FORMAT FOR PREPARATION OF PROJECT REPORT FOR B.E. / B. TECH. / M.E/ M.Tech.

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ARRANGEMENT OF CONTENTS: The sequence in which the project report material should be arranged and bound should be as follows:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Cover Page & Title Page Bonafide Certificate Acknowledgement Abstract Table of Contents List of Tables List of Figures List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature Chapters References Appendices

The table and figures shall be introduced in the appropriate places. 2. PAGE DIMENSION AND BINDING SPECIFICATIONS: The dimension of the project report should be in A4 size. The project report should be hard bound with thick black art paper. The cover should be printed in golden letters and the text for printing should be identical. 3. 3.1 PREPARATION FORMAT: Cover Page & Title Page A specimen copy of the Cover page & Title page of the project report are given in Appendix 1. Bonafide Certificate The Bonafide Certificate shall be in double line spacing using Font Style Times New Roman and Font Size 14, as per the format in Appendix 2. The certificate shall carry the supervisors signature and shall be followed by the supervisors name, academic designation (not any other responsibilities of administrative nature), department and full address of the institution where the supervisor has guided the student. The term SUPERVISOR must be typed in capital letters between the supervisors name and academic designation.

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Acknowledgement Many people have contributed to this project work by their physical or intellectual support. First I would like to thank to my supervisor and promoter Prof. Schipper for his support and ideas in writing this thesis. He guided me very well during my studies and preparation of this thesis. I would also like to thank the other committee members: Prof. dr. ir. M.F.A.M. Maarseveen, Prof. dr. ir. J. Huetink, Prof. ir. H.M.J.R. Soemers, Prof. dr. M.C. Elwenspoek, Prof. dr. ing. S. Cretu, Prof. dr. ir. P. De Baets. I am grateful to ir. Arjen Brandsma and ir. Mark van Drogen for their support, collaboration and discussion in our meetings. Special thanks to Erik de Vries and Willie Kerver for their help with design and Walter Lette for his solution to the problems related to computers. Many thanks to Belinda Bruinink for her support in the bureaucratic difficulties I faced. During the past four years I have enjoyed the pleasant working environment in the Tribology group and I want to thank the (ex-) staff members: Wijtze ten Napel, Dik Schipper, Kees Venner, Matthijn de Rooij, Erik de Vries, Walter Lette, Belinda Bruinink, Willie Kerver and the (former) PhD students: Ako, Bert, Bernd, Caner, Ellen, George, Gerrit, Isaias, Jamari, Jan Willem, Loredana, Mark, Marc, Rihard and Quiang. I want to thank George, Izabela, Loredana, Szabolcs, Liviu, Oxana, Gratiela, Bogdan, Octav, Rita, Emad and Kitam for their friendship and support during my stay in the Netherlands. Finally I express my deep gratitude and love to my parents for their never-ending support in my work.

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Abstract Abstract should be one page synopsis of the project report typed 1.5 line spacing, Font Style Times New Roman and Font Size 10. Table of Contents The table of contents should list all material following it as well as any material which precedes it. The title page, Bonafide Certificate and Acknowledgement will not find a place among the items listed in the Table of Contents but the page numbers of which are in lower case Roman letters. One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this head. A specimen copy of the Table of Contents of the project report is given in Appendix 3. List of Tables The list should use exactly the same captions as they appear above the tables in the text. One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this head.

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List of Tables Table No. Title of Table Page. No.

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List of Figures The list should use exactly the same captions as they appear below the figures in the text. One and a half spacing should be adopted for typing the matter under this head. List of Figures Figure No. Title of Figure Page. No.

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List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature One and a half spacing should be adopted or typing the matter under this head. Standard symbols, abbreviations etc. should be used. Nomenclature length of contact zone, (t2 . R . R D )1/ 2 , m thermal correction factor, ( h th /h iso ) specific heat of lubricant, J/kg-K

b C
Cp

cr , cs specific heat of roll and strip respectively, (J/kg-K)

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non-dimensional material parameter, ( y ) film thickness, m isothermal minimum film thickness at

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curve fit isothermal minimum film thickness at minimum film thickness, m thermal minimum film thickness at
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curve fit thermal minimum film thickness at

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pressure viscosity coefficient, m2/N temperature coefficient of viscosity, K-1 dimensionless parameter, 2 z / h viscosity of lubricant, Pa-s viscosity of lubricant at T0 , Pa-s fluidity function, ( 1/ ) Chapters The chapters may be broadly divided into 2 parts (i) Introductory chapter, (ii) Chapters developing the main theme of the project work . The main text will be divided into several chapters and each chapter may be further divided into several divisions and sub-divisions. Each chapter should be given an appropriate title. Tables and figures in a chapter should be placed in the immediate vicinity (after) of the reference where they are cited. Footnotes should be used sparingly. They should be typed single space and placed directly underneath in the very same page, which refers to the material they annotate.

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List of References The listing of references should be typed 4 spaces below the heading REFERENCES in alphabetical order in single spacing left justified. The reference material should be listed in the alphabetical order of the first author. The name of the author/authors should be immediately followed by the year and other details. A typical illustrative list given below relates to the citation example quoted above.

REFERENCES 1. Ariponnammal, S. and Natarajan, S. (1994) Transport Phonomena of Sm Sel X Asx, Pramana Journal of Physics Vol.42, No.1, pp.421-425. Barnard, R.W. and Kellogg, C. (1980) Applications of Convolution Operators to Problems in Univalent Function Theory, Michigan Mach, J., Vol.27, pp.8194. Shin, K.G. and Mckay, N.D. (1984) Open Loop Minimum Time Control of Mechanical Manipulations and its Applications, Proc.Amer.Contr.Conf., San Diego, CA, pp. 1231-1236.

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3.11 Appendices Appendices are provided to give supplementary information, which is included in the main text may serve as a distraction and cloud the central theme. Appendices should be numbered using Arabic numerals, e.g. Appendix 1, Appendix 2, etc. Appendices, Tables and References appearing in appendices should be numbered and referred to at appropriate places just as in the case of chapters. Appendices shall carry the title of the work reported and the same title shall be made in the contents page also.

3.11.1 Table and figures - By the word Table, is meant tabulated numerical data in the body of the project report as well as in the appendices. All other non-verbal materials used in the body of the project work and appendices such as charts, graphs, maps, photographs and diagrams may be designated as figures.

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TYPING INSTRUCTIONS: The impression on the typed copies should be black in colour. One and a half spacing should be used for typing the general text. The general text shall be typed in the Font style Times New Roman and Font size 12. Left and right margin should be 1.25 and 1 respectively. Top and bottom margin should be set as 1 each. The complete report must be both sided justified.

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Department of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, itm University, Gurgaon

Title XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX

Submitted by: Supervisor: Industry Supervisor:

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HUDA Sector 23-A Gurgaon - 122017. Tel : + 91 124 2365811 to 13 Fax : + 91 124 2367488 Email : itmgur@vsnl.com

2012-2013
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CERTIFICATE

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Declaration

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The Project Dissertation is submitted in partial fulfilment of academic requirements for _____________________. This dissertation is a result of my own investigation. All sections of the text and results, which has been obtained from other sources, are fully referenced. I understand that cheating and plagiarism constitute a breach of University regulations and will be dealt with accordingly.

Signature: Name of the Student: XXXXXXXXXXXX

Date:

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Acknowledgement
1. Acknowledge your academic and industry supervisor 2. Acknowledge your programme manager 3. Acknowledge all those who have helped you directly or indirectly for the successesful completion of your project work 4. Remember it is an opportunity to express your gratitude

Length: Not to exceed one page

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Abstract

Complete the Abstract in 3 paragraphs each paragraph not exceeding 80 words (1 page)

Paragraph-1: You need to bring in 1. The work you have chosen to do 2. The reason for selecting this work and its scope.

Pargrapgh-2:

Methodology and Methods used for solving the chosen problem

Paragraph-3:

Main results and conclusions drawn

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Table of Contents
A typical Table of Contents page looks like this

Certificate(ii) Declaration.....(iii) Acknowledgement..(iv) Abstract ..(v) Table of Contents.. (vi) List of Tables..(x) List of Figures(xi) Nomenclature.(xii) Chapter-1: Introduction..1 1.1 ..1 1.2 Chapter-2: Literature Review Chapter-3: Problem Definition Chapter-4: Model Construction and Solution Chapter-5: Discussion of Results and Validation Chapter-6: Conclusions and Recommendations for future work References Appendices Appendix-A Appendix-B Appendix-C..80

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List of Tables

A typical List of Tables content page looks like this

How to represent a table: Table number, Table title, Units of the parameters are important Table 2. Enthalpy of formation of some common Elements and Compounds

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List of Figures
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Typical table of List of Figures

How to represent a Figure

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Nomenclature

a F T t N CG DOF W

= Acceleration (m/s2) =Force (N) = Temperature (K) =Temperature (oC) =Speed (RPM) =Centre of Gravity =Degrees of freedom =Track width (m)

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1 Introduction

Length of Introduction: 2-3 pages

What introduction should contain:

Introduction presents the specific problem under study. Introduction can have

1. General Introduction to the area of your work 2. Actual Area of your work 3. Specific Area of your work 4. Specific topic of your work

You can use figures, tables and references while giving introduction Assume that you are interested in developing optimised blade profile for a wind mill, your introduction can have

1. General introduction-energy, importance, sources, merits and limitations 2. Smooth transition should take over to Wind Energy and its relevance 3. Then move over to Horizontal wind mills if you are working on horizontal windmill blades and the introduce the blades 4. Bring the reason and importance of blade shapes and why they need to be optimised 5. State that it is essential and important to work in this area as it going to benefit the society, connect it to the next chapter that is Literature Review. .

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2 Literature Review
Length- 10-12 Pages Minimum of 10 references

A literature review may constitute an essential chapter of a thesis or dissertation, or may be a self-contained review of writings on a subject. In either case, its purpose is to:

Place each work in the context of its contribution to the understanding of the subject under review Describe the relationship of each work to the others under consideration Identify new ways to interpret, and shed light on any gaps in, previous research Resolve conflicts amongst seemingly contradictory previous studies Identify areas of prior scholarship to prevent duplication of effort Point the way forward for further research Place one's original work (in the case of theses or dissertations) in the context of existing literature

Design students can bring in the work done by various designers and present and future trends in the area (make use of photographs clearly indicating the references)

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3 Problem Definition
Length: 1-2 pages 3-4 lines of introduction to the chapter

Problem definition

Paragraph-1

Problem Statement

Pargraph-2 1. Objectives

Paragraph-3

Methodology adopted to meet the objectives

OBJECTIVES: Objectives are statements of mentions. They inform the reader clearly what the researcher plans to do in his/her work. They must identify the variables involved in research. Objective should start with an action verb and be sufficiently specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time bound (SMART).

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4 Model Construction and Solution

3-4 lines of introduction to the chapter Mechanical 1. Specifications of the model you are trying to design and analyse 2. Basic design calculations- Formulae, Flow charts, programme (Flow charts and Programme can be pushed to Appendix) 3. Geometric model 4. Mathematical model, Theoretical basis 5. Discretisation of the Geometric Model, Grid independence 6. Boundary conditions 7. Solver settings and importance 8. Solutions 9. Modifications to the problem if any 10. Repeating the procedure if required 11. Manufacturing if any 12. Test procedures and test results if any Do not add screen shots of every step you work on in your report. Only main software features that help you to create the models are required to be mentioned. If it is totally experimental work: 1. Building up of experimental set-up 2. Instrumentation involved and their accuracy 3. Calibration of instruments and test set-up 4. Measurement procedures 5. Repeatability 6. Tabulation of data and calculations 7. Error Analysis Product Design : Design specifications, Design Concepts, sketches, Geometric Models, Mechanisms if any

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5 Validation and Discussion of Results

RESULTS must be presented in the form of Text, Tables Illustrations-graphs, figures, circuit diagrams, animations

The contents of the tables should not be repeated in the text. Instead, a reference to the table number must be given.

Validation:

Check whether Theoretical solutions to your problem is available with you or in any references Experimental results are available with you or with in some reference material Verify /Validate your results with the available results. If you are not verifying or validating your results, your results will be questioned; you should be in a position to defend your results- in such cases bench marking is necessary. To bench mark-choose a standard problem in the area for which theoretical or experimental solutions are available, solve the problem using the method you have chosen for your project and compare your results Electronics students can check their algorithm by implementing on the hardware Product design students can covert their ideas into physical modelling and results be compared and do an analysis by preparing a questionnaire You need to provide explanations for the trends in your graphs and tables. The explanation should be based on theoretical background

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6 Conclusions and Recommendations for future work

This is the last section of the text in which conclusions or inferences drawn on the basis of the results of study are described. The conclusions should be linked with the objectives of the study. If possible to express your concluding remarks based on certain numbers, please do so. If you have developed correlations, give such correlations.

Recommendations for further research may be included when appropriate e.g. if you find a statistically significant number of cases of anaemia of severe degree in the school going girls of a particular area you can recommend further research to probe the cause of anaemia in that area.

It is important to be careful that the conclusions should not go beyond data and should be based on the study results and population. Sample:

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References

Harvard Method

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Appendix-A
Any material, which is important but affects the flow of your writing can be brought under appendix

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Appendix-B

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Appendix-C

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General Guidelines

1. A good dissertation can be written only if you have good piece of work 2. A good piece of work will be ignored if not presented properly 3. Remember you are writing it because you want others to read 4. If you do not use sufficient care in writing, one will doubt whether you have taken good care in your work either 5. Use clear and short sentences and write in third person. Avoid using bombastic words 6. All the assumptions and input data should be documented 7. It should be possible to reproduce your computations/experiments by others using your dissertation. 8. Use British English-spelling 9. Units and consistency in the use of units is important 10. Use A4, white sheet for printing your dissertation. Use font size of 12, Times Roman, headings can be of same font size but bold. 11. Margins should be as shown in the figure

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