Vibrations
- Simple Harmonic Motion
- Free (Natural) and Forced vibrations of systems with single degree of freedom
- Transmissibility and isolation of vibration
- Transverse vibrations of beams and shafts
- Critical speeds and whirling of shafts
- Simple vibration analysis of bars and shafts
- Multi rotor torsional vibratory systems
- Principle of gyroscope
Machine Design
- Material and manufacturing considerations
- Design of elements subjected to static and variable stresses
- Factor of safety
- Stress concentration
- Design of Joints & Seals
- Flanged joints
- Rigid joints
- Flexible joints
- Kotter joint
- Universal (Hooke's) joint
- Welded Joints
- Riveted joints
- Helical Springs
- Treaded fasteners & Power Screws
- Shafts
- Design of shafts
- Design of Keys
- Couplings,
- Bearings
- Hydrodynamic lubrication
- Different types of bearings
- Siding Contact and Rolling Contact bearings
- Friction in collars and pivots
- Transmission system
- Power transmission by belt drives – V-belts and Flat belts
- Chain drives
- Wire rope drives
- Clutches & Brakes
- Clutches – Plate and Conical clutch
- Design of Gears
- Design calculations of spur & helical gears
- Indian Standards and specifications
Thermodynamics
- Basic concepts, definitions
- Zeroth law of Thermodynamics
- Temperature scales
- Absolute or Thermodynamic Scale of temperature
- Properties & behaviour of Pure Substances
- Properties of ideal gases and vapours
- Equations of state
- PV & PT diagrams of pure substance like H2O
- First Law of Thermodynamics & its corollaries
- Definition of stored energy & internal energy
- First Law of Thermodynamics for cyclic process
- Non Flow Energy Equation
- Flow Energy & Definition of Enthalpy
- Conditions for Steady State Steady Flow
- Steady State Steady Flow Energy Equation
- Second Law of Thermodynamics & its corollaries
- Definition of Sink, Source
- Reservoir of Heat, Heat Engine, Heat Pump & Refrigerator
- Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engines
- Coefficient Of Performance (COP) of Refrigerators
- Kelvin – Planck & Clausius Statements of second Law of Thermodynamics
- Clausius Integral
- Entropy
- Entropy change calculation for ideal gas processes
- Carnot Cycle & Carnot Efficiency
- PMM 2 - Definition & its impossibility
- Heat, Work and Temperature
IC Engines
- Power Cycles, Gas Power Cycles, Gas Turbine Cycles
- Fuels and Combustion
- Fuels & Mixture requirements
- Types of fuels used
- Alternate fuels
- Basis of fuel combustion
- CI Engines & SI Engines
- Detonation, Fuel Injection and carburetion
- Knock
- Fuel Rating
- Combustion chambers
- Analysis of air standard power cycles for IC engines
- Carnot Cycle
- Otto cycle
- Plot on P-V, T-S Planes
- Thermal Efficiency,
- Diesel Cycle
- Plot on P-V, T-S planes
- Thermal efficiency.
- IC Engine Performance & Testing
- Performance characteristics
- Volumetric Efficiency
- Mean Effective Pressure
- Thermal Efficiency
- IC Engine Combustion
- Exhaust gas composition
- Engine Emissions
- IC Engine Cooling & Lubrication.
- Brayton Cycle - Turbo Jet & Turbo Propellant Engine, Rocket Engines
- Brayton cycle wirh Inter-cooling, Regeneration, Reheating
- Elementary knowledge of Nuclear Power Plants and Nuclear Fuels
- Alternate energy sources
Steam Boilers, Nozzles, Steam Turbines
- Vapour power cycles - Rankine cycle with reheat and regenerative
- Introduction of steam table with respect to steam generation process
- Definition of saturation, wet & superheated status
- Definition of dryness fraction of steam, degree of superheat of steam
- HS chart of steam (Mollier’s Chart)
- Simple Rankine cycle plot on P-V, T-S, h-s planes
- Modified Rankine cycle
- Rankine cycle efficiency with & without pump work.
- Binary vapour cycle
- Steam generators, mountings (fittings) and accessories
- Types of steam generators and condensors
- Boiler Specification
- Boiler heat balance and efficiency
- Basis of superheaters, reheaters, economizer, preheaters and feed water heaters
- Modern boilers, Steam Boiler, Steam Engines
- Classification of boilers
- Fire Tube & Water Tube Boilers
- Nozzles & Diffusers
- Flow through Nozzles
- Isentropic flow of ideal gases
- Stagnation properties
- Sonic velocity
- Mass flow rate
- Flow areas
- Choking
- Effect of friction
- Effect of variation of back pressure and normal shock
- Flow of Steam through nozzles, critical pressure ratio, shock formation and its effect
- Turbomachinery (Pumps & Turbines)
- Classification
- Principles of operation
- Axial, Mixed, Radial flow pumps
- Turbines and Compressors
- Specific work or Specific head
- Losses and efficiencies
- Velocity Triangles
- Euler energy transfer equation
- Degree of reaction
- Laws of similarity
- Specific speed
- Model Testing
- Dimensionless parameters
- Calculation of blade angles
- Steam Turbines
- Types
- Impulse turbines
- Reaction turbines
- Pressure and Velocity compounding of stages
- Calculation of blade angles, work done, power
- Performance and speed regulation
- Elements & Velocity diagrams for impulse and reaction turbines
- Efficiencies and Governing
- Layout of thermal power plants
- Introduction to nuclear reactors and handling of nuclear waste
Air Pumps, Air Compressors, Gas Dynamics & Jet Propulsion, Gas Turbines
- Use of air vessels in pumps
- Indicator diagram
- Compression with and without cooling
- Simple calculations of main dimensions
- Air Compressors
- Reciprocating, Centrifugal and Axial flow compressor
- Gas Dynamics & Jet Propulsion (Nozzles & Diffusers)
- Velocity diagrams, Efficiency and Performance
- Effect of Mechanical number on flow, isentropic flow
- Principles of jet propulsion
- Types of jet propulsion
- Components of jet propulsion system
- Calculation of propulsive force, work and efficiencies of various propulsion systems
- Gas Turbines
- Types
- Impulse turbines
- Reaction turbines
- Pressure and Velocity compounding of stages
- Calculation of blade angles, work done, power
- Performance and speed regulation
- Gas Turbine Cycle with multistage compression
- Open cycle & Closed cycle Gas Turbines
- Gas turbines with Inter-cooling, Reheating and Regeneration
Heat & Mass Transfer
- Heat Transfer
- Modes of heat transfer
- Conduction
- One dimensional steady & unsteady conduction
- Heat Transfer with fins
- Two dimensional steady state conduction
- Finite difference technique
- Convention
- Principles of convective heat transfer
- Free convection from cylinders and flat plates
- Forced convection over flat plates and through tubes
- Basics of heat transfer in condensation and boiling
- Radiation
- Basic laws and concepts of radiative heat transfer
- Radiative shape factors
- Heat exchange between black and grey surfaces
- Heat exchangers & their types
- Heat exchanger design & performance, effectiveness - NTU method
- Combined Heat Transfer
- Overall Heat Transfer coefficient
- Refrigeration and heat pump cycles.
- Mass Transfer
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
- Refrigeration
- Principle of a Refrigeration Plant
- Refrigeration cycles & analysis
- Bell Coleman cycle
- Vapour absorption cycle
- Analysis
- Enthalpy - Composition diagram
- Vapour compression cycle
- Standard Vapour compression cycle
- Analysis
- Influence of various parameters on cycle parameters
- Actual Vapour compression cycle
- Analysis
- Influence of various parameters on cycle parameters
- Types of multi pressure systems
- Refrigeration systems - Refrigeration equipment and operation and maintenance, refrigerants
- Refrigerant compressors and expansion devices
- Coefficient Of Performance (COP)
- Air conditioning
- Principles of air conditioning
- Properties of moist air
- Industrial Air-conditioning Process
- Psychrometric and psychrometric chart
- Basic Psychrometric Processes
- Cooling and heating process
- Humidification and dehumidification processes
- Cooling and heating loads calculations
- Air conditioning calculations
- Comfort indices / zones
- Concepts of RSHF, GSHF, ESHF
- Basics of air conditioning equipment
Fluid Mechanics and Machinery
- Properties & Classification of Fluids
- Ideal & Real fluids
- Flow of ideal fluids
- Principles and applications
- Newton’s law of viscosity
- Newtonian and Non-Newtonian fluids
- Compressible and Incompressible fluids.
- Fluid Statics / Hydrostatics
- Measurement of Fluid Pressure
- Manometry and Buoyancy
- Manometers
- U-tube
- Inclined tube.
- Stream line, laminar & turbulent flow
- External & internal flow
- Continuity equation.
- Dynamics of ideal fluids
- Bernoulli’s equation - Total head; Velocity head; Pressure head
- Application of Bernoulli’s equitation
- Boundary layer theory
- Flow over immersed bodies
- Flow through pipes and open channels
- Dimensional analysis and similitude technique
- Non-dimensional specific speed and classification of fluid mechanics in general
- Measurement of Flow Rate Basic Principles
- Discharge measurement
- Venturi meter
- Pilot tube
- Orifice meter
- Hydraulic Pumps
- Pumps - hydraulic & pneumatic
- Centrifugal Pumps
- Classifications
- Principles
- Performance
- Specific Speed
- Cavitation in pumps
- Effect of cavitation on performance
- Cavitation parameters
- Measures to avoid cavitations
- Axial thrust in pumps and its balancing
- Layout of hydraulic power plants
- Classifications
- Pelton turbines
- Francis turbines
- Kaplan turbines
- Principles
- Draft Tubes
- Performance and regulation
- Energy transfer relation performance and operation of pumps and of impulse and reaction water turbines.
- Specific speed
- Cavitation in turbines
- Effect of cavitation on performance
- Cavitation parameters
- Measures to avoid cavitations
- Hydrodynamic power transmission.
Engineering Materials & Metrology
- Engineering Materials
- Structural and mechanical properties of common engineering materials
- Metals
- Alloys
- Plastics
- Ceramics
- Alloys and Alloying Materials - Composition, properties and uses
- Classification of Steels : mild steal & alloy steel
- Heat treatment processes of steel
- Plastics and other newer engineering materials
- Metrology & Measurements
- Measuring instruments
- Measurement of displacement, velocity, acceleration, force, torque, strain, speed, temperature, pressure, flow, shock, vibration and sound
- Linear measuring instruments
- Vernier Caliper
- Micrometer (Screw Gauge)
- Slip Gauges
- Angular measuring instruments
- Linear angular comparators
- Autocollimator
- Fundamental deviation, basic size
- Hole basis and Shaft basis system
- Limits
- Fits
- Recommend fits for assembly
- Tolerances
Production Engineering (Manufacturing / Production Technology)
- Foundry & Casting Processes
- Patterns, pattern allowances
- Moulding and core making
- Gating and risering calculations
- Methods of castings
- Sand casting
- Die casting
- Centrifugal casting
- Investment casting
- Shell mould casting
- Casting processes
- Defects in castings
- Welding Technology
- Types of welding processes
- Arc Welding
- Gas Welding
- Resistance Welding
- Special Welding Techniques
- TIG (Tungsten Inert Gas) welding
- MIG (Metal Inert Gas) welding
- Atomic Hydrogen welding
- Power sources of welding
- Welding Defects & Testing
- Non Destructive Testing (NDT)
- Brazing
- Soldering
- Adhesive bonding
- Metal Working
- Basic plasticity for metal forming
- Hot & cold working
- Metal forming processes and machines
- Shearing processes
- Blanking processes
- Piercing processes
- Drawing processes
- Deep drawing processes
- Wire drawing processes
- Spinning processes
- Rolling processes
- Forging processes
- Extrusion processes
- Force and power calculations for above processes
- Elements of powder metallurgy and processing of plastics
- Machines
- Basic, Special Purpose machines
- Basic Principles of machining with
- Lathe machine
- Drilling machine
- Milling machine
- Grinding machine
- Machine Tools
- Construction, operation, kinematics and applications
- Basic types of machine tools and their processes
- Cutting tools, nomenclature & cutting tool materials
- Tool life equations
- Transfer lines
- Automatic and semi-automatic machine tools
- Indexing attachments
- Jigs and fixtures (locating elements)
- Programme and numerically controlled machine tools
- Elements of Numerical Control (NC) machine tools
- Machining Processes
- Principle & mechanics of metal cutting
- Chip formation
- Measurement of cutting forces
- Machining & Manufacturing processes
- Turing operation
- Drilling operation
- Boring operation
- Reaming operation
- Shaping operation
- Planing operation
- Milling operation
- Gear Manufacturing process
- Gear hobbing
- Gear shaping
- Economics of machining
- Wear and Machinability
- Production of Screw threads
- Unconventional (Non-traditional) Machining Processes
- Abrasive Water Jet Machining (AWJM)
- Ultrasonic Machining (USM)
- Electric Discharge Machining (EDM)
- Electro Chemical Machining (ECM)
- LASER machining
- Plasma Cutting
Production Management (Industrial Engineering)
- Quality Control & Reliability Engineering
- Six Sigma
- Statistical Quality Control
- Automation
- Methods and time study, work study and work measurement
- Motion economy
- Work space design, operation and flow process charts
- Economics & Cost Accountings
- Economic analysis
- Break-even analysis
- Wage incentive
- Cost estimation
- Present Value Criterion
- Production Planning and Control
- Forecasting
- Elements of production planning and control
- Design of Production System and Product Cost
- Location and layout of plants
- Principles of Plant layout
- Job shop and mass production
- Material handling
- Machine loading, sequencing
- Scheduling, Dispatching, Routing
- Inventory Control
- Operations Research
- Linear Programming
- Graphical Method
- Elements of linear programming
- Simplex & Dual Simplex method
- Transportation & Assignment problems
- Queuing Theory
- Value Engineering
- Network Analysis
- CPM and PERT in production system
- Use of computers
