop,

AerotriX

15.03.2014 to

16.03.2014 Participation

10.

N.Sankar Raju

T.A.T.T.I,

Chennai II Year

Automobile

Workshop,

AerotriX

15.03.2014 to

16.03.2014 Participation

SL.NO NAME OF THE

STUDENT

COLLEGE/

ORGANIZATION

YEAR EVENT

PATICIPATED DATE

PRIZES

WON

P A G E 1 5 V O L U M E - 3 , I S S U E - I

BIO-INSPIRED PLASTIC:

Light enough to permit flight and thin enough to accommodate flexibility and strong enough to protect its

host, natural insect cuticle—found in the rigid exoskeletons of houseflies and grasshoppers—provides its host

protection without adding weight or bulk. Researchers at Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically

Inspired Engineering have developed a new material calledShrilk to replicate insect cuticle’s strength, durabil-

ity and versatility. Shrilk—so called because it is composed of chitin commonly extracted from discarded

shrimp shells and fibroin protein from silk—could be used to make trash bags, packaging and diapers that de-

grade quickly. As an exceptionally strong, biocompatible material, it might also be used to suture wounds that

bear high loads, such as in hernia repair or as a scaffold for tissue regeneration.

ULTRATHIN PLATINUM:

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles could provide clean transportation in the future, but they remain expensive in part

because they use the precious metal platinum to facilitate the chemical reactions that produce electricity within

the cell. A new method for quickly and cheaply depositing ultrathin layers of platinum might make it practical

to reduce the amount of the metal used in fuel-cell catalysts, thereby lowering their cost significantly. Current

methods for applying atom-thick layers of platinum—mainly, atomic layer deposition—are slow and compli-

cated. The new approach is cheap and easy to implement, according to the National Institute of Standards and

Technology. Essentially, platinum dissolved in a solution is deposited in single-atom-thick layers by alter-

nately applying positive and negative voltages. Repetition can quickly and easily build layers of any desired

atomic thickness. Shown here is a scanning tunneling microscope image of an ultrathin film layer of platinum

deposited on gold after five seconds. Darker areas are exposed gold substrate not yet covered by the platinum.

CHEAPER, LIGHTER CARBON FIBER:

Autos of the future will require strong, lightweight carbon-fiber composite structures to enhance efficiency

and driving range, but low-cost fibers will be needed for market success. A consortium of national labs, indus-

try and academia working at Oak Ridge National Laboratory’sCarbon Fiber Technology Facility are working

to overcome the challenges of making cheaper carbon fiber. The U.S. Department of Energy gave Oak Ridge

a $35-million award to build and operate the lab, which will include a pilot plant capable of producing up to

25 tons a year of new carbon-fiber materials.

MEGA MAGNETS:

Rare earth materials are vital to the manufacture of wind turbines, electric and hybrid cars, and consumer

electronics due to their powerful magnetic properties. Yet they are also expensive and come almost entirely

from one source—China. Whereas electric motors use magnets to transform electrical energy into mechanical

energy, sintered rare earth magnets produce incredibly strong magnetic fields at small sizes, allowing manu-

facturers to build smaller, lighter motors, according to Electron Energy Corp. The firm has teamed up with

University of Delaware researchers to develop a manufacturing process that increases sintered rare earth mag-

nets’ electrical resistivity by at least 30 percent. Their goal is to make magnets with increased electrical resis-

tivity that can reduce motor efficiency losses even when motors operate at high speeds. Shown here are blocks

of nickel-plated neodymium magnet, one of the most widely used types of rare-earth magnet.

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DESIGNER NANOCRYSTALS

Three University of Chicago chemists have created a new way to assemble what they call “designer at-

oms” into novel materials with a broad array of potentially useful properties and functions. These designer at-

oms are nano crystals—tiny crystalline arrays small enough that new quantum phenomena begin to emerge

but large enough to provide building blocks for new functional materials and substances that could be useful

in harvesting solar energy and delivering quantum computing.

ROCK-SOLID COATING:

Engineers from the Oak Ridge and Lawrence Livermore national laboratories, the Colorado School of Mines

and elsewhere have designed extreme-duty, iron-based, glassy alloy coatings for industrial drill bits, bores and

cutters to make this equipment more resistant to breaking even under heavy loads. Nano SHIELD Coatings—

short for Nano Super Hard Inexpensive Laser Deposited Coatings—require a laser to fuse alloy powder to the

surface of cutters and other tunnel-boring tools. The coatings cost far less than conventional materials such as

tungsten carbide cobalt, and their longer operating life improves the efficiency of the tunnel-boring process

WASTE-TO-ENERGY THERMOELECTRICS:

Northwestern University and Michigan State University scientists have demonstrated a thermoelectric mate-

rial that is highly efficient at converting waste heat to electricity. That’s good news if you consider that nearly

two thirds of all energy input is lost as waste heat. The inefficiency of existing thermoelectric materials has

limited their commercial use. The record-setting, environmentally stable formulation is expected to convert 15

to 20 percent of waste heat to useful electricity, enabling greater industrial adoption of thermoelectrics.

ELECTRIC INK:

Quantum-electronic magic can make strange but useful semiconductors that are insulators on the inside and

conductors on the surface. The bulk of the material acts as an insulator that blocks electron flow whereas the

surface is a very good, metal-like conductor that allows electrons to travel freely at almost light-speed, unaf-

fected by impurities that normally hinder electron motion through materials. Metal-free conductive inks will

play a role in making printed electronic materials used in display screens, sensors and batteries. University of

Illinois researchers, for example, have created a silver-based electric ink that leaves a trail of conductive mate-

rial when it evaporates. The new formulation is easier to make than conventional electronic inks, adheres to

many materials and can be printed at a lower temperature using a simple desktop device.

FUNGAL FOAM:

Initially conceived as a cost-effective, environmentally friendly and high-performance alternative to Styro-

foam, Ecovative Design makes its Mushroom Packaging from agricultural crop waste—plant stalks and rice

and wheat husks—bonded together with mushroom roots (called mycelium). The company is now adapting its

mushroom material to produce biodegradable alternative to petroleum-based plastic foams used in automotive

bumpers, doors, roofs, engine bays, trunk liners, dashboards and seats. Other potential uses include tabletops,

surfboards and clothing

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