FORMAT FOR THESIS - M.TECH MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

FORMAT FOR THESIS - M.TECH MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

COLLEGE NAME

Format for M. Tech Thesis synopsis

Title page:

1.       Name of Student and UNIVERSITY registration No cum Roll No

2.       Present official Address with E-mail, telephone No

3.       Branch (Full Time): Mechanical Engineering

4.       Year of Admission

5.       Number of subjects passed till date

6.       Proposed Topic:

·         Introduction (should not exceed 3 pages including Figs.)

·         Brief Literature survey (should not exceed 3 pages)

·         Problem formulation: Need and significance of proposed research work (should not exceed 1page)

·         Objectives (should not exceed 1 page)

·         Methodology/ Planning of work (should not exceed 2 pages)

·         Facilities required for proposed work

·         Proposed Place of work

SPECIFICATIONS FOR M. Tech THESIS

1. The thesis shall be computer typed (English- British, Font -Times Roman, Size-12 point) and printed on A4 size paper.
2. The thesis shall be hard bound with cover page in light green color. The name of the candidate, degree (specifying the specialization) ,year of submission, name of the University including college name shall be printed in black on the cover [Refer sample sheet (outer cover)]
3. The thesis shall be typed on one side only with double space with a margin 3.5 cm on the left, 2.5 cm on the top, and 1.25 cm on the right and at bottom.
4. In the thesis, the title page [Refer sample sheet (inner cover)] should be given first then the Certificate by the candidate and the supervisor(s) in sequence, followed by an abstract of the thesis (not exceeding 1500 words). This should be followed by the acknowledgment, list of figures/list of tables, notations/nomenclature, and then contents with page no’s
5. In the body of the text, a reference should be indicated giving author name and year of publication in parenthesis such as (Kumar and Shan, 2002).
6. The reference should be given at the end of the Thesis in alphabetical order indicating:

                                i.            The authors name and his initials

                              ii.            The title of the paper and name of the journal

                            iii.            The name of the book and the publisher

                            iv.            The number of the volume, page numbers, and the year of publication

                              v.            Standard abbreviation may be used in the names of the journals

For Example:

·  Laroiya, S.C. and Adithan, M. (1994), “Precision Machining of Advanced       Ceremics” Proceeding of the International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing Technology (ICMAT - 94), 29-30 August, 1994. University Teknoloi Malaysia, Johor Bahru , Malaysia, pp 203-210.

·         Singh, S. and Shan, H. S. (2002) “Development of Magneto Abrasive Flow Machining               Process”, International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacturing, vol. 42, 2, 2002, pp. 953-959.

·        Adithan, M. and Gupta, A.B. (1996), “Manufacturing Technology”, New Age, International     Publishers, New Delhi.

7.       The diagrams should be printed on a light/white background; Tabular matter should be clearly arranged. Decimal point may be indicated by full stop (.)The caption for Figure must be given at the BOTTOM of the Fig. and Caption for the Table must be given at the TOP of the Table.

8.       The graphs should be combined for the same parameters for proper comparison. Single graph should be avoided as far as possible.

9.       Conclusions must not exceed more than two pages.

10.   The thesis must consist of following chapters

·         Chapter 1- Introduction

·         Chapter 2- Literature Review

·         Chapter 3- Present work (It can span in two to three sub chapters depending on the type and volume of the work)

·         Chapter 4- Result and Discussion

·         Chapter 5-Conclusions and future scope

·         References

·         Appendix (if any)

·         Annexure-I, II, III

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PROJECT TITLE NAME (24pt.)

THESIS (14pt.)

SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF (12pt.)

MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY

(Mechanical) (14pt.)

SUBMITTED BY

NAME OF CANDIDATE (14pt)

December 2008

UNIVERSITY Logo

UNIVERSITY NAME

PLACE, INDIA (14pt.)

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PROJECT NAME

THESIS

SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF

MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY

(Mechanical)

Submitted by

STUDENT NAME

Name of the College

YEAR

  

UNIVERSITY NAME

ADDRESS, INDIA (14pt.)

  

COLLEGE NAME

CANDIDATE'S DECLARATION

I hereby certify that the work which is being presented in the thesis entitled “TITLE ” by “NAME OF THE STUDENT” in partial fulfillment of requirements for the award of degree of M.Tech. (Mechanical) submitted in the Department of (Branch) at NAME OF THE INSTITUTE under UNIVERSITY NAME, Place an authentic record of my own work carried out during a period from ______ to _______under the supervision of NAME OF SUPERVISOR (S). The matter presented in this thesis has not been submitted by me in any other University / Institute for the award of M.Tech Degree.

Signature of the Student

This is to certify that the above statement made by the candidate is correct to the best of my/our knowledge

Signature of the SUPERVISOR (S)

The M.Tech Viva –Voce Examination of (NAME OF CANDIDATE) has been held on ____________ and accepted

Signature of Supervisor(s) Signature of External Examiner

Signature of H.O.D.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The authors are highly grateful to the Principal, COLLEGE NAME, ADDRESS OF COLLEGE for providing this opportunity to carry out the present thesis/ work

The constant guidance and encouragement received from Er. ABC Asstt. Prof. and Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, COLLEGE NAME,ADDRESS OF COLLEGE has been of great help in carrying our the present work and is acknowledged with reverential thanks.

The authors would like to express a deep sense of gratitude and thanks profusely to Er. ABC, Asstt. Prof., Department of Mechanical Engineering, COLLEGE NAME, who was the thesis Supervisor. Without the wise counsel and able guidance, it would have been impossible to complete the thesis in this manner.

The help rendered by Mr. ABC, Lecturer, COLLEGE NAME, for the literature, Mr. Sumit Kumar, OTHERS, and their associates for experimentation is greatly acknowledged.

The author expresses gratitude to other faculty members of Mechanical Engineering Department, COLLEGE NAME for their intellectual support throughout the course of this work.

Finally, the authors are indebted to all whosoever have contributed in this thesis work and friendly stay at COLLEGE NAME.

CANDIDATE NAME

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CONTENTS

Page No.

Candidate's Declaration i

Abstract ii

Acknowledgement viii

List of Figures xvi

List of Tables xxii

Nomenclature xxvi

 

Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Non-Traditional Machining 1

1.2 AFM Process Principle 4

1.3 AFM Technology 6

      1. 4 AFM Applications 8

 

Chapter 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 14

2.1 AFM Process Parameters 14

2.1.1 Media Flow Volume and Extrusion Pressure 15

2.1.2 Media Flow Rate 16

2.1.3 Media Viscosity 17

2.1.4 Number of Cycles 18

2.1.5 Abrasive Grain Size and Concentration 18

2.1.6 Material and Geometrical Features of Workpieces 19

2.1.7 Rheology of Carrier Media 21

2.1.8 Initial Surface Condition 23

2.2 Modeling of AFM 24

                      2.2.1       Stochastic Modeling 24

2.2.2. Analytical Modeling 25