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Statics
:
Simple applications of
equilibrium equations.
Dynamics :
Simple applications of equations
of motion, work, energy and
power.
Theory
of Machines :
Simple examples of kinematic
chains and their inversions.
Different types of gears,
bearings, governors, flywheels
and their functions. Static and
dynamic balancing of rigid
rotors. Simple vibration
analysis of bars and shafts.
Linear automatic control
systems.
Mechanics of Solids :
Stress, strain and Hookes Law.
Shear and bending moments in
beams. Simple bending and
torsion of beams, springs and
thin walled cylinders.
Elementary concepts of elastic
stability, mechanical properties
and material testing.
Manufacturing Science :
Mechanics of metal
cutting, tool life, economics of
machining, cutting tool
materials. Basic types of
machine tool and their
processes. Automatic machine
tools, transfer lines. Metal
forming processes and
machines-shearing, drawing,
spinning, rolling, forging,
extrusion. Types of casting and
welding methods. Powder
metallurgy and processing of
plastics.
Manufacturing Management :
Methods and time study,
motion economy and work space
design, operation and flow
process charts. Cost estimation,
break-even analysis. Location
and layout of plants, material
handling. Capital budgeting, job
shop and mass production,
scheduling, dispatching,
Routing, Inventory.
Thermodynamics :
Basic concepts,
definitions and laws, heat, work
and temperature, Zeroth law,
temperature scales, behaviour of
pure substances, equations of
state, first law and its
corollaries, second law and its
corollaries. Analysis of air
standard power cycles, Carnot,
Otto, diesel, Brayton cycles.
Vapour power cycles, Rankine
reheat and regenerative cycles,
Refrigeration cycles-Bell
Coleman, Vapour absorption and
Vapour compression cycle
analysis, open and closed cycle
gas turbine with intercooling,
reheating.
Energy
Conversion :
Flow of steam through
nozzles, critical pressure
ratio, shock formation and its
effect. Steam Generators,
mountings and accessories.
Impulse and reaction turbines,
elements and layout of thermal
power plants. Hydraulic turbines
and pumps, specific speed,
layout of hydraulic power
plants. Introduction to nuclear
reactors and power plants,
handling of nuclear waste.
Refrigeration and Air
Conditioning :
Refrigeration equipment
and operation and maintenance,
refrigerants, principles of air
conditioning, psychrometric
chart, comfort zones,
humidification and
dehumidification.
Fluid
Mechanics :
Hydrostatics, continuity
equation, Bernoulli's theorem,
flow through pipes, discharge
measurement, laminar and
turbulent flow, boundary layer
concept.


