5th International Conference On Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME-2011) At Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Institute of Technology, Surat

5th International Conference On Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME-2011) At Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Institute of Technology, Surat

About the Conference

The 5th international conference on ‘Advances in Mechanical Engineering (ICAME)’ is scheduled to be held during June 06-08, 2011. The objective of this conference is to bring together experts from academic
institutions, industries and research organizations and professional engineers for sharing of knowledge, expertise and experience in the emerging trends related to Mechanical Engineering education and research.

The conference is structured as plenary lectures followed by parallel sessions. The plenary lectures will be
delivered by the eminent personalities at international level invited to introduce the theme of the Conference. Each parallel session starts with an invited talk on specific topic followed by contributed papers.

Papers are invited from the prospective authors from industries, academic institutions, R&D organizations and from professional engineers. Potential topics to be addressed in this conference include, but are not limited to, the following:

(A). Design and Manufacturing:

· Life Cycle Design of Products
· Design for Environment
· Design for Manufacturing and Assembly
· Applications of FEA in Design
· Concurrent Engineering
· PDM, PLM, Collaborative Product Design & Commerce
· Condition Monitoring and Vibration Analysis
· Reliability, Availability and Maintainability Engineering
· Industrial Tribology
· Applications of AI Techniques in Design and Manufacturing
· Modeling & Optimization of Systems and Processes
· Automation and Robotics
· Non-Traditional (i.e. advanced) Manufacturing Processes
· Advanced Metal Forming, Welding & Casting techniques
· Agile/Lean/Leagile Manufacturing
· Logistics and SCM
· CAD/CAM/FMS/CIMS
· Reverse Engineering, RP/RT
· Micro-Machining
· Nano-Technology
· Composites, Smart Materials
· Mechatronics, MEMS, NEMS
· Eco-friendly manufacturing

(B). Thermal Engineering:

· Computational Methods in Thermal Engineering, Optimization Methods, CFD
· Nano-fluids
· Heat and Mass Transfer
· Internal Combustion Engines
· Alternate fuels
· Advanced Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
· Turbo Machines and Fluid Power Engineering
· Renewable and Non-conventional Energy Sources, Energy Systems
· Cryogenics

Registration Fee

· Students/Research Scholars:
Rs. 1500 (for Indians)
$150 (for foreigners)
· Faculty members from
academic institutions:
Rs. 2500 (for Indians)
$300 (for foreigners)
· Delegates from industries and
R&D organizations:
Rs. 3000 (for Indians)
$400 (for foreigners)

The registration fee enables the participants to receive the conference kit, proceedings, lunch, dinner, etc. during the conference days.

Important Dates

The guidelines to prepare the camera-ready manuscript are enclosed with this ‘Call for Papers’. Authors are required to submit the camera-ready manuscripts as e-mail attachments to raoravipudi@gmail.com or icame5@rediffmail.com.

Camera-ready Full Papers Due: 30th April 2011
Notification of Acceptance: 10th May 2011
Registration Fees Due: 20th May 2011

Some of the selected papers will be considered subsequently for publication in few international journals of
Inderscience, Novascience, Serials publications, etc. (similar to the previously held conferences).

About the Institute

The institute was established as Sardar Vallabhbhai Regional College of Engineering & Technology in 1961 and was upgraded by Government of India as a National Institute of Technology on 4th October, 2002. The institute is one of the pioneering institutions and has contributed many outstanding engineers in India & abroad. It is conducting seven UG programs and fifteen PG programs in engineering and Ph.D. program
in all disciplines of engineering and applied sciences. The institute has an excellent placement record with a number of top ranking companies visiting the campus every year.

About the Department

The Department of Mechanical Engineering came into existence in the year 1961. The department has 45 qualified and dedicated faculty members with the specialization in various areas. The department is conducting two UG programs (Mechanical Engg. & Production Engg.), five PG programs (Mechanical Engg., Turbo Machines, Industrial Process Equipment Design, CAD/CAM and Thermal System Design) and a research program leading to Ph.D. degree.

About Surat

Surat is a top ranking industrial city of India. It is well known worldwide for textiles, zari and diamond industries. Several large scale industries and establishments are located in the city (e.g. RIL, L&T, ESSAR,
NTPC, etc.). The city is situated on the main western railway route between Vadodara and Mumbai. Direct flights operate daily between Delhi and Surat.

Accommodation

A number of hotels at very reasonable rates ranging from Rs.200–Rs.600 per day are available in Surat city near railway station. The details of some hotels are given in the instructions sheet displayed on our institute’s website.

Salient Features

· Plenary lectures by eminent personalities from academia and industries.
· Exposure to state-of-art equipment, hardware and software in the area of mechanical engineering.

Correspondence Address

Dr. R. Venkata Rao
Professor (Mech. Engg.)
S. V. National Institute of
Technology (SV NIT)
Surat – 395 007, Gujarat, India
Phones: 91-261-2201982; 91-9925207027
E-mail: icame5@rediffmail.com, Icame5@gmail.com, ravipudirao@yahoo.com
visit: http://www.svnit.ac.in

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