www.tjprc.org editor@tjprc.org A CASE STUDY OF REVERSE ENGINEERING INTEGRATED IN AN ANCIENT INDIAN ALCHEMICAL ALLOYING W. S. R TO AU-CU-ZN ALLOY USING PART- WHOLE SCHEMA N. ANANTHA KRISHNA 1 , Y. V. MOHANA REDDY 2 & B. CHANDRA MOHAN REDDY 3 1 Research Scholar, Jntua, Gprec Research Center 2 Professor & Hod, ME Department, Gprec, Kurnool, India. 3 Assistant Professor, ME Department, Jntua College of Engg, Ananthapuram, India ABSTRACT Reverse engineering has prodigious applications and is the prime cause of todays several engineering marvels. Even though its origins are from our childhood toy dissection, it encouraged several innovators like Claudius Galenus (AD 129 – Ca 200), Leonardo da vinci (AD 1452 – 1519) etc in discovering the innate fundamental principles and enable a device / substance / material / assembly through a organized analysis of its part hole schemata and explore its functions. Its back bone is deductive reasoning and its key tool is dismemberment of parts that make the whole through a unique structure. Present work aims at unfolding materials and methods of copper – gold-zinc alloy, synthesized in Indian alchemical procedures through the concepts of reverse engineering with part whole schemata. However, modern characterization tools like SEM, TGA and Dynamic analysis were also involved in discovering these ancient synthesis root patterns. KEYWORDS: Indian Alchemy, Reverse Engineering, Gold Copper Alloys & Copper Alloys Received: Nov 18, 2017; Accepted: Dec 07, 2017; Published: Jan 05, 2018; Paper Id.: IJMPERDFEB201824 INTRODUCTION Reverse engineering is a Experimental learning model (ELM) composed of concrete experience, observation with reflection, formulation and testing of concepts as per D. A. KOLB (1939) [1]. Reverse engineering according to cognitive viewpoint is a deduction / backward reasoning model where the person who reverse engineers looks at what is there to see and drives on conclusion through inquiry. For this essential questions or higher order thinking skills help at a great extant [1]. Re designing a product/ process purposefully to amplify and enhance its functionalities and blend remarkable life bestowing features is known as reverse engineering [2,3]. The entire process sums up into dissection and integration [2 – 7]. Few researchers also claim that its origins ever existing in every ancient tradition. One such element is the part whole schemata [8,9] which is key to the dissection principle of reverse engineering. Such inspirational dissected drawings of biological entities can be seen in leonordo davince sketches [1]. Vedic maths sutras [10] and triz principles also emphasize significance of dissecting parts from a structure to understand the whole [11]. Part whole relationships in all realms are very vital and ample research has been undergoing on its deep core concepts [8]. Indian alchemy has its legacy since pre historic period that synthesized several metallic drugs and formulations providing health benefits even today. The other side of it is transmutation, which has challenged A Case Study International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development (IJMPERD) ISSN(P): 2249-6890; ISSN(E): 2249-8001 Vol. 8, Issue 1, Feb 2018, 201-206 © TJPRC Pvt. Ltd.