FOUNDATION COURSES

 BASIC  MECHANICALENGINEERING

UNIT-I MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES AND MACHINE TOOLS                                                                                                                               

Introduction to Lathe and its operations, Drilling, Metal Joining Processes - Welding processes - Arc & Gas welding – Sheet metal working - Brazing and soldering, Spot welding, Smithy.

 

UNIT-II      MACHINE ELEMENTS

Helical and leaf springs, Cams, Types of cams and followers, Gears (spur, helical and bevel gears, gear trains). Belt drives (types). Chain drives

 

UNIT-III     INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES                             

Introduction to Otto cycle and Diesel cycle, Principle  of  Internal  and  external  combustion  engines    Petrol  engine,  diesel engine,Two stroke and four stroke of both CI & SI engines, emission control. 

 

 

 

UNIT-IV     POWER PLANT ENGINEERING                                         

Introduction and classification of power plants – Working of thermal, hydroelectric, diesel, nuclear power plants.  Tidal Power Plant, Geo-Thermal.  Introduction to steam and gas turbines.

 

UNIT-V      THERMAL AND REFRIGERATION CYCLES                 

Basics of thermal power cycles – Carnot cycle.  Introduction to Refrigeration– Non cyclic & Cyclic Refrigeration - Principle of vapour compression refrigeration system - Principle of Vapour absorption refrigeration system. -  Applications.  Air-Conditioning – Layout of typical domestic refrigerator – Window and Split, centralised type Air conditioner – Applications.