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Management 2017 [ICACIEM 2017]

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Received 10 January 2017 Accepted 28 - January 2017
Article ID ICACIEM069 eAID ICACIEM.2017.069

Implementation of Mechatronics System in the

Inspection of Bogie Mounted Pneumatic Brake Cylinder
V Suriyan1, B Tamizharasu2, V Theepak3, A Varatha Vignesh4, K Venkatesh5
1,2,3,4,5
UG Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vidyaa Vikas College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchengode, India

Abstract: Nowadays, the trains play vital role in the transportation of lot of people. So, it has to ensure their safety by checking of their parts
frequently. On those, the inspection of pneumatic brake cylinder of trains after overhauling is very essential to check the extraction and retraction of the
cylinder in correct dimension and rotation of the ratchet in the cylinder. Then only, they can involve in the braking operation effectively. But, the
increasing of train brake cylinder in recent days takes more time to check them manually. So, it needs to find the new way to inspect the brake cylinder.
In this project, the mechatronics system which is implemented to inspect the brake cylinder is explained detail. The mechatronics system is the new way
and also the effective way to inspect air brake cylinder of the trains after overhauling and reassembling them.

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Received 10 January 2017 Accepted 28 - January 2017
Article ID ICACIEM070 eAID ICACIEM.2017.070

Design and Simulation of Semi Hexagonal Fins for Air

Cooled Engines
Gokulsurya P1, Gopalan P2, Gopalsamy M3, Gopinath M4, Kapildev S5
1,2,3,4,5
UG Studennts, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Vidyaa Vikas College of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchengode, India

Abstract: An air-cooled motorcycle engine releases heat to the atmosphere through the forced convection. To smooth the progress of this, fins are
provided on the external surface of the cylinder. The heat transfer rate depends upon the velocity of the motor vehicle, fin geometry and the ambient
temperature. Several investigational methods are available in literature to investigate the effect of these factors on the heat transfer rate. However, an
endeavour is made to simulate the heat transfer using CFD analysis. The heat transfer surface of the engine is modelled in PRO-E and simulated in
NASTRAN software. An expression of average fin surface heat transfer coefficient in terms of wind velocity is obtained. It is observed that when the
ambient temperature reduces to a very low value, it results in overcooling and poor efficiency of the engine. Finally in our project we design a new semi
hexagonal shape on the fins surface. By this way we can increase the number of heat dissipating areas as well as heat transfer rate. And we are all
known that the rate of cooling of engine at the rear side is poor than the front side, the reason is air strike the engine at front side only, not in rear side.
So rectify this problem we will introduce an arrangement for guide the air to rear side of the engine. Hence the heat transfer rate will increases to the
maximum.

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