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Syllabus of Diploma (RGPV) Semester-V, Mechanical Engineering

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THEORY OF MACHINES AND MECHANISMS, PAPER CODE : 7413, SUBJECT CODE : 501

UNIT I: Cams and Followers

Concept; Definition and application of Cams and Followers;
Classification of Cams and Followers;
Different follower motions and their displacement diagrams like uniform velocity, SHM, uniform acceleration and Retardation;
Drawing of profile of radial cam with knife-edge and roller follower with and without offset with reciprocating motion (graphical method).

UNIT II: Power Transmission

Types of Drives – Belt, Chain, Rope, Gear drives & their comparison;
Belt Drives – flat belt, V– belt & its applications;
Material for flat and V-belt; Angle of lap, Belt length. Slip and Creep;
Determination of Velocity Ratio, Ratio of tight side and slack side tension;
Centrifugal tension and Initial tension;
Condition for maximum power transmission (Simple numericals);
Chain Drives – Advantages & Disadvantages;
Selection of Chain & Sprocket wheels;
Methods of lubrication;
Gear Drives – Spur gear terminology;
Types of gears and gear trains, their selection for different applications;
Train value & Velocity ratio for compound, reverted and simple epicyclic gear train;
Methods of lubrication;
Law of gearing; Rope Drives – Types, applications, advantages & limitations of Steel ropes.

UNIT III: Flywheel and Governors

Flywheel – Concept, function and application of flywheel with the help of turning moment diagram for single cylinder 4-Stroke I.C. Engine (no Numericals);
Coefficient of fluctuation of energy, Coefficient of fluctuation of speed and its significance;
Governors – Types and explanation with neat sketches (Centrifugal, Watt and Porter);
Concept, function and applications & Terminology of Governors;
Comparison between Flywheel and Governor.

UNIT IV: Brakes, Dynamometers, Clutches & Bearings

Function of brakes and dynamometers; Types of brakes and Dynamometers; Comparison between brakes and dynamometers;
Construction and working of i) shoe brake, ii) Band Brake, iii) Internal expanding shoe brake iv) Disc Brake;
Concept of Self Locking & Self energizing brakes;
Numerical problems to find braking force and braking torque for shoe & band brakes;
Construction and working of i) Rope Brake Dynamometer, ii) Hydraulic Dynamometer, iii) Eddy current Dynamometers; Clutches- Uniform pressure and Uniform Wear theories;
Function of Clutch and its application;
Construction and working of i) Single plate clutch, ii) Multiplate clutch, iii) Centrifugal Clutch iv) Cone clutch and v) Diaphragm clutch. (Simple numericals on single and Multiplate clutch);
Bearings – i) Simple Pivot, ii) Collar Bearing, iii) Conical pivot. Torque & power lost in friction (no derivation). Simple numericals.

UNIT V: Balancing & Vibrations

Concept of balancing; Balancing of single rotating mass;
Graphical method for balancing of several masses revolving in same plane;
Concept and terminology used in vibrations, Causes of vibrations in machines;
their harmful effects and remedies.

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, PAPER CODE : 7414, SUBJECT CODE : 502

UNIT-I: Plant Engineering

Plant; Selection of site of industry; Plant layout; Principles of a good layout;
Types; Process; Product and Fixed position; Techniques to improve Layout;
Principles of Material handling equipment;
Plant maintenance; Importance; Break down maintenance; Preventive maintenance and Scheduled maintenance.
Plant Safety: Importance; Accident: Causes and Cost of an Accident, Accident Proneness, Prevention of Accidents;
Industrial disputes; Settlement of Industrial disputes; Collective bargaining;
Conciliation; Mediation; Arbitration;
Indian Factories Act 1948 and its provisions related to health, welfare and safety.

UNIT-II: Work Study

Productivity; Standard of living; Method of improving Productivity;
Objectives; Importance of good working conditions.
Method Study: Definition; Objectives; Selection of a job for method study; Basic procedure for conduct of Method study; Tools used;
Operation process chart; Flow process chart; Two handed process chart; Man Machine chart; String diagram and flow diagram.
Work Measurement: Definition; Basic procedure in making a time study; Employees rating factor;
Application of time allowances: Rest, Personal, Process, Special and Policy allowances; Calculation of standard time; Numerical Problems;
Basic concept of production study; Techniques of Work Measurement; Ratio delay study;
Synthesis from standard data; Analytical estimating and Pre determined Motion Time System (PMTS).

UNIT-III: Production Planning and Control

Introduction; Major functions of Production Planning and Control; Pre planning;
Methods of forecasting; Routing and Scheduling;
Dispatching and Controlling; Concept of Critical Path Method (CPM);
Types of Production: Mass Production, Batch Production and Job Order Production; Characteristics;
Economic Batch Quantity (EBQ); Principles of Product and Process Planning; Make or Buy decision; Numerical problems.
Quality Control: Definition; Objectives;
Types of Inspection: First piece, Floor and Centralized Inspection; Advantages and Disadvantages;
Statistical Quality Control; Types of Measurements; Method of Variables; Method of Attributes; Uses of X, R, p and c charts;
Operating Characteristics curve (O.C curve); Sampling Inspection; Single and Double Sampling plan;
Concept of ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System Registration/Certification procedure; Benefits of ISO to the organization.

UNIT-IV: Principles of Management

Definition of Management; Administration; Organization; F.W. Taylor’s and Henry Fayol’s Principles of Management; Functions of Manager;
Types of Organization: Line, Staff, Taylor’s Pure functional types; Line and staff and committee type;
Directing; Leadership; Styles of Leadership; Qualities of a good leader; Motivation; Positive and Negative Motivation;
Modern Management Techniques; Just In Time; Total Quality Management (TQM); Quality circle; Zero defect concept; 5S Concept; Management Information Systems.
Personnel Management: Responsibility of Human Resource Management;
Selection Procedure; Training of Workers; Apprentice Training; On the Job training and Vestibule School Training;
Job Evaluation and Merit Rating; Objectives and Importance; Wages and Salary Administration;
Components of Wages; Wage Fixation; Type of Wage Payment: Halsey’s 50% Plan, Rowan’s Plan and Emerson’s efficiency plan; Numerial Problems.

UNIT-V: Financial Management

Fixed and Working Capital; Resources of Capital; Shares Preference and Equity Shares;
Debentures; Type of debentures; Public Deposits;
Factory Costing: Direct Cost; Indirect Cost; Factory Overhead; Selling Price of a product;
Profit; Numerical Problems;
Depreciation; Causes; Methods: Straight line, sinking fund and percentage on Diminishing Value Method;
Numerical Problems.
Material Management: Objectives of good stock control system; ABC analysis of Inventory; Procurement and Consumption cycle;
Minimum Stock, Lead Time, Reorder Level-Economic Order Quantity problems; Supply Chain.

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, PAPER CODE : 7415, SUBJECT CODE : 503

UNIT-I: Jigs & Fixtures

Definition of jig; Types of jigs: Leaf jig, Box and Handle jig, Template jig, Plate jig, Indexing jig, Universal jig, Vice jigs – constructional details of the above jigs;
General consideration in the design of drill jigs;
Drill bush; Types of fixtures: Vice fixtures, Milling fixtures, Boring fixtures, Grinding fixtures – constructional details of the above fixtures;
Basic principles of location; Locating methods and devices;
Basic principles of the clamping; Types of clamps: Strap clamps, Cam clamps, Screw clamps, Toggle clamps, Hydraulic and Pneumatic clamps.

Unit-II: Jig Boring

Introduction; Jig boring on vertical milling machine;
Types jig boring machines: Open front machine, Cross rail type machine – constructional details & their working;
System of location of holes.
Plastic Processing: Processing of plastics;
Moulding processes: Injection moulding, Compression moulding, Transfer moulding;
Extruding; Casting; Calendering;
Fabrication methods-Sheet forming, Blow moulding, Laminating plastics (sheets, rods & tubes), Reinforcing;
Applications of Plastics.

Unit-III: Modern Machining Processes

Introduction – comparison with traditional machining;
Ultrasonic Machining: principle, Description of equipment, applications;
Electric Discharge Machining: Principle, Description of equipment, Dielectric fluid, tools (electrodes),
Process parameters, Output characteristics, applications;
Wire cut EDM: Principle, Description of equipment, Controlling parameters; applications;
Abrasive Jet Machining: principle, description of equipment, application;
Laser Beam Machining: principle, description of equipment, application;
Electro Chemical Machining: description of equipment, application.

Unit-IV: CNC Milling Machines

Vertical and horizontal machining center: Constructional features, Axis identification, Electronic control system.
Automatic tool changer and tool magazine. CNC programming: Preparatory functions (G code), miscellaneous functions (M code), Part programming including subroutines and canned cycles.
Principles of computer aided part programming.
Machine Tool Automation: Introduction and Need;
(A) Single spindle automates, transfer lines. (B) Elements of control system, Limit switches, Proximity switches, Block diagram for feedback and servo control system, Introduction to PLC, Block diagram of PLC.

Unit-V: Special Purpose Machines (SPM)

Concept, General elements of SPM, Productivity improvement by SPM, Principles of SPM design.
Maintenance of Machine Tools: Types of maintenance, Repair cycle analysis, Repair complexity, Maintenance manual, Maintenance records, Housekeeping.
Introduction to Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).

POWER PLANT ENGINEERING, PAPER CODE : 7416, SUBJECT CODE : 511

UNIT-I: Introduction to Power plant

Introduction to power plant;
Indian Energy scenario in India;
Location of power plant;
Choice of Power plant; Classification of power plants.

Unit-II: Economics of power plant

Terminology used in power plant: Peak load, Base load, Load factor, Load curve;
Various factor affecting the operation of power plant;
Methods of meeting the fluctuating load in power plant;
Load sharing- cost of power-tariff methods;
Performance and operating characteristics of power plant.

Unit-III: Hydro power plant

Introduction to Hydro electric power plant;
Rainfall, Runoff and its measurement, Hydrograph, flow duration curve;
Selection of sites for hydro electric power plant;
General layout of Hydro electric power plant and its working;
Classification of the Plant-Run off river plant, storage river plant, pumped storage plant;
Advantages and disadvantages of hydro electric power plant.

Unit-IV: Diesel and Gas turbine plant

The layout of diesel power plant;
Components and the working of diesel power plant; Advantages and disadvantages of diesel power plant;
Gas turbine power Plant-Schematic diagram, components and its working;
Combined cycle power generation- Combined gas and steam turbine power plant operation (only flow diagram).
Nuclear power plant: Introduction; Nuclear Power-Radio activity-Radioactive charge-types of reactions;
Working of a nuclear power plant;
Thermal fission Reactors- PWR, BWR and gas cooled reactors; Advantages and Disadvantages of Nuclear power plant.

Unit-V: Environmental impact of Power plant

Social and Economical issues of power plant; Green house effect;
Acid precipitation-Acid rain, Acid snow, Dry deposition, Acid fog; Air, water,
Thermal pollution from power plants; Radiations from nuclear power plant effluents.
Power plant safety: Plant safety concept; Safety policy to be observed in power plants;
Safety practices to be observed in boiler operation;
Safety in oil handling system;
Safety in Chemical handling system;
Statutory provision related to boiler operation.

FARM EQUIPMENT AND FARM MACHINERY, PAPER CODE : 7417, SUBJECT CODE : 512

UNIT-I:

Introduction to farm mechanization. Classification of farm machines.
Unit operations in crop production.
Identification and selection of machines for various operations on the farm.
Hitching systems and controls of farm machinery.

Unit-II:

Calculation of field capacities and field efficiency.
Calculations for economics of machinery usage, comparison of ownership with hiring of machines.
Introduction to seed-bed preparation and its classification.
Familiarization with land reclamation and earth moving equipment

Unit-III:

Introduction to machines used for primary tillage, secondary tillage, rotary tillage, deep tillage and minimum tillage.
Measurement of draft of tillage tools and calculations for power requirement for the tillage machines.
Introduction to tillage machines like mould-board plough, disc plough, chisel plough, sub-soiler, harrows, puddler, cultivators, identification of major functional components.
Attachments with tillage machinery

Unit-IV:

Introduction to sowing, planting & transplanting equipment.
Introduction to seed drills, no-till drills, and strip-till drills.
Introduction to planters, bed planters and other planting equipment like sugarcane, potato.
Study of types of furrow openers and metering systems in drills and planters.
Calibration of seed-drills/ planters. Adjustments during operation.

Unit-V:

Introduction to materials used in construction of farm machines. Heat treatment processes and their requirement in farm machines.
Properties of materials used for critical and functional components of agricultural machines.
Introduction to steels and alloys for agricultural application.
Identification of heat treatment processes specially for the agricultural machinery components.

HYBRID VEHICLES, PAPER CODE : 7418, SUBJECT CODE : 521

UNIT-I: Electric Vehicles

Introduction; History of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles; Social and Environmental importance of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles; Components,
Vehicle mechanics: Roadway fundamentals, Vehicle kinetics, Dynamics of vehicle motion; Propulsion System Design.

Unit-II: Battery

Basics; Types; Parameters: Capacity, Discharge rate, State of charge, State of Discharge, Depth of Discharge;
Technical characteristics, Battery pack Design, Properties of Batteries.

Unit-III: DC & AC Electrical Machines

Motor and Engine rating; Requirements;
DC machines; Three phase A/c machines;
Induction machines; Permanent magnet machines;
Switched reluctance machines.

Unit-IV: Electric Vehicle Drive Train

Transmission configuration;
Components: Gears, Differential, Clutch, Brakes;
Regenerative braking, Motor sizing; Fuel efficiency analysis.

Unit-V: Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Types: Parallel, Series, Parallel and Series configurations;
Drive train; Sizing of components;
Basics of Micro, Mild, Mini, Plug-in and Fully hybrid.

AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING, PAPER CODE : 7419, SUBJECT CODE : 522

UNIT-I: Introduction to basic structure of an automobile

Basic engine components; Cylinder block; Cylinder head; Gaskets; cylinder liners, types of cylinder liners;
Piston and piston pin; piston rings, types of piston rings; Connecting rod; Crank shaft; Cam shaft;
Crankcase; Engine valves; Flywheel and Govern0r.

Unit-II: Cooling and lubrication system

The necessity of cooling system; Types of cooling system-air cooling and water cooling;
Air cooling system; Types of water cooling system –Thermosyphon system and pump circulation system; Advantages and disadvantages of air cooling and water cooling systems;
The components of water cooling system –fan, radiator, pump and thermostat;
The necessity of lubrication system; S.A.E rating of lubrication system;
Types of lubrication system; Petrol lubrication and high pressure lubrication system.
Fuel feed system: Conventional fuels and alternative fuels: Cetane and octane numbers;
Types of carburettors; Working of simple carburettor; Multi point and single point fuel injection systems;
Different fuel transfer pumps; Working of S.U electrical and A.C mechanical pump;
Fuel filters; Fuel injection pump; Fuel injectors.

Unit-III: Ignition system

Introduction to ignition system; Battery Ignition systems and magneto Ignition system;
Electronic Ignition system; Construction and working of lead acid battery; Elements of charging system;
Elements of starting system;
Types of lights used in the automobile: Transmission and steering system: General arrangement of clutch;
Principle of friction clutches; Constructional details of Single plate clutch;
Constructional details of multi-plate clutch; Constructional details of centrifugal clutch;
Necessity for gear ratios in transmission;
Types of gear boxes; Working of sliding mesh gear box; Working of constant mesh gear box; Working of propeller shaft; Working of universal joint; Working of differential;
Types of rear axle; Purpose of front axle; Necessity of steering system; Caster, camber and king pin inclination;
Rack and pinion steering system; Power steering.

Unit-IV: Suspension system

Necessity of suspension system; Torsion bar suspension systems; Leaf spring and coil spring suspension system;
Independent suspension for front wheel and rear wheel; Working of telescopic shock absorber;
Functions of brakes; Types of brakes; Working of internal expanding brake; Working of disc brake

Unit-V: Special vehicles

Introduction to Special vehicles; Tractor; Motor grader; Scrappers; Excavators; Duper trucks.

RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, PAPER CODE : 7601, SUBJECT CODE : 531

UNIT-I: Introduction

World Energy Use; Reserves of Energy Resources;
Environmental Aspects of Energy Utilisation;
Renewable Energy Scenario in India and around the World; Potentials;
Achievements / Applications; Economics of renewable energy systems.

Unit-II: Solar energy

Solar Radiation; Measurements of Solar Radiation;
Flat Plate and Concentrating Collectors; Solar direct Thermal Applications;
Solar thermal Power Generation Fundamentals of Solar Photo Voltaic Conversion;
Solar Cells; Solar PV Power Generation; Solar PV Applications.

Unit-III: Wind Energy

Wind Data and Energy Estimation; Types of Wind Energy Systems; Performance;
Site Selection; Details of Wind Turbine Generator; Safety and Environmental Aspects.

Unit-IV: Bio-Energy

Biomass direct combustion; Biomass gasifiers; Biogas plants;
Digesters; Ethanol production; Bio diesel; Cogeneration; Biomass Applications.

Unit-V: Other Renewable Energy Sources:

Tidal energy; Wave Energy; Open and Closed OTEC Cycles; Small Hydro-Geothermal Energy;
Hydrogen and Storage; Fuel Cell Systems; Hybrid Systems.

INTERNET OF THINGS, PAPER CODE : 7602, SUBJECT CODE : 532

Unit I – Introduction to Internet of Things

Define the term “Internet of Things”
State the technological trends which have led to IoT.
Describe the impact of IoT on society.

Unit II – Design consideration of IoT

Enumerate and describe the components of an embedded system.
Describe the interactions of embedded systems with the physical world.
Name the core hardware components most commonly used in IoT devices.

Unit III – Interfacing by IoT devices

Describe the interaction between software and hardware in an IoT device.
Explain the use of networking and basic networking hardware.
Describe the structure of the Internet.

==End of Syllabus==

Syllabus of Diploma (RGPV), V Sem, Mechanical Engineering

​THEORY OF MACHINES AND MECHANISMS, PAPER CODE : 7413, SUBJECT CODE : 501