Mechanical Engineer Lab

 The course on Engineering Workshop Practice is intended to expose engineering students to different types of manufacturing / fabrication processes, dealing with different materials such as metals, ceramics, plastics, wood, glass etc.

Lab Outcomes:
At the end of this course, students will demonstrate the ability to

• Understanding different manufacturing techniques and their relative advantages/ disadvantages with respect to different applications.
• Selection of a suitable technique for meeting a specific fabrication need.
• Acquire a minimum practical skill with respect to the different manufacturing methods and develop the confidence to design & fabricate small components for their project work and also to participate in various national and international technical competitions.
• Introduction to different manufacturing methods in different fields of engineering.
• Practical exposure to different fabrication techniques.
• Creation of simple components using different materials.
• Exposure to some of the advanced and latest manufacturing techniques being employed in the industry. 

Material science is the science where we study and investigate relationship between the properties of the materials to their atomic structure. Properties are very important in the process of designing the durable components / machines / structures etc. These properties include mechanical properties, thermal properties, electrical properties, optical properties or magnetic properties or deteriorative properties. All of these properties are decided by the atomic arrangement of the materials. Furthermore, a material’s performance will be a function of its properties.

This laboratory provides the know-how of the atomic structures of materials and possible defects therein through various animated computerized models. Properties are also dependent on the micro-structure (grain structure and phase structure) of the materials. With the help of different equipments and machines the students are motivated to analyze the micro-structure and to estimate the resulting properties out of it.
Lab Outcomes

• 1. Conceptually explain the classification schemes that are used to categorize engineering materials.
• Explain the differences in the mechanical behavior of engineering materials based upon bond type, structure, Composition, and processing.
• Describe how and why defects (point, line and interfacial) in materials greatly affect engineering properties and limit their use in service.
• Use binary phase diagrams to predict microstructures and also to understand precipitation hardening.
• Understand how thermal treatments affect the microstructure and, thus, properties of materials.

Manufacturing Science lab is a part of curriculum  with an objective to get exposure to the students of understanding different techniques of joining processes for metals and non-metals. Lab consists of experiments regarding machine shop and welding shop. In machine shop experiments are performed on lathe, capstan lathe, shaper, slotter & milling, drilling, and grinding machine. In welding shop different types of welding joints such as lap, butt, corner, T- joints of same work piece are fabricated using different welding techniques such as Gas and Arc Welding. This lab enables the students to get thorough knowledge of different metal cutting processes and fabrication processes used in industry. Other experiments performed in the lab are casting, tube bending, grain sizeof sand on Sieve shaker, sand strength, patterns making.

Lab Outcomes
To design and manufacture the pattern and making casting of given specifications.

• To test and able to analyze different properties of different sand samples.
• Able to make product from injection molding.
• Able to design and locating the clamping devices for a given product.
• Able to make product using hand forging operations.
• To be able to understand the application of the different joining techniques, and be able to select an appropriate technique according to a specific requirement.

• To be conversant with the surface grinding process and to appreciate the effect of process parameters on the surface integrity aspects during the grinding process.

• To study the transition from laminar to turbulent flow and to determine the lower critical Reynolds number.
• To verify the Bernoulli‟s theorem.
• To verify the momentum equation.
• To study the boundary layer velocity profile and to determine boundary layer thickness and displacement thickness. Also to determine the exponent in the power law of velocity distribution.
• To determine the loss coefficients for the various pipe fittings.
• To study the flow behaviour in a pipe bend and to calibrate the pipe bend for discharge measurement. 

Lab Outcomes

• Able to identify, name, and characterize flow patterns and regimes.
• Utilize basic measurement techniques of fluid mechanics.
• Conduct experiments (in teams) in pipe flows and open-channel flows and interpreting data from model studies to prototype cases, as well as documenting them in engineering reports.
• Able to measure the surface tension of a liquid and metacentric height of a ship model experimentally

This lab is part of curriculum of mechanical 2nd year students to practice on Computer Aided Machine Drawing. This lab enables students to design machine components on computer using CAD software. The various machine components drawing includes screwed, fasteners, bolted joints, locking arrangements of nuts, foundation bolts, keys and cotters, shaft coupling, riveted joints etc.

Lab Outcomes:

• To learn CAD modeling software.
• To gain knowledge of design of machine components.
• To apply CAD software in real life applications.
• To develop an ability to understand drawing of machine components. 

Heat and mass transfer lab is   a part of curriculum of mechanical 3^rdyear students. The lab is well-equipped with calibrated equipment’s and enables students to understand the basics of modes of heat transfer i.e. conduction, convection and radiation.
Major Equipment’s in Heat Transfer Lab are  Thermal conductivity of insulating powder apparatus, Thermal, Pin-Fin apparatus, Vertical tube loosing heat under natural convection, Emissivity measurement apparatus,  Stefan Boltzmann apparatus, Parallel and counter flow heat exchanger, Two- phase heat transfer unit etc. 

Lab Outcomes

• Account for the consequence of heat transfer in thermal analyses of engineering systems.
• Analyze problems involving steady state heat conduction in simple geometries like conductivity of metallic rod apparatus, Guarded hot plate method
• Develop solutions for transient heat conduction in simple geometries.
• Obtain numerical solutions for conduction and radiation heat transfer problems

Machine Design –II

To solve the machine design problems using software’s like C++

It introduces students to software and equipment associated with CAD/CAM. The students are trained to use computers for design and manufacturing. Other activity is to train the students to write CNC programing to simulate tool path simulation for different components.

Lab Outcomes

• Acquire knowledge of CAD-CAM engineering and be able to discriminate, evaluate, analyze and integrate existing and new knowledge.
• Be able to critically analyze and carry out independent research on complex problems of CAD-CAM.
• Be able to carry out systematic research, design appropriate experiments and tools, and interpret experimental and analytical data for development of technological knowledge in CAD-CAM engineering.
• Be able to communicate effectively with written, oral and visual means, the design and research outcomes to the stakeholders. Be able to recognize state-of-the-art need and will be able to engage in life-long learning.
• Be able to understand professional and ethical responsibility while carryout out research and design activities. Be able to critically analyze, scrutinize and rectify decisions and actions and apply self-corrective measures.

The lab is equipped with experimental setup which enables students to conduct experiments on engines and other automobile subsystems. In automobile lab, working models of both petrol and diesel engines are available for students to perform tests like Morse test, SFC

etc. Major Equipment in Automobile Engineering Lab are Chassis of an automobile, Synchromesh gear box, Hydraulic and Mechanical brake, Vehicle lighting system, Fuel supply system , Differential gear box, Gear box, Suspension system, Steering system, Ignition system etc.

Lab Outcomes

• Describe, explain and demonstrate the various aspects of automobile components and system which include engine components, fuel and ignition systems, transmission systems and steering systems, suspension and braking systems and electrical and electronics system.