Scheme of Examination for BE (Mechanical Engg.

)
V Semester
Code
No. No. Course Title Hours Per Week
L T P Total Credits
1 ME 301 Design Of Machine Elements I 4 0 0 4 4
2 ME 302 Dynamics of Machinery 4 0 0 4 4
3 ME 303 Heat Transfer 4 0 0 4 4
4 ME Professional Elective (Group A) 4 0 0 4 4
5 ME Professional Elective (Group B) 4 0 0 4 4
6 ME 304 I.C. Engines 3 0 0 3 3
7 ME 305 Thermo & IC Engines Lab 0 0 2 2 1
Measurement Sc. & Engineering
8 ME 306 Lab 0 0 2 2 1
9 ME 307 Metrology & Machine Tool Lab 0 0 2 2 1
TOTAL 23 0 6 29 26

VI Semester

No. Code No. Course Title Hours Per Week

L T P Total Credits
1 ME 351 Design of Machine Elements II 4 0 0 4 4
2 ME 352 Mechanical Vibrations 4 0 0 4 4
3 ME 353 CAD / CAM 4 0 0 4 4
4 ME Professional Elective (Group C) 4 0 0 4 4
5 ME Professional Elective (Group D) 4 0 0 4 4
6 MA Mathematics (Elective) 3 0 0 3 3
7 ME 355 Heat Transfer &Refrigeration Lab 0 0 2 2 1
8 ME 356 CAD/CAM Lab 0 0 2 2 1
9 ME 357 MATLAB (Lab VIEW/MATLab) 0 0 2 2 1
TOTAL 23 0 6 29 26

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VII Semester

Code
No. No. Course Title Hours Per Week
L T P Total Credits
1 ME 401 Control Engineering 4 0 0 4 4
Comp. Methods In Mech.
2 ME 402 Engineering 4 0 0 4 4
Microprocessors. &
3 ME 403 Mechatronics 4 0 0 4 4
4 ME Professional Elective (Group E) 4 0 0 4 4
5 ME Professional Elective (Group F ) 4 0 0 4 4
Engineering Economics &
6 ME 404 Estimation 3 0 0 3 3
7 ME 405 Vibrations & Control Lab 0 0 2 2 1
8 ME 406 Μ –Procr. & Mechatronics Lab 0 0 2 2 1
9 ME 407 Dynamics & Design Lab 0 0 2 2 1
TOTAL 23 0 6 29 26

VIII Semester

Code
No. No. Course Title Hours Per Week
L T P Total Credits
1 ME 454 Design Project & Seminar 0 0 0 0 1
2 ME 455 Project 0 0 30 30 19
TOTAL 0 0 30 30 20

Elective Courses : Mathematics Group

Code No Course Title Credits
Applied Numerical Methods for
MA 311 Engineers 3
MA 312 Theory of Optimization 3
MA 313 Operations Research 3

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 ELECTIVE SUBJECTS UNDER DIFFERENT GROUPS

Code
Sl. No No Course Title Credits Stream
GROUP A
Refrigeration and Air
1 ME 311 Conditioning 4 Thermal Science
2 ME 312 Exp. Stress Analysis 4 Design Engineering
3 ME 313 Organiztional Behavior 4 Management Science
4 ME 314 Theory of Metal Cutting 4 Manufacturing Science

5 ME 315 Combustion Engineering 4 Power Plant Engineering

ME 316 Wind, Ocean & Geothermal 4
6 Energy Systems Renewable Energy Engineering
7 ME 317 Physical Metallurgy 4 Material Science
Alternative Fuels for IC
8 ME 318 Engines 4 Automotive Engineering
GROUP B
1 ME 321 Cryogenics 4 Thermal Science
2 ME 322 Theory of Elasticity 4 Design Engineering
3 ME 323 Consumer Behavior 4 Management Science
4 ME 324 Metal Forming 4 Manufacturing Science
5 ME 325 Gas Dynamics 4 Power Plant Engineering
6 ME 326 Solar Thermal Energy 4 Renewable Energy Engineering
7 ME 327 4 Material Science
8 ME 328 Automotive Air 4 Automotive Engineering
Conditioning
GROUP C
1 ME 361 Conduction & Radiation 4 Thermal Science
2 ME 362 Machine Tool Design 4 Design Engineering
Production & Operations
3 ME 363 Management 4 Management Science
4 ME 364 Metal Casting 4 Manufacturing Science
Fans, Blowers and
5 ME 365 Compressors 4 Power Plant Engineering
Solar Photovoltaic
6 ME 366 Systems 4 Renewable Energy Engineering
7 ME 367 Composite Materials 4 Material Science
Automotive Chassis and
8 ME 368 Components 4 Automotive Engineering
GROUP D
Convective Heat & Mass
1 ME 371 Transfer 4 Thermal Science
Tribology & Bearing
2 ME 372 Design 4 Design Engineering
3 ME 373 Total Quality Management 4 Management Science
4 ME 374 Metal Joining 4 Manufacturing Science
Design of Steam & Gas
5 ME 375 Turbines 4 Power Plant Engineering
6 ME 376 Bio Mass Energy 4 Renewable Energy Engineering
7 ME 377 Nano Materials 4 Material Science

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 8 ME 378 Automotive Transmission 4 Automotive Engineering
GROUP E
1 ME 411 Design of Heat Exchangers 4 Thermal Science
2 ME 412 Fracture Mechanics 4 Design Engineering
Enterprise Resource
3 ME 413 Planning 4 Management Science
4 ME 414 Virtual Manufacturing 4 Manufacturing Science
5 ME 415 Jet & Rocket Propulsion 4 Power Plant Engineering
Industrial Energy
6 ME 416 Conservation 4 Renewable Energy Engineering
7 ME 417 Smart Materials 4 Material Science
Vehicle Performance
8 ME 418 Analysis 4 Automotive Engineering

GROUP F
Analysis, Design &
Optimization of Thermal
1 ME 421 Systems 4 Thermal Science
2 ME 422 Theory of Plates & Shells 4 Design Engineering
3 ME 423 Project Management 4 Management Science
4 ME 424 Non Destructive Testing 4 Manufacturing Science
5 ME 425 Power Plant Engineering 4 Power Plant Engineering
6 ME 426 4 Renewable Energy Engg
7 ME 427 Surface Engineering 4 Material Science
8 ME 428 Vehicle Dynamics 4 Automotive Engineering

Note: Though the students have option to choose an elective from any of the streams, it
is desirable that they choose all the 6 electives from the same stream so that they can
specialize in that stream.

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 V SEMESTER MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ME301 DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS – I (4 – 0 – 0)

UNIT I

Introduction to Design for Static Strength, Selection of materials, Classification of

Materials, Materials and their properties, Definitions, Ferrous Materials, Cast Steels, Heat
Treatment of Metals, Designations of Steels, Other materials, Design considerations,
codes, standards, stress- strain diagram, Definitions – stress, strain, shear stress, biaxial
and tri-axial loads, Stress tensor, Principal Stress. Static loads – Types of loads and
problems, Theories of failure and problems. Members under combined loads, Stress
concentration – explanation, examples and problems including combined loading.
12 hrs

UNIT II

Design for Impact Strength & Fatigue strength Derivation of instantaneous stress due
to axial, bending and torsion loading, effect of inertia. Introduction, S-N diagram, low
cycle fatigue, high cycle fatigue, Endurance limit. Modifying factors – size effect, surface
effect, stress concentration effects; Fluctuating stresses, Fatigue strength under
fluctuating stresses, Goodman and Soderberg relationship; stresses due to combined
loading.
10 hrs

UNIT III

Shafts & Couplings Torsion of shafts, design for strength and rigidity, with steady
loading, ASME and BIS codes for design of transmission shafting, shafts under
fluctuating and combined loads.
10 hrs

UNIT IV

Design of Cotter, Knuckle Joints and Couplings - Design of Cotter and Knuckle joints,
Couplings: Rigid and flexible couplings: Flange coupling, Bush and Pin type Couplings.
08 hrs

UNIT V
Design of Riveted and Welded Joints - Types of Rivets, failures of riveted joints, Joint
Efficiency, Boiler Joints, Tank and Structural Joints, Riveted Brackets. Welded Joints –
Types, Strength of butt and fillet welds, eccentrically loaded welded joints. Introduction
to Design for Manufacture – Definition, Development process, Overview of DFM
Process, Impact of DFM decisions on other factors.
12 hrs

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Text Books:

1. Design of Machine Elements: V.B. Bhandari, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing

Company Ltd., New Delhi, 2nd Edition 2007. – Chapters 1 to 4

2: Product Design and Development – Karl T.Ulrich & Steven D.Eppinger,

International Edition,
Mc Graw Hill Publications. 2000. Chapter 5 (Design for Manufacture)

Design Data Hand Books:

1. Design Data Hand Book – K.Mahadevan & Balaveera Reddy, CBS Publication
2. Design Data Hand Book – K.Lingaiah, McGraw Hill, 2nd Ed, 2003

ME 302 DYNAMICS OF MACHINERY (4 – 0 – 0)

Unit I

INTRODUCTION 2 hours
Newton’s Laws of Motion. Dynamic Models

FUNDAMENTALS OF DYNAMICS 7 hours

Mass Moment of Inertia, Modeling rotating links, Lumped Parameter Dynamic Models,
Equivalent Systems – Combined dampers, Springs and Masses. Principle of D’ Alembert.

UNIT II

DYNAMIC FORCE ANALYSIS 6 hours

Single link pure motion. Force analysis of a four bar linkage and inverted slider
crank. Linkage force analysis by energy methods. Controlling input Torque. Fly Wheels.

BALANCING 6 hours
Static and Dynamic Balancing. Balancing of single and several rotating masses.
Balancing Single Cylinder Engines. Balancing Multi-Cylinder Engines, In-Line
Engines, V- Type Engines and Radial Engines .

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 UNIT III
ENGINE DYNAMICS 10 hours
Engine Design. Slider–Crank Kinematics. Gas force and Gas torque. Inertia
and shaking forces. Fly Wheels. Pin forces in Single Cylinder Engine. Multi
cylinder Engines-Crank Phase diagram, shaking forces and inertia torque.

CAM DYNAMICS 7 hours

Dynamic Analysis of the force – closed cam follower. Resonance. Kinematic force
analysis of force closed cam and form closed cam follower. Kinetostatic force
analysis and Camshaft Torque.

UNIT IV
GOVERNORS 8 hours
Types of Governors. Force analysis of Porter and Hartnell governors. Controlling force,
stability, sensitiveness, isochronism, effort and power.

UNIT V
GYROSCOPE 6 hours
Vectorial representation of angular motion. Gyroscopic Couple. Effect of Gyroscopic
couple on Ship, Aerosplane, Two – Wheelers.

Text Books :
1. Design of Machinery
An Introduction to Synthesis and Analysis of Mechanisms and Machinery
Robert L. Norton Tata McGrawhill Publishing co.. Ltd. 2005
(Ch. nos. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 )
2. Mechanism and Machine Theory ( Ch.no. 18 )
J.S.Rao and Rao V. Dukkipati New Age International(P) Ltd. New Delhi 1998

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 ME303 Heat Transfer (4 – 0 – 0)

Unit I 10 Hours
1. Introduction: Conduction Heat Transfer, Fourier’s law & Thermal Conductivity;
Convection Heat Transfer – convective heat transfer coefficient; Radiation Heat Transfer
– Stefan-Boltzman Law

2. Steady – State conduction in One Dimension: Introduction; The plane wall;

Insulation and R values; Radial systems; The overall heat transfer coefficient; critical
thickness of insulation; Heat source systems; cylinder with heat sources; conduction-
convection systems; fins; thermal contact resistances.

3. Steady-State Conduction in Multiple Dimensions: Introduction; Mathematical

analysis of two-dimensional heat conduction; Graphical analysis; The conduction shape
factor; Numerical method of analysis; numerical formulation in terms of resistance
elements; Gauss-Seidel iteration ; Accuracy considerations; Electrical analogy for two-
dimensional conduction.

Unit II 12 Hours
4. Unsteady-State Conduction: Introduction; Lumped heat-capacity system; Transient
heat flow in a semi-infinite solid; Convection boundary conditions and Heissler’s charts
for slabs, infinite cylinders and spheres; use of these charts for multi-dimensional
problems; transient numerical method; thermal resistance and capacity formulation.

5. Principles of Convection: Introduction; viscous flow; Inviscid flow; Laminar

boundary layer flow over a flat plate; energy equation of the boundary layer; the thermal
boundary layer; the relation between the fluid friction and heat transfer; turbulent
boundary layer thickness and turbulent boundary layer heat transfer; heat transfer in
laminar tube flow; turbulent flow in a tube;

Unit III 10 Hours

6. Empirical Correlations for Forced Convection Heat Transfer: Introduction;
Empirical correlations for pipe and tube flow; flow across cylinders and spheres; flow
across tube banks; liquid metal heat transfer.

7. Natural convection systems: Introduction; Free-convection heat transfer on a vertical

flat plate; empirical relations for free convection; free convection from vertical planes
and cylinders; free convection from horizontal cylinders; free convection from horizontal
plates; free convection from inclined surfaces ;free convection from spheres and in
enclosed spaces; combined forced and free convection.

Unit IV 10 Hours
8. Radiation Heat Transfer: Introduction; Physical mechanism; Radiation properties;
Radiation shape factor; Relation between shape factors (Shape factor algebra); Heat
exchange between non-black bodies; Infinite parallel surfaces; radiation shields; Gas
radiation; radiation network for an absorbing and transmitting medium; radiation

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exchange with specular surfaces; radiation exchange with transmitting, reflecting and
absorbing media; formulation of numerical solution; effect of radiation on temperature
measurement.

Unit V 10 Hours

9. Condensation & Boiling Heat Transfer: Introduction; condensation heat transfer

phenomena – Nusselt’s theory for laminar film condensation on a vertical plate; the
condensation number; film condensation inside horizontal tubes; Pool boiling and pool
boiling regimes; pool boiling correlations; introduction to forced convection boiling
inside tubes.

10. Heat Exchangers: Introduction; The overall heat transfer coefficient; fouling factors;
Types of heat exchangers; The log-mean temperature difference; Effectiveness-NTU
method; Compact Heat exchangers; heat exchanger design considerations.

Reference Book:

“Heat Transfer”, J. P. Holman, Tata McGraw- Hill Edition, 2004 (Ch. Nos. 1 to 10)

ME 304 INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES (3 – 0 – 0)

UNIT-I

Introduction Historical perspective, Engine nomenclature, four stroke and two stroke
engines, spark ignited and compression ignited engines.
1 Hr
Air Standard Engine Cycles and their Analysis
Simplifying assumptions made in the analysis of air standard cycles. Study and analysis
of Carnot cycle, Otto cycle, Diesel cycle, Dual cycle, Stirling cycle and Brayton cycle. P-
V and T-S diagrams and description. Comparison of Otto, Diesel and Dual cycles.
Numerical examples.

5Hrs
Fuel air cycles and Actual cycles
Deviation from air-standard cycles and Assumptions made. Effects of losses due to
variation of specific heat, chemical dissociation and number of moles. Comparison of air
standard and fuel air cycles. Actual cycles.
3 Hrs

UNIT-II

Combustion in S.I. Engines

Spark ignition engine mixture requirements. Simple and modern carburetor. Stages of
combustion in S.I. Engine, Effect of engine variables on ignition lag and flame

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propagation. Abnormal combustion; Knocking, engine variables effecting knock,
Surface ignition. S.I. engine combustion chamber design principles. Types of S.I. Engine
combustion chambers.
6 Hrs
UNIT-III

Combustion in C.I. Engines

Diesel injection systems. Swirl and squish. Stages of combustion in C.I. Engines.
Physical and chemical delay, factors affecting delay. Diesel knock, methods of
controlling diesel knock. C.I. Engine combustion chambers, Direct injection and indirect
injection chambers. 6 Hrs

UNIT-IV

Alternative fuels for I.C. Engines

Use of Alcohol, vegetable oils and bio-gas as alternative I.C. Engine fuels, Fuel blends.
Comparison with conventional fuels.
2 Hrs
Engine Cooling
Need for engine cooling, Piston and cylinder temperature distribution. Parameters
affecting engine heat transfer. Air cooling and liquid cooling, Radiator.
2 Hrs
Engine testing and performance evaluation
Engine performance parameters and their measurement. Factors affecting the
performance and efficiency of S.I and C.I. Engines. Heat balance sheet. Performance
graphs as a function of engine speed. Numerical examples.
6 Hrs

UNIT-V

Tailpipe Engine emissions and control

Major pollutants from S.I. Engines and C.I. engines. Effect of engine variables on tail
pipe emissions. Euro I, II and III norms. Emission control, three way catalytic converters,
EGR.
4 Hrs.
Modern developments in I.C. Engines
Supercharging and Turbo charging, Petrol injection, MPFI. Common rail diesel injection,
Stratified charge engines, Rotary engines and Dual fuel engines. 4 Hrs

Reference Book

Internal combustion Engines, V. Ganeshan, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2nd edition, 2003.

(Ch nos: 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19)

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ME 305 THERMODYNAMICS AND I.C. ENGINE LABORATORY (0 – 0 - 2)

PART-A
1. Determination of Flash and Fire point of lubricating oil using Abel Pensky and
Pensky Martins Apparatus
2. Determination of Caloric Value of Solid and Gaseous Fuels
3. Determination of Viscosity of a lubricating oil using Redwood Viscometer
4. Determination of Viscosity of a lubricating oil using Saybolt Viscometer
5. Valve Timing diagram of an I.C. Engine

PART-B
6. Performance evaluation of a four stroke Diesel Engine with mechanical
loading
7. Heat balance sheet for a four stroke Diesel Engine
8. Performance evaluation of four stroke Diesel Engine coupled to DC
Generator
9. Performance evaluation of four stroke petrol engine coupled to hydraulic
dynamometer
10. Performance evaluation of two Stroke Petrol Engine with mechanical
loading
11. Determination of effect of Compression ratio on the performance of I.C.
Engine using variable compression ratio engine.
12. Performance evaluation of multi-cylinder Diesel/Petrol Engine (Morse Test)

ME 306 Measurement Science and Engineering Lab (0-0-2)

1. Calibration of Pressure Gauge

2. Calibration of Thermocouple

3. Calibration of LVDT

4. Calibration of Load Cell

5. Determination of Modulus of Elasticity of a mild steel Specimen using strain

Gauges

6. Calibration of Stroboscope

7. Lissagous Diagram

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 8. Pyrometers

9. Calibration of Displacement equipment

10. Water level Indicator

11. Experiment on Uncertainty analysis (Regression analysis)

12. Experiment on error analysis (Standard Deviation)

ME 307 METROLOGY AND MACHINE TOOLS LAB (0 – 0 - 2)

1. Measurement of screw thread parameters using profile projector

2. Measurement of screw thread parameters using tool makers microscope.

3. Measurement of angle of a given specimen using sine bar/sine center/bevel protractor.

4. Measurement of alignment using autocollimator/ roller set.

5. Measurement screw thread parameters using three wire method.

6. Measurement of surface roughness using Surftest.

7. Acceptance test using electronic comparator.

8.Measurement of gear tooth profile using gear tooth vernier caliper.

9.Calibration of micrometer using slip gauges.

10.Measurement of cutting tool force using lathe tool dynamometer.

11. Measurement of cutting tool force using lathe tool dynamometer.

12. Measurement of flatness using optical flats.

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 VI SEMESTER MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ME 351 DESIGN OF MACHINE ELEMENTS - II (4 – 0 – 0)

Unit I
1. Design of Curved Beams : Stresses in Curved beam of standard cross sections used in
Crane Hook, Punching Presses & clamps, closed rings and links. 6 hrs

2. Design of Springs : Types of springs- stresses in coil springs of circular and non-
circular cross sections. Tension and compression springs, Fluctuating load, Leaf
Springs : Stresses in Leaf Springs. Equalized stresses. Energy stored in springs.
6 hrs
Unit II
3. Design of Flat Belts : Selection of V – Belts. Selection of Wire Ropes. Selection of
roller silent chains. 5 hrs

4. Design of Single and Multi-Plate Clutches : Design of Cone Clutch, design of black
band brakes, self locking brakes. 5 hrs

UNIT III
5. Design of Spur Gears : Introduction. Spur Gear : Stresses in Gear tooth – Lewes
Equation and form factor – Dynamic and Wear Load. 8 hrs

6. Helical, Bevel and Worm Gear : Design for strength, dynamic load and wear.
8 hrs
UNIT IV
7. Lubrication and Bearings : Mechanisms of lubrication – Viscosity, bearing modulus,
coefficient of friction, minimum oil film thickness-heat generated , heat dissipated,
bearing materials, lubricants and properties. Examples of Journal Bearing and Thrust
Bearing design. 8 hrs

UNIT V
8. Ball and Roller Bearings : Bearing life, equivalent bearing load, selection of bearings
of different types. Ceramic bearings, Magnetic bearings: Principle of working, bearing
load, application examples. 6 hrs

Text Books

1. Machine Design Robert L .Norton Pearson Education Asia 2004

(ch.nos.10, 13, 15)
2. Mechanical Engineering Design Joseph Shigley and Charles Mirch Ke Tata McGraw
Hill 2001 (ch.nos. 3, 11, 12)
Design Data Hand Book:
Design Data Hand Book K. Mahadevan and K. Balaveerareddy

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 ME352 MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS (4 – 0 - 0)

Unit-I
Fundamentals of Vibration: Basic Concepts of Vibration, Classification, Analysis
& procedure, Spring-mass-damping elements, Harmonic Motion and Analysis
04 hrs

Free Vibration of Single Degree of Freedom: Free Vibration of an un damped

translational system, torsional system, stability condition, Rayleigh’s Energy Method,
Free Vibration with viscous damping.
06 hrs
Unit-II
Harmonically Excited Vibration: Equation of motion, response of an undamped
system under harmonic force, response of damped system under harmonic force,
damped system under exponential force, damped system under harmonic motion of
the base, damped system under rotating unbalance, self excitation and stability
analysis. 10 hrs

Unit-III
Vibration Under General Forcing Conditions: Response under general periodic
force, periodic force of irregular form, non periodic form.
05 hrs

Two Degree Freedom Systems: Equation of motion for forced vibration, free
vibration analysis of an un damped system, torsional system, co-ordinate coupling
and principal coordinates, forced vibration analysis, semi definite system
05 hrs

Unit-IV
Multi degree of Freedom Systems: Modeling of continuous systems as multi degree
of freedom systems, Equations of motion using Newton’s law and Lagrange’s
Equation, Influence coefficients, Matrix form of un damped system equations, eigen
value problems and solution, Free vibration of un damped system , forced vibration of
un damped system using Modal Analysis, Holzer’s Method, Matrix iteration Method
12 hrs

Unit-V
Vibration Control: Reduction of vibration at the source, Balancing of rotating
machines, whirling of rotating shafts, balancing of reciprocating engines, control of
vibration, control of natural frequencies, vibration Isolation, vibration absorbers.
06 hrs

Vibration Measurement: Transducers, Vibration Pickups, Frequency measuring

instruments, vibration exciters, dynamic testing of machines and structures
04 hrs

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 Text Book:
Mechanical Vibrations: S.S. Rao, Pearson Education Inc, 4th Edition, 2003.
(Chapter No: 1,2,3,4,5,6,9,10)

Reference Books:
Theory of Vibration with Applications: W.T. Thomson and Marie Dillon Dahleh,
Pearson Education 5th edition, 2007.

ME353 CAD/CAM (4 – 0 - 0)

Unit-I

Introduction
Computers in industrial manufacturing, Product cycle, Computer aided Design(CAD),
Computer aided manufacturing(CAM), Computer integrated manufacturing(CIM)
04 hrs

CAD/CAM Hardware
Basic structure, Central processing unit(CPU), Memory types, Input devices, Display
devices, Hard copy devices, Storage devices, Software, System configuration
04 hrs

Computer Graphics
Raster scan graphics, Coordinate systems, Database structures for graphic modeling,
Transformation of geometry, 3D transformations, Mathematics of projection, Clipping,
Hidden surface removal
04 hrs

Unit-II
Geometric Modeling
Requirements of geometric modeling, Geometric models, Geometric construction
methods, Constraint based modeling, Other modeling methods, curve representation,
Surface representation methods, Modeling facilities desired, Rapid prototyping(RP)
04 hrs

CAD Standards
Standardization of graphics, Graphical kernel system(GKS), Other graphic standards,
Exchange of modeling data 04 hrs

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Finite Element Analysis
Introduction, Finite element modeling, FEM software 04 hrs

Unit-III

Introduction to Computer Numerical Control

Introduction, Numerical control, Numerical control modes, Numerical control elements,
NC machine tools
04 hrs

CNC Hardware
Structure of CNC machine tools, Spindle design, Drives, Actuation systems, Feedback
devices, Axes-standards
04 hrs

Unit-IV

CNC Tools
Cutting tool materials, Turning tool geometry, Milling tool systems, Tool presetting,
Automatic tool changers, Work holding, Cutting process parameter selection
04 hrs

CNC Machine Tools and Control Systems

CNC Machining centers, CNC turning centers, High speed machine tools, Machine
control unit, Support systems, Touch trigger probes
04 hrs

Unit-V

CNC Programming
Part programming fundamentals, Manual part programming methods, Preparatory
functions, Miscellaneous functions, Program number, Tool length compensation, Canned
cycles, Cutter radius compensation
04 hrs

Turning Center Programming

Comparison between turning centers and machining centers, Tape formats, Axes systems,
General programming functions, motion commands, Cut planning, Thread cutting,
Canned cycles
04 hrs

Material Handling
Automatic guided vehicles, Robots, Automated storage and Retrieval system 04 hrs

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Reference Book:

“CAD/CAM Principles and Applications”, P.N.Rao, The McGraw-Hill publishing

Company Limited, New Delhi- second edition.(Ch nos 1,2,3,4,5,8,9,10,11,1213,14,21)

ME355 HEAT TRANSFER AND REFRIGERATION LABORATORY (0 – 0 - 2)

1. COMPOSITE WALL APPARATUS

To determine the thermal resistance of slab at various heat inputs and different
configurations.

2. UNSTEADY STATE OF HEAT TRANSFER APPARATUS

To study the unsteady state of heat transfer subjected to convective boundary conditions

3. PIN FIN APPARATUS

To determine the heat transfer coefficient, effectiveness of fins from natural and forced
convection at various airflow rates, heat inputs and with fins of different materials.

4. NATURAL CONVECTION APPARATUS

To determine overall heat transfer coefficient and local heat transfer coefficients in
natural convection at various heat transfer rates.

5. FORCED CONVECTION APPARATUS

To calculate local and overall heat transfer coefficients in forced convection at Various
airflow rates and various heat flux values.

6. EMISSIVITY MEASUREMENT APPARATUS

To determine emissivity of a surface over a wide range of temperatures.

7. STEFAN BOLTZMANN APPARATUS

To determine the Stefan-Boltzman constant

8. CONDENSATION IN DROP AND FILM FORMS

To determine heat transfer coefficients in drop wise and film wise condensation .

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9. CRITICAL HEAT FLUX APPARATUS

To find out actual and theoretical critical heat flux

10. CONCENTRIC TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER (PLAIN TUBE TYPE)

To determine the effectiveness of parallel flow and counter flow heat exchangers and
compare with theoretical predictions.

11. CONCENTRIC TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER (FINNED TUBE TYPE)

The unit in parallel or counter flow, various measurements are provided, which enable
students to estimate the performance of heat exchanger, viz. heat transfer coefficient, L M
T D and effectiveness of the exchanger

12. THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF METAL ROD and THERMAL

CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUID

To find out the thermal conductivity of liquid

To find out the thermal conductivity of copper bar

REFRIGERATION & AIR CONDITIONING EXPERIMENTATION BENCH

To study the operation of different cycles and different components and compare their characteristics and the effect of
compression ratio on COP, plant capacity and volumetric efficiency of compressor.

ME 356 CAD/CAM LAB (0-0-2)

Structural Analysis of :

1. Cantilever Beam

2. Rectangular Beam

3. Half Symmetric of Culvert

4. Corner Bracket

5. Trusses

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 NC Part Programming

6. NC procedure, G & M Codes, Program Preparations methods, Part Programming

Geometry, NC related Dimensioning

7. CNC Lathe- Part programming

8. CNC Lathe- Part programming

9. CNC Milling- Part Programming

10. CNC Milling- Part Programming

11. Robot programming

12. Robot programming

ME357 MATLAB FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (0-0-2)

1. MATLAB basics - script files, programming in MATLABS

2. Graphics, input / out in MAT LAB

3. To analyze the given truss and write a MATLAB programme to plot the forces in
each member as a function of the height of the truss.

4. To analyze the given crank and connecting rod mechanism of an engine where the
crank rotates with a constant angular velocity ωAB .To write a MATLAB
programme for the angular velocity and angular acceleration of connecting rod,
the velocity and the acceleration of the piston P.

5. To analyze and write a MATLAB programme to draw the shear force and
bending moment diagram for a beam for a specific span and loading and end
conditions.

6. To analyze a safety bumper placed at the end of race track to stop out of control
vehicles. To write a MATLAB programme to determine and plot the velocity of
the vehicle.

7. An approximate model of a vehicle is represented by a spring and dash system.

The system moves over a road with a sinusoidal cross section of specified
amplitude and wave length. To write a MATLAB programme to determine and
plot the amplitude of the displacement of the mass relative to the road.

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8. To write a MATLAB programme to determine an equation that can be fitted to a
given data.

9. To write a MATLAB programme to solve simultaneous algebraic equations.

10. To write MATLAB programme to solve a second order differential equation of

the initial valve type.

11. To write a MATLAB programme to solve and plot stream line for the case of
flow over a cylinder.

12. To analyze and write a MATLAB programme to determine one dimensional

temperature distribution in a fin.

Reference Books
1. ‘MATLAB for Mechanical Engineering” S. S. Rao, New Age International
Limited 2008
2. Getting started the MATLAB - A quick introduction for scientists and Engineers
nos. 1,
Rudra Pratap, Oxford University Press - New York 2002.9Ch.nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 9)

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 ME 401 – CONTROL ENGINEERING (4 - 0 - 0)

UNIT I
1. Introduction to Automatic Controls: 2 hrs.
Historical Development. Feedback control systems. System representation. Modern
Control systems.
2. Representation of Control Components: 4hrs
Operational notations.Mechanical components. Electrical components. Series
And parallel laws. Analogies. Thermal systems. Fluid systems.

UNIT II
3. Representation of Control Systems: 6 hrs
Linearization of Nonlinear Functions. Hydraulic Systems. Pneumatic systems.
DC motors. AC motors. Block diagram algebra.Generalized Feedback Control
System.
UNIT III
4. Steady State Operation: 8 hrs
Steady State analysis. Equilibrium. Proportional control systems. Integral Control
Systems. Proportional plus integral control systems. Modes of control.

5. Laplace Transforms: 4 hrs

Inverse transformations. Complex conjugate zeros. Damping ratio and Natural
Frequency. Transient Response specifications. General form of transient response.
Routh’s Stability criteria.
UNIT IV

6. The Root locus method: 8 hrs

Significance of root loci. Construction of root loci. General procedure. Newton’s
method and remainder theorem.

7. State space method: 6 hrs

System representation. Signal flow graphs. Solution to state space equations.
Forced response. Transfer functions. Multivariable systems.

UNIT V
8./ Frequency Response methods: 8 hrs
Frequency response , Logarithmic Representation,Evaluating the value of K,. Polar
Plots, M and N circles, Correlation between Transient and Frequency Response.
Determining the gain K to yield a desired Mp

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Reference Book
Automatic Control Engineering Francis H. Raven. McGRAW
HILL INTERNATIONAL EDITION International Edition 1995.
(Ch. Nos. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,11 &12)

ME402 COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

(4 - 0 - 0)

UNIT I
9Hrs

Introduction to finite element method, direct stiffness method; Integral Formulation for
Numerical Solution - Variational Method; Method of weighted residuals; Potential
Energy Formulations; principle of virtual work; Division of the Region into Elements;
one dimensional Linear Element; Linear triangular element; bilinear rectangular element;
representation for scalar and vector fields; Global, Local and Natural Coordinate Systems
in one two and three dimensions.
UNIT II
10Hrs

Two Dimensional Field problems: Governing Differential Equations; Integral Equations

for the Element Matrices; element Matrices - Triangular Element; Element Matrices -
Rectangular element; Torsion of Noncircular Sections; General Theory; Twisting of a
Square Bar; Shear Stress Components; Evaluation of the Twisting Torque; Flow of an
Ideal Fluid; Potential Formulation; Groundwater Flow; Flow Around a Cylinder;
Regional Aquifer; Electric and Magnetic field problems.

UNIT III
10Hrs
Heat Transfer by Conduction; The One Dimensional Fin; The Composite Walls; The
Two-Dimensional Fin; Long Two-Dimensional Bodies; Boundary Conditions; axi
symmetric Field Problems; The Differential Equation; axi symmetric Elements,
Galerkin’s Method; Element Matrices; Time- Dependent Field Problems; Galerkin’s
Method; The Consistent Formulation; The Lumped Formulation; Solution in Time; Heat
Flow in a Rod.

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 UNIT IV
15Hrs

The Axial Force Member; Element Matrices; The Truss Element; The Element Matrices;
Analysis of a Pinned Truss; A Beam Element; The Element matrices; Analysis of a
Statically Indeterminate Beam; A Plane Frame Element: The Element Matrices; Two
dimensional stress analysis; Stress, Strain, and Hooke’s Law; The Strain Displacement
Equations; Two Dimensional Elasticity: Plane Stress and Plane Strain - The
Displacement Equations; The Element Matrices; Element Stresses; axi symmetric stress
analysis: Definitions in Cylindrical Coordinates; axi symmetric Elasticity; Element
Matrices; Surface Loads; Acoustic and mechanical vibrations; simple problems

UNIT V
8Hrs

Isoparametric elements in one and two dimensions; use of higher order elements;
Element Matrices; Changing the Variables of Integration- One-Dimensional Integrals,
Two-Dimensional Integrals; Numerical Integration Techniques- One-Dimensional
Integrals; Quadrilateral Regions; Triangular Regions; Evaluating [B]; Evaluating the
Surface Integrals; Pre and Post processing; capability of commercially available and
FEM packages .

Reference Book:
Applied Finite Element Analysis L.J.Segerlind, John Wiley and Sons.

ME403 MICROPROCESSOR & MECHATRONICS (4-0-0)

Unit I

Introduction to Microprocessors
Microprocessors, Microprocessor instruction set and computer languages, Application:
Microprocessor-controlled Temperature system (MCTS),The 8085 Programming model.

3 Hrs

Microprocessor Architecture and Microcomputer Systems

Microprocessor architecture and its operations, Memory, Input and Output (I/O) devices,
Example of a microcomputer System, Single-chip Microcontrollers, The 8085 MPU,
Memory interfacing, Interfacing the memory segment.
8 Hrs

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 Unit II

Programming of Microprocessors
Data transfer(copy) operations, Arithmetic operations, Logic operations ,Branch
operations, Writing assembly Language programs, Programming techniques: Looping,
Counting and Indexing, Arithmetic operations related to memory.
11 Hrs

Unit III

Mechatronics
Introduction of Mechatronic systems, Measurement system, control systems,
microprocessor based controllers, Response of system, Mechatronics approach problems.
Examples and discussion on typical systems.
6 Hrs

Sensors and Transducers

Sensors and Transducers, Performance Terminology, Displacement, Position and
proximity, Velocity and motion, Force, Fluid pressure, Liquid flow and Level,
Temperature, Light sensors, Selection of sensors .
4 Hrs
Unit IV

Electrical Actuation Systems

Electrical systems, Mechanical switches, Solid state switches, Solenoids, DC & AC
motors, Stepper motors and their merits and demerits.
10 Hrs
Unit V

Pneumatic and Hydraulic Actuation Systems

Actuation systems, Pneumatic and hydraulic systems, Directional control valves, Pressure
Control valves, Cylinders, Process control valves, Rotary actuators.
10 Hrs

Text Books:

1. Microprocessor Architecture, Programming and Applications With 8085/8085A

– R.S. Gaonkar, Fifth Edition, Penram International Publications, 1999.
(Chapter Nos. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7)
2. Mechatronics – Electronic Control systems in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.,
W.Bolton, Third Edition, Pearson Education Ltd., 2007.
(Chapter Nos. 1, 2, 7,5)

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 ME 404 ENGINEERING ECONOMICS AND ESTIMATION (3 -0 – 0)

UNIT I

Introduction: Engineering Decision-Makers, Engineering and Economics, Problem

solving and Decision making, Intuition and Analysis, Tactics and Strategy. Engineering
Economic Decision Maze. Law of demand and supply, Law of returns, Interest and
Interest factors: Interest rate, Simple interest, Compound interest, Cash - flow diagrams,
Personal loans and EMI Payment, Exercises and Discussion
12 Hours

UNIT II

Present Worth Comparisons: Conditions for present worth comparisons, Basic Present
worth comparisons, Present worth equivalence, Net Present worth, Assets with unequal
lives, infinite lives, Future worth comparison, Pay-back comparison, Exercises,
Discussions and problems.
8 Hours

UNIT III

Equivalent Annual Worth Comparisons: Equivalent Annual Worth Comparison methods,

Situations for Equivalent Annual Worth Comparisons, Consideration of asset life,
Comparison of assets with equal and unequal lives, Use of shrinking fund method,
Annuity contract for guaranteed income, Exercises, Problems.
7 Hours

UNIT IV

Rate of Return Calculations and Deprecation: Rate of return, Minimum acceptable rate of
return, IRR, IRR misconceptions, Cost of capital concepts. Causes of Depreciation, Basic
methods of computing depreciation charges, Tax concepts, corporate income tax.
7 Hours

UNIT V

Estimating and Costing: Components of costs such as Direct Material Costs, Direct
Labor Costs, Fixed Over-Heads, Factory cost, Administrative Over-Heads, First cost,
Marginal cost, Selling price estimation for simple components.
5 Hours

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Text Books:

1. Engineering Economy, Riggs.J.L., McGraw Hill, 2002,Chapter 1,2,3,4,5.

2. Industrial Engineering and Management, O.P.Khanna, Dhanpat Rai &
Sons,2000,Chapter 26

ME405 VIBRATIONS & CONTROL LAB (0 – 0 - 2)

Vibration Lab
1. Free Vibration Analysis (Un damped and Damped)
2. Torsional Analysis (Undamped and Damped)
3. Whirling of shaft
4. Vibration testing to extract modal parameter
5. Vibration mass absorber experiment
6. Vibration isolation and material characterization

Control Lab

7. Simulation of a typical second order system and determination of step response

and evaluation of time- domain specifications.
8. To determine the frequency response of a second -order system and evaluation of
frequency domain specifications.
9. Obtain the phase margin and gain margin for a given transfer function by drawing
bode plots. Verify the same using (i) MATLAB/SCILAB and (ii) The rltool
command of MATLAB or equivalent in SCILAB.
10. Exercise – 1 using MATLAB or equivalent in SCILAB.
11. Exercise – 11 using MATLAB or equivalent in SCILAB.
12. Exercise – 111 using MATLAB or equivalent in SCILAB.

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ME406 MICROPROCESSOR & MECHATRONICS LAB (0 – 0 - 2)

Part A : Microprocessor

1. Program to transfer block of data from one memory location to another with and
without overlap.

2. Program to interchange block of data between two memory locations.

3. Program to add ‘N’ 1 byte numbers.

4. Program to add two multi-byte binary numbers.

5. Program to subtract two 16-bit numbers.

6. Program to convert a 2-digit BCD number to its equivalent binary value.

Part B : Mechatronics

1. To sort the components based on requirement using a Sorting Device.

2. Selection of Components based on pre-set conditions moving on Conveyer belt .

3. Automatic lifting of work piece by a programmable Lifting device.

4. Clamping and bending the job based on the requirements.

5. Press-fitting devices.

6. Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) based experiments on Workstations

ME407 DYNAMICS & DESIGN LAB (0 – 0 - 2)

1. Determination of Principal stresses & strains in a member subjected to Bending.

2. Determination of Principal stresses and strains in a member subjected to Torsion.

3. Determination of Principal stresses and strains in a member subjected to combined

Bending and Torsion.

4. Determination of fringe constant of Photo Elastic material of circular shape subjected

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 to diametral compression.

5. Determination of fringe constant of Photo Elastic material under pure bending.

6. Determination of pressure distribution in journal bearing.

7. Dynamic balancing of rotating masses.

8. Dynamic balancing of reciprocating masses.

9. Determination of equilibrium speed, sensitiveness, power and effort of Porter

governor.

10. To determine Moment of Inertia of a plane disc by using Gyroscope.

11. To draw displacement, velocity and acceleration curves for a slider crank
mechanism.

12. To study motion of the follower for the given Cam and to determine displacement,
velocity and acceleration.

ELECTIVE SUBJECTS

MA 311 Applied Numerical Methods for Engineers (3 – 0 - 0)

Unit I 8 Hours
1. Introduction to Numerical Methods.
Importance of Numerical Methods in Engineering. Computer Programming Languages.
Data Representation. Programming Structure. Errors. Numerical Methods Considered.
Software for Numerical Analysis. Use of Software Packages. Computer Programs.

2.Solution of Simultaneous Linear Algebraic Equations.

Introduction. Engineering Applications. Vector and Matrix Norms. Basic Concepts of
Solution. Linearly Independent Equations. Ill-Conditioned Equations. Graphical
Interpretation of the Solution. Solution Using Cramer's Rule. Gauss Elimination Method.
Gauss-Jordan Elimination Procedure. LU Decomposition Method. Jacobi Iteration
Method. Gauss-Seidel Iteration Method. Relaxation Methods. Simultaneous Linear
Equations with Complex Coefficients and Constants. Matrix Inversion. Equations with
Special Form of Coefficient Matrix. Over determined, Underdetermined, and

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Homogeneous Equations. Comparative Efficiencies of Various Methods and
Recommendations. Choice of the Method. Use of Software Packages. Computer
Programs.
Unit II 6 Hours

3. Solution of Matrix Eigen value Problem.

Introduction. Engineering Applications. Conversion of General Eigen value Problem to
Standard Form. Methods of Solving Eigen value Problems. Solution of the Characteristic
Polynomial Equations. Jacobi Method. Given's Method. Householder's Method. Eigen
values of a Tridiagonal Matrix. Eigenvectors of a Tridiagonal Matrix. Power Method.
Choice of Method. Use of Software Packages. Computer Programs

Unit III 6 Hours

4. Numerical Differentiation.
Introduction. Engineering Applications. Definition of the Derivative. Basic Finite-
Difference Approximations. Using Taylor’s Series Expansions. Using Difference
Operators. Approximation of Derivatives Using Difference Operators. Using
Differentiation of Interpolating Polynomials. Finite-Difference Approximations for
Partial Derivatives. Choice of Method. Use of Software Packages. Computer Programs.
5 Hours

5. Numerical Integration.
Introduction. Engineering Applications. Newton-Cotes Formulas. Simpson’s Rule.
General Newton-Cotes Formulas. Richardson’s Extrapolation. Romberg Integration.
Gauss Quadrature. Integration with Unequal Segments. Numerical Integration of
Improper Integrals. Numerical Integration in Two- and Three-Dimensional Domains.
Choice of Method. Use of Software Packages. Computer Programs.

Unit IV 8 Hours

6. Ordinary Differential Equations: Initial-Value Problems.

Introduction. Engineering Applications. Simultaneous Differential Equations. Solution
Concept. Euler's Method. Improvements and Modifications of Euler's Method. Runge-
Kutta Methods. Multistep Methods. Adams Methods. Predictor-Corrector Methods.
Simultaneous Differential Equations. Stiff Equations. Choice of Method. Use of Software
Packages. Computer Programs.

7.Ordinary Differential Equations: Boundary-Value Problems.

Introduction. Engineering Applications. Shooting Methods. Generalization to n
Equations. Finite-Difference Methods. Solution of Nonlinear Boundary-Value Problems.
Solution of Eigen value Problems. Choice of Method. Use of Software Packages.
Computer Programs.

6 Hours

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 Unit V

8.Partial Differential Equations.

Introduction. Engineering Applications. Initial and Boundary Conditions. Elliptic Partial
Differential Equations. Parabolic Partial Differential Equations. Crank-Nicholson
Method. Method of Lines. Two-Dimensional Parabolic Problems. Hyperbolic Partial
Differential Equations. Method of Characteristics. Finite-Difference Formulas in Polar
Coordinate System. Choice of Method. Use of Software Packages. Computer Programs.

Reference Book:

Singeresu S Rao. “Applied Numerical Methods” Pearson Education Inc.2001.

(Chapters 1,3,4,7 to 11)

MA 312 THEORY OF OPTIMIZATION (3 – 0 - 0)

UNIT I
Introduction to Optimization: Introduction, historical development, engineering
application of optimization, statement of an optimization problem, classification of
optimization problems, optimization techniques.
2 Hours

Classical Optimization Techniques: Introduction, single variable optimization,

multivariable optimization with no constraints, multivariable optimization with equality
constraints, multivariable optimization with inequality constraints, convex programming
problems
7 Hours

UNIT II
Linear Programming I: Introduction, application of linear programming, standard form
of linear programming problems, geometry of linear programming problems, definitions
and theorems, solution of a system of linear simultaneous equations, simplex algorithm,
two phases of the simplex method.
7 Hours

UNIT III
Linear Programming II: Introduction, revised simplex method, duality in linear
programming, decomposition principle, sensitivity or post-optimality analysis,
transportation problem, Karmarkar’s method, quadratic programming.
7 Hours

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 UNIT IV
Non-Linear Programming I: Introduction, unimodal function, unrestricted dearch,
exhaustive search, dictomous search, internal halving method, Fibonacci method, golden
section method, comparison of elimination methods, quadratic interpolation method,
cubic interpolation method, direct root methods, practical considerations
8 Hours

UNIT V
Non-Linear Programming II: Introduction, Classification of unconstrained
minimizations, general approach, rate of convergence, scale of design variables, random
search methods, grid search methods, univariate method, pattern directions, Hooke and
Jeeve’s methods, Powell’s method, Rosen Brock’s method, method of rotating
convergence, simplex method, gradient of a function, steepest descent method, conjugate
gradient method, Newton’s method, Marquardt method, quasi-Newton method, Davidon-
Flectcher-Powell method, Broydan – Flectcher- Golgfarb-Shane method, Test functions.
8Hours
Reference Book:
“Engineering Optimization: Theory and Practice”, Singiresu S Rao
John Wiley, Third Edition 1996
(Ch nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

MA 313 OPERATIONS RESEARCH (3 – 0 - 0)

UNIT I

Introduction: Definition, scope of operations Research (O.R) approach and limitations

of OR Models, Characteristics and phases of OR. Linear programming mathematical
formulation of L.P.Problems. Graphical solution methods.
05 Hrs

Linear programming problems: The simplex method – slack, surplus and artificial
variables. Concept of duality, dual simplex method, degeneracy, and procedure resolving
degenerate cases.
09 Hrs

UNIT II

Transportation Problems: Formulation of transportation model, Basic feasible solution

using different methods, optimality Methods, Unbalanced transportation problem,
Degeneracy in transportation problems, Applications of Transportation problems.
Assignment problem: Formulation, unbalanced assignment problem, Traveling salesman
problem. 09 hrs

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 UNIT III

PERT-CPM Techniques: Network construction, determining critical path floats,

scheduling by network, project duration, variance under probabilistic models, prediction
of date of completion, crashing of simple networks.
07 Hrs

UNIT IV

Game Theory: Formulation of games, two person-Zero sum game, games with and
without saddle point, Graphical solution (2×n, m×2 game), dominance property.
05 Hrs

Queuing Theory: Queuing system and their characteristics. The M/M/1 & M/M/K
Queuing system.
04 Hrs

Reference Book:

1. Operations Research, an Introduction, Hamdy A Taha, Practice hall of India.

ME311 REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (4 – 0 - 0)

REFRIGERATION CYCLES & REFRIGERANTS:

Vapor Compression Refrigeration Cycle-Simple saturated vapor compression
Refrigeration cycle, Thermodynamic analysis of the above. Refrigerant Classification,
Designation, Alternate Refrigerants, Global Warming Potential & Ozone Depleting
Potential aspects.
12 hrs

SYSTEM COMPONENTS:
Refrigerant Compressors - Reciprocating Open & Hermetic type, Screw Compressors
and Scroll Compressors - Construction and Operation characteristics, Evaporators - DX
coil, Flooded type Chillers Expansion devices - Automatic Expansion Valves, Capillary
Tuber & Thermostatic Expansion Valves Condensing Units and Cooling Towers
10 hrs

CYCLING CONTROLS AND SYSTEM BALANCING:

Pressure and Temperature controls, Range and Differential settings, Selection and
balancing of system components - Graphical method
10 hrs

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PSYCHROMETRY:
Moist air behavior, Psychrometric chart, Different Psychrometric process analysis
10 hrs

AIR CONDITIONING:
Summer and Winter Air-conditioning, Cooling Load Calculations, Air Distribution
Patterns, Dynamic and Frictional Losses in Air Ducts, Equal Friction Method, Fan
Characteristics in Duct Systems
10 hrs

.
Text Book:

1. W.F.Stocker and J.W.Jones, “Refrigeration & Air Conditioning " McGraw Hill Book
Company, 1985

Reference:

1. R.J.Dossat, “Principles of Refrigeration ", John Wiley and Sons Inc., 1989

ME312 EXPERIMENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS (4 – 0 – 0)

Unit I

Introduction Mechanical, Optical, Pneumatic, Acoustic Strain Gauges

2 hrs

Unit II

Electrical Resistance Strain Gauges Gauge Factor, Types of Resistance Gauges,

properties of an ideal gauge material, baking material, adhesive material, protective
coatings, Method of bonding strain gauges, strain gauges lead wire and connections,
semiconductor straingauges.Problems
7 hrs

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 Unit: III
Strain Gauge Circuits & Strain gauge Rosettes Wheatstone’s bridge, Error due to
input impedance of measuring instrument, temperature compensation, multiple gauge
circuits, calibration of strain measuring system, load cells, problems. Strain Guage
Rosettes, necessity, analysis, problems
15 Hrs

Unit IV
Two Dimensional Photoelasticity Stress optic – law, plane polariscope, isochromatics,
and isoclinics, circular polariscope, dark and light fields arrangements, Isoclinic and
Isochromatic fringe order at a point, methods of compensation separation techniques.
13 hrs

Unit V

Photo elastic Analysis Calibration of photo elastic model material, properties of ideal
photo elastic material, casting of photo elastic model, machining, stress relieving, scaling
model prototype relation, Two dimensional application, problems.
15 hrs

Reference Book:

Experimental Stress Analysis by L.S.Srinath Tata McGraw Hill Edition 2001.

(All chapters mentioned above)

ME313 ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR (4-0-0)

Unit I
Introduction: Definition of organization Behaviour and historical development,
Environmental context ( Information technology and Globalization Diversity and ethics,
design and cultural reward systems).
Individual : Foundations of individual behavior, ability
10Hrs

Unit II
Learning : definition , theories of learning , Individual , Individual decision making,
classical conditioning ,operant conditioning, social learning theory, continuous and
intermittent reinforcement.
4 Hrs

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 Unit III
Perception: Definition , factors influencing perception, attribution theory, selective
perception , projection , stereotyping, Hallow effect
Values and Attitudes: Definition values , attitudes, Types of values , job satisfaction job
involvement, professional ethics, organizational commitment, cognitive dissonance.
8 hrs
Unit IV
Motivation :Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, Mc.Gregors’s theory X and Y, Herzberg’s
motivation hygiene theory, David Mc.Celend three need theory, Victor Vroom’s
expectancy theory of motivation.
Group: Definiion and classification of groups, factors affecting group formation, stages
of group development , Norms, Hawthrone studies,group processes , group tasks,
Group decision making.
14 Hrs
Unit V
Conflict Management: Definition of conflict, functional and dysfunctional
conflict,stages of conflict process.
Leadreship:Definition , behavioral theorieis Blake and Mounton managerial grid,
contingency theories hersey Blanchard’s situational theory, leadership styles
characteristics, transactional, transformation leaders.
Organization: Mechanistic and organic structures , Mintzeberg’s basic elements of
organistional development quality of work life (QWL), Team Building.
16 Hrs

Text Books:

1. Organistional behaviors, Stephan P Robbons, 9th Edn, Pearson Edn

(Chapters 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)
2.Organisational Behavior By Aswathappa ,Himalaya Publishers
(Chapters 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)

ME 314 THEORY OF METAL CUTTING (4 – 0 - 0)

Unit I

Classification of Metal Removal Processes and Machine tools, Introduction to

Manufacturing and Machining, Basic Working principle, Configuration, Specification
and Classification of Machine Tools, Mechanics of Machining, Geometry of Single Point
Cutting Tools, Conversion of Tool Angles from one System to Another, Mechanism of
Chip Formation, Orthogonal and Oblique Cutting, Use of Chip Breaker in Machining.
Machining Forces and Merchant’s Circle Diagram (MCD), Analysis and Experimental
Determination of Cutting Forces, Dynamometers for Measuring Cutting Forces. Cutting
temperature – Causes, Effects, Assessment and Control, Control of Cutting temperature
and Cutting Fluid Application. 15 hrs

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 Unit II

Concept of Machinability and Improvement, failure of Cutting Tools and tool life,
Cutting Tool Materials of Common Use, Advances in Cutting Materials. General Purpose
Machine tools, kinematic Systems and Operation of Lathes, kinematic Systems and
Operation of Drilling Machines, kinematic Systems and Operation of Milling Machines,
Construction, Working Principle and Applications of Shaping, Planing and Slotting
Machines.
Methods of Mounting of Jobs and Cutting Tools in Machine Tools, Use of various
Attachments in Machine Tools, Construction, Operation and Tool Layout in
Semiautomatic and Automatic Lathes, Forces Developing and Acting during Machining,
Machining Time Calculation. Broaching – Principles, Systems and applications.
15 hrs

Unit III
Grinding – Basic principle, Purpose and Application of grinding, selection of Wheels and
Conditioning, Classification of Grinding Machines and their Uses.
Superfinishing Processes, Honing, Lapping, and Superfinishing.
8 hrs

Unit IV
Production of Screw Threads by machining, Rolling and Grinding, manufacturing of
gears. Purpose of Jigs and Fixtures and their design Principles, design and Application of
typical Jigs and Fixtures.
8 hrs

Unit V
Introduction to Non Conventional Machining, Abrasive Jet Machining (AJM), Ultrasonic
Machining (USM), Water Jet and Water Jet Machining, Electro-Chemical Machining,
Electro- Discharge Machining, Electron and Laser Beam Machining.
6 hrs

Text Book:

Metal Cutting Principles, Milton C Shaw, Oxford University Press, Inc

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ME316 WIND, OCEAN & GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SYSTEMS (4-0-
0)
UNIT I
1. Introduction: Historical uses of wind, History of wind electric generations. 2 Hrs

2. Wind Characteristics: Metrology of Wind, World Distribution of Wind,

Atmospheric stability, Wind speed variation with height, Wind speed statistics,
Horizontal and vertical axis wind machines, Orientation systems and regulating
devices, Weibull statistics, Weibull parameters, Rayleigh and normal distribution.
8 Hrs

UNIT II
3. Wind Measurements: Biological indicators, Rotational anemometers, other
anemometers, wind direction.
3 Hrs

4. Design of blades: Aerodynamic configuration of the rotor and determination of the

blade structure, Description and performance of vertical axis machines.
4 Hrs

5. Economics of wind System: Capital costs, Economic concepts, Revenues,

requirements, Value of wind generated electricity. 4 Hrs

UNIT III
6. Wind turbine Power, Energy and Torque: Power output from an ideal turbine,
Aerodynamics, Power output from practical turbines. Transmission and generation
efficiency, Energy Production and capacity factor, Torque at constant speeds, Drive
train oscillations, Turbine shaft power and torque at variable speeds. 10 Hrs

UNIT IV
7. Ocean Energy Sources:
Ocean Thermal Electric Conversion system, Introduction, Open Cycle system,
Closed Cycle system, heat exchangers, Bio-fouling, site selection, OTEC energy
utilization, Hybrid Cycle.
2 Hrs

Tidal Energy: Introduction Basic Principle of Tidal Power Plants, components of

tidal Power plants, Operation Methods of utilization of tidal energy, Estimation of
energy and power in simple single Basin Tidal System, Site Requirements , Storage,
Advantages and Limitation of Tidal Power generation.
4Hrs

Small Scale hydroelectric (mini and micro hydel)

Introduction, Nature of small Hydro development, Classification of small Hydro
Power stations, Components of Hydroelectric Scheme, Civil works design

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 considerations for mini and micro Hydel Projects, Turbine and generators for small
scale Hydro electric, Protection, control and management of Equipments
Advantages and Limitations of small Scale Hydro-electric.
5 Hrs

UNIT V
8. Geothermal Energy sources: Introduction, Estimates of geothermal Power, Nature
of Geothermal Fields, Geothermal Sources, Hydrothermal ( convective ) Resources,
Geopressured Resources, Hot dry Rock Resources or Petrothermal Systems,
Magma Resources , Comparison of flashed steam and Total Flow concept, Prime
movers for Geothermal Energy, Advantages and Disadvantages of Geothermal
Energy over other Energy Forms, Applications of Geothermal Energy, Operational
and Environmental Problems

10 Hrs

Text Books
1. Wind Power plants: Theory and Design by Desire Le Gouriers, Pergamon Press,1982
( Chapter No, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
2. Non-conventional Energy Sources: G D Rai, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 2004
(Chapter No. 8, 9)

ME317 PHYSICAL METALLURGY (4 – 0 - 0)

Unit I
Diffusion in solids:
Types of diffusion, diffusion mechanisms, diffusion coefficient, laws of diffusion, self
diffusion, inter-diffusion, experimental determination of diffusion coefficient, Kirkendall
effect, diffusion in oxides and ionic crystals, applications of diffusion.
10 Hrs

Unit II
Deformation of solids:
Elastic and plastic deformation, slip and twinning, work hardening and strain hardening,
season cracking, Bauschinger effect, Anelasticity, adiabatic and isothermal straining,
preferred orientation, recovery, recrystallisation and growth, hot working.
10 Hrs

Unit III

Electrical and Magnetic properties of Materials:

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Electrical conductivity, electronic and ionic conduction, band structure in solids,
Electrical resistivity of metals, electrical characteristics of alloys, mechanism of
strengthening, insulators, dielectrics, magnetism.
10 Hrs

Unit IV
Semiconductors:
Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, semiconductor devices, semiconductors in
computers, microelectronic circuits, Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), Quantum
Dots (QD’s), Spintronics.
11 Hrs

Unit V

Superconductivity and super conductors:

Superconducting materials, HTSC cuprate material characteristics, characteristic
properties of superconductors, Josphson effects, Properties of HTSC oxides,
thermodynamics of superconductor, theory of superconductivity, quantum tunneling,
applications of superconductivity
11 Hrs

Text Book:

1. Material Science by S.L. Kakani and Anit Kakani New Age Publishers 2004
(Ch Nos. 7, 11, 14, 15, 16)

ME321 Cryogenics (4 – 0 - 0)
Unit I
Introduction to Cryogenic Systems: Definition of Cryogenics, applications 1 hour

Low Temperature Properties Of Engineering Materials: Mechanical, thermal and

Electric properties of materials at low temperatures
3
hours

Unit II

Gas Liquefaction Systems: Introduction; Thermodynamically ideal system; Production

of low temperature – Joule-Thompson effect,adiabatic expansion, liquefaction systems
for air – Simple Line-Hampson system, Claude system,Heylandt System, dual pressure
Claude cycle, Kapitza system; comparison of liquefaction cycles; liquefaction cycles for
hydrogen, helium and neon critical components of liquefaction of systems.
10 hours.

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 Unit II (continued)

Gas Cycle Cryogenic Refrigeration Systems: Classification of cryo-coolers; Stirling

cycle cryo-refrigerators;ideal cycle – working principle; Schmidt analysis of Stirling
cycle; various configurations of Stirling cycle refrigerators; integral piston Stirling cryo-
cooler; free displacer split type Stirling cryo-coolers;Gifford-McMohan refrigerator;
pulse tube refrigerator; Solvay cycle refrigerator; Vuillimier refrigerator,Cryogenic
refrigerators.
6 hours

Unit III

5. Gas Separation and Gas Purification Systems: Thermodynamic ideal separation

system; properties of mixtures; principles of gas separation- Linde single column air
separation, Linde double column air separation system; Argon and Neon separation
systems; adsorption process, PSA systems
8 hours

6. Ultra Low Temperature Cryo-Refrigerators: Magneto Caloric Refrigerator; 3He –

4
He Dilution refrigerator, Pomeranchuk cooling.
2 hours

Unit IV

7. Measurement Systems for Low Temperatures: Measurement of low temperatures –

Resistance thermometers, thermocouples, thermisters, Gas thermometry, liquid level
sensors. (3 hours).

8. Vacuum Technology: Fundamental principles; production of high vacuum;

Mechanical vacuum pumps, diffusion pumps, Cryo pumping;measurement of high
vacuum level. (3 hours)

9. Crogenic Insulation: Heat transfer due to conduction; evacuated porous insulation

powder & fibres; Opacified powder insulation; Gas filled powders & fibrous
materials;multilayer super insulation; composite insulation.
4 hours

Unit V

10. Cryogenic Fluid Storage and Transfer Systems: Design of cryogenic fluid storage
vessels; inner vessel, outer vessel insulation, suspension system; fill and drain lines;
cryogenic fluid transfer; external pressurization; self pressurization; transfer pump.
6 hours

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11. Application of Cryogenic Systems: Cryogenic applications for food preservation;
instant quick freezing techniques; superconductive devices; cryogenic application for
space technology.
6 hours

Text Books:
1.Cryogenic Systems, Randall Barron, Oxford Press (1985)
2. Cryogenic Engineering, Thomas M Flynn, Marcel Dekker (1997)

ME322 THEORY OF ELASTICITY (4 – 0 – 0)

Unit I Introduction to Elasticity and Notation of Stress, Strain at a point. Stress,
Notation of Stress, Stress at a point, equilibrium equations, principal stresses, Mohr’s
diagram, Maximum Shear Stress, boundary conditions, Strain a point, compatibility
equations, principal strains, Generalized Hooke’s law, methods of solution of elasticity
problems, plane stress and plane strain problems.
14 hrs

Unit II Two dimensional problems Two dimensional problems in Cartesian co-

ordinates – Airy’s Stress function. Investigation of Airy’s stress function for simple beam
problems – Bending of a narrow cantilever beam of rectangular c/s under edge load.
10 hrs

Unit III General equation in Cylindrical Co-ordinates Thick cylinder under uniform
internal and / or external pressure, shrink and force fit, stress concentration. Stresses in an
infinite plate (with a circular hole) subjected to uni-axial, stress concentration, stresses in
rotating discs and cylinders 12 hrs .

Unit IV Torsion of Prismatic bars Torsion of Circular, elliptical and triangular bars,
membrane analogy, torsion of thin open sections and thin tubes.
10 hrs

Unit V Uniqueness Theorem Uniqueness theorem, Principle of super position,

reciprocal theorem, Saint Venant’s Principle
06 hrs

Reference Book: Theory and Elasticity by S.P.Timoshenko & J N Goodier, Mc Graw

Hill International, 3rd Edition 1972.
(All chapters mentioned above)

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 ME 323 CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR (4-0-0)
UNIT I

Introduction to the consumer behavior: The diversity of consumer behavior. Why we

study consumer behavior? Why was the field of consumer behavior developed? Ethics in
marketing. The consumer movement. Ethics and corporate environment. Qualitative
research-need and types.
04 hrs

UNIT II
Consumer as an individual: Consumer needs and motivation. What is motivation?
Motivation needs-goals. Positive and negative motivation. Rational versus emotional
motives. The dynamic nature of motivation-needs and goals-frustration-arousal of
motives. Types and systems of needs. Diversity of need systems. Measurement of
motives. Motivational research-development-motivational research today.
08 hrs

UNIT III
Determinants of consumer behavior: Consumer imagery and perceived risks.
Consumer innovativeness and personality traits. Brand personification. Elements of
consumer learning. Relationship between attitude and consumer behavior.

Consumption and post purchase behavior: Nature of consumption. Consumption

effects on consumer satisfaction.
10 hrs

UNIT IV
Communication and persuasion: Components of communication. The communication
process. The message initiator (the source). The target audience (the receivers).
Feedback-the receivers’ response. Designing persuasive communications.

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Communication strategy. Media strategy. Message strategies. Crisis communiaction
strategies.

Consumers in their social and cultural setting: Consumer relevant reference groups.
Family decision making and consumption related roles. Family life cycle. Social class
and consumer behavior. Influence of culture on consumer behavior.
12 hrs

UNIT V
Consumer decision making process: Personal influence and the opinion leadership
process. What is opinion leadership? Dynamics of the opinion leadership process. The
motivation behind opinion leadership.

Diffusion of innovations: The diffusion process. The innovation. The channels of

communication. The social system time. The adoption process. The stages in adoption
process. The innovation decision process. The adoption process and information sources.

Consumer decision making, choosing and consuming: What is decision? Levels of

consumer decision making. Extensive problem solving and limited problem solving.
Routinized responsive behavior.

CRM in consumer marketing: Focus on customer relationship. Building CRM. An

insight into CRM and E-CRM. The CRM process. CRM implementation.
18 hrs

Reference Book
Consumer Behaviour Leon Schiffman Prentice Hall of India New Delhi
8th Edition (Ch.nos. 1,2,4,5,9,10,11,12,13,15,16)

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 ME324 METAL FORMING (4 - 0 - 0)

UNIT I

INTRODUCTION TO METAL FORMING

Classification of Forming Processes, Mechanics of Metal Forming, Basics about Flow
Stress and Stress-Strain Curves, Metallurgy of Hot Working and Cold Working, Friction
and Lubrication during Metal Working.
10 Hours

FORGING
Classification of Forging Processes, Forging Equipment, Forging in Plane Strain, Open
Die Forging, Closed Die Forging, Calculation of Forging Loads, Forging Defects.
8 Hours
UNIT II
ROLLING OF METALS
Classification of Rolling Processes, Rolling Mills, Hot and Cold Rolling, Forces and
Geometrical Relationships, Simplified Analysis of Rolling Load, Variables in Rolling,
Defects, Textures.
10 Hours

EXTRUSION
Classification of Extrusion Process, Extrusion Equipments, Analysis of Extrusion
Process, Defects in Extrusion, Hot, Warm Extrusion, Textures.
8 Hours

UNIT III
WIRE DRAWING
Introduction, Analysis of Wire Drawing, Tube Drawing, Analysis of Tube Drawing,
Residual Stresses, Defects.
8 Hours

UNIT IV
SHEET METAL FORMING
Introduction, Shearing and Blanking, Bending, Stretch Forming, Deep Drawing, Defects.
Effect of Crystallographic Texture after Rolling, Extrusion on Deep Drawing, Beverage
Aluminum alloy as an example.
8 Hours

Reference BOOK:

Mechanical Metallurgy, George Dieter, SI metric edition, McGraw Hill Education.

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 ME325 Gas Dynamics (4 – 0 - 0)

Unit I

Fundamental Equations of Steady Flow: Continuity & momentum equations; The

thrust function; the dynamic equation & Euler’s equation; Bernoulli’s equation and the
steady flow energy equation
8 hours

Unit II

Isentropic Flow: Acoustic velocity, Mach number, Mach line and Mach cone; Flow
parameters; stagnation properties; relation between static and stagnation properties
5 hours

Adiabatic Flow: Stagnation temperature change; Rayleigh line; pressure ratio and
temperature ratio; entropy considerations; maximum heat transfer; detonation and
deflagration
6 hours
Unit III

Flow with Friction: The Fanning equation; friction factor and fiction parameter; Fanno
line; Fanno equations.
4 hours

Wave Phenomena: Classification of wave phenomena; analysis of shock phenomena;

Hugoniot equation; weak waves; compression waves; oblique shock; Normal shock
waves; entropy considerations; Rayleigh Pilot equations.
6 hours

Unit IV

Variable Area Flow: Velocity variation with isentropic flow; criteria for acceleration
and deceleration; effect of pressure ratio on nozzle operation; convergent nozzle and
convergent-divergent nozzle; effect of back pressure on nozzle flow; isothermal flow
functions; comparison of flow in nozzle; generalized one dimensional flow
. 10 hours

Unit V

Dimensional Analysis: Application of dimensional analysis to gas dynamics problems

5 hours

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 Flames & Combustion: Flame propogation; diffusion flames; premixed flames; flame
velocity; theories of flame propogation; ignition of combustible mixture; flame
stabilization
8 hours

Text Books:
1. “Fundamentals of Compressible flow” , Yahya, Wiley-Eastern,India 2nd Edition
(1991)
2. “ Gas Dynamics”, Campbell and Jennings, McGrawHill Co. (1994)
3. “Elements of Gas Dynamics”, Liepmann & Rashko, John Wiley & sons, New
York (1994)

ME 326 SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY (4-0-0)

UNIT I

Solar Radiation: The structure of Sun, Extra-Terrestrial radiation, spectral

distribution of extra terrestrial radiation, solar constant, solar radiation at the
earth’s surface, beam, diffuse and global radiation, solar radiation data.
Measurement of Solar Radiation: Pyrometer, shading ring pyrheliometer, sunshine
recorder, schematic diagrams and principle of working. 5 Hrs

Solar Radiation Geometry: Flux on a plane

surface,latitude,declinationangle,surfacazimuth angle, hour angle, zenith angle,
solar altitude angle expression for the angle between the incident beam and the
normal to a plane surface (No derivation), and local apparent time. Apparent
motion of sun, day length, numerical examples.

5 Hrs

Radiation Flux on a Tilted Surface: Beam, diffuse and reflected radiation,

expression for flux on tilted surface (no derivation) numerical examples.
2 Hrs

UNIT II

Heat transfer for solar Energy Utilisation: Conduction, Radiation, reflectivity,

Transmissivity, Transmittance-Absorptance Product, Convection, Heat
exchangers. Problem of heat transfer through an insulated Wall or pipe
6 Hrs

Performance of Flat Plate Collector: General, Performance analysis, Overall loss

coefficient and heat transfer correlations, collector efficiency factor, A numerical
example, 4 Hrs

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 UNIT III

Solar Thermal conversion: Collection and storage. Thermal Collection devices,

liquid flat plat collectors, solar air heaters concentrating collectors (cylindrical,
parabolic, paraboloid) (Quantitative analysis), application of solar energy water
heating. Space heating and cooling, active and passive systems, Power generation,
refrigeration, Distillation, (Qualitative analysis)
6 Hrs

Storage of Solar Energy: Types of Energy storage, Thermal storage- latent heat
storage, sensible heat storage, Electrical Storage, Chemical storage, Hydro-
storage. 4 Hrs

UNIT IV

Solar Pond: Principle of operation of solar ponds, Forming and Maintaining stable
density gradient, Extraction of thermal energy, Types of solar ponds, Operational
problems, applications of solar pond. 4 Hrs

Solar Water heating: Types of Solar water heaters, Description of solar water
heaters and their Installation details, Collectors and storage tanks, Heat
exchangers, Loads and sizing of the systems, Series and parallel arrays, freezing
temperatures, Characteristics and performance,
6 Hrs

UNIT V

Flat plate Air Heating collectors: Introduction, Types of air heaters, applications of
Sola
rair heaters, heating and drying of Agricultural Products, Types of driers in use
Psychrometric chart and its use in crop drying. 5 Hrs

Additional methods of solar Energy Utilisation: Solar furnaces, Solar pumping,

Solar distillation, Industrial process Heat, Solar cooking, Solar green Houses, Solar
production of Hydrogen, Application of Solar Energy in space, Thermoelectric
Conversion 5 Hrs

Text Books:
1. Solar Energy Utilisation by G.D. Rai, Khanna Publishers, 1997,
(Chapter-2 , 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 16 )
2. Solar Energy: principles of thermal collection and storage, S P Sukhatme,
TataMcGraw Hill 1996
(Chapter: 2, 3, 4, 8 )

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 ME328 AUTOMOTIVE AIR CONDITIONING (4 – 0 - 0)
UNIT I

AIRCONDITIONING FUNDAMENTALS
Basic air conditioning system - Location of air conditioning components in a car -
Schematic layout of a refrigeration system, Compressor components - Condenser and
high pressure service ports, Thermostatic expansion value - Expansion value calibration -
Controlling evaporator temperature - Evaporator pressure regulator - Evaporator
temperature regulator.
12 hrs
UNIT II

AIR CONDITIONER - HEATING SYSTEM

Automotive heaters - Manually controlled air conditioner - Heater system - Ford
automatically controlled air conditioner and heater systems - Automatic temperature
control - Air conditioning protection – Engine protection.
10 hrs

UNIT III

REFRIGERANT
Containers - Handling refrigerants - Tapping into the refrigerant container - Refrigeration
system diagnosis -Diagnostic procedure - Ambient conditions affecting system pressures.
10 hrs
UNIT IV

AIR ROUTING & TEMPERATURE CONTROL

Objectives - Evaporator care air flow through the Dash recirculating unit - Automatic
temperature control – Duct system - Controlling flow - Vacuum reserve - Testing the air
control and handling systems 10 hrs

UNIT V

AIR CONDITIONING SERVICE

Air conditioner maintenance and service - Servicing heater system, Removing and
replacing components, Trouble shooting of air controlling system - Compressor service.
10 hrs
Reference book:

William H Crouse and Donald L Anglin, " Automotive Air conditioning ",
McGraw-Hill Inc., 1990.

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 ME361 Conduction & Radiation (4 – 0 – 0)

Unit I (Conduction – I) 10 Hours

1.Heat conduction Equations: Concept of heat conduction; Fundamental Law of

heat conduction; Heat conduction equation in differential form in Cartesian, cylindrical

and spherical coordinate systems. Heat conduction equation in two dimensions for non

isotropic materials; Integrated and variational form of heat conduction equation;

Boundary conditions of first, second and third kind; Radiation boundary condition;

2. One Dimensional Steady State conduction: Analysis of one dimensional steady state
conduction in solids without and with heat generation; One dimensional steady state
conduction in fins of uniform and non-uniform cross sections – fin of minimum weight
and fin effectiveness and fin efficiency.

Unit II (Conduction – II) 12 Hours

3.Two- dimensional steady state conduction: Two dimensional steady state conduction
in rectangular plates – Method of separation of variables and principle of superposition.
Two steady state conduction in cylinders; Method of superposition for non-homogeneous
problems.Finite difference methods for two dimensional steady state conduction
problems.

4. Unsteady state conduction: Solids with negligible internal temperature gradient; one
dimensional conduction in infinite flat plate, infinite circular cylinder and sphere;
Heisller’s charts for single and multi dimensional problems. Unsteady state conduction in
semi-infinite solid subjected to prescribed surface temperature, prescribed heat flux;
Application to welding; Semi-infinite solid with heat generation.Finite difference
methods for one dimensional unsteady state conduction problems

Unit III (Conduction – III) 12 Hours

4. Approximate Analytical Methods: Integral methods – basic concepts, application to

Linear transient conduction in a semi-infinite medium; application to non-linear transient
conduction; application to a finite region; The Galerkin method ; partial integration;
application to transient problems ( 6 hours)

5.Heat Conduction with Moving Boundaries: Heat conduction in melting and

solidification – solid phase of negligible heat capacity; melting and solidification in one
dimension, approximate method ;Melting of solid with complete removal of melt
(ablation); Moving heat sources – the thin rod, the point source.(6 Hours)

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 Unit IV (Radiation – I) 10 Hours

6. Review of Basic Concepts: Thermal radiation; Definitions of terms used in thermal

radiation; black body radiation; Stefan-Boltzman law, Planck’s law,Wein’s displacement
law,Kirchoff law, intensity of radiation, Lambert’s law.(4hours)

7. Radiation Heat exchange in Non-Participating Media: The view factor; view factor
relations; Radiation exchange between black surfaces; radiation exchange between gray
surfaces; Radiation exchange in enclosures – network method and radiosity-matrix
method. (6 hours)

Unit V (Radiation – II) 8 Hours

8. Radiation Exchange in Participating Media: Introduction to gas radiation;Radiative

transfer equation;Transmissivity, absorptivity and emissivity for an absorbing and
emitting medium; mean beam length and emissivity charts; Radiation exchange between
a gas volume and black enclosure, between gas volume and gray enclosure; radiation
network for an absorbing and transmitting medium.

Reference Books;

1. “Analysis of Heat and Mass Transfer”, E.R.G.Eckert and R.M.Drake, Jr., McGraw-
Hill International Edition, 1972.
2. “Heat Transfer – A Basic Approach”, M.Necati Özişik, McGraw – Hill International
Edition, 1985 (Chapters 1 to 5, 12 and 13)

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 ME 362 MACHINE TOOL DESIGN (4 - 0 – 0)

UNIT I

Principles of Machine Tool Design : General Requirements of Machine Tool

Design – design process – machine tool layout . 4 hrs

Machine Tool Drives and Mechanisms : Working and auxiliary motions. Drives
- Electric drives, Hydraulic transmission, Kinematic structure, Regulation of speeds
and feeds, stepped regulation, standardization of speeds and feeds, step-less regulation
of speeds and feeds.
8 hrs

UNIT II

Cutting Force Analysis & Power requirements : Forces in Turning, Milling, Drilling
and Broaching operations with simple problems. Calculation of Power. General
requirements of Lathe and Milling Machines. 7 hrs

Design of Machine Tool Structures : Functions – Requirements-Design Criteria

Material used – static and dynamic stiffness – Profile and basic design procedure for
Machine tool structures. Design of beds, columns, housing, bases, tables, cross-rails,
arms, saddle and carriages. 7 hrs

UNIT III

Design of Guide Ways and Power Screws : Function and types of guide ways –
Design and lubrication of slide ways – aerostatic slide ways – antifriction guide
ways, combination guide ways – protecting devices, design of Power Screws. 6 hrs

Design of Spindle and Spindle Bearings : Functions – Requirements and

materials. Spindle compliance and machining accuracy. Design of spindles –
Antifriction bearing, Hydrodynamic and Hydrostatic bearing, Air lubricated
bearing. 6 hrs

UNIT IV

Dynamics of Machine Tools : Concept of dynamic cutting force. Physical

causes of Chatter and vibrations, Types of Chatter. Stability chart, chatter
vibration – Lathe – Drilling Machine – Grinding Machine – Milling Machine.
Different methods for avoiding machine tool chatter and vibration. 7 hrs

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ME363 PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (4-0-0)

Unit I

Operations and Productivity Concepts

Introduction, Historical Development, The Trend: Information & Non-Manufacturing

Systems, Operations management, Factors affecting productivity, International
dimensions of productivity, the environment of operations, Production systems decisions-
A look ahead.
5 hrs

Operations Decision Making

Introduction, Management as a science, Characteristics of decisions, Framework for

decision making, Decision methodology, Decision supports systems, Economic models,
Statistical models.
6 hrs

Unit II

Systems Design, Capacity and Investment

Introduction, Manufacturing and service systems, Design and systems capacity, Capacity
planning. 4 hrs

Forecasting Demand
Forecasting objectives and uses, Forecasting variables, Opinion and judgemental
methods, Time series methods, Exponential smoothing, Regression and correlation
methods, Application and control of forecasts.
6 hrs

Unit III

Aggregate Planning and Master Scheduling

Introduction, Planning and scheduling, Objectives of aggregate planning, Aggregate
planning methods, Master scheduling objectives, Master scheduling methods.

10hrs

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 Unit IV

Material and Capacity Requirements Planning

Overview: MRP and CRP, MRP: Underlying concepts, System parameters, MRP logic,
System refinements, Capacity Management, CRP activities.
10 hrs

Unit V

Scheduling and Controlling Production Activities

Introduction, PAC objectives and data requirements, Scheduling strategy and guidelines,
scheduling methodology, priority control, capacity control. Single Machine Scheduling:
concept, measures of performance, SPT rule, Weighted SPT rule, EDD rule, minimizing
the number of Tardy jobs.
6 Hrs

Flow Shop Scheduling

Introduction, Johnson’s Problem, Extension of Johnson’s Rule, Branch and Bound

technique, CDS heuristic.
Job Shop Scheduling: Types of schedules, Heuristic procedure, scheduling 2 jobs on ‘m’
machines.
5 hrs
Text Book:
1.Operations management – Theory and Problems., Joseph G. Monks, McGRAW-HILL
International Editions,1987 (Chapter Nos. 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 11, 12)

Reference Book:
1.Production and Operations Management., R Panneerselvam, Prentice-Hall India, 2004.
(Chapter Nos.13, 14, 15)

ME364 METAL CASTING (4 – 0 - 0)

UNIT I

Introduction: 2 Hrs
Basic Manufacturing Processes, Classification, Brief Introduction of each process
with schematic representation. Introduction to Material Processing.

Fundamentals of Casting: 2 Hrs

Introduction to Casting, basic requirements of casting, casting terminology.

UNIT II
Mold Casting Processes 10 Hrs
Introduction, types of Patterns, Sand properties and Sand related defects, Green sand,

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Dry sand and skin-dried Molds, Sodium Silicate–CO2 Molding,Shell Molding,
Investment Casting. Cores. Defects in castings.

Multiple–Use-Mold Casting Processes: 4 Hrs

Permanent Mold Casting, Die Casting-two basic types hot chamber and cold chamber
design, Centrifugal casting.

Solidification of metals 4 Hrs

Freezing of pure metals and alloys. Nucleation and growth. Progressive and
Directional solidification, Methods to achieve directional solidification. . Properties
related to the freezing mechanism.
UNIT III
Pouring and Feeding castings 6 Hrs
Design of gating and risering. Chvorinov’ rule, Factors involved in Gating design,
risers, Types, Riser size and shape. Location of risers. Use of Chills.

UNIT IV

Metals cast in the foundry: 7 Hrs

Classification of foundry alloys, Aluminium casting alloys, Metallurgy of Cast steel,
Metallurgy of Gray cast iron, Ductile iron and Malleable iron.

Casting design considerations. 4 Hrs

Functional design, Metallurgical design and Economic considerations. Introduction to
Simulation software.

Text Books:
1. Materials And Processes In Manufacturing, Eighth Edition, By E.Paul Degarmo,
J.T. Black, Ronald A. Kohser, Prentice Hall Of India Private Limited
2. Principles of Metal casting By Heine, Loper and Rosenthal, Tata Mcgraw-Hill
Edition, New Delhi.

ME 365 FANS COMPRESSORS AND BLOWERS (4 – 0 - 0)

UNIT I
INTRODUCTION
Turbomachines; Pumps and Compressors; Fans and Blowers; Compressible and
Incompressible Flow Machines; Compressor and Fans stages, Extended
Turbomachines, Axial, Radial and Mixed Flow stages, Impulse and Reaction Stages,
Variable Reaction stages, Multistage machines, Stage velocity triangles, Design
conditions, Off-Design conditions, Applications
4 hrs

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 FLOW THROUGH CASCADES
Two dimensional flow, cascade of blades, cascade tunnel, axial turbine cascades,
axial compressor cascades, annular and radial cascades 8 hrs

UNIT II

AXIAL COMPRESSOR STAGES

Stage velocity triangles, enthalpy-entropy diagram, flow through blade rows, stage
losses and efficiency, work done factor, Low Hub-tip ratio stages, Supersonic and
transonic stages, Performance characteristics
10 hrs

UNIT III

CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR STAGES

Elements of centrifugal compressor stage, stage velocity triangles, enthalpy-entropy
diagram, Nature of impeller flow, slip factor, Diffuser, Volute casing, Stage losses,
Performance characteristics 10 hrs

UNIT IV

AXIAL FANS AND PROPELLERS

Fan applications, Axial fans, fan stage parameters, types of axial fan stages,
propellers, performance of axial fans
10 hrs

UNIT V

CENTRIFUGAL FANS AND BLOWERS

Types of centrifugal fans, centrifugal fan parameters, design parameters, drum type
fans, partial flow fans, losses, fan bearings, fan drives, fan noise, dust erosion of fans
10 hrs

Reference BOOK:

“Turbines, Compressors and Fans”, S.M.Yahya,TMH, 2005 (Ch Nos 1, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15)

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 ME 366 SOLAR PHOTOVOLTIC SYSTEMS (4-0-0)
UNIT I
Photovoltaic Energy: The atomic structure of matter, p-n junction, Photovoltaic
conversion efficiency, Purification of silicon, Methods of growing crystal, Silicon
wafer to silicon cell fabrication, Polycrystalline silicon cells, Amorphous thin film
silicon cells.
8 Hrs

PV applications: Industrial, social and consumer. 3 Hrs

UNIT II
Silicon Solar Cell Response: solar cell experiment, response of solar cell for Light,
temperature, cell Area, load as variables. Solar-cell response under normal conditions,
Solar cell simulation.
4 Hrs

Construction of Solar Cell Array: Solar cells connected in series and parallel, Array
output under a changing load. Array Problem and their resolution, Array
configurations, Array energy calculation.
6 Hrs

UNIT III
Array Protection and Failure Detection: Protection of arrays from stray electricity –
static and induced, Array trouble shooting and protection strategies- Short circuit fault,
Open circuit fault, Problem solving circuits, solving the array problems. Detecting
shorts to Ground using a Multimeter, detecting open or short-circuited Modules using a
multimeter. Detecting faults using an I-V Curve tracer.
10 Hrs

UNIT IV
Photovoltaic Energy Systems: The need for energy storage, Photovoltaic output and
load input throughout the day and year. Electricity storage, Utility grid storage, Battery
storage, Voltage regulation, Direct current to alternating current conversion, Stand
alone PV systems and grid connected systems.
10 Hrs

UNIT V
System Design Parameters: Energy calculation, Photovoltaic system sizing, Battery
storage, Utility Storage, Photovoltaic system cost Vs Benefits, Photovoltaic Array
Installation- Physical installation, Electrical Installation. 8 Hrs

PV based hybrid Systems 3 Hrs

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 Text Book:
1. Photovoltaic energy systems – design and installation by Mathew Buresch,
McGraw Hill book company, ( Chapter- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8- Full book)

ME367 COMPOSITE MATERIALS (4 – 0 - 0)

Unit I
Introduction to composite materials:
Definition, Classification, Types of matrices & reinforcements, characteristics &
selection, Fiber composites, laminated composites, particulate, composites, prepegs,
sandwich construction., Evaluation of the four elastic moduli – Rule of mixture, Macro
mechanics of a lamina: Hooke’s law for different types of materials, number of elastic
constants, Laminate code, Failure criterion
12 Hrs

Unit II

Manufacturing of Polymer Matrix Composites:

Open and closed mould processing, Hand lay up & spray up processing, Bag moulding
and Filament winding, Pultrusion, Pulforming, Thermoforming, Injection moulding,
Blow moulding
10 Hrs

Unit III
Fabrication of Composites:
Cutting, machining, drilling, mechanical fastening & adhesive Bonding, joining methods
10 Hrs
Unit IV

Application and developments:

Aircrafts, missiles, space hardware, automobile, electrical and electronics, marine,

recreational and sports equipment - future potential of composites
10 Hrs

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 Unit V

Metal matrix composites:

Reinforcement materials, types, Characteristics & Selection, base Metals selection,

applications. Powder metallurgy technique, liquid metallurgy technique, applications of
Metal matrix composites
10 Hrs

REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Mel Schwartz, “Composite Materials handbook” Mc Graw Hill Book Company,
1992, Second Edition.
(Ch Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
2. Autar K.Kaw “Mechanics of composite materials” CRC Press New York (2006)
(Ch Nos. 1, 3)

ME 368 AUTOMOTIVE CHASSIS AND COMPONENTS (4 – 0 - 0)

UNIT I
Chassis layout, Front Axle & Steering System
Types of chassis layout with reference to power plant locations and drive, Vehicle
frames. Load acting on vehicle frame due to different systems. Types of front axles.
Constructional details. Materials. Front wheel geometry viz. Castor, Camber, King pin
inclination, Toe. Wheel Alignment. Cornering force and Side thrust. Steering geometry.
Ackerman and Davis steering system. Different types of steering gear boxes. Steering
linkages and their layouts. Power and power assisted steering. Steering of crawler
tractors. Multi axle steering systems.
`12Hours
UNIT II

Driveline and Differential

Effects of driving thrust and torque reactions. Hotch kiss drive, torque tube drive
and radius rods. Transverse rods. Propeller shaft. Universal joints. Constant velocity
universal joints. Drive Shaft. Front wheel drive. Different types of final drives. Spiral
bevel gear and hypoid gear final drives. Double reduction and twin speed final drives.
Differential principles. Constructional details of a differential gear unit. Non-slip and
Limited slip differential. Differential locks - Differential housings. Comparison of front
wheel, rear wheel and all wheel drive arrangement. 10 Hours

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 UNIT III
Drive axles and Suspension system

Construction of rear axles. Types of loads acting on rear axles. Fully floating,
three quarter floating,and semi floating rear axles. Rear axle housing. Construction of
different types of axle housing, multi axled vehicles. Construction details of multi drive
axle vehicles. Dead axles. Need of suspension system, Types of suspension, Suspension
springs, Constructional details and characteristics of leaf, coil and torsion bar springs,
Independent suspension, Types: Mc Pherson strut, Double wishbone, Five link type, etc,
Rubber suspension, Pneumatic suspension, Shock absorbers.
10 Hours

UNIT IV
Wheels and Tyres

Types of wheels – wire spoke, disc – solid and split type, alloy type, offset, onset
& zero set, denomination of rim. Tyres - construction, structure, denomination and
function of tyres, types of tyres, comparison of radial and bias ply tyres. Tubes –
construction and types, Tubeless tyres. Tyre inflation, effects of tyre pressure on tyre
performance. Tyre wear patterns and their causes. Wheel Balancing – need, procedure.
10 Hours

UNIT V

Braking system
Weight transfer during braking and stopping distances. Classification of brakes -
drum brakes and disc brakes. Constructional details. Theory of braking. Brake split and
proportioning. Mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic brakes - Servo brake, power and
power-assisted brakes - Different types of brake retarders like eddy current and hydraulic
retarder. Skidding of wheels on braking and remedies - Anti lock braking systems.
10 Hours
Text Book:
Automobile Engineering Vol-1 by Kirpal Singh..

ME371 Convective Heat & Mass Transfer (4 – 0 - 0)

Unit I

Fundamentals of Convection: Physical mechanism of Convection; Classification ofluid

flows; velocity boundary layer; thermal boundary layer- Prandtl Number; laminar and
turbulent flows – Reynolds Number; Heat and momentum transfer in turbulent flow;
differential convection equations; reduction of theses equations for boundary layer flows.
4 hrs

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Forced Convection in Laminar Flow: Laminar flow boundary layer
equations;Similarity solutions for laminar boundary-layer flow;Mises transformation;
The integrated boundary layer momentum equation and its solution; laminar boundary
layer energy equation; Heat transfer on a flat plate with constant temperature;
approximate solutions for boundary layer energy equation; laminar duct flow; heat
transfer in laminar duct flow; laminar heat transfer relations
8 Hrs
Unit II

Forced Convection in Turbulent Flow : Momentum equation and velocity profile in

Turbulent shear layers;Energy equation and heat transfer in turbulent shear layers; heat
transfer in free turbulent shear layers. Correlations for turbulent flow through pipes and
over surfaces like flat plate,cylinders, spheres and across tube bundles.
10 hrs

Unit III

Natural convection:Laminar boundary layer equations and approximate solution using

integral method; the flat plate and horizontal cylinder; the turbulent boundary layer;
fluids enclosed between two plane walls – horizontal walls ,vertical walls;free convection
in enclosed spaces; mixed free and forced convection
08 hrs

Unit IV

Condensation & Boiling: Types of condensation; Nusselt’s theory for laminar film
condensation on a vertical plane surface; film condensation on vertical and horizontal
tubes and on inclined plates; Pool boiling – different regimes of pool boiling;peak heat
flux;enhancement of heat transfer in pool boiling; Boiling in forced convection-nucleate
forced convection boiling, boiling with net vapour production; critical heat flux in forced
convection boiling, heat transfer beyond the critical point
10 Hrs

Unit V

Mass Transfer: Analogy between heat and mass transfer;mass diffusion – Fick’s law of
diffusion; stationery medium consisting of two species;boundary conditions; steady mass
diffusion through a wall;transient mass diffusion; diffusion in a moving medium; mas
convection; simultaneous heat and mass transfer
08Hrs

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Reference Books:

1. “Convective Heat & Mass transfer”, W.M.Kays & M.E.Crawford,

McGraw-Hill Co., 3rd Edition, 1993.
2. “Fundamentals of Heat & Mass transfer”, F.P.Incropera & D.P.Dewitt, International
5th Edition,McGraw-Hill, 2005

ME 372 TRIBOLOGY AND BEARING DESIGN (4 – 0 – 0)

Unit I
Introduction to Tribology. Properties of oils and equation of flow: Viscosity, Newton’s
Law of viscosity, Hagen-Poiseuille Law, Flow between parallel stationary planes,
viscosity measuring apparatus.
4 hrs

Unit II
Hydrodynamics Lubrication Lubrication principles, Classification of Lubrication,
friction forces & power loss in lightly loaded journal bearing. Petroff’s law, Tower’s
experiments, idealized full journal bearings, Mechanism of pressure development in an
oil film, Reynold’s investigations, Reynold’s equation in two dimensions. Partial journal
bearings, end leakages in journal bearing, Numerical Problems
16 hrs

Unit III
Slider / Pad bearing with a fixed and pivoted shoe Pressure distribution, Load
Carrying capacity, coefficient of friction, Frictional resistance in a pivoted shoe bearing,
influence of end-leakage, numerical problems
12 hrs

Unit IV
Hydrostatic Lubrication Introduction to hydrostatic lubrication, hydrostatic step
bearings, load carrying capacity and oil flow through the hydrostatic step bearing.
4 hrs

Unit V
Bearing Materials, Wear, Behavior of Tribological Components, Tribological
Measures. Commonly used bearing materials, properties of typical bearing materials.
Classification of wear, wear of polymers, wear of ceramic materials, wear measurements,
effect of speed, temperature and pressure. Selection, Friction, wear of ceramic materials,
wear measurements, effect of speed, temperature and pressure. Material Selection,
improved design, surface engineering.
16 hrs

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Text Book:
Lubrication of Bearings by Radzimovsky. The Oxford Press Company 2000.
(All chapters mentioned above)

Reference Books:
1.Theory and Practice of Lubrication of Engineers by Dudley D.Fuller, New York
Company 1998.
2. Design Data Hand Book – K.Lingaiah, McGraw Hill, 2nd Ed, 2003

ME 373 TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (4-0-0)

Unit I
Over view TQM : Introduction- Definition, Basics approach, Contribution of Gurus,
TQM frame work, Historical Review, Benefits of TQM, TQM organization.
Leadership: Characteristics of quality leaders, Deming’s philosophy, Role of TQM
leaderships. Customer’s satisfaction, perception, Using customer’s complaints, feedback,
employee involvement, Role of motivation, suggestion system, performance appraisal.
Continuous process improvement. Juran’s Trilogy, PDSA cycle, problem solving
methods, kaizen, Re-engineering, Six Sigma.
11 Hrs
Unit II
Tool and Techniques of TQM : Bench making, Definition, Process of bench marking.
Quality management systems. ISO 9000 series of standards, Implementation and
Documentation of Design, Rationale for implementation of quality by design. TQM
excemplary organization, FMEA, Design FMEA and process FMEA studies.
8 Hrs
Unit III
Stastical process control : Basic seven tools of quality control, control charts for
variables, Implementation, Analysis using X-R charts. Process capability estimation,
Process capability indices, Process improvement through problem analysis. Intensive
coverage with numerical problems.
Control chart attributes : Construction, interpretation and analysis of p-chart, np-char.
C- Chart, U- Chart, Process improvement through problem analysis.
16 Hrs
Unit IV
Product acceptance control. Desing of single sampling, Double sampling and multiple
sampling plans. Analysis of the charecterics of the above sampling plans, Selection of
sampling plans for product acceptance control .
8 Hrs
Unit V
Reliability and life testing. ( Basic treatment only ). Reliability analysis of components,
standard configuration systems like series, parallel. Redundancy and priciples of design
for reliability, procedure for life testing.

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Experimental Design: One factor designs, two factor designs, orthogonal, full factorial
and fractional factorial design. Taguchi’s philosophy of quality engineering, Loss
function, orthogonal array, signal to noise ratio, parameter design, tolerance design.
9 Hrs

Text Books;

1. Total Quality Control by D H Busterfield , Pearsons Edn III, 2004 ,

(chapers 1,2,3,4,5,7 )
2. Statistical Quality Control by Grant Levenworth Edn, 2000
( chapters 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8)

ME 374 METAL JOINING (4-0-0)

Unit I

Introduction to welding, classification of welding, advantages and disadvantages of

welding, safety recommendations in welding.
5 Hrs

Gas welding- oxy-acetylene welding, equipment for gas welding. Arc welding -Carbon
welding, metal arc welding, Tig-welding, Mig welding.
5 Hrs

Unit II

CO2 welding, Electro Slag, Plasma arc Welding, resistance welding.

6 Hrs

Solid State welding-cold welding, Diffusion welding, Ultrasonic Welding, Explosive

welding, Friction Welding and Inertia Welding, Forge welding.
6 Hrs

Unit III

Thermit welding, Atomic hydrogen welding, Laser Beam, Welding, Electron beam
welding, under water welding.
5 Hrs

Braze welding, brazing, soldering, adhesive bonding.

5 Hrs

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 Unit IV

Inspection of Welds: Destructive techniques like Tensile, Bend, Nick break, Impact
&Hardness. Non-Destructive techniques like, rays, Ultrasonic, Magnetic particle, Dye
penetrant, Gamma ray Inspection. 5 Hrs

Welding Symbols-Need for, representing the welds, Basic weld symbols, Location of
weld, Supplementary symbols, Dimension of welds, Examples.
5 Hrs

Unit V

Welding Design – Introduction, Principles of sound welding design, welding Joint

design. Welding Position, Allowable strengths of welds, under steady loads.
5 Hrs

Quality Control In welding- Introduction, Quality assurance v/s Quality control, Weld
Quality, Discontinuities in welds, their causes and remedies and Quality conflicts.
5 Hrs

Text Book:
Welding Technology by O.P. Khanna
(Ch nos.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,38,39,40,41)

ME 375 DESIGN OF STEAM AND GAS TURBINES (4 – 0 – 0)

UNIT I

FLOW OF STEAM THROUGH IMPULSE TURBINE BLADES

Velocity diagrams for impulse turbine – forces on blades – Influence of ratio of steam
speed to blade speed on blade efficiency in single stage turbine – Gross stage
efficiency – Efficiency of multi stage impulse turbine with single row wheels –
impulse blade sections – choice of blade angles – velocity compounded impulse
turbine – velocity diagrams – most economical ratio of blade speed to steam speed for
a two row wheel – blade height in velocity wheels – advantages and disadvantages in
velocity compounding
12 hrs

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 UNIT II

FLOW OF STEAM THROUGH IMPULSE REACTION TURBINE BLADES

The meaning of impulse reaction – degree of reaction – Impulse reaction turbines
with similar blade sections and half degree reaction (Parson’s turbine) – Height of
reaction blading – stage efficiency of impulse reaction turbine with half degree
reaction – Operation of impulse blading with varying heat drop or variable speed
10 hrs
UNIT III

VORTEX FLOW IN STEAM TURBINES

Introduction – Equation of equilibrium – Equation of continuity – Energy Equation –
Constant specific mass flow – simplified analysis for uniform nozzle outlet angle –
vortex flow with constant axial velocity at outlet from the nozzles – general notes on
vortex flow
10 hrs

UNIT IV

AXIAL AND RADIAL FLOW GAS TURBINES

Elementary theory of axial flow turbine – Choice of blade profile, pitch and chord –
Estimation of stage performance – Overall turbine performance – cooled turbine –
radial flow turbine 10 hrs

UNIT V

PREDICTION OF PERFORMANCE OF SIMPLE GAS TURBINES

Component characteristics – Off design operation of the single shaft gas turbine –
equilibrium running of gas generator - Off design operation of free turbine engine -
Off design operation of the jet engine – Methods of displacing the equilibrium
running line – incorporation of variable pressure losses
10 hrs

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Steam Turbine Theory and Practice, W.J.Kearton CBS Publishers & Distributors,
New Delhi, 2004 (Ch Nos. 7, 8, 9)

2. Gas Turbine Theory, H.Cohen, G.F.C.Rogers, H.I.H.Saravanamuttoo, Pearson

Education, 5th Edition, 2001 (Ch Nos. 7, 8)

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 ME 376 BIOMASS ENERGY SYSTEM (4-0-0)

UNIT I
Introduction
Relevance of biomass as an energy source, Biomass Resources, Cultivated Biomass
Resources, Waste land for Biomass resources, Advantages associated with biomass
resources, Availability of biomass for energy generation.
04 Hrs

Energy Plantation
Description, Concepts, Objectives and Advantages of energy plantation program,
recommended spices for Indian climatic conditions. Waste land development,
extent of waste lands in India, Nature of waste lands.
04 Hrs

Biomass Conversion Process

Combustion, Biochemical and Thermo-chemical methods. 03 Hrs

UNIT II

Gasification
Fuel for gasification, Properties of biomass- size, bulk density, volatile matter, ash,
and Ultimate analysis, Equivalence ratio, Updraft, downdraft, cross draft and
fluidized bed gasification, Gasifier Engine system, Gasifier for thermal application,
Gasifier efficiency for engine and thermal application. System efficiency. Turn
down ratio. Biomass requirement calculation for S.I and C.I. engine. Reasons for
derating, Economic viability. Advantages of gasification, typical composition of
biomass and charcoal based producer gas, problems associated with Gasifier and
Engine.
08Hrs

Performance of Dual Fuel Engine

Power capacity, Diesel substitution, Thermal Efficiency, smoothness of operation.
Load following capacity, Maintenance and durability, Exhaust emission.
03hrs

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 UNIT III

Design of downdraft Gasifier, Cooling and cleaning system

03 Hrs

Performance evaluation of downdraft Gasifier

03 Hrs

Wood fuelled cook stoves, Effect of various stove parameters, Effects of various
stove components, current versions of improved stoves, Efficiency of stoves.
Environmental impact assessment.
04 Hrs

UNIT IV
Bio-conversion Process
The process, Types of biogas plants, merits and demerits of floating drum and
fixed dome, Factors affecting gas generation rate, Design of biogas plants,
Numerical Problems, digester design consideration, Problems associated with
biogas plant, Site selection consideration, applications of biogas, Biogas engine for
water pumping and electric power generation applications, methods of maintaining
biogas production.
10 Hrs
UNIT V

Planning of Biogas Engine System

Biogas Engine as a Module integrated into an Energy System. Economic and
Operational considerations, Adoption of plant, Engine and driven machine-
dimensioning of biogas plant and gas storage, Choice of engine, choice of
operation of driven machine, choice of transmission, Biogas engine and water
pump, Biogas engine and electric generator.
10 Hrs

Text books:
1. “State of Art Report for small scale gas producer Engine systems” by A. Kaupp and
J.R.Goss, Friedr Vieweg & Sohn verlags, Gmbh, Braunschweig, 1984
( Chapter No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
2. Biomass Gasification Principles and Technology by Noyes Data Corporation,
Energy Technoloies Review, No. 67 U.S.A., 1981
( Chapter No, 1 ,2 3, 4 )

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 ME377 NANO MATERIALS (4 – 0 - 0)

UNIT I

1. INTRODUCTION
Nanomaterials and nanocomposites, Elementary Consequences of Small Particle Size,
Surface of Nanoparticles, Thermal Phenomena, Diffusion Scaling Law.
2 Hours

2. SURFACES IN NANOMATERIALS
General Considerations, Surface Energy, Some Technical Consequences of Surface
Energy.
2 Hours

3. PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS OF NANOPARTICLES

Thermodynamics of Nanoparticles, Heat Capacity of Nanoparticles, Phase
Transformations of Nanoparticles, Phase Transformation and Coagulation, Structure
of Nanoparticles, A Closer Look at Nanoparticle Melting, Structural Fluctuations.
4 Hours
UNIT II

4. GAS-PHASE SYNTHESIS OF NANOPARTICLES

Fundamental Considerations, Inert Gas Condensation Process, Physical and Chemical
Vapor Synthesis Processes, Laser Ablation Process, The Microwave Plasma Process,
Flame Aerosol Process, Synthesis of Coated Particles.
5 Hours

5. MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF NANOPARTICLES

Magnetic Materials, Superparamagnetic Materials, Susceptibility and Related
Phenomena in Superparamagnets, Applications of Superparamagnetic Materials,
Exchange-Coupled Magnetic Nanomaterials.
5 Hours

6. OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF NANOPARTICLES

General Remarks, Adjustment of the Index of Refraction, Optical properties Related
to Quantum Confinement, Quantum Dots and Other Lumophores, Metallic and
Semiconducting Nanoparticles in Transparent Matrices, Special Luminescent
Nanocomposites, Electroluminescence, Photochromic and Electrochromic Materials,
General Considerations, Photochromic Materials, Electrochromic Materials,
Magento-optic Applications.
6 Hours

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 UNIT III

7. ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF NANOPARTICLES

Fundamental of Electrical Conductivity in Nanotubes and Nanorods, Carbon
Nanotubes, Photoconductivity of Nanorods, Electrical Conductivity of
Nanocomposites.
5 Hours

8. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF NANOPARTICLES

General Considerations, Bulk Metallic and Ceramic Materials, Influence of Porosity,
Influence of Grain size, Superplasticity, Filled Polymer Composites, Particle-Filled
Polymers, Polymer-Based Nanocomposites Filled with Platelets, Carbon Nanotube-
Based Composites.
5 Hours

UNIT IV

9. NANOFLUIDS
Definition, Nanofluids for Improved Heat Transfer, Ferrofluids, General
considerations, Properties of Ferrofluids, Applications of Ferrofluids.
3 Hours

10. NANOTUBES, NANORODS, AND NANOPLATES

Introduction, Conditions for the Formation of Rods and Plates, Layered Structures,
One-Dimensional Crystals, Nanostructures Related to Compounds with Layered
Structures, Carbon Nanotubes, Nanotubesand Nanorods from Materials other than
Carbon, Synthesis of Nanotubes and Nanorods.
7 Hours

UNIT V

11. CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOMATERIALS

Global Methods for Characterization, Specific Surface Area, X-Ray and Electron
Diffraction, Electron Microscopy, General Considerations, Interaction of the Electron
Beam and Specimen, Localized Chemical Analysis in the Electron Microscope,
Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy using a High-Angle Annular Dark-Field
(HAADF) Detector.
8 Hours

TEXT BOOK:

Nanomaterials – “An Introduction to Synthesis, Properties and Applications”, Dieter

Vollath, WILEY-VCH, 2008

ME 378 AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSIONS (4 – 0 - 0)

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 UNIT I
Introduction
Need for Transmission system. Tractive Effort and Resistances to Motion of a
vehicle. Requirements of transmission system. Classification of Transmission systems.
Single, Two or Four Wheel drive systems. Multi axle drives. Chain, Shaft and Electric
drives. Location of transmission system. Different transmissions in scooter, car, MUVs
and transport vehicles of Indian make.
10 Hrs

UNIT II
Clutch
Principle of operation, Constructional details, torque capacity and design aspects.
Different types of clutches. Operation of single plate: helical spring and diaphragm type,
and multiplate clutch. Centrifugal and Automatic Clutch. Dry and Wet type of clutch.
Friction lining materials. Over-running clutch. Modes of operating a clutch –mechanical,
hydraulic and electric.
10 Hrs

UNIT III
Gear box
Determination of gear ratios for vehicles. Performance characteristics in different
speeds. Different types of gear boxes – sliding, constant and synchromesh type. Need for
double declutching and working of synchronizing unit. Power and economy modes in
gearbox. Transfer box. Transaxles. Overdrives. Gear shifting mechanisms – mechanical
link and wire types
10 Hrs

UNIT IV
Hydrodynamic drive
Fluid coupling- principle of operation, constructional details. Torque capacity.
Performance characteristics, Reduction of drag torque. Torque converter-Principle of
operation, constructional details, performance characteristics, converter coupling,
multistage torque converters and Polyphase torque converters.
10 Hrs

UNIT V
Hydrostatic drive and Automatic transmission
Hydrostatic drive - Various types of hydrostatic systems - Principles of
hydrostatic drive system, Advantage and limitations, Comparison of hydrostatic drive
with hydrodynamic drive - Construction and working of typical Janny hydrostatic drive.
Chevrolet "Turboglide" Transmission, Powerglide Transmission Toyota "ECT-i"
Automatic Transmission with Intelligent Electronic controls system, Hydraulic Actuation
system. 10 Hrs

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Reference Book:
1. Crouse. W.H., Anglin., D.L., " Automotive Transmission and Power Trains
construction ", McGraw-Hill.

ME 411 Design of Heat Exchangers (4 – 0 – 0)

Unit I 12 Hours

1. Classification of Heat Exchangers: Introduction; Classification according to transfer

process, according to number of fluids, according to surface compactness; according to
flow arrangements and according to heat transfer mechanisms.
2. Basic Thermal Design Theory for Recuperators: Analogy between thermal and
electrical entities; heat exchanger variables and thermal circuit; ε – NTU method –
Relation between ε and NTU for different flow arrangements; The P – NTU method –
relation between P and NTU; Mean temperature difference method – correction factor for
various flow arrangements; comparison of ε – NTU, P-NTU and MTD methods; The
Psi – P and P1 – P2 methods. Solution methods for determining exchanger effectiveness;
Design problems. Effects of longitudinal wall-conduction, variable overall heat transfer
coefficients. Additional considerations for extended surface exchangers and shell – and –
tube heat exchangers.
Unit II 10 Hours

3. Thermal Design Theory for Regenerators: Heat transfer analysis; ε – NTU method;
λ – π method; influence of longitudinal and transverse wall heat conduction; influence of
pressure and carryover leakages; influence of matrix material, size and arrangement.
4. Heat Exchanger Pressure Drop Analysis: Introduction; extended surface heat
exchanger pressure drop; regenerator pressure drop; tubular heat exchanger pressure
drop; plate exchanger pressure drop; pressure drop dependence on geometry and fluid
properties.

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 Unit III 10 Hours

5. Surface Basic Heat Transfer and Flow Friction Characteristics: Basic concepts;
dimensionless groups; analytical and semi-empirical heat transfer and friction
correlations for simple and complex geometries; influence of temperature-dependent
fluid properties; influence of superimposed free convection and radiation.
6.Heat Exchanger Surface Geometrical Characteristics: Tubular heat exchangers;
Tube-fin heat exchangers; plate-fin heat exchangers; Regenerators with continuous
cylindrical passages; shell and tube exchangers with segmental baffles; gasketed plate
heat exchangers.

Unit IV 10 Hours
7. Heat exchanger Design Procedures: Fluid mean temperatures; plate-fin heat
exchangers; tube-fin heat exchangers; plate heat exchangers; shell and tube heat
exchangers; heat exchanger optimization.
Unit V 10 Hours

8. Selection of Heat Exchangers & Their Components: Selection criteria based on

operating parameters; general guide lines for major exchanger types; selection criteria
based on cost estimation

9. Fouling and Corrosion: Fouling and its effect on exchanger heat transfer and pressure
drop; fouling resistance design approach; prevention and mitigation of fouling; corrosion
in heat exchangers.

Reference Book:
1. “Fundamentals of Heat Exchanger Design”, Ramesh K Shah, Dusan P. Sekulic,
John Wiley & sons , 2003.(Chapters 1, 3 to 10 and 13)

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 ME412 FRACTURE MECHANICS (4 – 0 - 0)

Unit I

Fracture criteria and stress analysis of cracks:

Strain energy release , energetics, compliance approach, Stresses around cracks, Irwin’s
approach, crack displacement, crack closure
10 Hrs

Unit II

Stress Intensity Factors and Plasticity effects:

Analytical methods, experimental methods, Numerical methods for determining SIF,
small scale yielding, Mode III plasticity, plastic energy dissipation, thickness effect
10 Hrs

Unit III

Fatigue Fracture Mechanics:

Cyclic crack growth, Fatigue threshold and fracture, Residual stress effect on crack
propagation, exceedance diagram, Initiation and propagation, Fatigue design philosophy

10 Hrs
Unit IV

Fracture testing and Fracture control:

Fracture toughness testing, Plane stress testing, Fracture testing in shear modes, Fatigue
testing, Control schemes, Fail – safe design, crack detection, Inspection intervals,
modern trends
10 Hrs

Unit V

Materials science in Fracture Mechanics and Problems:

Engineering materials, design correlations, Problems in Fracture Mechanics 12 Hrs

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Reference Book:

1. Fracture Mechanics for Modern Engineering design by K. R.Y. Simha, University

Press (India) limited, 2001
(Ch Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13)

ME413 ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (4-0-0)

UNIT I
ERP as Integral Management Information System. Evolution of ERP. Benefits of ERP.
ERP vs. Traditional Information Systems.
Business Process Re-engineering – need and challenges. Management concerns about
BPR. BPR to build business model for ERP. 10 hrs

UNIT II
ERP and competitive advantage. Basic constituents of ERP.. Selection criteria for ERP
packages. Procurement process of ERP package. 06 hrs

UNIT III
Overview of ERP packages – PEOPLE SOFT, SAP-R/3, BANN IV, MFG/PRO,
IFS/AVALON, ORACLE-FINANCIAL. Survey of Indian ERP packages regarding their
coverage, performance and cost. 12 hrs

UNIT IV
ERP implementation – issues. Role of consultants, vendors and users. Need for training,
customization. ERP implementation methodology and post implementation issues and
options.

Basics of Supply Chain Management. Order management. Logistics. SCM – basic

principles, tasks and competencies, interfaces and complexities.
14 hrs

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 UNIT V
Types of SCM. Potential benefits of SCM, possible obstacles. Application systems
supporting SCM. Product Data Management. Sales, procurement, production, MRP,
distribution. Case studies on ERP implementation.
10 hrs
Reference Book
Enterprise Resource Planning - Concepts and Practices; 2nd Edition, Vinod Kumar Garg
& N.K Venkatakrishna, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi; 2005
(Ch nos. : 1; 2; 4; 5; 6; 8)

ME 414 VIRTUAL MANUFACTURING (4 – 0 – 0)

UNIT I

1. Introduction : What is Virtual Manufacturing ? Need for Virtual Manufacturing. Steps

involved in Virtual Manufacturing. 3 hours

2. Principles of 3 – D Computer Graphics. Usage of CAD modeling packages for

geometric modeling. Illustrative examples from industry. 5 hours

UNIT II

3. Review of Finite Element Methods. Constitutive models in Finite Element codes.

Finite element modeling for fluid flow, heat transfer, stress analysis. Introduction
to non-linear analysis. 15 hours

UNIT III

4. Introduction as applied to Manufacturing. Navier – Stokes equation. Front tracking

algorithms. Numerical implementation. 4 hours

UNIT IV

5. Modeling Manufacturing processes. Modeling Manufacturing processes like Casting,

Welding and Heat Treatment, Bulk and Sheet Metal Forming, and
Deep Drawing. 12 hours

6. Effects of Environment on Manufacturing – effecets of temperature, humidity,

vibration, impact loading and fatigue on manufactured product life. 3 hours

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 UNIT V

7. Case Studies in Virtual Manufacturing – Casting , Welding & Heat Treatment,

Sheet Metal Forming/Stamping and Deep Drawing. 10 hours

Text Books

1. Virtual Manufacturing Prashant Benerjee , Dan Zetu John Wiley 2001

2. Finite Element Analysis in Manufacturing Engineering : A PC based approach
Champion E.R. McGraw Hill Publication 1992
3. Metal Forming Analysis R.H.Wagonerr, J.L.Chenot
4.Welding Technology for Engineers Baldev Raj, V. Shankar, A.K.Bhaduri
Narosa Publishers 2006 .

ME 415 JET AND ROCKET PROPULSION (4 – 0 - 0)

Unit I

Fundamentals: Basic principles of thermodynamics as applied to Aircraft and Space

Vehicle propulsion and Rocket Propulsion , Fluid Mechanics , Basics of Gas Dynamics
application to Aircraft Propulsion.
9 Hrs
Unit II

Thrust Principle: Moment principle, Thrust Principle , Thermodynamic cycles analysis

both ideal and real, variants of inter-cooling ,reheat cycles , efficiency parameters,
description of air breathing and non-air-breathing engines as applied to Aircraft and
Space Vehicle Propulsion.
6 Hrs
Unit III
Non-rotating components: Air intake varying and fixed geometry type employed for
Aircraft Engines analysis, diffuser, Exhaust Nozzle fixed and varying geometry type ,
Combustion Chamber.
6 hrs
Unit IV

Rotary components: Employed for Aircraft Engines such as Compressors and Turbines
with Velocity diagrams , Surge and stall phenomena as applied to Aircraft engines and
their remedial measures employed in Aviation Engines, Thrust Reversal Methods,
Thrust Vector Control (TVC).
Aviation types of Engines: Employed for Jet aircraft and Missiles , Pulse Jet ,Ram jet,
Turbo jet, By-pass engines in Aircraft , Efficiency and power generated by a Jet Engine
in an Aircraft.
15 Hrs

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 Unit V

Principles of Rocket Propulsion: Analysis of Convergent and Divergent Nozzle

employed in Aircraft and Space Vehicle , Air Intake and Exhaust nozzle, solid propellant
rockets Liquid propellant Rocket Motors, Maneuvering devices in rockets – Differential
thrusting through rolling moments generation, Swiveling nozzles, Hybrid propulsion
devices.

16 Hrs
Text Books:

1. Gas Turbines 2003 , V Ganesan ( Tata Mc Graw Hill)

(chapters 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,12,13,14 &16)

2. Elements of Rocket propulsion by Sutton G P ( John willey)

(chapters 1,3,4,5,6,7,11,12,13,16)

ME 416 INDUSTRIAL ENERGY CONSERVATION (4-0-0)

UNIT I
General Energy Problem:
Energy Uses Patterns and scope of conservation 03 Hours

Energy Management Principle:

Introduction, Steps in Energy management, Planning, leading, controlling,
promoting, monitoring, reporting, need for energy management in industries,
implementing an energy management program in industries, Energy management
structure, Energy manager–His duties and responsibilities, Establishment of a data
base and utilization Energy saving opportunities,
03 Hours

Energy Auditing:
Elements and concepts, definition of energy audit, Type of energy audit,
Preliminary energy audit, detailed energy audit, Problems encountered in energy
audit study, Conducting a preliminary energy audit and detailed energy audit,
Instruments used in energy auditing.
04 Hours

UNIT II
Economic Analysis:
Life cycle costing, Life cycle costing, Cash flows, Time value of money,
Formulae relating present and future cash flows- single amount, uniform series.

03 Hours

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 Financial Appraisal Methods:
Payback period, Net present value, benefit –cost ratio, internal rate of return &
life cycle cost/benefits, Depreciation methods, Disadvantage of the payback
period Method, profitability index for benefit-cost Ratio. Numerical problems
03 Hours
Cogeneration:
Concepts, Type of cogeneration system, main elements in different cogeneration
systems, Cogeneration design guidelines, Economic and technical aspects,
extending market for cogeneration, Performance evaluation of a cogeneration
system. Numerical Problems 04 Hours

UNIT III
Waste Heat Recovery:
Benefits, Potential, Quantifying waste heat, matching loads to source, Classifying
waste-heat Quality, Open Waste-heat exchanger, serial use of process air and
water, Closed heat exchangers, Runaround Systems, waste heat recovery
equipments. 05 Hours

Thermodynamics of energy conservation:

Energy conservation in Boilers and furnace, Energy conservation in steam and
condensate system 03 Hours

Space Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning. ( HVAC):

Water heating of building, transfer of heat, space heating methods, Ventilation,
Air conditioning, Heat pumps, Insulation, cooling load, Numerical problems
Electric water heating systems, Electric energy conservation methods.
04 Hours
UNIT IV
Industrial Insulation :
Need for Insulation, Fundamentals of Thermal Insulation Design theory, Insulation
materials, Insulation selection, Critical thickness of insulation, and Economical
thickness of insulation. Numerical problems.
03 Hours

Industrial Heating:
Heating by indirect resistance, heating element material, Design of heating elements
Numerical problems. Control of indirect Resistance Furnace, direct resistance
heating, heat treatment by induction heating. Melting of Metals in Induction
Furnace, Energy conservation in the electric arc furnace industry.
03 Hours
Power factor: Importance of power factor in energy conservation, power factor
improvement methods, most economical power factor, numerical Problems.
04 Hours

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 UNIT V
Energy conservation in Electric Utility and Industry.
Energy cost and two part tariff, Energy conservation in utility by improving load
factor, load curve analysis, Numerical Problems.
Energy efficient motors, 04 Hours

Energy conservation in Sugar industry, textile industry, cement industry 02 Hours

Electric Lighting: Definitions of terms mad units, Luminous efficiency, Utilization

factor, Space Height Ratio, Polar Curve, Calculation of Illumination level,
Illumination of an Inclined Surface to beam, Types of lamps, design of street
lighting system, Energy conservation in illuminating system, numerical problems
04Hours
Text Books
1. Energy Management Handbook by Wayne C. Turner, Wiely Interscience
Publication, N.Y, 1982.
(Chapter No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
2. Electrical Energy Utilisation and conservation by S.C. Tripathy, TMG Publishing
Co., New Delhi, 1991.
(Chapter No, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6)

ME417 SMART MATERIALS (4 – 0 - 0)

UNIT I

INTRODUCTION
SMART MATERIALS, SMART systems, Active Control, Sensors and Actuators.
4 Hours

PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS
Piezoelectric Effect, Description of Materials exhibiting this effect, Sensors and
Actuators.
8 Hours

UNIT II

SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS (SMA)

Introduction, Physical Metallurgy of Shape memory effect, Description of processing
of NITINOL wires, One way Shape Memory Alloy effect, Two way effect, SMA as
Sensors and Actuators.
10 Hours

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ELECTRORHEOLOGICAL FLUIDS
Introduction, ER phenomenon, Fluids, Applications.
4 Hours

UNIT III

MAGNETORHELOGICAL FLUIDS
Introduction, MR phenomenon, Fluids, Applications.
4 Hours

ELECTROSTRICTIVE MATERIALS
Phenomenon, Materials Description.
4 Hours

UNIT IV

MAGNETOSTRICTIVE MATERIALS
Phenomenon, Materials Description.
4 Hours

UNIT V

FIBER OPTICS
Discussion of fundamental principles, Fiber optic sensors especially in the
measurement of Strain.
10 Hours

SMART SYSTEMS AND CONTROL

Principles of Active control of Structures, Sensors and Actuators to control Fatigue
Crack propagation in Aircraft.
4 Hours

TEXT BOOK:
SMART STRUCTURES, Analysis and Design by A.V.Srinvasan, Micheal
McFARLAND, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS.
(Ch nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8)

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 ME 418 VEHICLE PERFORMANCE & ANALYSIS (4 – 0 -0)

UNIT I
Introduction

Vehicle dynamics Terminology – Vehicle, Driver, Load and Environment,

Vehicle Classifications, ISO and FHWA Classification, Passenger Car Classifications,
modeling Philosophy, Co-ordinate Systems, Axle loads of vehicle and vehicle/trailer
combinations – static and dynamic conditions – rear wheel, front wheel and 4 wheel
drives, Forces, Vehicles on a Crest and Dip, Numerical Examples.
10 Hours

UNIT II
Tire Dynamics

Tire and Rim Fundamentals, Tires and Sidewall Information, Tire Components,
Radial and Non-Radial Tires, Hydroplaning, Tireprint, and Wheel and Rim. Tire
Coordinate Frame and Tire Force System, Tire Stiffness, Tireprint Forces, Effective
Radius, Rolling Resistance and factors affecting it, Longitudinal Force, Lateral Force,
Camber Force and Tire Force, Numerical Examples.
12 Hours

UNIT III
Acceleration Performance

Equation of motion and maximum tractive effort, Engine characteristics,

Transmission characteristics – Clutch, gear box, driveline, differential transfer box,
Traction and Power limited calculations, Fuel economy calculations, Numerical
Examples.
10 Hours
UNIT IV
4. Braking Performance

Basic equations, Braking forces, Brakes, Tire and road friction, Brake
Proportioning, Antilock Brake system, Braking efficiency, Rear wheel lockup, Standards
and Legislations, Numerical Examples.
10 Hours

UNIT V
5. Road loads

Aerodynamic, Aerodynamic forces, lift and drag components, Pitching, yawing,

rolling moments, Total road loads, Numerical Examples.
10 Hours

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Reference Book:
1. T D Gillespie, “ Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics”, SAE

ME421 Analysis, Design & Optimization of Thermal Systems (4 – 0 - 0)

Unit I

1. Introduction to Thermal System Design:- Introduction ; Workable, optimal and

nearly optimal design ; Thermal system design aspects ; concept creation and assessment;
Computer aided thermal system design. ( 2 hours)
2. Thermodynamic modeling and design analysis :- First and second law of
thermodynamics as applied to systems and control volumes, Entropy generation ;
Thermodynamic model – Cogeneration system ( 4 hours)

3. Heat transfer modeling and design analysis:- Objective of heat transfer processes ;
Review of heat transfer processes involving conduction, convection and radiation and the
corresponding heat transfer equations used in the design. ( 6 hours)

Unit II

4. Exergy Analysis :- Exergy definition, dead state and exergy components ; Physical
Exergy – Exergy balance ; Chemical Exergy ; Applications of exergy analysis for various
thermal systems ; Guidelines for evaluating and improving thermodynamic effectiveness.

( 10 hours)

Unit III

5. Design of piping and pump systems:- Head loss representation ;Piping networks ;
Hardy – Cross method ; Generalised Hardy – Cross analysis ; Pump testing methods ;
Cavitation considerations ; Selection of Pumps; Dimensional analysis of pumps ; piping
system design practice
(10 hours)
Unit IV

6. Thermo-economic analysis and evaluation:- Fundamentals of thermo-economics ;

Thermo-economic variables for component evaluation ; thermo-economic evaluation ;
additional costing considerations. ( 10 hours)

Unit V

7. Thermo-economic optimization:- Introduction ; optimization of heat exchanger

networks ; analytical and numerical optimization techniques ; design optimization for the
co-generation system- a case study ; thermo-economic optimization of complex systems.
(10 Hours)

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Reference Books :
1. “ Thermal Design & Optimization”, Bejan, A., et al., John Wiley, 1996
2. “Analysis & Design of Thermal Systems”, Hodge, B.K.,2nd edition, Prentice Hall,
1990.
3. “Design of Thermal Systems”, Boehm, R.F., John Wiley, 1987

ME 422 THEORY OF PLATES AND SHELLS (4 – 0 – 0)

Unit I

Bending of Long Rectangular Plates Differential Equation for Cylindrical Bending of

plates, Cylindrical bending of Uniformly Loaded Rectangular Plates with different
boundary conditions, Long uniformly loaded rectangular plates.
8 hrs

Unit II

Pure Bending of Plates Slope and Curvature of Slightly bend plates. Relations between
bending moments and curvature in pure bending of plates, strain energy in pure bending
of plates.
8 hrs
Unit III

Small Deflections of Laterally Loaded Plates Differential Equation of the Deflection

surface, Boundary Conditions, Alternate Method of derivation of Boundary conditions,
Effect of elastic constants on the Magnitude of BM, Exact theory of plates
7 hrs

Unit IV

Deformation of shells without bending Definitions and Notation, Shell in the form of
surface of revolution and loaded symmetrically with respect to their axis, shells of
constant strength, stresses produced by wind pressure. Use of stress function in
calculating membrane forces of shells.
16 hrs
Unit V

General theory of Cylindrical Shells A Circular Cylindrical shell loaded symmetrically

with respect to its axis, Pressure Vessels, Cylindrical Tanks with Uniform Wall thickness,
Deformation of cylindrical shell, Investigation of bending of cylindrical shells, stress
analysis of cylindrical roof shells 13 hrs

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REference Book:
Theory of Plates and Shells by S.P.Timoshenko & S Woinowsky-Krieger, McGraw Hill
Book
Company, Second edition 1989.
(All chapters mentioned above)

ME 423 PROJECT MANAGEMENT (4-0-0)

Unit I

Concepts of Project Management

Concepts of a Project, Categories of projects, Project Life cycle Phases, PM Concepts,
Project Manager(PM), Roles and responsibilities of project Manager ,Tools and
techniques for project management.
5 hrs

Establishing the project: Scope, Time, Cost and Performance Goals

Feasibility report, Financing arrangements, preparation of cost estimates, finalization of
Project Implementation schedule, evaluation of the project profitability, Appointing a PM

5 hrs

Unit II

Organizing Human Resources and Contracting

Delegation, Project manager’s Authority, Project Organisation, Accountability in project
execution, Contracts, 3 ‘R’s of Contracting, Tendering and selection of contractors, Team
building.
6 hrs

Project Scheduling
Program Evaluation and Review techniques (PERT) and Introduction, Project
mplementation scheduling, Effective time management, different scheduling techniques
4 hrs

Unit III

Tools & Techniques of Project Management

Network fundamentals, Slack time, Network planning, Estimating Activity time,
Estimating total program time,Total PERT/CPM planning, crash times. Computerized
project management. PERT /CPM Problem areas. 11 hrs

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 Unit IV
Project Direction, Coordination And Control
Project direction, Communication in a project, Project co-ordination, Project control
Performance control, Schedule control, Cost control.
6 hrs

Project Management Performance

Performance indicators, Performance Improvement for the CM &.DM companies for
better project management, Project management and environment.
4 hrs

Unit V
Proposals
Introduction, proposals and marketing function, developing a marketing strategy,
selecting the proposal team, proposal scheduling, proposal budget and control , proposal
types, Standard proposal organization, Case studies.
7 hrs
Entrepreneurship
Concept of entrepreneurship, The enterprise, Entrepreneurial qualifications, Role of
Entrepreneurship.
4 hrs

Reference books :

1. Project Management, Chaudhry S., Tata Mcgraw Hill,2004

(Chapter Nos. 1, 2, 3, 6, 7)

2. Project Management - A Systems approach to Planning Scheduling & Controlling,

Harold Kerzner, Second edition, CBS publishers and Distributors, 2004
(Chapter Nos. 12, 18)

3. Project Management and Entrepreneurship, Vasant Desai, Millennium Edition,

Himalaya Publishing House, 2000. (Chapter Nos. 1)

ME424 NON-DESTRUTIVE TESTING (4-0-0)

UNIT I
Non-Destructive Testing: An Introduction. 2 Hrs
Introduction, Comparison of Destructive and Non-Destructive Tests, Application of
NDT.
Visual Inspection. 2 Hrs
Basic Principle, Optical Aids Used for Visual Inspection, Application.

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Liquid Penetration Testing. 5 Hrs
Physical Principles, Procedure, Penetrant Testing Materials, Penetrant Testing
Methods, Sensitivity, Applications and Limitations.

Leak Testing. 2 Hrs

Measurement of Leakage, Leak Testing Methods, Leak Detection – Bubble Testing,
Helium Leak Detector.
UNIT II
Magnetic Particle Testing. 5 Hrs
Basic Definitions and Principle, Magnetizing Techniques, Procedure used for Testing
a Components, Equipment used, Sensitivity, Limitations.

Eddy Current Testing. 5 Hrs

Principles, Instrumentation, Techniques, Sensitivity, Advanced Eddy Current Test
Methods – Magneto Optic / Eddy Current Imaging (MOI), Pulsed Eddy Current
Testing, Applications, Limitations.
UNIT III
Radiography. 10 Hrs
Basic Principle, Electromagnetic Radiation Sources, X-rays, Gamma-rays, Radiation
Attenuation in the Specimen, Effect of Radiation on Film, Inspection Techniques –
Single Wall Single Image Technique, Double Wall Penetration Technique, Latitude
Technique, Special Techniques, Application of Radiographic Inspection, Limitations,
Real Time Radiography, Safety in Industrial Radiography.
UNIT IV
Ultrasonic Testing. 8 Hrs
Basic Properties of Sound Beam, Ultrasonic Transducers – Characteristics of
Ultrasonic Beam, Inspection Methods – Normal Beam Inspection, Flaw
Characteristic Techniques, Ultrasonic Flaw Detection Equipment, Applications,
Advantages, Limitations.
Acoustic Emission Testing. 3 Hrs
Principle, Technique, Instrumentation, sensitivity, Applications.

UNIT V
Comparison and Selection of NDT Methods. 10 Hrs
Defects in Materials – Metallurgical Process and Defects, Defects Introduced During
Service, Selection of the NDT Methods, and Selection of Instrumentation.

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Text Book
A TEXTBOOK ON PRACTICAL NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING by Baldev Raj, T.
Jayakumar, M. Thavasimuthu, Second Edition 2002, NAROSA PUBLISHING HOUSE,
NEW DELHI. (Ch Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)

ME 425 POWER PLANT ENGINEERING (4 – 0 - 0)

UNIT I

Introduction to Steam power Plants

Introduction to Power Plant Engineering. Importance to Mechanical Engineers. Scope
and objectives. Study resources and references. Different types of fuels used for steam
generation. Equipment for burning Coal. Oil burners. Pulverized fuel firing systems.
Cyclone furnace. Coal and ash handling. High pressure steam generators (La Mont,
Benson, Velox, Loeffler, Schmidt, Ramson)
4 Hrs

Chimneys and Cooling Towers

Types of chimneys. Calculation of chimney heights Super heaters and control of super
heaters –de superheaters. Economisers, Air pre heaters and re heaters.
6Hrs

UNIT II

Steam generator acessories

Super heaters and control of super heaters –de superheaters. Economisers, Air pre
heaters and re heaters
5 Hrs

Diesel engine power plants

Starting, cooling and lubrication of diesel engines. Filters, Centrifuges, oil heaters, intake
and exhaust systems. Diesel power plant lay out .
8 Hrs

UNIT III

Gas turbine power plants

Advantages/ disadvantages. Open and closed cycle type plants with accessories
2 Hrs

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 UNIT IV

Hydro Electric Power Plants

Storage and pondage---flow duration and mass curves—hydrographs. Low, medium and
high head plants, pumped storage plants. Penstock, water hammer, surge tanks, gates and
valves. Power house, general ayout, Some important hydel installations in India.
7 Hrs

Nuclear Power Plants

Nuclear rnergy, fission and fusion, Nuclear fuels used in reactors, Multiplication and
thermal utilization factors. Elements of nuclear reactors—moderator, controlrod, fuel
rods, coolants, Pressurized water reactor, Boiling water reactor. Sodium graphite reactor,
Fast breeder reactor, Homogeneous graphite reactor, gas cooled reactor Radiation
hazards, shieldings, Radioactive waste disposal.
5 Hrs

UNIT V

Choice of site for power station

Choice of site for power stations, Load estimation, load duration curves, load factor,
capacity factor, use factor, diversity factor, demand factor. Variable load on power plants.
Selection of the number and size of the units.
8 Hrs.

Economic analysis of Power Plants

Cost of energy production. Selection of plant and generating equipments. Performance
and operating characteristics of power plants. Tariffs for electrical energy 7 Hrs

Text Books

1.“Power Plant Technology”, El Wakil, Mcgraw-Hill International Edition

2. “Power Plant Engineering”, P.K.Nag,TMH

ME426 SURFACE ENGINEERING (4 – 0 - 0)

Unit I

Introduction to Surface engineering, Importance of Surface Processing in Modifying the

Properties of engineering, Components Subjected to Abrasion, Wear, Corrosion and
Fatigue.

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Preparation of Substrate for Surface Processing: Physical, Chemical, Electrochemical.
(10 Hrs)
Unit II

Various Methods of Surface Modifications Such as: Physical Vapour Deposition,

Chemical Vapour Deposition (Chromium, Nickel, Titanium, Copper, etc.), Iron
Implantation Methods, Coating for High Temperature Performance.
(12 Hrs)
Unit III

Electrochemical and Spark Discharge Processes, Plasma Coating Methods, Organic and
Powder Coatings, Thermal Barrier Coating.
(12 Hrs)

Unit IV

Advanced Electron Beam Techniques, Laser Surface Processing, Coating on Plastics.

(9 Hrs)
Unit V

Application of Various Methods in the fields like Mechanical, Metallurgical Engineering,

Optical, Electronics and Surgical Instruments, Medicine and Bio-technology.
Comparison of Solar induced Surface Transformation of Materials (SISTM) in
processing of Electronic Materials with Other Direct Energy Methods such as Ions,
Laser, Electron Beam and Thin Film Deposition.
(9 Hrs)

Text Books:

1.Thermal Spray Coating- New Material, Processes and Application-Frank Lang-ASM

for Metals.
2.Thin Film Deposition-K. Chopra, L. Malhotra-McGraw Hill

. ME427 VEHICLE DYNAMICS (4 – 0 - 0)

UNIT I
Applied Vehicle Kinematics and Dynamics
Rotation About Global Cartesian Axes, Successive Rotation About Global,
Cartesian Axes, Rotation About Local Cartesian Axes, Successive Rotation About Local
Cartesian Axes, Euler Angles, General Transformation, Angular Velocity, Time
Derivative and Coordinate Frames, Rigid Body Velocity, Angular Acceleration, Rigid
Body Acceleration, Axis-angle Rotation, Force and Moment, Rigid Body Translational
Dynamics, Rigid Body Rotational Dynamics, Mass Moment of Inertia Matrix,
Lagrange’s Form of Newton’s Equations of Motion, Lagrangian Mechanics. (12 Hours)

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 UNIT II
Steering Dynamics
Kinematic Steering, Vehicles with More Than Two Axles, Vehicle with Trailer,
steering Mechanisms, Four wheel steering, Steering Mechanism Optimization, Trailer -
Truck Kinematics, Numerical examples.
(10 Hours)

UNIT III
Suspension Mechanisms
Solid Axle Suspension, Independent Suspension, Roll Center and Roll Axis, Car
Tire Relative Angles, Toe, Caster Angle, Camber, Trust Angle, Suspension Requirements
and Coordinate Frames, Kinematic Requirements, Dynamic Requirements, Wheel,
wheel-body, and tire Coordinate Frames, Caster Theory, Numerical examples.
(10 Hours)
UNIT IV
Vehicle Planar Dynamics
Vehicle Coordinate Frame, Rigid Vehicle Newton-Euler Dynamics, Force System
Acting on a Rigid Vehicle, Tire Force and Body Force Systems, Tire Lateral Force, Two-
wheel Model and Body Force Components, Two-wheel Rigid Vehicle Dynamics, Steady-
State Turning, Linearized Model for a Two-Wheel Vehicle, Time Response, Numerical
examples. (10 Hours)
UNIT V
Vehicle Roll Dynamics
Vehicle Coordinate and DOF, Equations of Motion, Vehicle Force System, Tire
and Body Force Systems, Tire Lateral Force, Body Force Components on a Two-wheel
Model, Two-wheel Rigid Vehicle Dynamics, Steady-State Motion, Time Response,
Numerical examples.
(10 Hours)

Text Book:
1. Reza N. Jazar, “Vehicle Dynamics: Theory and Applications, Springer Verlag, 2008
Reference Books:
1. T D Gillespie, “Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics”, SAE

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