Syllabus of Diploma (RGPV) Semester-IV, Mechanical Engineering
Table of Contents
ToggleMEASUREMENTS AND METROLOGY, PAPER CODE : 7406, SUBJECT CODE : 401
UNIT-I: Introduction to measurements
- Definition of measurement; Significance of measurement;
- Methods of measurements: Direct & Indirect; Generalized measuring system; Standards of measurements: Primary & Secondary;
- Factors influencing selection of measuring instruments; Terms applicable to measuring instruments: Precision and Accuracy, Sensitivity and Repeatability, Range, Threshold, Hysteresis, calibration;
- Errors in Measurements: Classification of errors, Systematic and Random error.
- Measuring instruments: Introduction; Thread measurements: Thread gauge micrometre;
- Angle measurements: Bevel protractor, Sine Bar; Gauges: plain plug gauge, ring Gauge, snap gauge, limit gauge;
- Comparators: Characteristics of comparators, Types of comparators;
- Surface finish: Definition, Terminology of surface finish, Talysurf surface roughness tester; Co-ordinating measuring machine.
Unit-II: Transducers and Strain gauges
- Introduction; Transducers: Characteristics, classification of transducers, two coil self-inductance transducer, Piezoelectric transducer;
- Strain Measurements: Strain gauge, Classification, mounting of strain gauges, Strain gauge rosettes-two and three elements.
- Measurement of force, torque, and pressure: Introduction; Force measurement: Spring Balance, Proving ring, Load cell;
- Torque measurement: Prony brake, Eddy current, Hydraulic dynamometer;
- Pressure measurement: Mcloed gauge.
Unit-III: Applied mechanical measurements
- Speed measurement: Classification of tachometers, Revolution counters, Eddy current tachometers;
- Displacement measurement: Linear variable Differential transformers (LVDT); Flow measurement: Rotometers, Turbine meter;
- Temperature measurement: Resistance thermometers, Optical Pyrometer.
- Miscellaneous measurements: Humidity measurement: hair hygrometer;
- Density measurement: hydrometer;
- Liquid level measurement: sight glass, Float gauge;
- Biomedical measurement: Sphygmomanometer.
Unit-IV: Limits, Fits & Tolerances
- Concept of Limits, Fits, and Tolerances; Selective Assembly; Interchangeability; Hole And Shaft Basis System;
- Taylor’s Principle; Design of Plug; Ring Gauges; IS 919-1993 (Limits, Fits & Tolerances, Gauges} IS 3477-1973; concept of multi gauging and inspection.
- Angular Measurement: Concept; Instruments For Angular Measurements;
- Working and Use of Universal Bevel Protractor, Sine Bar, Spirit Level;
- Principle of Working of Clinometers;
- Angle Gauges (With Numerical on Setting of Angle Gauges).
- Screw thread Measurements: ISO grade and fits of thread;
- Errors in threads; Pitch errors; Measurement of different elements such as major diameter, minor diameter, effective diameter, pitch;
- Two wire method; Thread gauge micrometer; Working principle of floating carriage dial micrometer.
Unit-V: Gear Measurement and Testing
- Analytical and functional inspection; Rolling test;
- Measurement of tooth thickness (constant chord method);
- Gear tooth vernier; Errors in gears such as backlash, runout, composite.
- Machine tool testing: Parallelism; Straightness; Squareness;
- Coaxiallity; roundness; run out; alignment testing of machine tools as per IS standard procedure.
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS, PAPER CODE : 7407, SUBJECT CODE : 402
UNIT-I: Simple Stresses and Strains
- Types of forces; Stress, Strain and their nature; Mechanical properties of common engineering materials;
- Significance of various points on stress – strain diagram for M.S. and C.I. specimens; Significance of factor of safety;
- Relation between elastic constants; Stress and strain values in bodies of uniform section and of composite section under the influence of normal forces;
- Thermal stresses in bodies of uniform section and composite sections;
- Related numerical problems on the above topics.
- Strain Energy: Strain energy or resilience, proof resilience and modulus of resilience;
- Derivation of strain energy for the following cases:
- i) Gradually applied load,
- ii) Suddenly applied load,
iii) Impact/ shock load; Related numerical problems.
Unit-II: Shear Force & Bending Moment Diagrams
- Types of beams with examples:
- a) Cantilever beam,
- b) Simply supported beam,
- c) Over hanging beam,
- d) Continuous beam,
- e) Fixed beam;
- Types of Loads – Point load, UDL and UVL; Definition and explanation of shear force and bending moment;
- Calculation of shear force and bending moment and drawing the S.F and B.M. diagrams by the analytical method only for the following cases:
- a) Cantilever with point loads,
- b) Cantilever with uniformly distributed load,
- c) Simply supported beam with point loads,
- d) Simply supported beam with UDL,
- e) Over hanging beam with point loads, at the centre and at free ends,
- f) Over hanging beam with UDL throughout,
- g) Combination of point and UDL for the above;
- Related numerical problems.
Unit-III: Theory of Simple Bending and Deflection of Beams
- Explanation of terms: Neutral layer, Neutral Axis, Modulus of Section, Moment of Resistance, Bending stress, Radius of curvature;
- Assumptions in theory of simple bending; Bending Equation M/I = σ/Y = E/R with derivation;
- Problems involving calculations of bending stress, modulus of section and moment of resistance;
- Calculation of safe loads and safe span and dimensions of cross- section;
- Definition and explanation of deflection as applied to beams;
- Deflection formulae without proof for cantilever and simply supported beams with point load and UDL only (Standard cases only);
- Related numerical problems.
Unit-IV: Torsion in Shafts and Springs
- Definition and function of shaft; Calculation of polar M.I. for solid and hollow shafts; Assumptions in simple torsion;
- Derivation of the equation T/J=fs/R=Gθ/L; Problems on design of shaft based on strength and rigidity;
- Numerical Problems related to comparison of strength and weight of solid and hollow shafts;
- Classification of springs; Nomenclature of closed coil helical spring;
- Deflection formula for closed coil helical spring (without derivation); stiffness of spring;
- Numerical problems on closed coil helical spring to find safe load, deflection, size of coil and number of coils.
Unit-V: Thin Cylindrical Shells
- Explanation of longitudinal and hoop stresses in the light of circumferential and longitudinal failure of shell;
- Derivation of expressions for the longitudinal and hoop stress for seamless and seam shells;
- Related numerical Problems for safe thickness and safe working pressure.
THERMAL ENGINEERING-II, PAPER CODE : 7408, SUBJECT CODE : 403
UNIT-I: Gas Turbines
- Air-standard Brayton cycle; Description with p-v and T-S diagrams; Gas turbines Classification: open cycle gas turbines and closed cycle gas turbines;
- comparison of gas turbine with reciprocating I.C. engines and steam turbines. Applications and limitations of gas turbines;
- General lay-out of Open cycle constant pressure gas turbine; P-V and T-S diagrams and working;
- General lay-out of Closed cycle gas turbine; P-V and T-S diagrams and working.
- Jet Propulsion: Principle of jet propulsion; Fuels used for jet propulsion; Applications of jet propulsion;
- Working of a turbojet engine; Principle of Ram effect; Working of a Ram jet engine;
- Principle of Rocket propulsion; Working principle of a rocket engine; Applications of rocket propulsion;
- Comparison of jet and rocket propulsions.
Unit-II: Properties of Steam
- Formation of steam under constant pressure; Industrial uses of steam; Basic definitions: saturated liquid line, saturated vapour line, liquid region, vapour region, wet region, superheat region, critical point,
- saturated liquid, saturated vapour, saturation temperature, sensible heat, latent heat, wet steam, dryness fraction, wetness fraction, saturated steam, superheated steam, degree of superheat;
- Determination of enthalpy, internal energy, internal latent heat, entropy of wet, dry and superheated steam at a given pressure using steam tables and
- Mollier chart for the following processes: Isochoric process, Isobaric process, Hyperbolic process, Isothermal process, Isentropic process, Throttling process,
- Polytropic process; Simple direct problems on the above using tables and charts;
- Steam calorimeters: Separating, throttling, Combined Separating and throttling calorimeters – problems.
Unit-III: Steam Generators
- Function and use of steam boilers; Classification of steam boilers with examples;
- Brief explanation with line sketches of Cochran, Babcock and Wilcox Boilers; Comparison of water tube and fire tube boilers;
- Description with line sketches and working of modern high pressure boilers Lamont and Benson boilers;
- Boiler mountings: Pressure gauge, water level indicator, fusible plug, blow down cock, stop valve, safety valve, (dead weight type, spring loaded type, high pressure and low water safety alarm);
- Boiler accessories: feed pump, economiser, super heater and air pre-heater; Study of steam traps & separators;
- Explanation of the terms: Actual evaporation, equivalent evaporation, factor of evaporation, boiler horse power and boiler efficiency;
- Formula for the above terms without proof; Simple direct problems on the above; Draught systems (Natural, forced & induced).
Unit-IV: Steam Nozzles
- Flow of steam through nozzle; Velocity of steam at the exit of nozzle in terms of heat drop using analytical method and Mollier chart;
- Discharge of steam through nozzles;
- Critical pressure ratio; Methods of calculation of cross-sectional areas at throat and exit for maximum discharge;
- Effect of friction in nozzles and Super saturated flow in nozzles;
- Working steam jet injector; Simple numerical problems.
Unit-V: Steam Turbines
- Classification of steam turbines with examples; Difference between impulse & reaction turbines;
- Principle of working of a simple De-lavel turbine with line diagrams- Velocity diagrams;
- Expression for work done, axial thrust, tangential thrust, blade and diagram efficiency, stage efficiency, nozzle efficiency;
- Methods of reducing rotor speed; compounding for velocity, for pressure or both pressure and velocity;
- Working principle with line diagram of a Parson’s Reaction turbine–velocity diagrams;
- Simple problems on single stage impulse turbines (without blade friction) and reaction turbine including data on blade height.
- Bleeding, re-heating and re-heating factors (Problems omitted);
- Governing of steam turbines: Throttle, By-pass & Nozzle control governing.
MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM, PAPER CODE : 7409, SUBJECT CODE : 411
UNIT-I: Introduction to Material Handling System
- Main types of Material handling equipments & their applications;
- Types of load to be handled;
- Types of Movements; Methods of stacking, loading & unloading systems;
- Principles of Material Handling Systems;
- Modern trends in Materials handling.
UNIT-II: Hoisting Machinery & Equipments
- Construction, Working & Maintenance of different types of hoists such as Lever operated hoist, Portable hand chain hoist,
- Differential hoists, Worm geared and Spur geared hoists, Electric & Pneumatic hoists, Jumper;
- Construction, Working & Maintenance of different types of cranes such as Rotary cranes, Trackless cranes, Mobile cranes, Bridge cranes, Cable cranes, Floating cranes & Cranes traveling on guide rails;
- Construction, Working & Maintenance of Elevating equipments such as Stackers, Industrial lifts, Freight elevators, Passenger lifts, and Mast type’s elevators, Vertical skip hoist elevators.
UNIT-III: Conveying Machinery
- Construction, Working & Maintenance of Traction type conveyors such as Belt conveyors, Chain conveyors, Bucket elevators,
- Escalators; Construction, Working & Maintenance of Traction less type conveyors such as Gravity type conveyors, Vibrating & Oscillating conveyors, Screw conveyors, Pneumatic & Hydraulic conveyors, Hoppers gates & Feeders.
- Surface Transportation Equipment: Construction, Function, Working of Trackless equipment such as Hand operated trucks, Powered trucks, Tractors, Automatic Guided vehicle, Industrial Trailers;
- Construction, Function, Working of Cross handling equipment such as Winches, Capstans, Turntables, Transfer tables, Monorail conveyors.
UNIT-IV: Components of Material Handling Systems
- Flexible hoisting appliances such as Welded load chains, Roller chains, Hemp ropes, Steel wire ropes, Fastening methods of wire & chains, Eye bolts, Lifting tackles, Lifting & Rigging practices;
- Load handling attachments:
- a) Various types of hooks-Forged, Triangular eye hooks, Appliances for suspending hooks
- b) Crane grab for unit & piece loads
- c) Electric lifting magnet, vacuum lifter.
- d) Grabbing attachment for loose materials
- e) Crane attachment for handling liquids/molten metals;
- Construction & Working of Arresting gear & Brakes;
- Construction & use of electromagnetic shoe brakes, Thruster operated shoe brakes, Control brakes.
UNIT-V: Mechanism used in Material Handling Equipment
- Steady state motion; Starting & stopping of motion in following mechanisms: Hoisting mechanism, Lifting Mechanism, Traveling Mechanism,
- Slewing Mechanism, Rope & chain operated Cross- Traverse Mechanism.
- Selection of Material Handling Equipment: Factors affecting choice of material handling equipment such as Type of loads, Hourly capacity of the unit, Direction & length of travel,
- Methods of stocking at initial, final & intermediate points, Nature of production process involved, Specific load conditions & Economics of material handling system.
COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING, PAPER CODE : 7410, SUBJECT CODE : 412
UNIT-I: Concept of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)
- Basic components of CIM;
- Distributed database system;
- distributed communication system, computer networks for manufacturing;
- future automated factory;
- social and economic factors.
Unit-II: Computer Aided Design (CAD)
- CAD hardware and software;
- product modelling, automatic drafting;
- engineering analysis;
- FEM design review and evaluation;
- Group Technology Centre.
Unit-III: Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) Computer assisted NC part programming
- Computer assisted robot programming;
- computer aided process planning (CAPP);
- computer aided material requirements planning (MRP)
Unit-IV: Computer aided production scheduling
- computer aided inspection planning;
- computer aided inventory planning,
- Flexible manufacturing system (FMS);
- concept of flexible manufacturing.
Unit-V: Integrating NC machines, robots, AGVs, and other NC equipment
- Computer aided quality control;
- business functions, computer aided forecasting;
- office automation
HEAT TRANSFER, PAPER CODE : 7411, SUBJECT CODE : 421
UNIT-I: Conduction
- Fourier law of heat conduction for isotropic material; Thermal conductivity;
- Derivation of the energy equation in three dimensions including transient effect;
- Nondimensional – thermal diffusivity and Fourier number;
- Types of boundary conditions (Dirchlet, Neumann, mixed type);
- One dimensional solution with and without heat generation;
- Analogy with electrical circuits.
Unit-II: Fins
- rectangular and pin fins. Fin effectiveness and efficiency.
- Critical thickness of insulation.
- Lumped parameter approach and physical significance of time constant,
- Biot number, Validity of lumped parameter approach.
- Introduction to Heissler Chart.
Unit-III: Convection
- Introduction, Newton’s law of cooling; Momentum and energy equations in two dimensions;
- Non diemnsionalisation, importance of nondimensional quantities and their physical significance.
- Velocity and thermal boundary layer thickness by integral method.
- Analogies between momentum, heat and mass transfer.
- Natural convection, effect of coupling on the conservation equations.
Unit-IV: Radiation
- Physical mechanism of thermal radiation, laws of radiation,
- definition of black body, emissive power, intensity of radiation, emissivity, reflectivity, transmittivity, irradiation, radiosity.
- Radiation exchange between black bodies, concept of Gray-Diffuse Isotropic (GDI) surface.
- Radiation exchange between GDI surfaces by radiation network and radiosity matrix method.
- Radiation shielding.
Unit-V: Heat exchangers
- Types of heat exchangers, parallel and counterflow types,
- Introduction to LMTD.
- Correction factors, fouling factor.
- NTU method for heat exchangers.
REFRIGERATION AND AIR-CONDITIONING, PAPER CODE : 7412, SUBJECT CODE : 422
UNIT-I: Introduction to Refrigeration
- Definition of Refrigeration; Refrigerating effect-unit of refrigeration- Coefficient of performance;
- Types of Refrigeration-Ice, dry ice, Steam jet, Throttling, Liquid nitrogen refrigeration;
- Carnot refrigeration Cycle;
- Air refrigeration- Bell – Coleman cycle, PV& TS diagram;
- Advantage and disadvantages in air refrigeration; Simple problems
Unit-II: Refrigeration systems
- Basic Components, Flow diagram of working of Vapour compression cycle;
- Representation of the vapour compression cycle on P-H, T-S & P-V Diagram;
- Expression for Refrigerating effect, work done and power required;
- Types of Vapour Compression cycle; Effects of super heating and under cooling, its advantages and disadvantages;
- Simple Vapour absorptions cycle and its flow diagram;
- Simple Electrolux system for domestic units; Comparison of Vapour absorption and vapour compression system;
- Simple problems on vapour compression cycle.
Unit-III: Refrigeration equipments
- Compressor – types of compressors; Hermetically sealed and Semi hermetically sealed compressor;
- Condensers – Air Cooled, water cooled, natural and forced draught cooling system;
- Advantages and disadvantages of air cooled and water cooled condensers;
- Evaporators -natural, convection, forced convection types.
- Refrigerants and lubricants: Introduction to refrigerants; Properties of good refrigerants;
- Classification of refrigerants by group number and commonly used refrigerants in practice;
- Detection of refrigerants leakage; Charging the system with refrigerant;
- Lubricants used in refrigeration and their properties.
Unit-IV: Refrigerant flow controls
- Capillary tube; Automatic Expansion valve;
- Thermostatic expansion valve; High side and low side float valve;
- Solenoid valve; Evaporator pressure regulator.
- Application of refrigeration: Slow and quick freezing; Cold storage and Frozen storage;
- Dairy refrigeration; Ice making industry; Water coolers.
Unit-V: Air conditioning
- Introduction to Air conditioning; Factors affecting Air conditioning;
- Psychometric chart and its use; Psychometric process-sensible heating and cooling, Humidifying and dehumidifying;
- Adiabatic saturation process; Equipments used in air conditioning cycle;
- Air conditioning units and plants.
- Refrigeration and Air-conditioning tools: Tools used in refrigeration and Air conditioner installation; Installation procedure;
- Faults in refrigeration and air conditioning system; Servicing procedure.
ESSENCE OF INDIAN KNOWLEDGE AND TRADITION, PAPER CODE : –, COURSE CODE : —
- Basic Structure of Indian Knowledge System:
- Modern Science and Indian Knowledge System
- Yoga and Holistic Health care
- Case Studies.
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