PREFACE

                   It is my great pleasure to present this formal collection of the Proceedings of the, 1st TSME International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (TSME-ICoME 2010) which is held in Ubonratchathani, Thailand during October 20-22, 2010. TSME-ICoME 2010 is the first International conference which sponsored by the Thai Society of Mechanical Engineers (TSME) with the collaborations from ASME, IMechE, and JSME (Thailand Chapters). It should be emphasized that this international conference offers a great opportunity for us to provide an international forum for the great communication and dissemination of original work that contributes to the understanding of the main and related disciplines of mechanical engineering, either empirical or theoretical. The topic areas cover the whole spectrum of mechanical engineering, which include, but are not limited to: Aerospace and Marine Engineering, Applied Mechanics, Materials and Manufacturing, Dynamic System, Robotics and Control, Energy Technology and Management, Thermal Systems and Fluid Mechanics and Biomechanics.

                   I am pleased to note, however, that TSME-ICoME 2010 has succeeded in attracting the most papers and the most participants despite the formidable competition! With the initial number of submitted abstracts of around 160, close to 92 full papers were reviewed and have finally been included in the Proceedings. What is especially remarkable is that we have succeeded in obtaining peer reviews of all papers included in the Proceedings.

                   As the Chairperson of the TSME-ICoME 2010 and on behalf of the organizing committee I wish to express my sincere thanks to the distinguished keynote speakers, the contributing authors, all the session chairs and the participants. I would also like to thank all members of the International Organizing Committee, the Local Organizing Committee and all members of Mechanical Engineering Department, Ubonratchathani University. My thanks are also due to a number of reviewers who helped tirelessly with the abstract and manuscript review processes. This form of assistance is indeed heavily responsible for the technical success of TSME-ICoME 2010. I am grateful to our sponsors, including the Prapai Technologies Co., LTD, Alpine Electronic Air Filter and Kinetics Corporation Limited Thailand. My appreciation also goes to a number of graduate students for their continuing help and hard work to organize the event.

Phadungsak Rattanadecho
Chairperson of the TSME-ICoME 2010