EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON WASTE HEAT

HARVESTING SYSTEM ANALYSIS BY THERMO-

ELECTRIC GENERATOR USED AUTOMOBILE
CATALYTIC CONVERTER

A THESIS

Submitted by

KINGS KRISHNA NAGARAJA SINGH R

in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ANNA UNIVERSITY
CHENNAI 600 025

MAY 2018
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CHENNAI600025

CERTIFICATE

The researchwork embodied in the present Thesis entitled

“EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON WASTE HEAT HARVESTING
SYSTEM ANALYSIS BY THERMO-ELECTRIC GENERATOR USED
AUTOMOBILE CATALYTIC CONVERTER”, has been carried out in the
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nadar Saraswathi College of Engineering &
Technology, Theni – 625 531. The work reported herein is original and does not form
part of any other thesis or dissertation on the basis of which a degree or award was
conferred on an earlier occasion or to any other scholar.
I understand the University's policy on plagiarism and declare that the thesis
and publications are my own work, except where specifically acknowledged and has not
been copied from other sources or been previously submitted for award or assessment.

KINGS KRISHNA NAGARAJA SINGH R Dr. J. BENSAM RAJ

RESEARCH SCHOLAR SUPERVISOR
Professor
Department of Mechanical
Engineering
Nadar Saraswathi College of
Engineering & Technology,
Theni – 625 531,
Tamilnadu.
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I hereby record my sincere gratitude to my research supervisor Dr. R.MOHAN ,

Supervisor, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sona College of
Technology, Salem for unflinching encouragement, assurances and his sustained interest
in guiding me throughout this endeavour and helped me in all aspects of my research.

I owe my deepest thanks to the Doctoral Committee members,

Dr. A. KUMARAVEL, Principal, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
K.S.Rangasamy college of Technology, Tirchengode and Dr. P. Suresh, Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Muthayammal Engineering College, Namakkal
for their many insightful discussions and suggestions.

I express my sincere thanks to Thiru. M.S. Chockalingam, Chairman, Sona

College of Technology, Salem for giving permission and providing the necessary
facilities to carry out this research work.

Most importantly, none of this would have been possible without the love and
patience of my family. My immediate family, to whom this thesis is dedicated to, has
been a constant source of love, concern, support and strength all these years. I would like
to express my heart-felt gratitude to my family.

Above all, I owe it all to Almighty God for granting me the wisdom, health and
strength to undertake this research task and enabling me to its completion.