Innovative Design, Analysis and Development Practices in Aerospace and Automotive Engineering: I-DAD 2014, February 22 - 24, 2014

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Stirling Engine Technology and Its Application on Solar Power Generation....Pages 3-9
Non-Destructive Techniques and Systems for Process and Quality Control in the Automotive and Supplier Industry....Pages 11-11
Future Trends in the Development of Vehicle Bodies Regarding Lightweight and Cost....Pages 13-21
Flying with Cracks, Damage Tolerance and NDT: Potential Contributions of the Fraunhofer Institute for Nondestructive Testing IZFP to Aeronautical Safety....Pages 23-24
A Synchronous Wound Excitation Transverse Flux Machine with Solid Rotor....Pages 25-39
R&T Effort Led by MBDA in the Field of Aero-propulsion....Pages 41-43
Technological Trends in the Application of Advanced Materials in Automobiles....Pages 45-45
Recent Developments of Mechanical and Fatigue Analyses of Fiber-Reinforced Structures for Aerospace Applications....Pages 47-61
Design and Development of Lighter-Than-Air Systems....Pages 63-64
Computational Fluid Dynamics: A Design Tool for Aircraft Industries....Pages 65-66
Front Matter....Pages 67-67
An Approach to Improve Aviation Quality Management Using Total Quality Management Principles....Pages 69-78
Design and Field Trials of a Payload Recovery Device for Tethered Aerostats....Pages 79-84
Design of an Effective Subsonic Wing Cross-Section Using Viscous-Inviscid Interactive Method....Pages 85-90
Computational Study of Various Longitudinal Fin Profiles....Pages 91-103
Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of Flapping Wings UAV....Pages 105-115
Off Line Performance Measures of Two Wheeler Engine: In Automatic Objective Method....Pages 117-127
Optimization of Variable Speed Turbo Coupling in Boiler Feed Pump....Pages 129-133
Cyclic Life Estimation of Turbine Rotor Blade Fitted in a Twin Spool Turbojet Engine....Pages 135-143
CFD Analysis of Swirl Enhancement in a Direct Injection Diesel Engine with Vortex Generator in Inlet Manifold....Pages 145-152
Numerical Study of Air-Intake Performance of a Scramjet with Strut Blockage at Various Angle of Attacks....Pages 153-161
Front Matter....Pages 67-67
Numerical Study of Aerodynamic Characteristics of Triangular Flapping Wing for MAV....Pages 163-170
Numerical Analysis of Suppression of Laminar Bubble at Low Reynolds Number Using Different Protrusions....Pages 171-178
Numerical Simulation of Rayleigh-Bernard Convection in Enclosures Filled with Nanofluid....Pages 179-187
A Conceptual Design of Versatile Furtive Craft....Pages 189-196
Reduction of the Passage Between the Flame Tubes of the Combustor for a Millimeter Size Gas Turbine Engine in the Art of Micromachine Technology....Pages 197-205
Influence of Temperature on Mechanical Characterization of Basalt/Epoxy Owen Fabric Composites....Pages 207-213
Designing and Controlling the Performance of FMS: Application of Principle Component Analysis....Pages 215-223
Improved Methods for Thermal and Compression Testing of Carbon Foams....Pages 225-233
Integration of eLCAr Guidelines into Vehicle Design....Pages 235-241
Design of Magnetic Wheel Rotor....Pages 243-252
The Effect of Injection Pressure on Engine Performance While the Engine is Running on Electrolytically Generated Hydrogen Oxygen Mixture....Pages 253-260
Design and Fabrication of Air Preheater for Diesel Engine....Pages 261-267
Studies on Tropical Conditions in Hot Sunny Days in India and Their Effects on Interior Temperature Rise in Truck Cabin....Pages 269-275
Fabrication of Bamboo Fiber Reinforced Polylactide Biocomposites....Pages 277-284
Emission Control by Selective Exhaust Gas Recirculation Scavenging System in Two-Stroke Engine....Pages 285-294
Design of Airfoil Using Backpropagation Training with Combined Approach....Pages 295-306
Improvement of Performance and Emission Characteristics of Diesel Engines Using TBC and Emerging Techniques: A Review....Pages 307-317
Back Matter....Pages 319-320