Non-renewable and renewable energy resources,Petroleum based solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, Calorific values of fuels,Combustion and combustion products of fuels, Solar Power : Solar Radiation,Solar constant (definition only), Solar Thermal energy harvesting, ex: liquidflat plate collectors, solar ponds (principle of operation only), Solarphotovoltaic principle.Wind Power : principle of operation of a typicalwindmill. Hydro Power : Principles of electric power generation fromhydropowerplants, Nuclear Power : Principles of Nuclear power plants,Bio Fuels : introduction to bio fuels, examples of various biofuels used inengineering applications, Comparison of biofuels with petroleum fuels interms of calorific value and emission. Steam Formation and Properties :Classification of boilers, Lancashire boiler, Babcock and Wilcox boiler, boilermountings and accessories (No sketches for mountings and accessories),wet steam, saturated and superheated steam, specific volume, enthalpy andinternal energy. (No numerical problems in this module)
Classification, Principleof operation of Impulse and reaction turbines, Delaval’s turbine, Parson’s turbine.(No compounding of turbines).Gas turbines : Classification, Working principles and Operations of Opencycle and closed cycle gas turbines.Water turbines : Classification, Principles and operations of Pelton wheel,Francis turbine and Kaplan turbineInternal Combustion Engines : Classification, I.C. Engines parts, 2 Strokeand 4 stroke Petrol engines, 4 stroke diesel engines. P-V diagrams of Otto and Diesel cycles. Problems on indicated power, brake power, indicatedthermal efficiency, brake thermal efficiency, mechanical efficiency, and specificfuel consumption, [numericals on IC Engines].
Turning, facing, knurling, Thread cutting, Taper Turning by swivelling thecompound rest, Drilling, Boring, Reaming, Tapping, Counter Sinking, CounterBoring, -Plane milling, End milling, Slot milling. (No sketches of Machinetools, sketches to be used only for explaining operations. Students to beshown the available machine tools in the Machine Shop of the collegebefore explaining the operations)Robotics and Automation :Robotics : Introduction, classification based on robots configuration; Polar,cylindrical, Cartesian Coordinate and spherical. Application, Advantages, anddisadvantagesAutomation : Definition, types –Fixed, Programmable & Flexible automation,NC/ CNC machines: Basic elements with simple block diagrams, advantagesand disadvantages.
Types and applications of Ferrous & Nonferrous metals and alloys,Composites : Introduction: Definition, Classification and applications (Aircraft and Automobiles)Soldering, Brazing and Welding :Definitions, classification and method of soldering, Brazing and welding.Differences between soldering, Brazing and Welding. Description of ElectricArc Welding and Oxy-Acetylene Welding.
Refrigerants : properties of refrigerants, list of commonly used refrigerants.Refrigeration –Definitions – Refrigerating effect, Ton of Refrigeration, Ice making capacity,COP, Relative COP, unit of Refrigeration. Principle and working of vapor compression refrigeration and vapour absorption refrigeration: Principles andapplications of air conditioners, Room air conditioner.