DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGV.R. SIDDHARTHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Kanuru, Vijayawda - 520 007.

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Department of mechanical engineering

organized one-day workshop on virtual labs

in mechanical engineering under TEQIP - II,

S. C. 1.2 in association with virtual labs

project of IIT Kharagpur on 22/09/2012. The

chief guest, Dr. C. S. Kumar, discipline

National co-coordinator, IIT Kharagpur

inaugurated the seminar. In his address, prof.

Kumar spoke about importance of the virtual

labs in mechanical engineering and he

highlighted the designing and dealing such

systems. He also spoke about the scope for carrying out research in the field of virtual labs. Delegates

from educational institution, industries and research organizations participated in large number. The

workshop was organized by Dr. A. V. Ratna Prasad, Professor & Head, Department of Mechanical

Engineering, V.R. Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada.

Faculty Development Program on

“CHARACTERIZATION OF NANO MATERIALS”

Department of mechanical engineering

organized a one day faculty development

program on the topic ‘Characterization of

Nano Materials’ under TEQIP – II, S. C. 1.2

on 27/04/2012.

Dr. V. Appa rao, Professor, Department of

Chemistry, NIT Warangal graced the

function as Chief Guest. Speaking on the

occasion, he highlighted the nano materials

importance and recent developments.

Dr. Narasimha Rao, Post Doctoral Research Associate, Idaho National laboratory, USA briefed about

the Characterization of Nano Materials. He also spoke about the scope for carrying out research and

projects in the field of space vehicles.

Dr. Srinivas, Principal, Padmasri Dr. B. V. Raju Insitute of Computer Education, Bhimavaram, in his

lecturer, discussed the recent applications of nano materials.Dr. V. Bala Krishna Murthy acted as co-

ordinator for this one day workshop.

One-day workshop onVIRTUAL LABS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

WORKSHOPS/FDP ORGANIZED

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3/4 ME students karthik, prathap,

sambha siva rao,sai charan presented a

model in the technical fest of NIT Warangal

on 28th Sep, 2012.

Mechanical Engineering Department

Studnets won V.P.L (V R Siddhartha

Premier league) Cricket cup 2012

Captain : KETHAN 3/4 ME student

Our students Praveen kumar,venkata sandeep

who are donating the blood on emergence on 4th Dec, 2012.

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Faculty Development Program on

“MACHINE CONDITION MONOTORING AND FAULT DIOGNOSTICS”

Department of mechanical engineering

organized a two week faculty development

program on the topic ‘Machine condition

monitoring and fault diagnostics’ sponsered

by AICTE, during 25th June 2012 to 7th July

2012.

Dr. B. Bangaru Babu, Professor, Department

of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Warangal

graced the function as Chief Guest. Speaking

on the occasion, he discussed the challenges faced in machine condition monitoring and stressed

upon the remedial measures required to be taken in this respect.

Dr. Dr. R. Vijay, Scientist – E, ARCI, Hyderabad, delivered lecturer on latest techniques and methods

for machine condition monitoring and fault diagnostics. Dr. A. S. Sekar, Department of Mechanical

Engineering, IIT Chennai, highlighted the various aspects of signal conditioning and analysis. The

fuction was presided over by Dr. G. Srikanth, Department of Mechanical Engineering, NIT Warangal.

The workshop was organized by Dr. C. Nagaraju, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,

V.R. Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada.

One-day Faculty Orientation Program on

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS – THEORY AND APPLICATIONS

Department of Mechanical Engineering

organized a one-day Faculty Orientation

Program on “Computational Fluid Dynamics

– Theory and Applications”, under TEQIP –

II (S. C. 1.2). Dr K. Arul Prakash, Professor,

Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT,

Chennai was the resource person. During his

one day lecture, he highlighted the

importance of the emerging area of Thermal

Engineering- Computational Fluid Dynamics.

He explained the fundamentals of CFD and presented some case studies. The workshop was organized

by Prof. B. Ragava Rao, and Asst. Prof. C. Mahash, Department of Mechanical Engineering, V.R.

Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada.

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3/4 ME students nageshwara rao, Praveen

kumar, anil kumar, siva rama Krishna, presented

a model of ic engine 4-stroke on the occasion of

engineers day in VR siddhartha engineering college

on 15th Sept, 2012.

3/4 ME students Aravind, Neelima, Rahul,

Venkatesh attended a technical fest in NIT

Warangal on 15th Sep, 2012 and attained 6 th

position in rover.

C.Dhavan persuing 4/4 B.Tech in VR siddhartha

engineering college designed & manufactured a

humanoid Robot with latest obstacle sensors and

got clearance certificate from IRA(Govt of India)

research centre and presented the model on the

occasion of Engineers Day on 15th Sep, 2012.

K.Srinivas presented a model of steam engine on

the occasion of engineer’s day 2012 in VR

siddhartha engineering college on 15th Sep, 2012.

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DEPARTMENT CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Students Participation:

1) IV/IV B.Tech students attended a Guest Lecture on the topic “Higher studies in the US” by US-

India Education Forum(USIEF) on 24/08/2012.

2) A Guest Lecture on “Robotics and Control Systems” delivered by C.S.Kumar , Associate Professor,

IIT Kharagpur to the final year students and Faculty of the Mechanical Department on 17/09/

2012.

3) III/IV and II/IV B. Tech Students attended an Entrepreneurship awareness program on “How to

Identify a best Idea for a Business “ organized by EDC, V. R. Siddhartha Engineering College in

association with E-Cell, IIT, Kharagpur on 18/10/2012 at V. R. Siddhartha Engineering College,

Vijayawada.

Industrial Visits

1) IV/IV B.Tech Students went for industrial tour to south India from 09/08/12 to 19/08/2012.They

visited the following industries,

1) Anna Alluminium Company, Cochin

2) Steel and Industrial forgings Limited,Cochin

3) Hindustan Photo Films Manufacturing Limited, Otty

4) Doddabetta Tea factory, Connor

5) Karnataka soaps and Detergents Limited Bangalore

6) Government tool room and Training centre, Bangalore

Teaching faculty members accompanied the students are K. Srinivas, T. Rama Krishna, B. Kamala

Priya

2) III/IV B.Tech Students went for industrial tour to North India from 19th November to 1st December

2012. They visited the following industries,

1. ATUL GROUP OF INDUSTRIES

2. PROTONICS SYSTEM INDIA PVT. LTD.

3. EICHER TRUCKS AND BUSES PARTS & SERVICE PVT. LTD

Teaching faculty members accompanied the students are A. Mallikarjuna Rao and V. Sudheer

Kumar.

Local industrial visits

1) IV/IV B.Tech Students visited APHMEL, Kondapalli on 27th and 28th July 2012.

2) III/IV B.Tech Students visited Kusalava International Limited, Adivinekkalam on 25th and 26th

September 2012.

3) II/IV B.Tech Students visited Pratap Industries, Enikepadu on 6th and 7th September 2012.

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FACULTY PUBLICATIONS

International Journals :

1 K.Ramanaiah, A.V.Ratna Prasad, K.Hema Chandra Reddy, “Thermo physical Properties of

Elephant grass fiber Reinforced Polyester Composites”, Materials Letters, Vol 89, 2012, pp 9:156-

158.

2 P.S.Srinivas,Dr.V.Ramachandra Raju, Dr.C.S.P.Rao, “An Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm for

Optimization of Process Planning”, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics

Research Vol. 1, No.3, 2012, ISSN: 2278-0149.

3 P.S.Srinivas,Dr.V.Ramachandra Raju, Dr.C.S.P.Rao, “Optimization of Process Planning and

Scheduling using ACO and PSO Algorithms”, International Journal of Emerging Technology and

Advanced Engineering (IJETAE) Vol. 2, Issue 10, 2012.

4 K.Prakash Babu, P.V.S.S.M Sai Mahesh, K.S.V.S Bharadwaj Sarma, M.Malik Aliyaz, R.Mohan

Krishna Naik, “Investigation of Optimum Machining Parametrs for Manufacturing of Disintegrated

Cast Iron Flywheel”, International Journal of Engineering Research & Applications (IJERA), Vol.

3, Issue 1, 2013 pp:847-853.

5 A. V. Ratna Prasad, K. Mohan Rao, A.V.S.S.K.S.Gupta, “Experimental Investigation on Mechanical

Properties of Golden Cane Fiber Reinforced Polyester Composites”, International Journal of

Polymer Analysis and Characterization (Taylor and Francis). Vol. 18, Issue-I, 2013, PP 30-39.

6 N. Vijaya Kumar,V. Bala Krishna Murthy,A. Ajay Babu, “Finite Element Analysis of Flex Seal of

Solid Rocket Motor”, International Journal of Engineering Research and Industrial Applications

(IJERIA)(Issn0974-1518), Vol.5, No.IV, 2012, pp.153-164.

7 V.V. Venu Madhav,V. Balakrishna Murthy,Ch. Praveen Kumar,AVSSKS Gupta., “Prediction of

critical load and critical crack length of a four-layered symmetric angle-ply laminate under Mode-

II fracture”, International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT) Vol. 1, Issue 5,

2012, ISSN: 2278-0181, pp.1-13.

8 V.V. Venu Madhav,V. Bala Krishna Murthy,P. Phani Prasanthi,A.V.S.S.K.S. Gupta, “Interlaminar

Fracture Analysis of FRP Laminates with a Square Cutout”, International Journal of Theoretical

and Applied Mechanics, Volume 7, Number 2, 2012, pp. 95-100.

9 B. Srinivasa Rao,V. Bala Krishna Murthy,Ch.Praveen Kumar, “Finite element modelling of infinitely

wide Angle-ply FRP”, Int. Journal of Applied Sciences and Engineering Research, Vol. 1, Issue 3,

2012, pp.475-482.

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10 V. Balakrishna Murthy, M. Praveen Kumar, “Effect of Specimen Dimensions on Flexural Modulus

in a 3-Point Bending Test”, International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT),

Vol. 1, Issue 8, 2012, pp.1-6.

11 V. Balakrishna Murthy, A. V. Ratna Prasad, V. Rishab Kanth, “Modelling of FRP Cylinder for

Stress Analysis”, International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT), Vol. 1,

Issue 8, 2012, ISSN: 2278-0181, pp.1-5.

12 V. Bala Krishna Murthy, G. Sambasiva Rao, V. Srinivasa Sai, M. R. S. Satyanarayana, “Prediction

of Interfacial Stresses in a Hybrid Elliptical Fiber Reinforced Lamina Subjected to Out-of-Plane

Transverse Load”, International Journal of Engineering Research and Industrial Applications

(IJERIA), Vol.5, (4), 2012, pp.71-81.

13 V. Balakrishna Murthy, M. Sumalatha, S. Rajita, “Finite Element Analysis of A Composite Rocket

Motor Casing for Buckling and Static Failure”, International Journal of Engineering Research and

Industrial Applications (IJERIA)(Issn0974-1518), Vol.5, No. IV, 2012, pp.173-181.

14 V. Bala Krishna Murthy, G. Sambasiva Rao, V. Srinivasa Sai, M. R. S. Satyanarayana, “Prediction

of Micromechanical Behaviour of Hybrid Elliptical Fiber Reinforced Lamina for In-Plane Transverse

Load”, International Journal of Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Applications (IJMSEA)

Issn 0973-9424, Vol.5, No. IV, 012, pp.153-164.

15 K. Mohana Rao, V. Balakrishna Murthy, J. S. K. Rama, B. Panduranga Rao, “Modeling of an

Infinitely Long Generally Orthotropic Laminate Under Cylindrical Bending Fourth”, International

Congress on Computational Mechanics and Simulation (ICCMS-2012), IIT 2012, pp.86

16 V. Bala Krishna Murthy, G.SambasivaRao, K. Srividya, M.R.S. Satyanarayana, “Effect of stacking

sequence on Free Vibration Analysis of Thick FRP Skew Specially Orthotropic Laminate with

Circular Cutout”, International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT) Vol. 1,

Issue 7, 2012, pp.1-4.

17 G. Sambasiva Rao, V. Balakrishna Murthy, Y. Siva Prasad, “Thermo- Analysis of Angle-Ply

Laminates with Circular Cut-Out under Cylindrical Bending”, Accepted for International Journal

of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT) Vol. 1, Issue 8, 2012, pp.1-5.

18 M. Mounika, K. Ramanaiah, A. V. Ratana Prasad, K. Mohana Rao, K. Hema Chandra Reddy,

“Thermal Conductivity Characterization of Bamboo Fiber Reinforced Polyester Composite”,

Journal of Mater. Environment Science 3 (6), 2012, pp1109-1116.

OTHERS:

The team of senior Professors Dr.A.V.Ratna Prasad, Dr.V.Srinivasa Rao, Dr.G.N.Swamy,

Dr.A.Koteswara Rao, Dr.N.Vijaya Sai, N.Vijay Kumar M.Raghavendra Rao, V.Ramesh, P.Srinivas,

M.Ramesh, K.Narendra, M.V.Sai Babu of the college have visited peer institutions in the state of

Karnataka during 14th may 2012 to 21st may 2012 under TEQIP II, SC 1.2, to study the bestpractices in the area of teaching, learning, research and administration in order to enhance theinstitute capacity to the best possible extant.

Institutes Visited:

1) R.V.College of Engineering. 3) M.S.Ramaiah Institute of Technology.

2) B.M.S College of Engineering. 4) Siddhaganga Institute of Technology.

5) Indian Institute of science

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GUEST LECTURES DELIVERED BY THE FACULTY

1) Dr.V.Bala Krishna Murthy delivered a Guest Lecture on “Applications of Finite Element Method

for Analysis of Nano Composites”on 27th of April 2012 in VRSEC,VJA.

2) Sri. A. Mallikarjuna Rao delivered a guest lecture on the topic “Rapid Prototyping” at

Sri Kalahasteswara Institute of Technology, Sri Kalahasti on 8th and 9th August, 2012.

3) Dr.C.Nagaraju delivered a guest lecture on the topic “Advance optimization Techniques” at

Sri Kalahasteswara Institute of Technology, Sri Kalahasti on 24th and 25th September, 2012.

WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

1) B. Srinivas Rao, K. Srinivas Rao, and G. Sridhar Babu attended two day workshop on “NPTEL-

NMEICT (National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning)” organized by NPTEL, IIT

Madras , at NIT Warangal on August 31st – sep 1st 2012.

2) Dr. V. Bala Krishna Murthy attended a two day Workshop on “Apllications of Finite Element

Methods in Engineering” on 8th and 9th July 2012 at Gudlavalleru Engineering College, Gudlavalleru.

3) Mr. K. Srinivas attended a two day International workshop on “Challenges and Prospects in

Power Generation Systems using Bio - Mass on 27th and 28th July 2012 at VIT University, Vellore,

Tamilnadu.

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS RECEIVED BY THE FACULTY:

1. Dr. A. V. Ratna Prasad acted as Chair Person in “International symposium on Recent Advances

in Integrated Energy, Energy Conservation (RAIEEC-2012)” at JNTU Hyderabad jointly organized

by UOIT, Canada, JNTU Hyderabad, VIT University, Vellore, Sagar Institute of Technology,

Hyderabad during 19th – 20th Dec 2012.

2. Dr. V. Bala Krishna Murthy, Professor of Mechanical Engineering Department has been given

“Certificate of Appreciation” by JNTU(K) on 21/08/2012 for contribution towards teaching and

research.

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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS OBTAINED