Nouby Mahdy Ghazaly's curriculum vitae provides information about his education, areas of specialty, academic activities, research grants, theses supervised, training experience, professional experience, and publications. He holds a Ph.D. in Noise and Vibrations from Anna University-Chennai and has over 10 years of experience teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in mechanical engineering. His research focuses on topics like wear, friction, lubrication, vehicle dynamics, and finite element analysis. He has supervised several M.Sc. and Ph.D. theses and currently works as an Assistant Professor at South Valley University in Egypt.
Nouby Mahdy Ghazaly's curriculum vitae provides information about his education, areas of specialty, academic activities, research grants, theses supervised, training experience, professional experience, and publications. He holds a Ph.D. in Noise and Vibrations from Anna University-Chennai and has over 10 years of experience teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in mechanical engineering. His research focuses on topics like wear, friction, lubrication, vehicle dynamics, and finite element analysis. He has supervised several M.Sc. and Ph.D. theses and currently works as an Assistant Professor at South Valley University in Egypt.
Nouby Mahdy Ghazaly's curriculum vitae provides information about his education, areas of specialty, academic activities, research grants, theses supervised, training experience, professional experience, and publications. He holds a Ph.D. in Noise and Vibrations from Anna University-Chennai and has over 10 years of experience teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in mechanical engineering. His research focuses on topics like wear, friction, lubrication, vehicle dynamics, and finite element analysis. He has supervised several M.Sc. and Ph.D. theses and currently works as an Assistant Professor at South Valley University in Egypt.
Nouby Mahdy Ghazaly's curriculum vitae provides information about his education, areas of specialty, academic activities, research grants, theses supervised, training experience, professional experience, and publications. He holds a Ph.D. in Noise and Vibrations from Anna University-Chennai and has over 10 years of experience teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses in mechanical engineering. His research focuses on topics like wear, friction, lubrication, vehicle dynamics, and finite element analysis. He has supervised several M.Sc. and Ph.D. theses and currently works as an Assistant Professor at South Valley University in Egypt.
Nationality: Egyptian Date of Birth: Nov. 22, 1975
Marital Status: Married
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS:
08/2007 07/2011
Ph.D. Noise and Vibrations - Study on Automotive Disc Brake Squeal Using Finite Element Analysis and Design of Experiments AU-FRG Institute for CAD/CAM, Faculty of Mechanical engineering, Anna University-Chennai- 600025, India. 10/2000 - 7/2003
Master of Science (MSc) in Mechanical Engineering The Effect of Wheel Lugs of Off-Road Vehicle on the Forces between the Wheel and Soil Automotive and Tractor Engineering Department, El-Minia University, Egypt.
9/1994 - 7/1999
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, 1 st class, senior position Automotive and Tractor Engineering Department, El-Minia University, Egypt.
AREAS OF SPECIALTY:
Wear, Friction and Lubrication, Friction induced Vibration, Experimental Vibration measurements, Design of Experiments (DOE), Vehicle Dynamics, Numerical Analysis, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Structural Dynamics, Automotive Electronics, Automotive Design and Vehicle Maintenance.
MEMBER OF EDITORIAL BOARD:
1. International Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology (IJEST), 2010. 2. International Journal of Modern Engineering and Research (IJMER), 2011. 3. International Journal of Advances in Engineering & Technology (IJAET), 2011. 4. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering (IJME), 2011. 5. Journal of Current Engineering Research (JCER), 2011. 6. International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering (IJETAE), 2012. 7. The International Journal of Engineering & Science (THE IJES), 2012. 8. International Journal of Mechanica Confab, 2013. 9. Global Journal of Engineering, Design & Technology (GJEDT), 2013. 10. International Journal of Recent Development in Engineering and Technology (IJRDET), 2013. 11. International Journal of Engineering Research (IJOER), 2014. 12. Journal of Engineering and Technology, 2014. 13. American Journal of Mechanical Engineering (AJME), 2014.
REVIEWER: 1. International Journal of Acoustics and Vibration, 2010. 2. International Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology (IJEST), 2010. 3. International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA), 2011. 4. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology (JESTEC), 2011. 5. Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Automation (JMEA), 2012. 6. Journal of Science and Engineering of Composite Materials (SECM), 2013. 7. International Journal of Vehicle Noise and Vibration (IJVNV), 2013. 8. International Journal of Vehicle Design (IJVD), 2013. 9. Journal of Tribology Transactions, 2013. 10. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 2014. 11. Nonlinear Engineering Modeling and Application (NLENG).2014.
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES:
1. Member of the community affairs and environment development for Faculty for the academic years 2011- 2012& 2012-2013 , Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Egypt 2. Member of Egyptian Engineers' Syndicate since 1999. 3. Member SAE (Society American Engineering) since 2007. 4. Academic Advisory Board of the International conference on trends in Mechanical, Aeronautical, Computer, Civil, Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ICMACE14), Tamizhan College of Engineering and Technology, Tamilnadu, India 19th 20th February 2014. 5. Member of judging committee for final Intel IMSEF-2014-Upper Egypt fair at Luxor, from Feb 18 to Feb 19, 2014. 6. Member of center of the Engineering works consultations at Automotive and Tractors department-faculty of engineering. Minia University, since 2011.
RESEARCH GRANTS:
1. Research Assistant, Fund Project IG/ENG/MEID/09/03, from 20 th October to25 November 2010- The design and construction of a nano and micro scale pin-on-disc testing machine funded by SQU. THESES UNDER SUPERVISION: 1. Mostafa M. M. Makrahy Optimization and Experimental I nvestigation of a New Wedge Disc Brake PhD. Thesis (completed) 2014. 2. Ahmed Nabhan Mahmoud Elkholy Strength and vibration analysis and anti-friction bearings default PhD. Thesis, on-going (2013). 3. Hamada Muhammed Abdel-Rahman Study of Automotive Wedge Disc Brake Using Different Control Systems PhD. Thesis, on-going (2014). 4. Mahmoud Mostfa Refai A Study on Drum Brake noise and vibration of passenger cars PhD. Thesis, on-going (2014). 5. Amr Muhammed Muhammed Rabia Modelling and Vibration Analysis of Disc Brake M.Sc. Thesis, (completed) 2013. 6. El-Shema Hassan Kamel Study of the anti-lock brake systems for passenger cars M.Sc., on-going (2012). 7. Fatma salah kadry Study of some parameters affecting truck ride comfort M.Sc., on- going (2012). 8. Mahmoud Hassan Abu-El-Maged Design and optimization of automotive exhaust system M.Sc., on-going (2012). 9. Ameer Ali Kamel FEM - Modeling of Spur Gears-An I nvestigation I nto the effect of the working conditions on the Generated Stresses M.Sc., on-going (2013). 10. Mohamed Zakaria Mohamed Design and Simulation of I nternal Combustion Engine Connecting Rod M.Sc., on-going (2013). 11. Mohamed Gamal Foad Stress Analysis of I nternal Combustion Engine Piston Using Finite Element Method M.Sc., on-going (2013).
Final Year Projects: 1. Design and simulation of small passenger car, 2012. 2. Experimental investigation of drum brake performance, 2013. 3. Working model of a camless engine, 2014. 4. Shock absorber with sensor, 2014. 5. Robotic parking system, 2014.
TRAINING EXPERIENCE: 1- Instructor for training courses in The Effect of Oil on Maintenance, 2011, 3-8 December, at Holding Company for Water and Waste Water, Cairo. 2- Instructor for training courses in Operation and maintenance of Valves, 2011, 18-22 December, at Holding Company for Water and Waste Water, Cairo. 3- Instructor for training courses in Engine Management, 2011, Faculty of Engineering, Minia University.
TRAINING COURSES 1- Training Course on Quality standards in the teaching process for the Egyptian Universities staff members 2011, July, El-Minia University, Egypt. 2- Training Course on Communication skills in different learning styles for the Egyptian Universities staff members 2011, August, El-Minia University, Egypt. 3- Training Course on Credit Hours Educational System for the Egyptian Universities staff members 2011, August, El-Minia University, Egypt. 4- Training Course on Effective Presentation Skills for the Egyptian Universities staff members 2011, August, El-Minia University, Egypt. 5- Training Course on Research Team Management for the Egyptian Universities staff members 2011, August, El-Minia University, Egypt. 6- Training Course on Conference Organization for the Egyptian Universities staff members 2011, August, El-Minia University, Egypt. 7- Training Course on Time and Meeting Management Skills for the Egyptian Universities staff members 2013, 23-24 December, El-Minia University, Egypt.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 13/4/2014- 20/7/2014 Vice-Dean of Postgraduate Studies and Research, Faculty of Engineering- South Valley University, Qena, Egypt. 6/3/2014- present Assistant Professor Mechanical Engineering Dept., Faculty of Engineering- South Valley University, Qena, Egypt. 3/11/2011- 5/3/2014 Assistant Professor Department of Automotive and Tractor Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, El-Minia University, Egypt. 03/2011- present Consultant ATALON for Testing and Consulting Engineers, Tamil nadu, India. 11/2011- 7/2013 Member of the community Service and environmental development affairs- Faculty of Engineering, El-Minia University, Egypt. 07/2011- present Managing Director of Technocar Automotive Company for Trading & Training- Luxor, Egypt 07/2003- 07/2007 Lecturer Department of Automotive and Tractor Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, El-Minia University, Egypt.
01/2007- 07/2007
05/2005- 11/2005
11/1999- 07/2003
07/1999-11/1999 Manager in Charge - Karnak Company for Car Trading, Dealer of (Nissan, Daewoo, Speranza, Daihatsu) in Luxor, Egypt. Maintenance Engineer/Supervisor (part time) - Karnak Company for Car Trading, Dealer of (Daewoo, Hyundai) in Luxor, Egypt.
Assistant Lecturer - Department of Automotive and Tractor Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, El-Minia University, Egypt.
Automotive Maintenance Engineer - Karnak Company for Car Trading, Dealer of (TATA Motors, Hyundai) in Luxor, Egypt.
Taught Courses Teaching and demonstrating the following modules for undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) students for more than 10 years:
Mechanical Vibrations Theory of Machines Engineering Drawing Advanced Engineering Mathematics Numerical Analysis Principles of Engineering Mechanics Finite Element Analysis Wear, Friction and Lubrication Mechanical Design Automotive Structures Vehicle Dynamics Project Management Theory of Vehicles Automotive Electronics Maintenance Management
PUBLICATIONS:
BOOKS:
Nouby M. Ghazaly Investigation of Automotive Brake Squeal Scientific & Academic Publishing, USA, ISBN: 978-0-9838996-3-1.
JOURNAL ARTICLES:
1. M. Nouby and K. Srinivasan Simulation of Structural Modifications of a Disc Brake System to Reduce Brake Squeal Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 2011- Vol. 225, No. 5, pp. 653- 672. 2. M. Nouby, C. Sujatha and K. Srinivasan "Modelling of Automotive Disc Brake Squeal and Its Reduction Using Rotor Design Modifications International Journal of Vehicle Noise and Vibration, 2011 - Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 129 - 148. 3. M. Nouby, J. Abdo, D. Mathivanan, K. Srinivasan Evaluation of Disc Brake Materials for Squeal Reduction Journal of Tribology Transactions, Volume 54, Issue 4, July 2011, pp. 644-656. 4. D. Mathivanan, M. Nouby and R. Vidhya Minimization of Sink Mark Defects in Injection Molding Process Taguchi approach International Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology (IJEST), 2010-Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 13-22.
5. J. Abdo, M. Nouby, D. Mathivanan, K. Srinivasan Reducing disc brake squeal through FEM Approach and Experimental Design Technique International Journal of Vehicle Noise and Vibration, 2010 - Vol. 6, No. 2/3/4 pp. 230 - 246.
6. M. Nouby, D. Mathivanan, and K.Srinivasan A Combined Approach of Complex Eigenvalue Analysis and Design of Experiments (DOE) to Study Disc Brake Squeal International Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology (IJEST), 2009, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 254-271.
7. M. Nouby and K.Srinivasan Parametric Studies of Disc Brake Squeal Using Finite Element Approach Jurnal Mekanikal, No 29, pp. 53-66, December 2009.
8. M. Nouby, Khalid Ali Abd El-Gawwad, A.T. Osman, Fawzy M. El-Sayed The Experimental and Theoretical Study of The Lug Dynamic Forces Bulletin of the Faculty of Engineering, Minia University, Minia, Egypt, Vol. 20 , No.2, pp.(93-105), 2002.
9. M. Nouby and Waleed F. Faris
Optimal Design of a Brake Pad for Squeal Noise Reduction Using Response Surface Methodology International Journal of Vehicle Noise and Vibration, 2012 - Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 125 135.
10. M. Nouby and J. Abdo A Study of the Influence of Brake Pad Topography on the Generation of Brake Noise and Vibration International Journal of Vehicle Noise and Vibration, 2012- Vol. 8, No. 1, (Special Issue).
11. Nouby M. Ghazaly, Sufean A. Mohmeed and Ali M. Abd-El-Tawwab Understanding Mode-Coupling Mechanism of Brake Squeal Using Finite Element Analysis International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA), Vol. 2, Issue 1, pp.241-250, 2012.
12. Mohammed R., Sabry Allam, k. A. Abd El-Gwwad, Ali M. Abd-El-Tawwab and Nouby M. Modelling and Analysis of Single Expansion Chamber Using Response Surface Methodology International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA), Vol. 2, Issue 1, pp. 651-658, 2012.
13. Sergey E. Galushin, Shazly A. Mohammed and Nouby M. Ghazaly
Design a Realistic Performance of a Passenger Train International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA), Vol. 2, Issue 1, pp. 1088-1098, 2012.
14. Amr M. M. Rabia, Nouby M. Ghazaly, M. M. M. Salem, Ali M. Abd-El-Tawwab An Experimental Study of Automotive Disc Brake Vibrations The International Journal of Engineering and Science (IJES), Vol. 2, Issue 1, pp. 194-200, 2013.
15. Amr M. M. Rabia, Nouby M. Ghazaly, M. M. M. Salem, Ali M. Abd-El-Tawwab Experimental Studies of Automotive Disc Brake Noise and Vibration: A Review International Journal of Modern Engineering Research (IJMER), Vol.3, Issue.1, pp- 199-203, 2013.
16. Amr M. M. Rabia, Nouby M. Ghazaly, M. M. M. Salem, Ali M. Abd-El-Tawwab Finite Element Analysis of Disc Brake Vibration Considering Surface Roughness Minia Journal of Engineering and Technology, (MJET), Vol. 32, No 1, January 2013.
17. Mostafa M. Makrahy, Nouby M. Ghazaly, k. A. Abd El-Gwwad, K. R. Mahmoud and Ali M. Abd-El-Tawwab A Preliminary Experimental Investigation of a New Wedge Disc Brake International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA), Vol. 3, Issue 6, Nov-Dec 2013, pp.735-744.
18. Mostafa M. Makrahy, Nouby M. Ghazaly, k. A. Abd El-Gwwad, K. R. Mahmoud and Ali M. Abd-El-Tawwab Optimization of a New Wedge Disc Brake Using Taguchi Approach International Journal of Modern Engineering Research (IJMER), Vol. 3, Issue. 6, Nov - Dec. 2013 pp-3461-3465
19. Mostafa M. Makrahy, Nouby M. Ghazaly, k. A. Abd El-Gwwad, K. R. Mahmoud and Ali M. Abd-El-Tawwab Optimization of Operation Parameters of New Wedge Disc Brake by Taguchi Method American Journal of Vehicle Design, 2013, Vol. 1, No. 2, 30-35.
20. Nouby M. Ghazaly, Mohamed El-Sharkawy and Ibrahim Ahmed A Review of Automotive Brake Squeal Mechanisms Journal of Mechanical Design and Vibration, 2014, Vol. 1, No. 1. PP. 5-9.
21. Nouby M. Ghazaly, Mostafa M. Makrahy, K. R. Mahmoud k. A. Abd El-Gwwad and Ali M. Abd-El-Tawwab Optimization of Geometric Parameters of a New Wedge Brake Using Taguchi Approach International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Volume 3 Issue 11 (November 2013).
22. Mostafa M. Makrahy, Ali M. Abd-El-Tawwab, k. A. Abd El-Gwwad and Nouby M. Ghazaly Determination of Significant Geometric Parameters Based on Taguchi Method for Improving Wedge Disc Brake TRANSACTION ON CONTROL AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, VOL. 3(13), PP. 109-113, AUG., 2014.
23. Mohamed El-Sharkawy and Nouby M. Ghazaly Power Management Strategies for Hybrid Electric Vehicles European Journal of Academic Essays, 2014, Vol. 1, No. 5. PP. 63-97.
24. A. Belhocine, C.-D. Cho, Nouby M. Ghazaly, Y. B.Yi, A. R. Abu Bakar Thermal Analysis of Both Ventilated and Full Disc Brake Rotors With Frictional Heat Generation Journal Applied and Computational Mechanics, 2014, Vol. 8, PP. 5-24.
25. A. Belhocine, M. Bouchetara, Ar. Abu Bakar, M. Nouby Modeling of Thermal Contact Problem of Disc Brake System With Frictional Heat Generation World Journal of Engineering, Volume 11, Number 4 / August 2014. DOI: 10.1260/1708- 5284.11.4.373.
26. Nouby M. Ghazaly Applications of Finite Element Stress Analysis of Heavy Truck Chassis: Survey and Recent Development Journal of Mechanical Design and Vibration. 2014, 2(3), 69-73. DOI: 10.12691/jmdv-2-3-3.
27. Aref M. A. Soliman, Nouby M. Ghazaly, Fatma S. Kadry Parameters Affecting Truck Ride Comfort SAE Technical Paper 2014-01-0147, 2014, DOI:10.4271/2014- 01-0147.
28. Mahmud M. Abu zeid, M. A. Attia, Nouby M. Ghazaly Use of Fiber Glass (FG) in concrete mix to resist fires in installations European Journal of Academic Essays 1(7): 51-55, 2014.
29. Ahmad O. Moaaz, Nouby M. Ghazaly A Review of the Fatigue Analysis of Heavy Duty Truck Frames American Journal of Engineering Research (AJER), 2014, Vol. 3, Issue-10, pp-1-6.
30. Nouby M. Ghazaly Ahmad O. Moaaz The Future Development and Analysis of Vehicle Active Suspension System IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE), 2014, Volume 11, Issue 5 Ver. I, PP 19-25.
31. Nouby M. Ghazaly, Mostafa M. Makrahy, K. R. Mahmoud k. A. Abd El-Gwwad and Ali M. Abd-El-Tawwab Development and Evaluation of a New Empirical Model for Wedge Disc Brake Using BoxBehnken Design Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering. (Accepted)
32. K. R. Mahmoud, Mostafa M. Makrahy, Ali M. Abd-El-Tawwab , k. A. Abd El-Gwwad and Nouby M. Ghazaly Influence of Wedge Inclination Angle on Self- Amplification Action and Brake Force of a New Adaptive Wedge Disc Brake Submitted to International journal of automotive technology.
33. Mostafa M. Makrahy, k. A. Abd El-Gwwad, K. R. Mahmoud, Nouby M. Ghazaly and Ali M. Abd-El-Tawwab Optimization of Geometric Parameters for Wedge Brake Performance Using Central Composite Design Submitted to International journal of automotive technology.
34. Nouby M. Ghazaly and Belhocine Ali Effects of Youngs Modulus on Disc Brake Squeal Using Finite Element Analysis Submitted to Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering. (Accepted)
35. Nouby M. Ghazaly and Ahmad O. Moaaz Current Research Trends in Sound Transmission Loss of Silencers Submitted to IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE). (Accepted)
36. Ahmad O. Moaaz and Nouby M. Ghazaly Finite Element Stress Analysis of Truck Chassis Using ANSYS: Review International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Technology (Accepted)
37. Mahmoud, K. R. M., Nouby M. Ghazaly and Mostafa M. Makrahy Investigation Water Spraying on generated Braking Forces of the Wedge Disc Brake Submitted to Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
1. M. Nouby, Khalid Ali Abd El-Gawwad, A.T. Osman, Fawzy M. El-Sayed A Theoretical Study For Predicting The Lug Dynamic Forces proceedings of Al- Azhar engineering 7 Th International conference, Cairo, 7-10 April 2003.
2. M. Nouby and K. Srinivasan Disc Brake Squeal Reduction through Pad Structural Modifications Proceedings of International Conference on Recent and Emerging Advanced Technologies in Engineering (ICREATE 2009), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 23-24, 2009.
3. M. Nouby, D. Mathivanan, and K. Srinivasan A Study on Disc Brake Squeal Using Design of Experiments Proceedings of International Conference on Advances in Industrial Engineering Applications (ICAIEA-2010) Chennai, India. January 6-8, 2010.
4. M. Nouby, K. Srinivasan and Ali M. Abd-El-Tawwab Prediction of Commercial Disc Brake Squeal Using Finite Element Methods Proceedings of International Conference on challenges and applications of mathematics in science and technology (CAMIST-2010) Rourkela, Orissa, India. January 11-13, 2010.
5. M. Nouby, J. Abdo and K. Srinivasan Simulation of Rotor Design Modifications of a Ventilated Disc Brake to Reduce Squeal Noise Proceedings of International Conference on Applied Mechanics, Materials, and Manufacturing (ICAMMM 2010) Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. December 13-15, 2010.
6. C. Sujatha, M. Nouby and K. Srinivasan Reduction of Automotive Brake Squeal through Pad Geometrical Modifications: A Numerical Study Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Frontiers in Automobile and Mechanical Engineering (FAME2010) Chennai, India. 25 th -27 th November 2010.
7. M. Nouby, J. Abdo and K. Srinivasan Significance of Surface Topography in Noise and Vibration Generation of Automotive Disc Brake System Proceedings of International Conference on Applied Mechanics, Materials, and Manufacturing (ICAMMM 2010) Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. December 13-15, 2010.
8. M. Nouby and K. Srinivasan Numerical Simulation to Predict Disc Brake Squeal Propensity Proceedings of National Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering (AIM 2009), Manipal, Karantaka, India, December 4-5, 2009.
9. M. Nouby and K. Srinivasan Friction-Induced Noise and Vibration in Automotive Brake System: Experimental Study Proceedings of International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical Engineering (INCRAME 2011), Chennai, India. April 21-22, 2011.
10. Nouby M. Ghazaly, Ali A. Kamel, and M. O. Mousa Influence of Misalignment and Backlash on Spur Gear Using FEM Proceedings of International Conference on Mechanical, Aerospace and Production Engineering (ICMAPE-2014), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 18 th th October, 2014.
11. Nouby M. Ghazaly and Mostafa M. Makrahy Experimental Investigation of Drum Brake Performance for Passenger Car Proceedings of International Conference on Mechanical, Aerospace and Production Engineering (ICMAPE-2014), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 18 th October, 2014.
SEMINARS/WORKSHOP
1. National Seminar on Creativity &Innovation in New Product Development Anna University, India, 24 th - 25 th April 2009. 2. National Workshop on Advances in Metrology &Measurements (METROMENT 2010), Anna University, India, 22 nd - 23 rd November 2010.