Introduction to mechanical Engineering Syllabus S1&S2 2015-16

Course No.	Course Name	L-T-P-Credits	Year of Introduction
BE101-02	INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES	2-1-0-3	2015
Course Objectives 1.                  To introduce different disciplines of Mechanical Engineering 2.                  To kindle interest in Mechanical Engineering 3.                  To impart basic mechanical engineering principles
Syllabus Thermodynamics & Power sources, Thermal Engineering, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Automobile & Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanisms & Machines, Materials and manufacturing.
Expected outcome At the end of the course, the students will have exposed to the different areas of Mechanical Engineering; gained idea about nature, scope and applications of Mechanical Engineering principles.
References Books: •      Dossat, R. J., Principles of Refrigeration, PHI •      Heywood, J., Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals, McGraw Hill Publishers •      Holman, J. P., Thermodynamics, McGraw Hill Co. •      Jain, K. K. and Asthana, R. B., Automobile Engineering, TTTI Bhopal •      Kalpakjian, S. and Schmid, S. R., Manufacturing Processes for Engineering Materials, Pearson education •      Maines, R., Landmarks in Mechanical Engineering, ASME •      Menon, R. V. G., The Development of Science & Technology.  •      Peng, W. W., Principles of Turbomachinery, John Wiley & Sons •      Pita, E. G., Air Conditioning Principles & Systems, PHI •      Shigley, J. E. and Uicker, J. J., Theory of Machines & Mechanisms, Oxford University Press •      Shigley, J. E., Mechanical Engineering Design, McGraw Hill Publishers •      Spalding, D. B. and Cole, E. H., Engineering Thermodynamics, ELBS & Edward Arnold (Pub) Ltd. •      Stone, R. and Ball, T. K., Automotive Engineering Fundamentals, SAE International •      Sutton, G. P. and Ross, D. M., Rocket Propulsion Elements, John Wiley & Sons •      Von Karman, T., Aerodynamics: Selected Topics in the Light of Their Historical Development, Courier Corporation •      Online course on Refrigeration & Air conditioning, IIT Kharagpur  www.nptel.ac.in

Course Plan
Module	Contents	Hours	Sem. Exam Marks
I	Thermodynamics: Nature and scope of thermodynamics; Basic concepts ; Laws of thermodynamics- Discovery, Significance & Applications; Qualitative ideas on Entropy, Available energy, Irreversibility,  Clausius Inequality, Principle of increase of entropy & Carnot engine; Limitations of Thermodynamics; Sources of power; history of power production; power production in the future.	7	15%
II	Thermal Engineering:  Historical development of steam engine, steam turbines, gas turbines  and hydraulic turbines; Principle of turbomachinery;  History of IC engines;  two stroke and four stroke engines-working, applications; Air compressors- types and uses;  Principles of Rocket propulsion, chemical rockets, Indian space programme	7	15%
FIRST INTERNAL EXAM
III	Refrigeration & Air Conditioning: History & scope of refrigeration; applications of refrigeration; Food preservation, refrigerated storage;  applications in chemical and process industries; special applications; Air conditioning- Principles & systems; scope of air conditioning; Components of A/c systems, all-air and all-water A/c systems;, Psychrometric properties of air;  Human comfort; comfort standards.	7	15%
IV	Automobile & Aeronautical Engineering: Introduction to an Automobile; history of the automobile; Indian Automobiles; Types of automobiles; Layout of an automobile;  Major components and their functions;  Manufacturers of motor vehicles in India;  Fundamentals of aerodynamics; theory of lift and drag;  aircraft engines-types and applications.	7	15%
SECOND INTERNAL EXAM
V	Mechanisms & Machines: Introduction; Analysis and synthesis;  terminology; definitions & assumptions; planar, spherical and spatial mechanisms, examples of mechanisms;  mobility; classification of mechanisms; Grashof’s law; mechanical advantage;  Mechanical Engineering design; types of design; design considerations; types of loads;  factor of safety; codes & standards; economics of design; reliability; safety.	7	20%
VI	Manufacturing Engineering & Materials: Introduction and history of	7	20%

	materials and manufacturing; engineering materials; metals, alloys, composites, microstructures, heat treatment, physical properties of materials and material testing; methods of manufacturing;  examples of manufactured products; Computer Integrated manufacturing; lean production & agile manufacturing; environmentally conscious design & manufacturing; organization for manufacture.
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