AMET - 2019
AMET 2019 @ MIT College of Engineering, Pune
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MIT College of Engineering, Pune.

Centrifugal Separators are used in various areas such as sugar industry, paper and pulp industry, in clinical laboratories, for isotope separation, drying in washing machines to name a few. Here centrifugal separator machine is used for the separation of solid and liquid phases present in a mixture of waste, by the virtue of centrifugal force acting on it. This research paper provides the design overview of a Centrifugal.

Single Lap Joints are used extensively in the aerospace industry due to their lower weight and absence of stress concentration due to drilling of holes. However, their lesser strength remains an important limitation. Different modes of failures have been reviewed here. The bond strength of a Single Lap Joint can be varied by varying its overlap length, however, the strength does not strictly increase.

In today’s fast moving vehicle scenario, road safety is of utmost importance. Many people have lost their lives while travelling, due to a road accident. So we should mitigate such accidents if we wish to travel safely. To cater this cause, we propose an adaptive steering controlled headlight setup. The system can be adopted in any type of four wheel vehicles/trucks or trailers etc. Without being an economic burden.

Formula student is a platform for automotive enthusiasts where students from various colleges and universities design and manufacture an open cockpit formula style racecar. In formula racing car components experience immense load on each and every component, so it is necessary that the component should able to withstand that amount of load without compromising on vehicles performance. This paper addresses static.

In this era almost everything is being controlled by technology. Slowly all the mechanical components are being replaced by electronic ones. Take the example of locomotives, which were once driven by steam and coal, have been replaced by electric engines running with the help of electric motors. This revolution in technology has reached our daily lives, like the gas burner stoves now have an alternative.

Polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) is an important engineering material. When rubbed or slide against a hard surface, PTFE exhibits a low coefficient of friction but a high rate of wear. So to enhance the wear rate of PTFE, different fillers are added. In this study, the effect of load and sliding velocity on friction and wear of materials made of PTFE and PTFE composites with filler materials such as 25% carbon, 40% bronze.

Thrust vectoring nowadays has become an imminent technology which changes the way aircraft and all aerial vehicles maneuver and their performances in different conditions. This paper tries to review the thrust vectoring technology and its various characteristic concepts. This concept has been applied in military aircrafts, guided missiles and satellite launch vehicles. This technology has replaced the aerodynamic control.

A study has been carried out to investigate the effect of soot contamination in diesel engine lubrication and its effect on component wear in valve train components. The objective of the work was to develop a knowledge of wear data for lubricated in-contact valve train components. This will increase the understanding of the wear mechanisms that occur within a contaminated contact zone.

The present work aims to design a constant-area two phase ejector. Also the performance characteristics of ejector expansion refrigeration cycle are evaluated. In order to achieve this, a simulation program is developed in Engineering Equation Solver (EES) software. In a refrigeration cycle, the pressure drop is considered as isenthalpic process where the enthalpy remains constant.

This article presents an innovative application of an electromagnetic actuator for a future variable engine valve train. The engines powering today’s vehicles whether they burn gasoline or diesel fuel rely on a system of valves to admit fuel and air into the cylinder and the exhaust gases to escape after combustion. Cam has been an integral part of internal combustion engine from its invention.

Mouthguards (MG) are used to reduce injuries during contact sports. Thickness of MG material is directly related to amount of energy absorption ability and hence reduction in energy transfer to skull. Many studies had shown that Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) is best suited material for MG. Studies had been conducted on EVA material to find optimum thickness. As thickness of Material increases.

In this paper, study has been done on the model of the electromagnetic railgun and its working. It is an effort to study and put forth the idea of Lorentz force and its applications in a defense weapon. The railgun can be traced down to a simple model of a wire loop carrying current and its behaviour in an external magnetic field.However, implementing this concept on a practical scale.

Difluoromethane (HFC32) is the perfect replacement of R410A due to its lower Global warming potential (GWP as 675) that is much less than R410A (2088) and Zero Ozone Depletion Potential. R32 can achieve higher heat transfer coefficients with less quantity of refrigerant charge amount when compared to R410A. Tube-Fin heat exchangers (TFHE) are widely used in the refrigeration, air conditioning industries.

For using the energy coming from the sun effectively we have to use some concentrating mediums to concentrate the solar energy at a certain place. Fresnel collectors are very commonly used type of solar concentrators out of various types of solar concentrators. Many researchers are trying to optimize the performance of Fresnel collectors so that maximum amount of solar power can be used for heating purpose.

Performance analysis of Trans-critical N2O ejector expansion refrigeration cycle is analyzed. Two phase ejector, an expansion device is used instead of conventional expansion device. Performance analysis is carried out on basis of three thermodynamic parameters mainly ‘COP, Refrigerating effect (R.E.) and compressor work 'and two main performance parameters called 'Entrainment Ratio and Pressure Recovery Ratio'.

This paper presents the simulation results of various refrigerants in comparison with baseline refrigerant HCFC-22. HCFC-22 is ozone depleting substance and contributes to global warming. According to the revised phase out schedule of Montreal Protocol, HCFC-22 has to be phased out by 2030. There is an urgent need to search an alternative to HCFC-22 in ACs. The alternative refrigerants used for study are HC-290.

Automotive airbag system has augmented occupant safety through the incorporation of increasingly sophisticated features. An airbag is an automotive safety restraint system consisting of a cushion, designed to inflate rapidly during collision. It absorbs the shock and reduces the number the casualty rate. The success of this safety system.

Nowadays Electric vehicles (EV) develop fast in current market and have become popular due to its zero emission and high efficiency .However there are many factors to limit its performance, cost, lifetime and safety of battery. So, the management of batteries is necessary to increase its performance when operating at various conditions. The battery thermal management system (BTMS) is introduced to control the thermal.

This paper gives the explanation of introduction to hyperloop and the analysis of hyperloop. Hyperloop is a hypothetical high-speed transportation system recently proposed by American entrepreneur and inventor Elon Musk. Hyperloop consists of a low pressure tube with capsules that are transported throughout the tube. The capsules carry passengers and even vehicles, and they are able to travel at 760 miles per hour.

Emission norms have been introduced and are being enforced by many countries including India in order to control the carbon footprints of the vehicles. India has proposed to adopt BS6 norms from April 2020 which are in line with the Euro 6 norms being followed in all the western countries. The purpose of this paper is to understand the challenges behind achieving the standards proposed by the government.

Almost 70% of earth is covered by water but only 0.75% freshwater is available for domestic, agriculture and industrial purpose. With rapid growth of industries, population, agriculture production etc., demand for the pure or fresh water is increasing rapidly. This increasing demand of fresh water can effectively tackled by purification of available water. Solar desalination is an eco-friendly and economical.

Metal foam heat exchangers are a type of compact heat exchanger having large surface-area-to- volume ratio, tortuous flow path, and relatively high thermal conductivity. They are being considered for a wide range of heat transfer applications. Metal foam is a cellular structure consisting of a solid metal with gas-filled pores comprising a large portion of the volume. The pores can be sealed (closed-cell foam).

Laminated composites are combination of layers of fibers which are combined together by means of a binder (resin). The current era finds wide applications of laminated composites, henceforth it is essential to be aware with its strengths and weakness. Total strength of a composite is combines strength of fibres and the strength of the binder used. With change in temperature there are considerable changes.

Double pipe heat exchangers are used to recover heat between two process fluids and electric heaters are used to heat fluids by using electrical energy in various processes in various industries. The Pipe in Pipe Heat Exchanger is a combination of double pipe heat exchanger and electric heater. The fluid flowing through the conduit is heated with the help of electric heater. In this paper, fabrication of pipe.