Another Awesome year 2015 (report) : travel and experiments

• Underwater Prerna rudder free vibration in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Courtsey : Prof. Amiya K. Mohanty, Lab-in-charge. Project Investigator : Mr. Ameya Kannamwar, Co-investigator : Mr. Rahul Jindal, Impact-generator : Mr. Yogesh Verma; Photographer + data recorder (referee) :  Mr. Prateek Sinha.

• Paper accepted at http://www.asmeconferences.org/OMAE2015/,  "Free dry and wet vibration of 2-way tapered hollow marine rudder with non-classical pivot : theoretical study", based on Mr. Rahul Jindal's Autumn 2014 BTP (B.Tech Project) work.

• Paper accepted at 22nd International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV22), Florence, Italy, 12-16 July 2015 : N. Datta and R. Jindal, “Wake-induced flutter of 2-way tapered hollow stiffened marine spade rudder in non-uniform propeller slipstream”, 22nd International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV22), Florence, Italy, from 12 to 16 July 2015; based on Mr. Rahul Jindal's Spring 2015 BTP work.

• In IIT-JEE 2001, I made a terrible mistake in Problem # 13 (volume flux, involving differential equations and trigonometric integration, http://www.askiitians.com/iit-papers/iit-jee-2001-mathematics-mains.aspx) in the Mathematics paper (Main examination). This 10-marks problem slid my All India Rank by, say, 300-350.Today, after 14 years, I extracted that paper; and without any preparation, re-solved that problem correctly in 10 min. (Verified with FIITJEE solutions). Another neuron of self-confidence added!

• First trip to Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers : http://www.grse.nic.in/

• Second trip to Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers.

• Purchase of 8-channel FFT analyzer : free vibration study of Circular Aluminum plate by the AVRG Experimentalist Mr. Ameya N Kannamwar.

• Stiffened model of rudder, with stock, fabricated and named Asha.

• Propeller-Induced Vibration (PIV) experiment of stiffened rudder (Asha) at Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, DRDO, Visakhapatnam, under the guidance of Scientists Mr. Manu Korulla and P C Praveen :  http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/labs/NSTL/English/index.jsp?pg=homebody.jsp
• First article in online magazine published : http://www.womensweb.in/2015/04/how-to-deal-with-menstrual-cramps/

• Second article published in The Women's Web : http://www.womensweb.in/2015/04/make-your-own-decisions/

• MTP (M.Tech Project) presentations by Mr. Ankit and Mr. Ameya N Kannamwar respectively. Mr. Ankit's seminar link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EptwRJ23Jck, Mr. Ameya N Kannamwar's Seminar link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59TpAIbTclw. Mr. Ankit wins the Best M.Tech Project 2015 Award. 
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• Third article published in The Women's Web: http://www.womensweb.in/2015/05/why-ddlj-is-a-horrible-movie/

• Fourth  article published in The Women's Web : http://www.womensweb.in/2015/05/10-tough-questions-to-ask-yourself/

• Mr. Rahul Jindal presents his paper titled "Free dry and wet vibration of 2-way tapered hollow marine rudder with non-classical pivot : theoretical study", at OMAE2015, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Link to his talk : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zohU6aW3Ow
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• Europe trip for Pita-Mata : London, Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin.

• Europe trip for Pita-Mata : Prague, Vienna, Switzerland, Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome.

• Presented at ICSV22, Florence, Italy : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm9DwJ0qlSk

• First self-research-based journal paper titled "Free transverse vibration of ocean tower", by Mr Ankit accepted in the journal titled 'Ocean Engineering'.

• New member in AVRG : Mr Ashish Shukla, for his BTP 2015-16 : Transient loading response analysis of elastically supported circular Kirchhoff's plates.

• New member in AVRG : Mr L.S. Lingesh, for his MTP 2015-16 : Energy extraction through vortex-induced vibration : theoretical and experimental analysis.

• Mr. Ameya N Kannamwar wins the Elmer L Hann Award for the paper presented at the SNAME maritime Convention, Houston, USA, October 2014, titled : N. Datta and A.N. Kannamwar, "Free vibration of marine rudder: theoretical and numerical analysis with experimental verification". http://www.sname.org/recognition/awardspage/elmerlhannaward
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• Mr. Yogesh Verma (2nd year PhD) completes the finite Element analysis of Mindlin's plates with five boundary conditions : CCCC, CCCF, CFCF, CCFF, CFFF : Generates natural frequencies (comaprable with literature)  and modeshapes (beyond literature).

• Mumbai Visit  a) Department of Mechnical Engg, IIT Bombay,b) Indian Register of Shipping, Mumbai, c) Cybermarine, Navi Mumbai.
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• Opening of the Vibration Laboratory Department of Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture, IIT Kharagpur; after 8 years of lying defunct. 
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• Dry plate vibration experiment done by Mr. Yogesh Verma (2nd year PhD) for five boundary conditions : CCCC, CCCF, CFCF, CCFF, CFFF. (C = Clamped edge, F = Free edge).
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• Tank fabricated for the wet vibration experiment of the plate with dimensions 4' x 4' x 2.5', strengthened in the Department Workshop, with mild steel (MS) angles lying junk in the Ship Hydrodynamics Tank premises.
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• VIV experiment planned in the Circulation Channel, Department of Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture, IIT Kharagpur; by Mr. L.S. Lingesh (2nd year M.Tech).
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• VIV model-making begins in the Workshop, with pipes/bars/angles lying junk in the Circulation Channel store. She is names 'Spandana'.                                   

• Circulation Channel Velocitimetry experiment done by Mr. L.S. Lingesh, guided by Mr. Sharat and Mr. Subhasis (MS students).

• Experiment : Wet Vibration impact hammer test of CFFF plate performed by Mr. Yogesh Verma, assisted by three 3rd year B.Tech students.
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• Experiment  : Vibration of plate with non-classical end fixity.

• SPANDANA warm-up : insights into achieving resonant VIV found.

• CWISS (Central Workshop and Instruments Service Section) and Dept. of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur contacts established and supports assured.

• Second self-research-based journal paper by Mr Ankit, assisted by Mr. Ameya N. Kannamwar, accepted in the journal titled 'Ocean Engineering', titled: Free transverse vibration of mono-piled ocean tower.