Reason-A Technical Journal (Formerly Reason-A Technical Magazine)

B. Bhowmik ¹

Affiliations
1 Mechanical Engineering Department,Kalyani Government Engineering College, Kalyani, IN

Abstract

The economic growth of India has accelerated during the past decade after a long period of stagnation, often deterioration. The present forex reserve of US$200 billion is a testimony to that. The activities in the development of infrastructure like Golden Quadrilateral Road Project, Gramin Sark Jojana, metropolitan development projects, new airports, sea ports, bridges, etc.

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B. Bhowmik ¹

Affiliations
1 Mechanical Engineering Department, IN

Abstract

In conventional design, majority of the parameters is selected as they appear for the fulfillment of the functional requirement with scant attention to minimum overall cost or maximum effectiveness. On the contrary, optimization approach emphasizes on the selection of parameters for maximization of overall effectiveness while considering the related factors and limitations simultaneously. An integrated approach is required for the optimum design. This article tries to introduce the concept of optimization in mechanical design through over-simplified examples.

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