The document summarizes two papers that were presented at the International Conference on Advances & Challenges in Interdisciplinary Engineering and Management in 2017.
The first paper discusses the design and analysis of a pressure vessel through ANSYS to ensure it can withstand fluctuating loads. Students designed different vessel elements like the shell and dish end according to ASME standards and codes.
The second paper examines replacing a standard steel helical spring in vehicle suspensions with composite springs made of E-glass/epoxy, carbon/epoxy, and Kevlar/epoxy. The composite springs reduced weight and maximum stress compared to steel while maintaining safety under loads. Spring properties depended on fiber orientation along the spring axis.