ME-302 F AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING
Sessional : 50 Marks
Theory :100Marks
Total :150 Marks
Duration of Exam : 3Hrs.
Note: Examiner will set 9 questions in total, two questions from each section and one question covering all sections which will be Q.1. This Q.1 is compulsory and of short answers type. Each question carries equal marks (20 marks). Students have to attempt 5 questions in total at least one question from each section.
Section A
Introduction to Automobiles : Classification, Components, Requirements of Automobile Body; Vehicle Frame, Separate Body & Frame, Unitised Body, Car Body Styles, Bus Body & Commercial Vehicle Body Types; Front Engine Rear Drive & Front Engine Front Drive Vehicles, Four Wheel Drive Vehicles, Safety considerations; Safety features of latest vehicle; Future trends in automobiles.
Clutches : Requirement of Clutches – Principle of Friction Clutch – Wet Type & Dry Types; Cone Clutch, Single Plate Clutch, Diaphragm Spring Clutch, Multi plate Clutch, Centrifugal Clutches, Electromagnetic Clutch, Over Running Clutch; Clutch Linkages.
Section B
Power Transmission: Requirements of transmission system; General Arrangement of Power Transmission system; Object of the Gear Box; Different types of Gear Boxes; Sliding Mesh, Constant Mesh, Synchro- mesh Gear Boxes; Epi-cyclic Gear Box, Freewheel Unit. Overdrive unit-Principle of Overdrive, Advantage of Overdrive, Transaxle, Transfer cases.
Drive Lines, Universal Joint, Differential and Drive Axles: Effect of driving thrust and torque reactions;
Hotchkiss Drive, Torque Tube Drive and radius Rods; Propeller Shaft, Universal Joints, Slip Joint; Constant Velocity Universal Joints; Front Wheel Drive; Principle, Function, Construction & Operation of Differential; Rear Axles, Types of load coming on Rear Axles, Full Floating, Three quarter Floating and Semi Floating Rear Axles.
Section C
Suspension Systems : Need of Suspension System, Types of Suspension; factors influencing ride comfort, Suspension Spring; Constructional details and characteristics of leaf springs.
Steering System : Front Wheel geometry & Wheel alignment viz. Caster, Camber, King pin Inclination, Toein/Toe-out; Conditions for true rolling motions of Wheels during steering; Different types of Steering Gear Boxes; Steering linkages and layout; Power steering – Rack & Pinion Power Steering Gear, Electronics steering.
Section D
Automotive Brakes, Tyres & Wheels : Classification of Brakes; Principle and constructional details of Drum Brakes, Disc Brakes; Brake actuating systems; Mechanical, Hydraulic, Pneumatic Brakes; Factors affecting Brake performance, Power & Power Assisted Brakes; Tyres of Wheels; Types of Tyre & their constructional details, Wheel Balancing, Tyre Rotation; Types of Tyre wear & their causes.
Emission Control System & Automotive Electrical : Sources of Atmospheric Pollution from the automobile, Emission Control Systems – Construction and Operation of Positive Crank Case Ventilation ( PVC) Systems, Evaporative Emission Control, Heated Air Intake System, Exhaust Gas Recirculation ( ECR ) Systems, Air Injection System and Catalytic Converters; Purpose construction & operation of lead acid Battery, Capacity Rating & Maintenance of Batteries; Purpose and Operation of Charging Systems, Purpose and Operations of the Starting System; Vehicle Lighting System.
Text Books:
1. Automobile Engineering by Anil Chhikara, Satya Prakashan, New Delhi.
2. Automobile Engineering by Dr. Kirpal Singh, standard Publishers Distributors.
Reference Books:
1. Automotive Mechanics – Crouse / Anglin, TMH.
2. Automotive Technology – H.M. Sethi, TMH, New Delhi.
3. Automotive Mechanics – S.Srinivasan, TMH, New Delhi.
4. Automotive Mechanics – Joseph Heitner, EWP.
5. Motor Automotive Technology by Anthony E. Schwaller – Delmer Publishers, Inc.
6. The Motor Vehicle – Newton steeds Garrett, Butter Worths.
ME- 304 F MECHANICAL MACHINE DESIGN –II
Sessional : 50 Marks
Theory : 100 Marks
Total : 150 Marks
Duration of Exam : 4 hrs.
Note:
1. Examiner will set 9 questions in total, two questions from each section and one question covering all sections which will be Q.1. This Q.1 is compulsory and of short answers type. Each question carries equal marks (20 marks). Students have to attempt 5 questions in total at least one question from each section.
2. The paper setter will be required to mention in the note of the question paper that the use of following Design
Data book is permitted:
(i) Design Data Handbook (In SI and Metric Units) for Mechanical Engineers by Mahadevan
(ii) Design Data Book PSG College of Technology Coimbatore
Section A
Design for Production ; Erogonomic and value engineering considerations in design, Role of processing in design, Design considerations for casting, forging and machining.
Variable Loading : Different types of fluctuating/ variable stresses, Fatigue strength considering stress concentration factor, surface factor, size factor, reliability factor etc., Fatigue design for finite and infinite life against combined variable stresses using Goodman and Soderberg’s Criterion, Fatigue design using Miner’s equation, Problems.
Section B
Shafts : Detailed design of shafts for static and dynamic loading, Rigidity and deflection consideration.
Springs : Types of Springs, Design for helical springs against tension and their uses, compression and fluctuating loads, Design of leaf springs, Surging phenomenon in springs, Design Problem.
Section C
Bearings : design of pivot and collar bearing , Selection of ball and roller bearing based on static and dynamic load carrying capacity using load-life relationship, Selection of Bearings from manufacturer’s catalogue,
Types of lubrication – Boundary, mixed and hydrodynamic lubrication, Design of journal bearings using Raimondi and Boyd’s Charts, Lubricants and their properties, Selection of suitable lubricants, Design Problems.
Section D
Gears : Classification, Selection of gears, Terminology of gears, Force analysis, Selection of material for gears, Beam & wear strength of gear tooth, Form or Lewis factor for gear tooth, Dynamic load on gear teeth -Barth equation and Buckingham equation and their comparison, Design of spur, helical, bevel & worm gear including the Consideration for maximum power transmitting capacity, Gear Lubrication, Design Problems.
Text Books:
1. Mechanical Engg. Design- Joseph Edward Shigley-Mc Graw Hill Book Co.
2. Design of Machine Elements – V.B. Bhandari – Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi.
Reference Books :
1. Engineering design – George Dieter, McGraw Hill, New York.
2. Product Design and Manufacturing –: A.K.Chitale and R.C.Gupta, PHI, New Delhi.
3. Machine Design An Integrated Approach: Robert L.Norton,Second Edition –Addison Wisley
Longman
4. Machine Design : S.G. Kulkarni , TMH , New Delhi.
ME –306 F HEAT TRANSFER
Sessional : 50 Marks
Theory : 100 Marks
Total : 150 Marks
Duration of Exam :3 Hrs.
Note:
1. Examiner will set 9 questions in total, two questions from each section and one question covering all sections which will be Q.1. This Q.1 is compulsory and of short answers type. Each question carries equal marks (20 marks). Students have to attempt 5 questions in total at least one question from each section.
2. The paper setter will be required to mention in the note of question paper that the use of Steam tables, Charts, Graphical plots is permitted.
Section A
Basics and Laws : Definition of Heat Transfer, Reversible and irreversible processes, Modes of heat flow, Combined heat transfer system and law of energy conservation.
Steady State Heat Conduction : Introduction, I-D heat conduction through a plane wall, long hollow cylinder, hollow sphere, Conduction equation in Cartesian, polar and spherical co-ordinate systems, Numericals.
Section B
Steady State Conduction with Heat Generation : Introduction, 1 – D heat conduction with heat sources, Extended surfaces ( fins), Fin effectiveness 2-D heat conduction , Numericals.
Transient Heat Conduction : Systems with negligible internal resistance, Transient heat conduction in plane walls, cylinders, spheres with convective boundary conditions, Chart solution, Relaxation Method, Numericals.
Section C
Convection: Forced convection-Thermal and hydro-dynamic boundary layers, Equation of continuity, Momentum and energy equations, Some results for flow over a flat plate and flow through tube, Fluid friction and heat transfer ( Colburn analogy ), Free convection from a vertical flat plate, Empirical relations for free convection from vertical and horizontal o\planes & cylinders, Numericals.
Thermal Radiation: The Stephen-Boltzmann law, The black body radiation, Shape factors and their relationships, Heat exchange between non black bodies, Electrical network for radiative exchange in an enclosure of two or three gray bodies, Radiation shields, Numericals.
Section D
Heat Exchangers: Classification, Performance variables, Analysis of a parallel/counter flow heat exchanger, Heat exchanger effectiveness, Numericals.
Heat Transfer with Change of Phase: Laminar film condensation on a vertical plate, Drop-wise condensation, Boiling regimes, Free convective, Nucleate and film boiling, Numericals.
Text Books :
1. Heat Transfer – J.P. Holman, John Wiley & Sons, New York.
2. Fundamentals of Heat & Mass Transfer–Incropera, F.P. & Dewill, D.P –John Willey New York.
3. Heat Transfer-Principles & Applications-Binay K. Dutta, PHI, New Delhi
Reference Books :
1. Conduction of Heat in Solids – Carslow, H.S. and J.C. Jaeger – Oxford Univ. Press.
2. Conduction Heat Transfer – Arpasi, V.S. – Addison – Wesley.
3. Compact Heat Exchangers – W.M. Keys & A.L. Landon, Mc. Graw Hill.
4. Thermal Radiation Heat Transfer – Siegel, R. and J.R. Howell, Mc. Graw Hill.
5. Heat Transmission – W.M., Mc.Adams , Mc Graw Hill.
ME- 308 F AUTOMATIC CONTROLS
Sessional Marks : 50
Theory Marks : 100
Total Marks : 150
Duration of Exam : 3 hrs.
Examiner will set 9 questions in total, two questions from each section and one question covering all sections which will be Q.1. This Q.1 is compulsory and of short answers type. Each question carries equal marks (20marks). Students have to attempt 5 questions in total at least one question from each section.
Section A
Introduction And Applications: Types of control systems ; Typical Block Diagram : Performance Analysis; Applications – Machine Tool Control, Boiler Control, Engine Governing, Aerospace Control, Active Vibration Control; Representation of Processes & Control Elements – Mathematical Modeling. Block Diagram Representation, Representation of Systems or Processes, Comparison Elements; Representation of Feedback Control systems – Block Diagram & Transfer Function Representation, Representation of a Temperature, Control System, Signal Flow Graphs, Problems.
Types of Controllers : Introduction : Types of Control Action; Hydraulic Controllers; Electronic Controllers; Pneumatic Controllers; Problems.
Section B
Transient And Steady State Response: Time Domain Representation; Laplace Transform Representation; System with Proportional Control; Proportional – cum – Derivative control; Proportional – cum – Integral Control; Error Constants; Problems.
Frequency Response Analysis: Introduction; Closed and Open Loop Transfer Function; Polar Plots; Rectangular Plots; Nichols Plots: Equivalent Unity Feed Back Systems; Problems.
Section C
Stability Of Control Systems : Introduction; Characteristic Equation; Routh’s Criterion; Nyquists Criterion, Gain & Phase Margins: Problems.
Root Locus Method : Introduction; Root Ioci of a Second Order System; General Case; Rules for Drawing Forms of Root Ioci; Relation between Root Locus Locations and Transient Response; Parametric Variation; Problems.
Section D
Digital Control System : Introduction; Representation of Sampled Signal; Hold Device; Pulse Transfer Function; Block Diagrams; Transient Response; Routh’s Stability Criterion; Root Locus Method; Nyquists Criterion; Problems.
State Space Analysis Of Control Systems: Introduction; Generalized State Equation; Techniques for Deriving System State – Space Equations; Transfer Function from State Equations; Solution of State Vector Differential Equations; Discrete Systems; Problems.
Text Books :
1. Theory & Applications of Automatic Controls by B.C. Nakra, Published by New Age International Pvt. Ltd. Publishers, New Delhi.
2. Modern Control Engg. by Ugata, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.
Reference Books :
1. Automatic Control Systems by Kuo’ Published by Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.
2. Control System Engineering, I. J. Nagrath and M. Gopal, New Age , New Delhi.
ME – 310 F MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION
Sessional : 50 Marks
Theory : 100 Marks
Total marks : 150 Marks
Duration of Exam: 3 Hrs.
Examiner will set 9 questions in total, two questions from each section and one question covering all sections which will be Q.1. This Q.1 is compulsory and of short answers type. Each question carries equal marks (20 marks). Students have to attempt 5 questions in total at least one question from each section.
Section A
Instruments and Their Representation : Introduction, Typical Applications of Instrument Systems, Functional Elements of a Measurement System, Classification of Instruments, Standards and Calibration.
Static and Dynamic characteristics of Instruments : Introduction, Accuracy, Precision, Resolution, Threshold, Sensitivity, Linearity, Hysteresis, Dead Band, Backlash, Drift, Formulation of Differential Equations for Dynamic Performance- Zero Order, First Order and Second order systems, Response of First and Second Order Systems to Step, Ramp, Impulse and Harmonic Functions.
Section B
Transducer Elements : Introduction, Analog and Digital Transducers, Electromechanical; Potentiometric, Inductive Self Generating and Non-Self Generating Types, Electromagnetic, Electrodynamic, Eddy Current, Magnetostrictive, Variable Inductance, Linearly Variable Differential Transformer, Variable Capacitance, Piezo-Electric Transducer and Associated Circuits, Unbonded and Bonded Resistance Strain Gages. Strain Gage Bridge circuits, Single Double and Four Active Arm Bridge Arrangements, Temperature Compensation, Balancing and Calibration, Ionisation Transducers, Mechano Electronic Transducers, Opto-Electrical Transducers, Photo Conductive Transducers, Photo Volatic Transducers, Digital Transducers, Frequency Domain Transducer, Vibrating String Transducer, Binary codes, Digital Encoders.
Section C
Motion, Force and Torque Measurement : Introduction, Relative motion Measuring Devices, Electromechanical, Optical, Photo Electric, Moire-Fringe, Pneumatic, Absolute Motion Devices, Seismic Devices, Spring Mass & Force Balance Type, Calibration, Hydraulic Load Cell, Pneumatic Load Cell, Elastic Force Devices, Separation of Force Components, Electro Mechanical Methods, Strain Gage, Torque Transducer, Toque Meter.
Intermediate, Indicating and Recording Elements : Introduction Amplifiers, Mechanical, Hydraulic, Pneumatic, Optical, Electrical Amplifying elements, Compensators, Differentiating and Integrating Elements,
Section D
Pressure and Flow Measurement : Pressure & Flow Measurement, Introduction : Moderate Pressure
Measurement, Monometers, Elastic Transducer, Dynamic Effects of Connecting Tubing, High Pressure
Transducer, Low Pressure Measurement, Calibration and Testing, Quantity Meters, Positive Displacement Meters, Flow Rate Meters, Variable Head Meters, Variable Area Meters, Rotameters, Pitot-Static Tube Meter, Drag Force Flow Meter, Turbine Flow Meter, Electronic Flow Meter, Electro Magnetic Flow meter. Hot-Wire Anemometer.
Temperature Measurement : Introduction, Measurement of Temperature, Non Electrical Methods – Solid Rod Thermometer, Bimetallic Thermometer, Liquid-in-Glass thermometer, Pressure Thermometer, Electrical Methods– Electrical Resistance Thermometers, Semiconductor Resistance Sensors (Thermistors), Thermo–Electric Sensors, Thermocouple Materials, Radiation Methods (Pyrometry), Total Radiation Pyrometer, Selective Radiation Pyrometer.
Text Books :
1. Measurement systems Application and Design. Ernest O. Doebelin, Tata McGraw Hill Edition (Fourth Edition) 2002.
2. Measurement and Instrumentation in Engineering, Francis S. Tse and Ivan E. Morse, Marcel Dekker.
Reference Books :
1. Principles of Measurement and Instrumentation – Alan S. Morris Prentice Hall of India.
2. Mechanical Measurements : T.G. Beckwith, W.L. Buck and R.D. Marangoni Addison Wesley.
3. Instrumentation, Measurement and Analysis – B.C. Nakra and K.K. Chaudhary, TMH.
4. Mechanical Measurements by D. S. Kumar, Kataria & Sons.
ME- 312 F INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Sessional : 50 Marks
Theory : 100 Marks
Total : 150 Marks
Duration of Examination: 3 Hrs
Examiner will set 9 questions in total, two questions from each section and one question covering all sections which will be Q.1. This Q.1 is compulsory and of short answers type. Each question carries equal marks (20 marks). Students have to attempt 5 questions in total at least one question from each section.
Section A
Definition of Industrial Engineering: Objectives, Method study, Principle of motion economy, Techniques of method study - Various charts, THERBLIGS, Work measurement - various methods, time study PMTS, determining time, Work sampling, Numericals.
Productivity & Workforce Management :Productivity - Definition, Various methods of measurement,
Factors effecting productivity, Strategies for improving productivity, Various methods of Job evaluation & merit rating, Various incentive payment schemes, Behavioural aspects, Financial incentives.
Section B
Manufacturing Cost Analysis: Fixed & variable costs, Direct, indirect & overhead costs, & Job costing,
Recovery of overheads, Standard costing, Cost control, Cost variance Analysis - Labour, material, overhead in volume, rate & efficiency, Break even Analysis, Marginal costing & contribution, Numericals.
Materials Management : Strategic importance of materials in manufacturing industries, Relevant costs, Inventory control models - Economic order quantity (EOQ), Economic batch quantity (EBQ) with & without shortage, Purchase discounts, Sensitivity analysis, Inventory control systems - P,Q,Ss Systems, Service level, Stock out risk, determination of order point & safety stock, Selective inventory control - ABC, FSN, SDE, VED and three dimensional, Numericals.
Section C
Quality Management: Definition of quality, Various approaches, Concept of quality assurance systems,
Costs of quality, Statistical quality Control (SQC), Variables & Attributes, X, R, P & C - charts, Acceptance sampling, OC - curve, Concept of AOQL, Sampling plan - Single, Double & sequential, Introduction to TQM & ISO - 9000.
Production Planning & Control (PPC) : Introduction to Forecasting - Simple & Weighted moving
average methods, Objectives & variables of PPC, Aggregate planning - Basic Concept, its relations with other decision areas, Decision options - Basic & mixed strategies, Master production schedule (MPS), Scheduling Operations Various methods for line & intermittent production systems, Gantt chart, Sequencing - Johnson algorithm for n-Jobs-2 machines, n- Jobs-3 machines, 2 Jobs n-machines, n-Jobs m-machines Various means of measuring effectiveness of PPC, Introduction to JIT, Numericals.
Section D
Management Information Systems (MIS) : What is MIS ? Importance of MIS, Organizational & information system structure, Role of MIS in decision making, Data flow diagram, Introduction to systems analysis & design, Organizing information systems.
Product Design and Development: Various Approaches, Product life cycle, Role 3S’s – Standardization, Simplification, Specialization, Introduction to value engineering and analysis, Role of Ergonomics in Product Design.
Text Books:
1. Production & Operations Management - Chary, TMH, New Delhi.
2. Management Information Systems - Sadagopan, PHI New Delhi.
3. Modern Production Management – S.S. Buffa, Pub.- John Wiley.
Ref.Books: 1. Operations Management - Schroeder, McGraw Hill ISE.
2. Operation Management - Monks, McGraw Hill ISE.
3. Production & Operations Management - Martinich, John Wiely SE.
4. Industrial & Systems Engineering - Turner, MIZE, CHASE, Prentice Hall Pub.
ME- 314 F AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING LAB
Sessional : 25 Marks
Practical : 25 Marks
Total : 50Marks
Duration of Exam : 3 hrs.
List of Experiments :
1. To study and prepare report on the constructional details, working principles and operation of the following Automotive Engine Systems & Sub Systems.
(a) Multi-cylinder : Diesel and Petrol Engines.
(b) Engine cooling & lubricating Systems.
(c) Engine starting Systems.
(d) Contact Point & Electronic Ignition Systems.
2. To study and prepare report on the constructional details, working principles and operation of the following Fuels supply systems:
(a) Carburetors
(b) Diesel Fuel Injection Systems
(c) Gasoline Fuel Injection Systems.
3. . To study and prepare report on the constructional details, working principles and operation of the following Automotive Clutches.
(a) Coil-Spring Clutch
(b) Diaphragm – Spring Clutch.
(c) Double Disk Clutch.
4. To study and prepare report on the constructional details, working principles and operation of the following Automotive Transmission systems.
(a) Synchromesh – Four speed Range.
(b) Transaxle with Dual Speed Range.
(c) Four Wheel Drive and Transfer Case.
(d) Steering Column and Floor – Shift levers.
5. To study and prepare report on the constructional details, working principles and operation of the following Automotive Drive Lines & Differentials.
(a) Rear Wheel Drive Line.
(b) Front Wheel Drive Line.
(c) Differentials, Drive Axles and Four Wheel Drive Line.
6. To study and prepare report on the constructional details, working principles and operation of the following Automotive Suspension Systems.
(a) Front Suspension System.
(b) Rear Suspension System.
7. To study and prepare report on the constructional details, working principles and operation of the following Automotive Steering Systems.
(a) Manual Steering Systems, e.g. Pitman –arm steering, Rack & Pinion steering.
(b) Power steering Systems, e.g. Rack and Pinion Power Steering System.
(c) Steering Wheels and Columns e.g. Tilt & Telescopic steering Wheels, Collapsible Steering Columns.
8. To study and prepare report on the constructional details, working principles and operation of the following Automotive Tyres & wheels.
(a) Various Types of Bias & Radial Tyres.
(b) Various Types of wheels.
9. To study and prepare report on the constructional details, working principles and operation of the Automotive Brake systems.
(a) Hydraulic & Pneumatic Brake systems.
(b) Drum Brake System.
(c) Disk Brake System.
(d) Antilock Brake System.
(e) System Packing & Other Brakes.
10. To study and prepare report on the constructional details, working principles and operation of
Automotive Emission / Pollution control systems.
11. Modeling of any two automotive systems on 3D CAD using educational softwares (eg. 3D modeling package/Pro Engineering/I-Deas/ Solid edge etc.)
12. Crash worthiness of the designed frame using Hypermesh and LS-Dyna solver or other software.
NOTE :
1. At least ten experiments are to be performed in the Semester.
2. At least seven experiments should be performed from the above list. Remaining three experiments may either be performed from the above list or as designed & set by the concerned institution as per the scope of the syllabus.
ME- 316 F HEAT TRANSFER LAB.
Sessional : 50 Marks
Practical : 50 Marks
Total : 100 Marks
Duration of Exam : 3Hrs.
List of Experiments :
1. To determine the thermal conductivity of a metallic rod.
2. To determine the thermal conductivity of an insulating power.
3. To determine the thermal conductivity of a solid by the guarded hot plate method.
4. To find the effectiveness of a pin fin in a rectangular duct natural convective condition and plot
temperature distribution along its length.
5. To find the effectiveness of a pin fin in a rectangular duct under forced convective and plot
temperature distribution along its length.
6. To determine the surface heat transfer coefficient for a heated vertical tube under natural convection
and plot the variation of local heat transfer coefficient along the length of the tube. Also compare the
results with those of the correlation.
7. To determine average heat transfer coefficient for a externally heated horizontal pipe under forced
convection & plot Reynolds and Nusselt numbers along the length of pipe. Also compare the results
with those of the correlations.
8. To measure the emmisivity of the gray body (plate) at different temperature and plot the variation of
emmisivity with surface temperature.
9. To find overall heat transfer coefficient and effectiveness of a heat exchange under parallel and
counter flow conditions. Also plot the temperature distribution in both the cases along the length of
heat of heat exchanger.
10. To verify the Stefen-Boltzmann constant for thermal radiation.
11. To demonstrate the super thermal conducting heat pipe and compare its working with that of the best conductor i.e. copper pipe. Also plot temperature variation along the length with time or three pipes.
12. To study the two phases heat transfer unit.
13. To determine the water side overall heat transfer coefficient on a cross-flow heat exchanger.
14. Design of Heat exchanger using CAD and verification using thermal analysis package eg. I-Deas etc.
Note:
1. At least ten experiments are to be performed in the semester.
2. At least seven experiments should be performed from the above list. Remaining three experiments
may either be performed from the above list or designed & set by the concerned institute as per the
scope of the syllabus.
ME- 318 F MEASUREMENTS & INSTRUMENTATION LAB.
Sessional : 25 Marks
Practical : 25 Marks
Total : 50 Marks
Duration of Exam : 3 Hrs.
List of Experiments :
1. To Study various Temperature Measuring Instruments and to Estimate their Response times.
(a) Mercury – in glass thermometer
(b) Thermocouple
(c) Electrical resistance thermometer
(d) Bio-metallic strip
2. To study the working of Bourdon Pressure Gauge and to check the calibration of the gauge in a deadweight pressure gauge calibration set up.
3. To study a Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT) and use it in a simple experimental set
up to measure a small displacement.
4. To study the characteristics of a pneumatic displacement gauge.
5. To measure load (tensile/compressive) using load cell on a tutor.
6. To measure torque of a rotating shaft using torsion meter/strain gauge torque transducer.
7. To measure the speed of a motor shaft with the help of non-contact type pick-ups (magnetic or
photoelectric).
8. To measure the stress & strain using strain gauges mounted on simply supported beam/cantilever
beam.
9. To measure static/dynamic pressure of fluid in pipe/tube using pressure transducer/pressure cell.
10. To test experimental data for Normal Distribution using Chi Square test.
11. To learn the methodology of pictorial representation of experimental data and subsequent
calculations for obtaining various measures of true value and the precision of measurement using
Data acquisition system/ calculator.
12. Vibration measurement by Dual Trace Digital storage Oscilloscope.
13. To find out transmission losses by a given transmission line by applying capacitive /inductive load.
14. Process Simulator.
Note:
1. At least ten experiments are to be performed in the Semester.
2. At least seven experiments should be performed from the above list. Remaining three
experiments may either be performed from the above list or designed & set by the concerned
institution as per the scope of the Syllabus.
