Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology
Volume 3, Issue 3 (2013)
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3D Non-Linear Finite Element Analysis of Spur Gear
Abstract: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Contact stresses and bending stresses are two cyclic stresses which occur on gear teeth surfaces and it is very important to predict these stresses on gear teeth accurately. Many researchers conducted contact analyses to investigate contact stresses and bending stresses on two-dimensional (2D) spur gears and a few people investigated a three-dimensional (3D) spur gear through finite element method (FEM) under …
Published in Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Modeling and Analysis of Crack Initiation in a Cylindrical Specimen
Abstract: In an engineering component subjected to variable loading/cyclic stressing, the stress and stress state, particularly the plastic strain and the triaxiality, play an important role in determining its life. Ductile materials predominantly fail by void growth, and crack initiation in ductile material can be associated with a specified volume of voids. Estimation of this crack initiation life and the remaining life through analytical modeling and comparing it through experimental testing …
Published in Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 20–28 Read article
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Prediction of Surface Roughness in Boring Operation on Mild Steel using Taguchi Approach
Abstract: Surface quality is one of the specified customer and technical requirements for machined parts. There are many cutting parameters that have an effect on surface roughness, but those are difficult to quantify adequately. In a finished boring operation, many parameters such as cutting speed, feed and depth of cut are known to have a large impact on surface quality. In this paper, experimental work on a Jig boring machine has …
Published in Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 29–34 Read article
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Reengineering Engineering Education Through Total Quality Methodology
Abstract: Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE This work attempts to build a case for the combo application of reengineering and TQM, for improving quality of the students (as a product). The holistic development of higher-order skills in them is investigated applying the concepts/tools. Addressing deficiencies of engineering education is a symptomatically pursued common minimum and continual program in which the imperative of job placement is most impressed upon. …
Published in Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 35–50 Read article
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CI Engine Modeling Techniques
Abstract: The internal combustion engine is a heat engine that converts chemical energy in a fuel into mechanical energy, usually made available on a rotating output shaft. Internal combustion engines can be classified in many ways primarily by the type of ignition system they use, spark ignition (SI) and compression ignition (CI). An SI engine starts the combustion process in each cycle by use of a spark plug. The spark plug …
Published in Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 7–19 Read article