(A Unit of Nitte Education Trust(R), Mangalore)

An Autonomous Institution Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University

Approved by UGC/AICTE/Govt of Karnataka, Accredited by NAAC (A Grade)
Govindapura, Gollahalli, P.B. No. 6429, Yelahanka, Bangalore 560-064, Karnataka, INDIA

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Accredited by NBA (Tier-I)

PROJECT REPORT
On

NATURAL FIBERS COMPOSITES INSULATED FLEXIBLE

INDUCTION SYSTEM
Submitted in partial fulfilment for the award of BE Degree
“MECHANICAL ENGINEERING”

SUBMITTED BY

STUDENT NAME USN SEMESTER & SECTION

KARTHIK S REDDY 1NT16ME159 VII-C

DEEPAK A SHEBANI 1NT16ME146 VII-C
AKASH PARULEKAR 1NT16ME VII-A
LAKSHMAN LAMANI 1NT16ME VII-A

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF

Mr.Mahadev Prasad
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology

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 (A Unit of Nitte Education Trust(R), Mangalore)
An Autonomous Institution Affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University
Approved by UGC/AICTE/Govt of Karnataka, Accredited by NAAC (A Grade)
Govindapura, Gollahalli, P.B. No. 6429, Yelahanka, Bangalore 560-064, Karnataka, INDIA

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Accredited by NBA (Tier-I)

CERTIFICATE
This is to Certify that the project entitled “NATURAL FIBERS COMPOSITES INSULATED FLEXIBLE
INDUCTION SYSTEM” submitted by KARTHIK S REDDY (1NT16ME159), DEEPAK A SHEBANI
(1NT16ME146), AKASH PARULEKAR (1NT16ME),LAKSHMAN LAMANI(1NT16ME)Bonafede students
OF NITTE MEENAKSHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BENGALURU in partial fulfilment for the award
of B.E Degree IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING of the VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY,
Belagavi, during the academic year 2019-20 is an authentic work carried out by them under my
supervision and guidance. It is certified that all corrections/suggestions indicated by me have
been incorporated in the report deposited in the department library. The project work report has
been approved as it satisfies the academic requirements in respect of project work prescribed for
the said degree.

Mr.Mahadev Prasad
Project Guide
Professor, Dept of Mechanical Engg,
NMIT

Dr. Sudheer Reddy Dr. H C Nagaraj

Professor & Head Principal, NMIT
Dept of Mechanical Engg, NMIT

SINO. Examiner’s Name Signature with Date

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Apart from our efforts, the success of this project depends largely on the encouragement
and guidelines of many others. We take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the
people who have been instrumental in the successful completion of this project.

We take immense pleasure in thanking Mr. Mahadev Prasad ,We can’t thank enough
for his tremendous support and help. Without his encouragement and guidance this
project would not have materialized.

We also would like to extend our gratitude towards our parents who have been a constant
support, and suggesting ideas on improving our project.

Many people, especially our classmates and seniors have made valuable comments/
suggestions on this project which gave us an inspiration to improve our ideas. We thank
all the people for their help directly and indirectly to complete this project.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

SERIAL PAGE
CONTENTS
NUMBER NUMBER

1 ABSTRACT 1

2 INTRODUCTION 2

3 OBJECTIVE 3

4 LITERATURE REVIEW 4

5 REFERENCES 5

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 1. ABSTRACT
The report sheds light on the idea behind the ideology of incorporating Natural Fiber
Composites (NFC) as insulation in an induction. It is concerned with the limitations
like portability, durability and heat resistance that follow with the use of expensive
materials like carbon fibres in an flexible induction systems, the introduction of NFCs
to overcome these limitations as mentioned above.

Natural Fibre Composites exhibit many advantages and disadvantages properties as

reinforced composites. The volume number of applications of composite materials
have grown steadily, penetrating and conquering new markets relentlessly. Modern
composite material constitutes of a significant proportion of the engineered materials
market ranging from everyday products to sophisticated products.

The mechanical properties of NFCs are much lower than synthetic fibres. Many
researchers are working on mechanical properties of the reinforced fibres by using
resin. Heat resistance is one the mechanical aspect which is widely focused in these
criteria. NFCs can be utilized to produce desired results accordingly to desire and also
can be cost effective which is main aspect of any product.

The report exclaims the objectives of the project and methodology of the project. The
project is mostly concerned towards the Innovative and Material industry sectors and
it showcases how this idea will be of atmost help to overcome the described
limitations.

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 2.INTRODUCTION

It is believed that source of petroleum-based products is limited and uncertain. So, an

alternative with cheap sustainable and easily available raw material is required. The
countries growing plant and fruit are not for only agricultural purpose but also to generate
raw materials for industries. Most of the developing countries trade lignocellulosic fibers
for improving economic condition of poor farmers as much as country support. Recently
polymer composites containing cellulosic fibers are under focus in literature as well as
industries.
Natural fibers have systematic internal cell wall structure which is divided into three
major structural parts. The microfibril angle and arrangement inside the cell wall decide
the properties of fibers. Cell wall mainly consists of two cell walls, primary cell wall and
secondary cell wall Primary cell wall propagates at the time of growth of plant.
Secondary cell wall is made up by three layers and each layer carries long chain of
microfibril. Amount of cellulose increases steadily and hemicelluloses content remains
the same in each layer but lignin content shows reciprocal trend to cellulose.
Hemicelluloses molecules are net- like structure and make bond with cellulosic fibrils.
Cellulose- hemicelluloses make network together and lignin and pectin provide an
adhesive quality. These adhesive properties are responsible for strength and rigidity of
cellulosic fibers.
The natural fibers are renewable resource, thus providing a better solution of sustainable
supply like low cost, better mechanical and physical properties. Usually in building
construction area these fibers provide cheap materials. Similarly, railways, automobile
and marine structures are the other fields which are getting benefits from it. In this project
we use banana and pineapple fibres as the natural fibres to find out the mechanical
properties.

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Literature Review
SL Paper Citation Author name(s) Area of work
NO
1 Clutchless Ravinder Singh, In this paper, use of
Transmission of Ramandeep rotary gear system in
Gears in Singh and Rohan power transmission
Motorcycles Bakshi without using clutch
lever is explained.
2 Automated Dr. D. R In this paper, Automated
Manual Panchagade and Manual Transmission as
Transmission M. S. Kumbhar the name suggests is a
manual transmission with
clutch and gear actuation
done with help of
actuators, either
electromechanical or
hydraulic. The whole
AMT system has a
control strategy to decide
the actuation of actuators.
3 Automobile Suyash Galgale, Grinding wheels are
Transmission Prathamesh made of natural or
Systems Deore and Ketan synthetic abrasive
Pardeshi minerals bonded together
in a matrix to form a
wheel. For
manufacturers, grinding
wheels provide an
efficient way to shape
and finish metals and
other materials.
Abrasives are often the
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With use of this
type of
transmission the
amount of power or
torque generated is
comparitively
lower than
sequential gear
system.
One of the
limitations of the
AMT could be
driving comfort
reduction, caused
by lack of traction
during gear shift
actuation.
However, this
drawback is not due
to intrinsic
limitations of the
AMT, but it can be
solved by proper
gear shift
management.
We found out that
abrasive particle
can be used to
obtain smooth
surface finish . In
this paper they have
used a combination
of aluminium oxide
and phenol
formaldehyde resin
as an additive.
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 2. Objectives

 Reduces jerk when in higher gear at low speed

 Reduces chances of stalling of the engine
 Advantages of both a bike and a scooter
 Smooth traverse in uphill and traffic conditions

3. References

1. Websites
 www.mechanicalbooster.com
 www.learnmech.com
 www.mech4study.com
 www.google.co.in
 en.wikipedia.org

2. Research papers

 Ravinder Singh, Ramandeep Singh and Rohan Bakshi, Clutchless Transmission of

Gears in Motorcycles, International Journal of Aerospace and Mechanical
Engineering Volume 4–No.3, July 2017

 Dr. D. R Panchagade and M. S. Kumbhar, Automated Manual Transmission,

International Journal for Scientific Research & Development Volume 2, Issue 03,
2014

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  Suyash Galgale, Prathamesh Deore and Ketan Pardeshi, Automobile Transmission
Systems, International Journal for Scientific Research & Development Volume 2,
Issue 03, 2014

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