Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure

Performance Analysis of Desiccant Material Prepared by Simple Mixing of Silica-Gel and Calcium Chloride.- Flow and Thermal Characteristics of Jet Impingement on a Dimple plate using Large Eddy Simulation.- Numerical Investigation and Performance Comparison of Double Tube Helical Heat Exchanger Incorporating Four Turn and Six Turn Models Using Several Nanofluids.- Passive Cooling and Human Thermal Comfort: A Case Study.- Strain Engineered Electronic and Thermoelectric Properties of Two Dimensional SnGe

Dr. Ajit Kumar Parwani is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management (IITRAM), Ahmedabad, India. He has completed his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, India, in 2013. He has over 15 years of teaching and research experience. His research interests include heat transfer, inverse heat transfer, computational heat transfer, renewable energy, and IC engines. He has published several papers in international journals. He has filed an Indian patent title "Simultaneous reduction of NOx and CO2 using exhaust gas recirculation and carbon capture." He has conducted severalworkshops, short-term training programs, and seminars. He is Editor of a book titled "Recent Advances in Mechanical Infrastructure" in the Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure published by Springer Singapore. He has two ongoing research projects funded by SERB-DST, Government of India, and Institute of Plasma Research, Government of India.


Dr. PL. Ramkumar is Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department at IITRAM, Ahmadabad. He served as Lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, KK Birla Goa Campus, Goa, India, for 8 years. He has over 12 years of teaching and research experience. He completed his graduation in mechanical engineering from Madurai Kamaraj University in 2003. He obtained M. E degree in computer-aided design from Anna University, Tamil Nadu, India, in 2008 securing university rank with gold medal. He received his Ph.D. from BITS Pilani in the year 2016. His area of research includes experimental analysis of manufacturing processes, process modeling, computer-aided analysis, and optimization. He has organized various workshops and conferences. He has published good number of research papers in the international journal/conferences of repute. He has