C. S. P. Rao, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India. He has more than 30 years of teaching and research experience. A prolific author, Dr. Rao received the Engineer of the Year Award in 2008 on the occasion of 41st Engineers Day Celebrations from the Government of Andhra Pradesh and the Institution of Engineers (India). G. Amba Prasad Rao, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India. A contributor to many national and international journals and conferences, he has organized several short-term courses for faculty as well as the 1st International and 18th National Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers conference. N. Selvaraj, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India. He has published around 50 research papers in national and international journals and has organized and attended several technical conferences and seminars. P. Subhash Chandra Bose, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India. He is associated with the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), the Naval Research Board (NRB), and the Research Centre Imarat (RCI). V. P. Chandramohan, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Warangal, India. He has 15 years of teaching and research experience.
