Department of Mechanical Engineering

MEQ 413 SEMINAR PROPOSAL FORM

Academic year : 2023-24 Batch: A

Name of the Student with Reg. Number: Mohammed Thajbeer M A (MDL20ME035)

Title of the Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES)

topic 1
Abstract Compressed air energy storage (CAES) is based around the gas turbine cycle. Surplus power is
(not more used to compress air using a rotary compressor and then store it, often in an underground
than 150 chamber. When the power is required, it is released from the chamber and passed through
words) an air turbine that generates electricity from the flow of high pressure air. Output from the
plant can be boosted by burning natural gas in the high pressure air before it enters the air
turbine, as would happen in a conventional gas turbine. However this has the penalty of
producing carbon dioxide emissions, which the plain storage plant does not. More advanced
plants can store heat during air compression and releasing it during the expansion phase.
Only two commercial CAES plants have ever been built.

Reference: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-812902-9.00003-1

Title of the Automatic railway level crossing using lora technology

topic 2
Abstract In the quickly thriving nation like our own, mishaps at the railroad level crossing are
(not more expanding step by step. No productive advances have been taken so far in this zone. Our
than 150 venture manages the robotization in rail line framework utilizing mechanical and electrical
words) segments to control the rail line door. It depends on present day remote innovation LoRa
(Long reach correspondence) which for the most part demonstrates the distance of the train
from the rail line stall. The LoRa transmitter mounted with Arduino on train sends the
information pieces of the distance of train concerning railroad stall. LoRa recipient set at the
rail route station gets these pieces of information and perform shutting and opening of doors
and likewise plays out a disturbing capacity to show the traveler about the appearance of a
train. This activity makes the rail- road level intersection programmed without human
mediation.

Reference: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.05.704
 Department of Mechanical Engineering

MEQ 413 SEMINAR PROPOSAL FORM

Title of the Design and development of regenerative shock absorber

topic 3
Abstract Energy harvesting is the collection of small amounts of energy in many ways, but in this
(not more paper, the focus is on utilizing kinetic energy from vehicle suspension only. Researchers
than 150 believe that only 14 to 30% energy of the fuel is used to move the vehicle, with rest amount
words) of energy is being wasted through braking, suspension, or cooling. In the suspension system,
shock absorbers are most commonly used to absorb the kinetic energy due to vibrations and
convert it into heat energy, which is totally wasted and dissipated into the atmosphere. This
wasted energy is utilized by the device known as the Regenerative Shock Absorber by using a
bevel gear mechanism and Rack- Pinion mechanism.

Reference: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.02.433

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