GAUHATI
UNIVERSITY
SYLLABUS
FOR FOURTH YEAR B. E. COURSE (1996 REVISION)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
SYLLABUS
FOR
EIGHTH
SEMESTER(MECHANICAL)
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1 |
ME-
876 |
Industrial
Engineering |
3-1-0 |
100 |
50 |
- |
2 |
ME-877 |
Manufacturing
Methods |
4-0-3 |
100 |
50 |
- |
3 |
ME-878 |
Power
Plant Technology |
4-2-0 |
100 |
50 |
- |
4 |
ME-879 |
Elective-II |
3-2-0 |
100 |
75 |
- |
5 |
ME-880
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Elective-III |
3-2-0 |
100 |
75 |
- |
6 |
ME-881 |
Industrial
Training |
4
weeks during vacation |
- |
50 |
25 |
7 |
ME-882 |
Project
and Viva Voce |
0-0-3 |
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150 |
75 |
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Total |
500 |
500 |
100 |
ME 876 : INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND
MANAGEMENT (3-1-0)
Theory : 100
Sessional : 50
Organization : Definition of organization,
organizational structure, formal and informal organization, matrix organization,
span of control, delegation of authority and responsibility.
Plant / Facility Location : Objectives,
Location factors, plant location trend, system approach to plant location, lay
out objectives, types of layout, techniques of lay out design, principles of
material handling and integration to lay out, functional charts, line balancing
and work station design and its technique.
Product design and Development :
Requirements, Product life cycle, product mix, Research development and
technology, Development stages, Reliability and maintainability of product.
Product simplification and diversification. Product standardization, Product
packaging and sales promotion, value analysis of product.
Work Study: Scope, steps of method
study, Process charts, Principle of motion economy, work measurement, time
study, Standard time, methods of time study, work sampling.
Network Analysis: Objectives, Network
development technique, Network computation, use of PERT and CPM, Cost optimization
(Crasing).
Production Planning and Control:
Objectives, Effects of types of production, forecasting technique, Master
production schedule, Loading , dispatching, follow up, Procedure of production
planning and control, effective planning and control.
Maintenance Management: Concept, Types
of maintenance, Preventive, Break down and condition based plant maintenance,
standards of maintenance, Effective maintenance and check list.
Inspection and Quality Control:
Objectives, types of inspection, variables and attributes, control charts for
variables X-R chart, attributes control charts, - P and C charts quality
management, quality system and assurance, ISO 9000 standards.
Inventory Management : Objectives,
types of inventory, inventory cost, Economic order quantity, ABC analysis,
Maximum, minimum and safety stock, Just in time inventory concept, Model under
certainty.
Pollution Management : Ecology , types
of industrial pollutions, Factors affecting, obligation and legislation, Waste
management and energy recovery.
Case study: Only for sessional – with
an objective to help students to develop ability to apply JEM concepts to solve
industrial problems.
Recommended books:
1.
Industrial Organization and Management
by BETHEL, AFWATER, SMITH, STACHKMAN.
2.
Industrial Engineering and Management
by O P Khanna.
3.
Operation Management by BUFFA ( John
Wiley)
4.
Elements of Production Planning and
Control by EILON (McMillan)
5.
Production , Planning and inventory
control by P J Billington ( PHI, 2nd Edition,1995)
ME 877 : MANUFACTURING METHODS (4 – 0
– 3)
Theory – 100
Sessional – 50
Chapter – 1 : Melting and Casting of
alloys/metals. Comparative study of different furnaces for melting. Special
casting methods – permanent mould casting, slush casting, pressed casting --
Die casting. Non-metallic mould casting – Centrifugal casting, investment
casting, continuous casting. Casting defects, cleaning and inspection.
Chapter – 2 : Mechanical working of
metals – hot working and cold working.
Smithing and forging – forgeability,
grain flow pattern, Hot forging tools, forging operations, forging hammers and
presses, forging processes, forging defects, design considerations.
Rolling – Concept of the process,
rolling parameters and their effects, forces acting on metal during rolling.
Types of rolling mills – Roll pass design – tube rolling.
Extrusion – Different types, methods
and principles, Applications , advantages and limitations.
Drawing – Drawing of rod, wires and
tubes.
Metal spinning.
Chapter – 3: Press work: Introduction
– types of press and press safety devices. Press working dies. Press working
operations -- cutting and shearing, bending, forming , drawing reducing and
squeezing operations.
Stock lay-out. Defects in sheet metal
formed parts.
Fundamentals of die design, factors
affecting die design.
Chapter – 4: High energy rate
forming: Introduction – Pneumatic and mechanical forming, explosive forming,
electromagnetic and electro-hydraulic forming.
Chapter – 5: Manufacture of threads
and gears. Different methods – finishing operations.
Chapter – 6 : Surface finishing
processes : Lapping, honing, superfinishing – tools and operation principles
– Application – Polishing, Buffing, Tumbling and Burnishing.
Chapter – 7 : Jigs and Fixtures :
Introduction, factors affecting design, principles of location , locating
devices. Clamp and clamping – Indexing and fool – proofing.
Chapter – 8: powder metallurgy :
Introduction, Power metallurgy processes. Primary and Secondary operations.
Production of metal powders and characteristics. Typical application of the
process. Cemented carbides. Advantages and disadvantages.
Chapter 9 : Coating of metal surfaces :
Introduction, Organic, Inorganic, metallic and conversion coatings.
Recommended books:
1.
Manufacturing processes by L. Begeman.
2.
Workshop Technology by B S Raghuwanshi
3.
Workshop Theory by Hajra Choudhury
4.
A text book of production technology,
Vol-I by M. Lal and OP Khanna
5.
Fundamentals of tool design by ASTME
6.
Manufacturing Science by Ghosh and Mullick.
ME 878 : POWER PLANT TECHNOLOGY ( 4-2-0
)
Theory – 100
Sessional – 50
UNIT I : Introduction, power plants,
types of power plants, requirements of plant design, Resources and development.
Concepts of captive power plant and co-generation.
UNIT II : Power plant lay-out and
economics, general design of power plant, unit plant station, cost of energy,
selection of types of generator, selection of equipments, performance and
operating characteristics, Load division, Tarrif methods.
UNIT III : Steam Power Plants : Site
selection, General lay-out of thermal power plants, Steam generation – high
pressure boiler, Economizer, Superheater, Reheater, Regenerator, Super-critical
cycles, efficiency and heat rate, Air preheater, Fuel handling equipments, coal
firing furnace, fluidized bed combustion. Ash handling systems, Cooling tower
and ponds. Steam turbines and ponds. Steam turbines – Installations, testing
and maintenance, trouble shooting, Optimization of power plant operating
efficiency, Emission control.
UNIT IV : Diesel Power Plants:
Introduction, plant lay-out, Engine performance, heat balance, Installation and
maintenance of Diesel Engines, advantages, trouble shooting, methods of
starting.
UNIT V : Gas turbine plants : Site
selection, layout, installation maintenance, inspecting governing, fuels,
materials, combined cycle, waste heat boiler.
UNIT VI: Hydroelectric Power Plants:
Classification, types, governing, installation, operation and maintenance.
UNIT VII: Nuclear Power Plants :
Fission and fusion, Thermal fission reactors, types of plants, fast breeding
reactors.
UNIT VIII: Measurement and
instrumentation : Importance, water purification and gas analysis.
UNIT IX : Environment aspects : Thermal
pollution, Greenhouse effect, Acid precipitation, Radioactivity, Noise
pollution, methods of reduction of pollution.
UNIT X: Non-Conventional Power Plants:
Introduction to non-conventional non-polluting types – geothermal, wind, solar
power plants and direct energy conversion systems.
Books recommended:
1.
Power Plant Technology by Wakil ,
Tata-McGrow Hills.
2.
Power Plant Engineering by G R Nagpal,
Khanna Publishers.
3.
Power Plant Engineering by S.
Domkundwar, Dhanpat Rai and Sons.
ME 879*(1) : Elective – II :
COMPRESSORS AND GAS TURBINES (3-2-0)
Theory – 100
Sessional – 75
Classifications of turbo-machines,
Application of Euler equation to radial and axial flow turbo-machines.
Centrifugal Compressors: Impeller,
Blade shape, Diffuser, Velocity diagram, Inlet guide vane and Prewhirl, slip,
work done, Pressure rise, temperature rise, Enthalpy-entropy diagram,
Efficiency, characteristics, Surging.
Axial-flow compressors: Stage,
stage-blading arrangement, Velocity diagram, blade angles, Thermodynamics of the
compressor stage, Enthalpy-entropy diagram, Efficiency, Degree of reaction,
stage pressure and temperature rise, work done factor, stage loading, pressure
ratio of a multi-stage compressor, surging and stall, characteristics curve.
Axial-flow turbines: Impulse
turbines: Single stage and multi-stage turbines, bleeding and velocity
diagram, blading efficiency, thermodynamics of the stage, stage enthalpy entropy
diagram, efficiency.
Reaction turbine:
Stage, bleeding, Stage velocity diagram, thermodynamics of the stage,
Enthalpy-entropy diagram, Efficiency, Degree of reaction, Free vortex design,
variation of degree of reaction with radius, Flow characteristics of a
multi-stage turbine.
Gas Turbines: Combined cycles ,
Compounding and governing of gas turbines.
Combustion System: Types of combustion
chambers, the combustion chamber performance.
Blading materials: Influence of blading
material on the maximum temperature of the cycle, Desirable properties of a gas
turbine blading material, various blading material and their strength and weaknesses.
Jet Propulsion: Turboprop, Turbofan,
Turbojet and Ramjet systems, matching of turbine and compressor.
Recommended books:
1.
Gas turbine theory by H. Cohen, G F C
Rogers, HIGH Saravanamutto, Longman Scientific and Technical.
2.
Turbines, Compressors and Fans by S M
Yahaya, Tata-McGrow Hills.
3.
Gas Turbines and Propulsive system by
P R Khajuria and S P Dubey, Dhanpat Rai and sons.
ME 879*(2) : Elective – II : AIR – CONDITIONING
(3-2-0)
Theory –100
Sessional – 50
Psychometric: Psychometric properties,
representations of properties in charts, preparation of charts.
Psychometric processes: Constant
sensible heat and latent heat processes, adiabatic saturation and enthalpy
deviation. Adiabatic mixing of air stream. Humidification, Dehumidification
water spray processes, sensible heat factors, grand sensible heat ratio lines,
apparatus dew points, Bypass factors, Air washer-humidifying efficiency.
Comfort A/C: Air temperature, human
health, body temperature regulation, comfort indices, comfort charts and their
limitations.
Load analysis: Inside and outside
design conditions, load classification, summer cooling loads, solar heat gain
and transmission and radiation. Flywheel effect of building materials, equipment
temperature differential loads due to human beings, load due to electric light,
equipments and appliances. Infiltrator and ventilator loads, product loads, miscellaneous
loads such as duct heat gain, duct air leakage, fans, pumps etc. Winter heat
load – computation of loads.
Duct design and Air distribution:
Different methods of duct design such as velocity reflection, equal friction and
static regain, aspect ratio duct losses, distribution of air in rooms, nature
and supply grill.
A/C System: Unitary control system,
special features of residential, commercial and industrial A/C system, Uear roun
a/c zoning.
Equipments: (1) Fans – types of fans,
characteristics, curves, fan selection. (2) Air filter and cleaner. (3) Cooling
towers, evaporators, condensers (4) Cooling coils and water capacity, (5)
Chemical dehumidifiers, (6) Heaters, radiators, Convection coils.
Instruments and controls: Temperature,
humidity, air velocoty measuring instruments, Thermostat, humidiostat. By pass
and damper control. Dew point control, noise control, Pneumatic control.
ME 879* (3) Elective-II : TOOL DESIGN
– I (3-2-0)
Theory - 100
Sessional – 75
Design of cutting tools: Single point
tools, basic principles of multi-point tools, linear travel tools, axial feed
rotary tools, control of the causes of tool wear and failure.
Work-holding devices: Principles of
work holders, multification of holding forces, Elementary workholder like vice,
vice with hydraulic clamping, chucking round work piece.
Purpose and function of workholders.
Methods of location. Twelve degrees of freedom, 3pin methods, five degrees of
freedom, five pins arrest eight degrees of freedom, six pins arrest nine degrees
of freedom etc. pins, practical holding. V – locators for cylindrical work-pieces.Nesting
or cavity locating, Understanding of tools forces and designing of pin-type
drill fixture resisting torque and thrust, workholder to resist torque and
thrust in tapping operation, workholder for broading operation, cutting
resistance by solid jaw of vice.
Clamping forces and commercially
available fixture component and components to hold large work-pieces.
Elements and types of fixture design:
Workholding principles for Elements and types of fixture design – workholding
principles for flat or irregular surfaces and round surfaces. Means of
actuation, Rigid Vs elastic workholding. Accuracy of work location. Workholders
for flat or irregular workpieces, workholders for round workpieces.
General consideration in workholders
design and selection, Evolution of workholders, evolution of drill jigs and
fixtures, milling fixtures.
Step-by-step approach for the design of
all jigs and fixtures.
Recommended books:
1.
Fundamentals of tool design by Frank
Wilson, ASTME.
ME 880 * (1): Elective – III:
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES (3 – 2 – 0 )
Fuel Air cycle – effect
of variation of specific heats, fuel-air ratio, compression ratio and
dissociation. Actual cycle – losses in actual cycle.
Exhaust gas analysis – its
interpretation and use in determination of combustion characteristics.
I C engines fuels - - Petrol, Diesel,
natural gases and some other alternative fuels and their characteristics and use
in engines. Combustion process in S. I. And C. I. engines, abnormal combustion ,
detonation and fuel knock – additives. Rating of I. C. engine fuel.
Design features of combustion chambers
used in S I and C I engines, some important types of combustion chambers.
Carburetion – desirable
characteristics – compensation for simple jet carburetor, calculation for
air-fuel ratio.
Injection processes – requirements
and methods – jerk pump, common rail system and unit injection system.
Ignition processes in petrol engines
– requirements and types – battery magneto and electronic.
Performance characteristics of petrol
and Diesel engines. Part load and full load characteristics in respect to
thermal efficiency, mechanical efficiency, fuel consumption, bmep and torque. I
C engine ratings and volume capacity compression ratio and weight to power
output ratio and its trends in power – weight characteristics. Supercharging
of I C engines – effect of supercharging on Diesel and petrol engines –
performance characteristics for supercharged engines.
Supercharger – types, principles of
duel-fuel and multi-fuel engines and Stratified combustion engines.
Recommended books:
1. A course in Internal Combustion engines – by M L Mathur and R P Sarma