PROJECTS GUIDED BY Dr. N. SELVAKUMAR

• Gear hob tester (1988-89)
• Cam design for CNC machine (1989-90)
• Effect of weld heat input on the partially melted zone of AFNOR 7020 weldments (1995-96)
• Wear resistance experimental work and fabrication of printing press components (1996-97)
• Development of printing press components by metal spraying (1997-98)
• Reliability of steam generator headers (1997-98)
• Effect of welding polarity cycle and arc oscillation of AA2219 weldments for aerospace application (1998-99)
• Software for the analysis of Iron – Carbon diagram (1998-99)
• Size reduction of graphite powder for nuclear reactors (1999-2000)
• Experimental study of delta ferrite measurement in stainless steel welding at BHEL, Trichy (2000-2001)
• Study of Aluminium silicon-carbide composite (2000-2001)
• Analysis of upset forming of sintered cylindrical aluminium preforms (2002-2003)
• Analysis of upset forming of sintered cylindrical aluminium powder preforms considering dissimilar frictional conditions at both flat surfaces (2002-2003)
• Vibration analysis of damper pulley using FEA (PG) (2002-2003)
• Upset forming of Al-Fe composites (2003-2004)
• Analysis of upset forming of aluminium billets using FEM(2003-2004)
• Modelling and simulation of densification and strain hardening behaviour of sintered aluminium preforms during cold axial forming (PG) (2003-2004)
• Simulation and analysis of deformation characteristics of sintered aluminium preforms during cold upset forming (PG) (2003-2004)
• Pipeline system safety at BHEL (PG) (2003-2004)
• Analysis of cold axial forming of sintered Al-Fe composites using neural network techniques (PG) (2004-2005)
• Simulation on forming of aluminium billets using finite element method (PG) (2004-2005)
• Simulation of deformation characteristics of sintered aluminium preforms using Simulink technique (2004-2005)
• Simulation of deformation characteristics of sintered Al-Fe preforms using Simulink technique (2004-2005)
• Design and fabrication of a model UAV (2004-2005)
• Design and analysis of payload integration device (PG) (2005-2006)
• Dynamic and structural analysis of Giant tyre curing press (PG) (2005-2006)
• Design and development of a pollution control for a carbonization furnace (PG) (2005-2006)
• Investigation on upset forming of Cu-Fe composites (2005-2006)