Anantha Raman Lakshmipathi

Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science · Mechanical Engineering

This study presents the effect of rice bran oil methyl ester (biodiesel) as fuel in a single cylinder, direct injection water cooled diesel engine. The performance was measured using electrical dynamometer. The brake thermal efficiency, specific energy consumption, exhaust gas temperature, smoke emission and cylinder pressure of biodiesel were meas...

Fossil fuel resources are decreasing daily and attracted researchers to focus on alternative fuels. Biofuels (renewable fuels) are attracting attention worldwide as blending components or direct replacements for petroleum based fuel in vehicle engines. Moreover, Biofuel will also provide rich biomass and nutrients to the soil. This paper presents t...

In this study, a lightweight hierarchical composite was used in various structural applications by combining fox millet husk ash biosilica particles and low-density Amaranthus dubius stem fiber–reinforced in epoxy matrix. Studying the shear strength, wear, and thermal conductivity along with hydrophobic behavior of these hierarchical composites is...

In this work, aluminium composites have been evaluated in terms of their characteristics and behaviour. Stirring metallics and a specifc quantity of ceramic-derived silicon nitride resulted in AA6061 composites (Si 3 N 4). Te mechanical, corrosion, and tribological properties of composites were investigated. Tensile, corrosion, and hardness charact...

The epoxy composites with ramie fiber and rice husk ash functional additives were prepared and characterized in this study. This investigation aims to find out the suitable silicon additive among Si3N4 and Si2N2O to improve the flammability, wear and thermal stability of ramie-epoxy composite. The additives were prepared from waste rice husk ash vi...

This article comprehensively reviews recent Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, technology, and issues related to charging station identification. A literature study on the above key areas shows an increasing consideration of EVs over the past decade. Further, the recommendations for user-friendly selection of the Charging Station (CS) a...

In recent times, increased consumption of fossil fuels due to overpopulation, increasing energy demand have resulted in global warming and climate changes due to the emission of greenhouse gases from these fuels. To compensate for the requirement of fossil fuel, renewable biofuels especially, biodiesel are preferred for satisfying the energy demand...

This paper focuses on the experimental investigation of machining parameters such as cutting speed, feed rate and depth of cut influence over surface roughness parameters (Ra, Ry and Rt) during turning AISI 4340 steel. Further, in order to achieve smaller surface roughness parameter values, the machining parameters are optimized using Taguchi's tec...

Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) is the common welding technology employed in almost all part of industries. The objective of this paper is the experimental and comparative study on two different electrode weldments. The SMAW welding process is carried out on the low carbon steel of grade E250BK conforms to IS2062:2006 equivalents. The two differe...

Exhaust gas re-circulation is a method used in compression ignition engines to control and reduce NOx emission. These emissions are controlled by reducing the oxygen concentration inside the cylinder and thereby reducing the flame temperature of the charge mixture inside the combustion chamber. In the present investigation, experiments were perform...

In this study, the performance and exhaust emissions of a biodiesel fuelled low heat rejection (LHR) direct injection Diesel engine have been investigated experimentally and compared with the results of standard diesel engine without any coatings. Piston, cylinder head, exhaust and inlet valve of test engine were coated with 0.5 mm thickness of zir...