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Mechanical Engineering Department

Laboratory facilities available

ME 191/291: Engineering Drawing & Computer Graphics

After taking this course the student will be able to:

1 Draw and understand plane scales and diagonal scales

2 Draw regular polygons and different engineering curves

3 Understand the principle of orthogonal projection and solve problems on projections of lines

and laminas

4 Solve problems on projection of regular solids in different positions and draw their sectional

views and true shape of the section

5 Develop the lateral surfaces of regular solids and draw isometric view of solids

6 Understand the basics of computer graphics and draw 2D figures using AutoCAD

ME 192/292: Workshop practice


1 Have a working knowledge of various types of bench works using suitable tools and

techniques for fitting operations.

2 Understand different types of welding operations and their different aspects & controls

including the use of AC Transformer and its power control technique.

3 Understand the basic principles of Tin-smithy operation and its use.

4 Specify and practice various machining operations using different machine tools through

hands on training.

5 Gain insight into the techniques of different product operations in manufacturing.

ME 391: Machine drawing I


1 Draw and identify welding symbols, represent and identify welded joints on drawings by

means of these symbols.

2 Draw and identify schematic product symbols for standard components in electrical and

electronic systems, draw and identify symbols for pipe joints and fittings and prepare piping

layouts.

3 Construct isometric views of simple machine parts from orthographic projections and vice

versa.

4 Draw and understand different sectional views - full, half, broken, revolved, removed and

auxiliary sections of machine parts and understand sectioning conventions.

5 Identify different forms of screw threads, draw nut-bolts and riveted joints.

6 Draw and understand symbols of limits, tolerances & fits and represent them on drawing.

7 Draw and understand assembly and part drawings of a mechanical assembly, such as screw

jack, pipe vice etc.

ME 392: Workshop Practice-II

After taking the course the student will able to

1. Manufacture a component by various machining operations by engine lathe, Drilling

machine, Shaping machine

2. Join two metals sheets using resistance spot welding, Manual metal Arc welding

3. Make a pattern using different wood working operations

4. Make green sand mould with gating system

5. Practice different operations of forging like upsetting and drawing down.

ME 393: Applied Mechanics Lab

After taking the course the student will able to

1. Understand and determination of spring stiffness under tension and compressive loads

2. Understand and determination of Strain gauge based deflection measurement of a cantilever

beam

3. Understand and determination of Tension Test and Compression Test of ductile and brittle

materials: stress-strain diagram, yield strength, ultimate strength, modulus of elasticity,

percentage elongation and percentage reduction in areas, observation of fractured surfaces

4. Understand and determination torsional rigidity by Torsion Test

5. Understand and determination of Hardness of a given specimen by Brinel/ Vickers and

Rockwell hardness tests, Shore hardness test

6. Understand and determination of coefficient of friction using different surface contact.

ME 491: Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics Lab

After taking this course the students will be able to:

1. Use different flow & velocity measuring instruments like venturimeter, orificemeter, pitot

tube etc.

2. Use the Bernoulli’s equation to solve problems in fluid mechanics.

3. Use the concept of metacenter and metacentric height in the field of design of vessels, ships

etc.

4. Understand the type of flow of a flowing fluid and also measure the losses during flow

through the pipes.

5. Understand the constructional features, operating principle, design criteria for selection of

different hydraulic machines such as turbines, pumps etc.

ME 492: Manufacturing Technology Lab

After taking this course the student will be able to

1. Find Grain Fineness Number of sand

2. Prepare moulding sand by proper mixing of silica sand with its various ingredients and also to

prepare compacted standard samples from this green sand for checking important physical

properties of foundry sand

3. Determine Permeability Number, Hardness, moisture content of moulding sand

4. Cast a component as per given drawing by using a green sand mould prepared accordingly

using a given pattern made according to the size of the component

5. Manufacture a octagonal chisel as per given drawing by using different forging operations

ME 493: Material Testing Lab


1. Understand and determination of Impact strength of a given specimen by different impact

tests procedure, viz., Charpy and Izod tests;

2. Understand and determination of drawability of the given sheet metals through cupping

test

3. Understand the process of performing Fatigue test of a typical sample and obtain

load-life plot.

4. Understand the process of sample preparation and etching of ferrous and non-ferrous

metals and alloys for metallographic observation

5. Observe and understand, the changes in hardness and microstructure on heat

treatment of carbon steels under different rates of cooling including quenching, by

performing hardness test and metallographic studies;

6. Observe and understand different non-destructive techniques to find out the presence

of surface/ sub-surface cracks, adopting dye penetration (DP) test, magnaflux test,

ultrasonic or eddy current test.

ME 494: Machine Drawing-II


1 draw and understand assembly and part drawings of a mechanical assembly, such as a lathe

tail-stock, tool head of a shaping machine etc.

2 use the basic tools of the draw toolbar, modify toolbar and dimensioning through GUI and

commands to draw simple 2D drawings using AutoCAD 2011

3 draw sections and developments of lateral surfaces of simple solids using the knowledge of

basic 2D drawing in AutoCAD 2011

4 use the basic tools of 3D modeling to draw simple 3D solids using AutoCAD 2011 and apply

simple 3D operations on them

5 make 3D models of simple machine parts using the knowledge of basic 3D modeling and 3D

operations in AutoCAD 2011

ME 592: Applied Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer Lab


1. Understand the Fourier’s law of conduction and determine the conduction through metal bar.

2. Understand the significance of insulating powder and determine its conductivity.

3. Understand the Newton Rikhman Law of cooling and determination of effectiveness of a

circular fin which has an insulated tip.

4. Understand the Radiation phenomena and determine the emissivity of a grey body.

5. Determine the effectiveness of a heat exchanger both parallel and counter flow and its

significance.

6. Determine the Dryness factor by using throttling and separating calorimeter.

7. Determine the volumetric efficiency of a single acting reciprocating compressor.

ME 593: Design Practice-I


1 Design and drawing of Knuckle/Cotter joint

2 Design and drawing of Bolted bracket/ turn buckle

3 Design and drawing of Screw jack

4 Design and drawing of Riveted joints

5 Design and drawing of Welded joints

6 Design and drawing of Shaft Couplings

7 Design and drawing of Belt pulley drive

8 Design and drawing of Helical compression spring/ Leaf spring

ME 594: Metrology & Measurement Lab

After taking this course the students will be able to:

1. Select linear measuring instrument for measurement of various components.

2. Select angular and taper measurement devices for measurement of various components.

3. Evaluate quality of surface produced using various methods.

4. Discriminate between various screws and gears by comparing their dimensions.

5. Select appropriate temperature measuring device for various applications.

6. Describe basic concepts of mechanical measurement and errors in measurements.

ME 691: Machining & Machine Tools Lab


1. understand the process of measurement of cutting forces (Pz and Px or Py ) as well as

the effect of different machining parameters in straight turning

2. Understand the process of measurement and effects of different machining parameters

on average cutting temperature and surface roughness during turning

3. Study of chip formation (type, color & thickness) in turning mild steel and evaluation

of role of variation of cutting velocity and feed on chip reduction coefficient /cutting

ratio and shear angle.

4. Measure the tool–wear and evaluate the tool life in turning mild steel by HSS or

carbide tool

5. Understand the process and importance, of performing Geometrical and kinematic

test of a centre lathe or a drilling machine

6. Understand the process of manufacturing of a cast iron “V” – block by machining

and a straight toothed spur gear from a cast or forged disc

ME 692: IC Engine Lab


1. Understand the process of the determination of calorific value of a fuel by using Bomb

calorimeter and types of calorific value.

2. Understand the necessity and drawing procedure of valve timing diagram of Diesel Engine.

3. Understand the uses of eddy current dynamometer for the performance Test of an I.C.

4. Understanding of FHP, BHP and IHP of a multi-cylinder Petrol Engine by Morse method.

5. Understand the use of catalytic converters and its effect on flue gas of an I.C. Engine.

6. Understand the principle of operation of MPFI (multipoint fuel injection system).

ME 693: Design Practice-II


1 modeling of 2-D and 3-D mechanical components and systems using software packages like

AUTOCAD, CATIA, PRO E or similar software

2 design analysis of mechanical components using software packages like CATIA, PRO E or

similar software

3 Design Practice using codes, e.g., Pressure vessel codes, Gear design codes

4 Select the mechanical components from manufacturers’ catalogue, e.g., chain drive, rolling

element bearings etc

ME 694: Dynamics of Machines Lab


1 Gain insight into the working of a cam–follower mechanism, draw follower displacement

diagram and determine jump speed.

2 Understand the working of a simple gyroscope and measure its rotational motions and

torques.

3 Measure the natural frequency of free vibration of different single DOF vibratory systems and

determine related physical quantities from these.

4 Operate centrifugal governors like Proell governor and Hartnell governor and determine their

operational characteristics.

5 Balance statically and dynamically unbalanced systems consisting of several unbalanced

rotating masses

ME 695: Air Conditioning & Refrigeration


1. Understand the working principle of Domestic Refrigeration System.

2. Learn the Coefficient of Performance of Simple Vapor Compression Refrigeration System.

3. Understand the working principle of Thermo-electric Refrigeration System and find out its

COP.

4. Understand the Psychrometric Processes.

5. Calculate the load of an Air-conditioning unit and its bypass factor.

ME 791: Advanced Manufacturing Lab


1. Understand the working principle, mechanism of material removal, process

influencing factors, and uses of Abrasive Jet Machining


influencing factors, and uses of Ultrasonic Machining


influencing factors, and uses of Electro-Discharge Machining


influencing factors, and uses of Electro-Chemical Machining

5. Understand the geometry of robot manipulator, actuators and grippers

6. Understand and performing different CNC programming on CNC Turning

7. Understand and performing different CNC programming on CNC Milling Machine

8. Understand and performing different robot programming to perform different tasks on

Robot.

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