Mechdoot Issue2 April 2021

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, INSTITTUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NIRMA UNIVERSITY, AHMEDABAD 382481

VISION OF THE DEPARTMENT To be a centre of excellence in Mechanical Engineering that is recognized by the society for its outstanding education, research and outreach programs, and is known for the high quality of its graduates. MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT To provide quality education to the students to cater to indigenous needs and make them competent mechanical engineers. To establish linkages with academic institutes, research organizations and industries for mutual and societal benefits. To conduct basic and applied research and to generate intellectual property.

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 Obituary We are deeply saddened by the passing away of Dr. Mitesh Panchal on 10/3/2021 - someone who worked relentlessly and has guided and taught students about life lessons along with technical teaching. His contribution to academics & research as well as social service will always be remembered. We will always miss him. Our deepest condolences to the family. We pray to God to bless his soul. 2

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 Obituary Our Alumni member Mr. Munjal Rangwala passed away on 20/3/2021. He was a successful entrepreneur as well as a wonderful human being. Our deepest condolences to the family. We pray to God to bless his soul. Our BTech FY student Mr Niket Faldu had a sad, untimely demise on 14/01/2021. Our deepest condolence to the family. We pray to God to bless his soul. 3

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 Of duties done in charity, soft speech and stainless days…..Dr Mitesh Panchal- a Tribute by Dr V J Lakhera, Professor, Mechanical Engineering We worked together for over 5 years in the mechanical engineering department and there was always a noticeable smiling comfort and poise with which Dr Miteshbhai conducted himself. The remarkable notice was a complete smoothness and simplicity in his manners and behaviour. Whatever and whenever the duties assigned to him, he always accepted them with a positive attitude and without any reservations. During my tenure as the head of department, apart from academic assignments, he was nominated for important assignments including to work as Member Secretary for BTech Admissions at the Institute level and performed it smoothly. Also in the last academic year, during the pandemic and complete lockdown, for compiling and coordinating the final semester project mark sheet for about 150 students examined by over 10 examination panels, Sri Miteshbhai did an exemplary work by centrally coordinating the same with colleagues. As it was a full transition from offline to fully online mode, and a completely new activity level for both students and faculty, the coordination required an extra-ordinary patience and management and he worked it with full dedication and involvement. He had a simple down to earth and humble approach in life and devoid of any arrogance despite being highly qualified from premier institutions IISc Bangalore and IIT Roorkee where he pursued his post-graduation and research degrees. [A photograph with IIT Roorkee alumni shared on FB and Twitter by Director, IIT Roorkee Dr A K Chaturvedi Sir during his visit to IT, NU in Feb 2020.] 4

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 Dr Miteshbhai was an active devotee of Anoopam Mission and fully involved in daily devotional as well as social activities and service at the mission. During the testing times of pandemic, while most people would safely be inside their homes, he along with his family actively involved in the various social welfare activities. While he stayed at Vithhal Udyognagar, Anand (near the Anoopam Mission) and driving to and fro to the workplace in Ahmedabad (a distance of more than 100 km everyday), with a disciplined and committed approach, he was always punctual to reach office well before the scheduled time. The spiritual orientation and submission to God was also reflected during the tough times faced by the family during his hospitalization. The strength and resolve reflected by his wife and family during the course of his treatment was extra-ordinary and a reflection of complete spiritual approach and devotion. It is an example of the best way to live life - a complete acceptance and to have faith in Almighty in all situations. The last meeting we had was in the A-Block and he informed me of shifting his office cabin to the 11th floor in the New Building. Dr Miteshbhai smiled as we talked about the divine aerial view of the Sri Swaminarayan Gurukul from the window of his new cabin…… By engaging in devotional service to the Lord, the devotees free themselves from the results of work in the material world. In this way they become free from the cycle of birth and death and attain the state beyond all miseries by going back to Godhead. - Bhagavad Gita [Chapter 2 ; 51] 5

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 CONTENTS ACHIEVEMENTS BY THE STUDENTS 7 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS IN CO-CURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS 7 STUDENTS WHO SECURED ADMISSION FOR FURTHER STUDY 9 STUDENTS WHO ACHIEVED NOTEWORTHY POSITION IN PROJECT INTERNSHIP 9 STUDENTS SCORE IN COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS 9 PRARAMBH AN INITIATIVE BY ITNU ALUMNI 10 DRUMMER & MINIATURE PHOTOGRAPHER SHIVANSH SUTHAR (18BME174) 12 ARTICLES 13 \"NEW EDUCATION POLICY 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: KEY TAKEAWAYS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION‖ BY DR.K.M.PATEL 13 16 \"WRITING AN ABSTRACT – GUIDELINES FROM पूर्व मीमासां ा SCHOOL OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY‖ BY DR.SJ.J.JOSHI 18 \"EXITING TEENAGE‖ BY KAIRAV ACHARYA (19BME003) POETRY 19 TIME: THE KINGMAKER! BY ASHUTOSH PANDEY (18BME013) 19 DOSTO AAGE BADHNA LEKIN ZARA SAMBHALKE BY FENIL CHAPATWALA (17BME020) 20 AFRAID OF FAILURE? BY OM LALVANI (20BME060) 20 SAANJ BY ZEAL MECWAN (20BME147) 21 ART GALLERY 22 PHOTOGRAPH BY ALUMNI HARSH MAHESHWARI (13BME056) 22 PHOTOGRAPH BY KARTIK MUDALIAR 22 (18BME053) 22 SKETCH BY MEET PATEL (16BME020) 22 PHOTOGRAPH BY PROF. ROSHAN TANDEL 22 ACTIVITIES AT THE DEPARTMENT 23 SHORT TERM TRAINING PROGRAMS/FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS/SEMINARS/WEBINARS ATTENDED BY FACULTY MEMBERS 23 EXPERT LECTURES ARRANGED BY THE DEPARTMENT 24 EXPERT LECTURES DELIVERED BY THE FACULTY MEMBERS 24 MOU/INDUSTRIAL COLLABORATION SIGNED BY THE DEPARTMENT (CONSULTANCY/TESTING) 24 CONTRIBUTION TO RESEARCH AND INNOVATION BY THE DEPARTMENT 25 JOURNAL PAPERS PUBLISHED 25 CONFERENCE PAPERS 25 RESEARCH AWARD 23 ACHIEVEMENTS OF FACULTY MEMBERS IN EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 26 6

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 ACHIEVEMENTS BY THE STUDENTS Mechanical Engineering Students in Co-curricular Achievements Naman Kothari (17BME049) and Krish Ajmera (17BME050) along with three other students from EC had participated in GUJCOST ROBOFEST 2019 in the category of CHESS PLAYING ROBOT under the mentorship of Dr. Mihir Chauhan. Their team has been selected as winner in the Chess Playing Robot category of \"ROBOFEST-GUJARAT\" Competition 2019-20 and received cash prize worth Rs. 5,00,000/- Naman Kothari (17BME049) and Krish Ajmera (17BME050) along with three other students from EC had participated in GUJCOST ROBOFEST 2019 in the category of FOUR-LEGGED ROBOT under the mentorship of Dr. Mihir Chauhan. Their team has been selected as winner in the Four-Legged Proto-type robot category of \"ROBOFEST- GUJARAT\" Competition 2019-20 and received cash prize worth Rs. 1,00,000/- Two teams led by Nirma University won laurels at ASEAN-India Hackathon organized by Ministry of Education. While one team led by Pranav Agrawal emerged winners in their category and bagged Rs. 2 lakh reward. A total 330 students from 11 countries had participated in the event. While Agrawal‘s team used blockchain technology for improving supply chain logistics. 7

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 Dhruv Naresh Borda (18bme021 ), Yash Bhutwala (18bme019) and Vashistha Nayak (18bme071) along with two Chemical Engineering Students have participated in national level competition ―STORM – THERMAX CASE CHALLENGE‖ and stood 1st Runner. They have also received price money of 30,000/- Akshat Hetal Patel (17BME008) have been selected as NPTEL DISCIPLINE STARS by NTPEL Local Chapter, Nirma University. Shah Kathit (18MMET11) have got selected for Junior Project Fellow at BITS Pilani (Goa Campus) and also confirmed for Ph.D. admission. 8

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 Students who secured admission for further study  17BME121- Vidhan Pankajkumar Chokshi has received an admits for Masters in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University, University of Wisconsin- Madison and University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign.  17BME041- Jas Shah Anand has received an admits from CU Boulder and Northeastern University.  17BME115- V Varunrajan has received an admits from Concordia University for MEng in Mechanical Engineering.  17BME125 : Yash Chandrashekhar Sharmahas received an admits from Concordia University for MEng in Mechanical Engineering. Students who achieved noteworthy position in project internship  18BME171Saurabh Singh Rajput and 18BME170KarnavSagathiya have received grant of Rs. 1,80,000 from SSIP SOIC, Gujarat Government for final year project Students score in competitive examinations CAT/ XAT Score  17bme051 Kunj Dholiya has scored 99.18 percentile in CAT 2020 and 96.54 in XAT exams NMAT Score  17BME018 Hepin Bhuva has scored 243 out of 360 in NMATby GMAC 2021 GRE Score Jas Shahanand has scored 318 in GRE  17BME041 Vidhan Pankajkumar Chokshi 329 in GRE  17BME121 Suketu Parekh has scored 329 in GRE  17BME105 Fenil Amish Chapatwala has scored 318 in GRE  17BME020 IELTS  17BME115 V Varunrajan IELTS - Overall Band 8.0 GATE GATE - 556  17BME049 Naman Kothari GATE- 546  18BME170 KarnavSagathiya 9

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 Prarambh Prarambh team – Mechanical department Alumni An initiative by ITNU Alumni Sn Roll No Name Current Organization/Masters There‘s someone knows the scent of Nirma‘s land and has felt every breath in its campus air. But a little ahead in 1 07BME046 Shalv Shah Ather Energy time and far wiser. The one for whom the 4 years of engineering were not the end of their bond with Nirmaites, 2 08BME029 Harsh Patel Core Scientific — rather a beginning – Prarambh! Georgia, USA It is said that identifying the author's purpose is an 3 10BME016 Mehul Lukhi Ph.D at TU important part of reading comprehension. Prarambh‘s Bergakademie team consists of over 60+ ITNU alumni who had faced the same questions and confusions, which every nirmaite Freiberg faces.To learn anything new, we have plenty of platforms - Quora, Youtube, etc. But there are always some 4 12BME012 Manasi Ph.D. at UT Austin, imperative queries related to career aspects, but the sad Doshi USA part is none are reliable sources to suffice the queries and thus came the idea of starting Prarambh. 5 13BME029 Bhargav Indian Oil Corporation Gambhava Ltd During our days at Nirma we would often wonder about how to use our time there in the best possible way and 6 13BME028 Dweep Class 1 officer at what lay in store for us once our college life was over. We Sabapara Indian Railway did not have any reliable source to answer our questions like \"How important CGPA is for campus placement?\" or 7 13BME118 Smit Maruti Suzuki \"What career options do I have besides campus placement, Kapadia MBA, and MS from abroad? We are sure the questions remain pretty much the same even now. 8 13BME075 Dhruv Patel Adani Power But we don't want you to play a game of hit-and-miss with 9 13BME077 Hirav Patel MS - Technische your career-related choices like we did. And for this we Universität Dresden would be connecting you with seniors of our college who have gone on to achieve considerable success in their 10 13BME131 Rushi Vyas L&T Defence respective fields. Their experience and guidance will provide you with a perspective that we wish we had during 11 13BME107 Jaydip Nayara Energy Ltd. our time at Nirma. Savani MBA at NITIE Prarambh aims at mentoring the students by sharing their 12 13BME086 Shail Patel Mumbai experience about the challenges they faced in their journey towards success. The team helps the students decide their 13 13BME034 Trupal Goti MS - University of field of contribution, one that best suits their capabilities Waterloo and interest, in this new world of opportunities. 14 13BME062 Preet Mehta DCM Shriram Ltd. Starting our journey during the inception of lockdown - Mar 2020, we have conducted #7 virtual sessions to 15 14BME004 Brijeshkumar Managing Director of interact and guide students in selecting various available Akoliya Aaravi International career prospects such as Campus Placement, MBA, MS, and Gate and we will continue to conduct such sessions on 16 15BME096 Praharsh Suzuki Motor Gujarat all the domains in near future. Trivedi Pvt. Ltd. Moreover, few of the Alumni have also written about their life-changing stories in the Prarambh Blog. 10

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 Each individual brings his or her personal knowledge, specific skills and knowledge as well as their ongoing education to the one platform, making it much more effective than a single individual does. As DJ says in Rang De Basanti, \"College di gate de is taraf hum life ko nachate hai, te duji taraf life humko nachati hai.\". We hope we will be able to better prepare you for the dance that lies ahead. P Preet Mehta (13BME062) 11

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 Drummer & Miniature Photographer Shivansh Suthar (18BME174) Shivansh Suthar, final semester student, got selected in Session live for the live performance. Session Live is an online streaming platform for the musician in which the stream is shown globally. One of the talent scouts of the Sessions Live John Poblador approaches him through a Youtube channel named C-vansh Drums and he mailed the audition link to Shivansh. Shivansh gives an online audition and selected for the Live Show. He did the first live show as a cover artist and gets a $25 USD bonus. Now he is doing 2 to 3 live shows every week. Some of his miniature photography 12

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 ARTICLES New Education Policy 2020 Highlights: Key takeaways for higher education The aim of New Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) is to increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education including vocational education from 26.3% to 50% by 2035. The New Education Policy is set to bring a slew of major changes including allowing top foreign universities to set up campuses to India, a greater proportion of students getting vocational education and a move towards institutes including IITs turning multi- disciplinary. The policy aims at making ―India a global knowledge superpower‖. One of the stated aims of the policy is to instil a ―deep-rooted pride‖ in being Indian, not only in thought, but also in spirit, intellect, and deeds, as well as to develop knowledge, skills, values, and dispositions that support responsible commitment to human rights, sustainable development and living, and global well-being. The policy also aims at ―light but tight‖ regulation by a single regulator for higher education as well as o increased access, equity, and inclusion. The NEP lays down that by 2040, all higher education institutions (HEIs) shall aim to become multidisciplinary institutions, each of which will aim to have 3,000 or more students. There shall, by 2030, be at least one large multidisciplinary institution in or near every district. The aim will be to increase the Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education including vocational education from 26.3% to 50% by 2035. Single-stream higher education institutions will be phased out over time, and all will move towards becoming multidisciplinary. The system of ‗affiliated colleges‘ will be gradually phased out in 15 years. The present complex nomenclature of HEIs in the country such as ‗deemed to be University‘, ‗Affiliating University‘, ‗Affiliating Technical University‘, and ‗Unitary University‘ shall be replaced simply by ‗University‘. A University will mean a multidisciplinary institution that offers undergraduate and graduate programmes, with high quality teaching, research, and community engagement. The definition will allow a spectrum of institutions ranging from those that place equal emphasis on teaching and research i.e., Research- intensive Universities to teaching-intensive Universities. One of the paradigmatic shift will be the setting up of the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) for the entire higher education segment. The HECI will be act as a single regulator and several functions, including accreditation, funding and academic standard setting, will be carried out by independent verticals. These entities will be eventually replace other regulatory bodies like the University Grant Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Key impact areas: I. Quality Universities and colleges through large scale consolidation II. A higher education system that is accessible and inclusive III. A quality and well incentivised faculty at the core of higher education transformation IV. Promoting excellence through internationalisation V. Accountability and transparency as levers for improved governance 13

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 • The undergraduate degree will be of either 3 or 4-year duration, with multiple exit options. For instance a certificate after completing 1 year in a discipline or field including vocational and professional areas, or a diploma after 2 years of study, or a Bachelor‘s degree after a 3-year programme. The 4-year multidisciplinary Bachelor‘s programme, however, shall be the preferred option. • Even engineering institutions, such as IITs, will move towards more holistic and multidisciplinary education with more arts and humanities. Students of arts and humanities will aim to learn more science • Departments in Languages, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Indology, Art, Dance, Theatre, Education, Mathematics, Statistics, Pure and Applied Sciences, Sociology, Economics, Sports, Translation and Interpretation, etc. will be established and strengthened at all HEIs. • An Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) shall be established which would digitally store the academic credits earned. • The 4-year programme may also lead to a degree ‗with Research‘ if the student completes a rigorous research project.  Model public universities for holistic and multidisciplinary education, at par with IITs, IIMs, etc., called MERUs (Multidisciplinary Education and Research Universities) will be set up. • Higher education institutions shall move away from high-stakes examinations towards continuous and comprehensive evaluation. • Flexible curricular structure that will offer multi point entry and exit points to create new possibilities for lifelong learning. • Career progression pathways for faculty based on teaching, research and service for faculty and institutional leadership. • India will be promoted as a global study destination providing premium education at affordable costs. An International Students Office at each institution hosting foreign students will be set up. • High performing Indian universities will be encouraged to set up campuses in other countries. Selected universities like those from among the top 100 universities in the world will be facilitated to operate in India. • A legislative framework facilitating such entry will be put in place, and such universities will be given special dispensation regarding regulatory, governance, and content norms on par with other autonomous institutions of India • In every education institution, there shall be counselling systems for handling stress and emotional adjustments. 14

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 • Vocational education will be integrated into all school and higher education institutions in a phased manner over the next decade. By 2025, at least 50% of learners through the school and higher education system shall have exposure to vocational education. • The B.Voc. Degrees introduced in 2013 will continue to exist, but vocational courses will also be available to students enrolled in all other Bachelor‘s degree programmes, including the 4-year multidisciplinary Bachelor‘s programmes. • ‗Lok Vidya‘, i.e., important vocational knowledge developed in India, will be made accessible to students. The HRD ministry, which could be renamed education ministry, would constitute a National Committee for the Integration of Vocational Education (NCIVE). • The policy also speaks for creating a National Research Foundation (NRF) to coordinate research funding and direct it to outstanding peer-reviewed research. • The policy also mentions the creation of a Higher Education Commission of India (HECI). Policy also explains in details about opportunities and key considerations for stake holders namely State Governments, HEIs, faculty, students, industry and other service providers. References: 1. National Education Policy 2020, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. 2. KPMG report: Impact of National Education Policy 2020 and opportunities for stakeholders, August 2020. 3. New Education Policy 2020 Highlights: Key takeaways of NEP to make India a ‗global knowledge superpower‘, Hindustan Times. - Dr.K.M.Patel, Head of Department, Mechanical Engineering Dept. Institute of Technology, Nirma University 15

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 Writing an Abstract – Guidelines from पूर्व मीमासंा ा School of Indian Philosophy. नमस्कार, Dear Students. The journey of writing abstract begins normally with the course Seminar in B Tech Sem V. On all important occasions like B Tech project Report, M Tech Project Report, M S Dissertation, Ph D Thesis, Research Paper, etc., writing abstract in the manner that will convey the entire gist of work carried out is very critical. The limit of words for writing abstract may range from 150 to 1500. परू ्व मीमाासं ा is a school of Indian Philosophy. The word मीमासंा ा means critical investigation. परू ्व मीमासंा ा methodology for establishing the thesis can be considered as an important guideline for writing the abstract. As per Purva Mimansa school, the seven points for establishing a thesis are उपक्रम , उपसंाहार , अभ्यास , अपरू ्तव ा , फऱ , अर्रव ्ाद , उपपत्तत . We can consider that the abstract must include these seven points. Irrespective of limit of words, these points will be helpful or writing the abstract. उपक्रम – Introduction. The first sentence of the abstract should be introductory sentence, providing the information about the area/ topic which is being discussed. उपसहंा ार – Hypothesis. –The starting point for investigation. Necessity of the investigation being carried out. अभ्यास – The study being carried out. The exact information about the nature of investigation being carried out. अपरू ्तव ा – Indication of originality – Unique features of the study undertaken and investigation carried out. फऱ – Results obtained and their significance. अर्रव ्ाद – Arguments in support of the results obtained. उपपत्तत – Conclusions from the study. We shall take one case study. We shall see how these points are embedded in the following abstract of the research paper titled ―Experimental investigation on spring-back deformation during autoclave curing of parabolic antenna reflectors‖ Abstract: - High dimensional fidelity is the primary challenge for the large size carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) antenna reflectors used in space applications. (उपक्रम – Introduction) Selection of crucial process parameters governs dimensional control of a composite product (उपसाहं ार – Hypothesis). In this paper, the influence of the mould materials, curing cycle, lay-up sequence and laminate thickness on spring-back deformation during autoclave curing is investigated by fabricating a large number of parabolic reflectors using the unidirectional prepreg system (अभ्यास – The study being carried out). The non-contact type accurate 3Dscanning technique is used to measure the dimensions of the parabolic antenna reflectors. In the present work, an experimental approach is adopted for the determination of a combination of process parameters which gives minimum spring- back deformation. (अपरू ्तव ा – Indication of originality) The results reveal that the spring-back deformation of parabolic reflectors is significantly affected by the mould material and laminate thickness, whereas the lay-up sequence and curing cycle do not have a significant effect. (फऱ – Results obtained and their significance). The 16

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 mould materials and laminate thickness have a major effect on spring-back deformation because of mould part interaction and area moment of inertia respectively. (अर्रव ्ाद – Arguments in support of the results obtained) It is important to note that the combination of invar mould material, single hold cycle, quasi-isotropic lay-up sequence and 2 mm laminate thickness has lowest spring-back deformation among all combinations. (उपपत्तत – Conclusion) References 1. Mimansa Paribhasha , by Shashibala Gaud , Chaukhamba Prakashan, Varanasi 2. MimansaDarshanam, by Umashankar Sharma, Chaukhamba Prakashan, Varanasi - Dr.S.J.Joshi Professor, Mechanical Engineering Dept., Institute of Technology, Nirma University 17

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 Exiting Teenage In today‘s generation, kids are excited to become an adult, but they often forget that with becoming an adult, they are exiting their teenage. Their life is about to take a drastic turn as they will meet their responsibilities. The things they learned till now will be applied in real life situations and their abilities will be tested every day. Some of their dreams might fade away, some might become a reality. The goals they had will now have a deadline and a path full of obstacles ready to test their skills and bring out the best in them. This race has the ability to change their perception of the world as a boy who was once an average would achieve great things while the class topper might fail at the test of life. While planning to achieve the goal one must also plan for failure. What if they fail? Always remember failure is not the end. All it does is motivate us to achieve our goal in a better way, more efficient way. No school teaches about failure and how to deal with it. One should learn from failure and rise again to achieve success.One of the major problems faced by today‘s generation is Anxiety. It is a common problem but one must learn to deal with it. Anxiety can easily affect our performance as it decreases our efficiency. You become nervous, your heart rate increases and you start sweating when you feel anxious. In this period of life you will get an urge to start earning as your parents who were once young now seem to be getting old. The feeling that you want to do something to make their lives a little bit easy will drive you and motivate you. People try to start a new business but always remember that a job can also help you get a momentum in your life. There might be pressure from your parents to do something with your life but that is only because they are worried for you. They want the best for their child. In this process, they sometime forget that their child might be fighting his/her own battle of life as they have a lot to figure out about what they want to be and where would they like to go with their life. The friends you thought who will be forever in your life might become distant and someone you would have never thought of will become your best friend. ―To grow, you have to let go‖, that is the harsh rule of life. Learn to accept changes and adapt. If you are a teenager who is about to enter adulthood, you are in for a lot of surprises, but it will help you grow and find a purpose for your life. Life has endless possibilities and what you make out of it is in your hands. Take risks while you still can, once this phase is over, you will surely enjoy the memories when you look back at it.As you will go further in your life, you will learn from your experiences. The mistakes that you made when you were young has made you a wise and hardworking man that you are today. A mistake or a failure is not the end of life, there are always other ways to grow further. Adulthood can be amazing and the best time of one‘s life if they make the right choices at the right time. - Kairav Aacharya (19BME003) 18

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 POETRY Time: The Kingmaker! Human Psychology says, it‘s a human tendency that very often in life we tend to lose our hopes, control on our emotions and what not. Despite working very hard and having perseverance for our dreams sometimes we don‘t get the results when we desire. Universe (god, allah, father or positive forces) takes time to give results to us irrespective of our hard work. One says that my luck doesn‘t help me with my hard work.Tough times come to everyone but the one who tackles this efficiently emerges as a warrior and that boosts their confidence, patience and this overall develops the attitude of gratitude. It is just a matter of time. Here is a short poem on the abovementioned thought. (1) - Ashutosh Pandey (18bme013) 19

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 (2) Dosto aage badhna lekin Zara sambhalke Dosto aage badhna lekin zara sambhalke Kyuki aaj ka daur aisa ho gaya heh, Jaha Chidiyo ki kilkirahat ki jagah snapchat streaks ne le rakhi heh... Subah meh namaskar ki aadat gm stories ne le rakhi heh... Gadi k tic tic ki aawaaz phone ki digital gadi ne le rakhi heh... Aakhir aakhir kyu itna aage badh gae hum ki ... Aapno k Hal chal sirf sirf ek emoji vaqkt kar deta heh.. Kabhi aapno k Hal chal rubaruh puche... Kabhi sukoon se gale mile... Purani baatein taaza ki... Nahi nahi ki na kyuki aaj Aaj log social media se nazdeekh aur dilo se Durr hote ja rahe heh... Aaj log stories pe zyaada aur vastav meh kum baatein karte heh... Ek baar sirf ek baar Aapno se chen se betha karo, haso, muskurao, purani baate taaza Karo , gale milo... Kyuki jo sukoon isme milega ek baar uska ehsaas toh sath lete chalo........ - Fenil Chapatwala (17bme029) (3) Afraid Of Failure? It stops me for a while before I begin: As I‘m Afraid of Failure. Wishing to cross Himalaya, But afraid of falling down; Longing for a luxury, But afraid of packed paths; As I‘m Afraid of Failure. Wanna win the world, But what if I lose? Charm is here to me; For each and every path, But which should I choose? If the wrong choice; I‘m again Afraid of Failure. Next day as I open my eyes, With a peace of mind, I realise; It needs just the interest and efforts, And the smile of success on face; Overthinking leads to depression and time wastes, Working takes to the destiny and life harvests; So I do ask, Is there a need for being ―Afraid of Failure?‖ The answer is definitely ―NO‖. – Om Lalvani (20BME060) 20

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MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 ART GALLERY Photograph by Alumni Harsh Maheshwari Photograph by Kartik Mudaliar (13BME056) (18BME053) Photograph by Prof. Roshan Tandel Sketch by Meet Patel (16BME020) 22

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 ACTIVITIES AT THE DEPARTMENT Short Term Training Programs/Faculty Development Programs/Seminars/Webinars attended by Faculty Members  Dr. N D Ghetiya & Dr. M A Makhesana have attained STTP on ―Advances in Manufacturing‖ organized by at SVNIT, Surat during 05/10/2020 to 09/10/2020.  Dr. M A Makhesana has attended AICTE- ATAL academy sponsored online FDP on ―Innovation in Materials & Manufacturing‖ under the theme of Sustainability Engineering organized by Mechanical Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu, India during 26/10/2020 to 30/10/2020.  Dr. M A Makhesana has attended one Week Faculty Development Program (Online) on \"Interdisciplinary Aspects in Modeling of Manufacturing Processes\" under TEQIP III organized by IIT Bombay, Powai duirng November 21/11/2020 to 29/11/2020  Prof. S A Memon has attained three days pedagogy workshop on teaching of Thermodynamics was attended by at IIT, Bombay from 19/02/2021 to 21/02/2021.  Dr. D B Shah & Prof. S C Bhatt have attained STTP on Advances in Materials and Design (AMD-2021) organized by at SVNIT, Surat during 08/02/2021 to 12/02/2021.  Prof. Darshita Shah has attended FDP on Robotics Organized by AICTE training and learning academy (ATAL) on 02/11/2020 to 06/11/2020.  Prof. Darshita Shah has attended FDP on Artificial Intellagence Organized by AICTE training and learning academy (ATAL) on 18/01/2021 to 22/01/2021  Dr. D B Shah has attended STTP on Advances in Materials & Design organized by SVNIT, Surat on 08/02/2021 to 12/02/2021.  Prof. Hiren Prajapati attended following training programs Gujcost Webinar on STI Connect Forum for R&D Proposals on State Priority areas of Science and Technology on 20/10/2020.  Prof. Vishal Mehta has attended FDP on Robotics Organized by AICTE training and learning academy (ATAL) on 02/11/2020 to 06/11/2020.  Prof. Vishal Mehta has attended AICTE Sponsored STTP on ―Emerging Research Trends on Robotics and its Applications - Phase 3‖ Organized by MEPCO SCHLENK Engineering College Sivakasi during 05/10/2020 to 10/10/2020.  Prof. Vishal Mehta has attended Gujcost Webinar on STI Connect Forum for R&D Proposals on State Priority areas of Science and Technology on 20/10/2020.  Prof. Saumil Desai attended following training programs Gujcost Webinar on STI Connect Forum for R&D Proposals on State Priority areas of Science and Technology on 20/10/2020. 23

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 Expert lectures arranged by the Department  Dr M Ramgopal, Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, IIT, Kharagpur delivered an expert lecture on \"Human Thermal Comforts and its Standard‖ on 25/09/2020. The students from BTech Sem- VII and MTech (Thermal) Sem- III attended the lecture.  Mr. Gaurang Patel, HVAC Consultant delivered an expert lecture on ―Air Conditioning System Selection‖ on 05/11/2020. The students from BTech Sem-VII and MTech (Thermal) Sem- III attended the lecture. Expert lectures delivered by the Faculty members  Prof Anand Patel delivered an expert lecture on ―Zed Maturity Assessment model – An introduction‖ in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Government Engineering College on 14/10/2020.  Prof. Hiren Prajapati delivered an expert lecture on ―Geometric and Dimension Tolerances‖ in Department of Mechanical Engineering, Charusat University on 30/10/2020. MOU/Industrial collaboration signed by the Department (Consultancy/Testing) The department also plays a very active role when it comes to testing for industries. It has generated a sum of Rs 1,94,500/- by conducting the testing for different industries (Pranhans Engineering, Rockwool India Pvt. Ltd, OMKAR Insulation Pvt. Ltd, Keltech Energies Ltd. and Thermal Testing, AFCONS Infrastructure Ltd). 24

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 CONTRIBUTION TO RESEARCH AND INNOVATION BY THE DEPARTMENT Research Projects sanctioned  A research project titled ―Development of a Vision Based Multi- Degree of Freedom Feeding Serial Manipulator for the patients suffering from neurological disorders and infectious diseases (COVID-19)‖ by Dr. Reena Trivedi, Mr. Priyam Parikh, Mr. Keyur Joshi & Dr. Jatin Dave has been sanctioned by GUJCOST for an amount of Rs. 16,50,000/-.  A research project titled ―Development of Autonomous Re-configurable Load Carrier‖ by Dr. M.M. Chauhan, Dr. Jatin Dave & Dr. D.B Shah has been sanctioned by GUJCOST, Gujarat for an amount of Rs. 17,32,500/-.  A research project titled ―Microwave processing of Metal Matrix Composite (MMC) for biomedical applications‖ by Prof. S.C. Bhatt & Dr. N.D. Ghetiya has been sanctioned by Nirma University, Gujarat for an amount of Rs. 1,00,000/-.  A research project titled ―Study on vibration assisted hole flanging using single point incremental forming‖ by Prof. Rudresh Makwana & Dr.B.A.Modi has been sanctioned by Nirma University, Gujarat for an amount of Rs.65,000/-.  A research project titled ―Design of a Locomotion Mechanism for the Amphibious Robot‖ by Prof. Vishal Mehta & Dr. M.M. Chauhan has been sanctioned by Nirma University, Gujarat for an amount of Rs. 75,000/-.  A research project titled ―Experimental Study and Correlation Development of Erosive Wear for Pump as Turbine‖ by Prof. Roshan Tandel & Dr. S.V. Jain has been sanctioned by Nirma University, Gujarat for an amount of Rs. 70,000/-. Journal Papers Published  M.A.Makhesana and K.M.Patel Performance of PVD and CVD coated cutting tool inserts in machining under MQL-MQSL environment, International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 210-229, November 2020 Conference Papers  C.P. Khunt, M.A. Makhesana, K.M. Patel, B.K.Mawandiya Performance assessment of vegetable oil- based minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) in drilling, 11th International Conference of Materials Processing and Characterization, Indian Institute of Technology, Indore, December 15-17, 2020.  Tushar Gajjar, D.B.Shah, S.J.Joshi, K.M.Patel, Carbon Fiber Permeability Characterization using VARTM Process - 11th International Conference on Materials Processing and Characterization (ICMPC 2020), December 15-17, 2020. IIT Indore.  Rudreshkumar Makwana,Bharat Modi, Kaushik Patel, Effect of feed and step depth in hole flanging using single point incremental forming, International Conference on Advances in Physical Sciences and Materials, SNS College of Engineering, Coimbatore, 13-14 August 2020.  Saumil Desai, Ankur Pandya, Mitesh Panchal, Vibration characteristics of Graphene nano resonator as mass sensor, Greater Noida, 2nd International Conference on future of Engineering Systems and Technologies (FEST 2020), 18-19 December 2020. 25

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 Research Awards  Dr. A M Lakdawala has received ―Best Research Scientist‖ for overall contribution in all research activities in year 2019-2020 under Associate Professor Category from Nirma University.  Dr. D S Upadhyay has received ―Best Research Scientist‖ for overall contribution in all research activities in year 2019-2020 under Assistant Professor Category from Nirma University.  Prof. Hiren Prajapati has received \"Best Oral Paper Presentation Award\" in 3rd International Conference on Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering and nanoTechnology-ICFMET2020 for research article titled as \"Application of Optical Techniques in Sedimentation Study of Magnetorheological Fluids (MRFs)\" co- authored by Dr. A M Lakdawala. 26

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 ACHIEVEMENTS OF FACULTY MEMBERS IN EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Prof. Roshan Tandel is a gym enthusiast. He believes that only a fit body can have a fit mind and he spends ample amount of time each day dedicating to his fitness. He also trains students online as well as offline to improve their fitness and nutrition. Followings are his achievements in Mr. Valsad competition 2020-2021. 5th in Mr. Valsad 20-21 Men’s Physique competition 2nd in Mr. Valsad 20-21 classic body Competition 27

MECHदतू , ISSUE-2 Editorial Team Patron Dr. K.M.Patel Mentor Dr. S.J.Joshi Student members Mr. Ritik Shekhada (18BME173) Mr. Aman Soni (18BME007) Mr. Kairav Acharya (19BME003) Mr. Zeal Mecwan (20BME147) Team Members Dr. A.M.Achari Prof. S.N.Mehta Prof. H.M.Prajapati Prof. R.D.Makwana For any communications contact: [email protected] 28