Emerging Trends in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

The book presents the select proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (ICETMIE 2022). It covers the latest trends in the area of mechanical engineering. The broad topics covered in the book are engineering design, industrial and production engineering, Industry 4.0, energy and process engineering, mechatronics, control and robotics, material science, and automotive engineering. The book is useful for students, researchers, and professionals working in the various areas of mechanical engineering.

Prof. Xianguo Li is Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Prof. Li's main research interests and activities are in the area of thermal fluid/science, including energy systems and energy storage, various energy conversion devices, propulsion and power generation systems, aerosol generation and applications, and transportation fuel cell and battery systems. He is currently serving on the editorial board of dozens of international scientific/technical journals, book series on fuel cells and energy systems, as well as an encyclopedia on energy engineering and technology. He is a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada and Fellow of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) and serves as CSME Division Chair for the Advanced Energy Systems technical division.

Prof. Mohammad Mehdi Rashidi is Professor of Mechanical Engineering; he is working at the Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. He is Highly Cited Researcher for 2018, 2019, and 2020. He has published over 345 journal papers indexed in Scopus and Web of Science (h-index=70) and 50 conference papers. He is Honorary Fellow of the Australian Institute of High Energetic Materials, Member of The South African Institution of Mechanical Engineering, Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers & Marie Curie Alumni Association. He is an Editor of ten reputed international journals (ISI or Scopus indexed). ORCID ID: 0000-0002-6309-8688; Scopus Author ID: 57189276752

Dr. Rohit Singh Lather is currently Associate Professor & Head, Mechanical Engineering Department. Dr. Lather earned a Ph.D., in Energy Studies from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) in 2014. He was Exchange Student at the University of Ghent, Belgium. He has supervised seven M.Tech. theses in alternative fuels for gasoline and diesel engines, pyrolysis, and spray characteristics of GDI engines and over 20 B.Tech. projects. He is presently supervising one international Ph.D. student from the USA. His areas of specialization include engine development, electric vehicles, alternative fuels (CNG, HCNG, hydrogen, and biofuels), emission reduction, and combustion diagnostics. He has several peer-reviewed international and national journal publications and conference proceedings to his accord. He is Lifetime Member of the Combustion Institute Indian Section and Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). He is Operations Consultant to Beijing Wave Spectrum, China India operations. Consultant ISH Precession Tools, Faridabad. He has developed various laboratories as follows: Mechanics Lab; IC Engines Lab, Energy Conversion and Efficiency Lab, and Automobile Lab and Pollution Checking Center.

Dr. Roshan Raman is working as Assistant Professorin the Department of Mechanical Engineering at NorthCap University since July 2017. He has completed his Ph.D. degree in the area of alternative fuels and IC engines from Delhi Technological University (previously DCE). He has more than 9 years of teaching and research experience. He is a Member of the SAE and ASME professional society. His area of interest is thermal engineering, IC engines, alternative fuels, HMT, RAC & renewable energy. He has supervised 11 B.Tech. theses in various domains of mechanical engineering. He is Editor in various journals such as Heat Engines (specialty section of Frontiers in Thermal Engineering), International Journal of Transportation Engineering and Technology (IJTET), and International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development (IJMPERD).