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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

It is my great pleasure to express my heartfelt gratitude to my

research supervisor Dr. A. ElayaPerumal, Associate Professor, Department
of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Design Division, College of
Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, Chennai, for his guidance and
encouragement throughout my research work.

I wish to place my special thanks to Dr. A. Noorul Haq, Professor,

National Institute of Technology, Trichy, for timely guidance and providing
suggestions. I express my sincere thanks to Dr. K. Srinivasan, AU- FRG,
Anna University, for his valuable guidelines.

It is my duty to convey my sincere gratitude to Dr. S. Peter,

Chairman, Madha Engineering College, for providing on duty permissions
throughout my research period. Finally, I also place my affectionate thanks to
my beloved parents and wife for extending their support, patience,
cooperation and encouragement throughout my research work.

BARADESWARAN A