MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ENGINEERING WORKSHOP

 

Workshops were the only places of production until the advent of industrialisation and the development of larger factories. Engineering workshop is the laboratory which provides both the area and tools (or machinery) that may be required for the manufacture or repair of manufactured goods. Here the students will learn the basics about Carpentry, Fitting, Tin Smithy, Black Smithy and House Wiring.

Lab In charge:Mr. Jasper Johnson Dokiburra, Associate Professor

Name Of The Technical Staff: Mr.B.Dora Babu
Mr.S.Bapi Raju

  • LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

  • Trade:Carpentry

  • 1.T-Lap Joint

  • 2.Cross Lap Joint

  • 3.Dovetail Joint

  • 4.Mortise and Tenon Joint

  • Fitting

  • 1.V Fit

  • 2.Square Fit

  • 3.Half Round Fit

  • 4.Dovetail Fit

  • Black Smithy

  • 1.Round rod to Square

  • 2.S-Hook

  • 3.Round Rod to Flat Ring

  • 4.Round Rod to Square headed bolt

  • House Wiring

  • 1.Parallel / Series Connection of three bulbs

  • 2.Stair Case wiring

  • 3.Florescent Lamp Fitting

  • 4.Measurement of Earth Resistance

  • Tin Smithy

  • 1.Taper Tray

  • 2.Square Box without lid

  • 3.Open Scoop

  • 4.Funnel

 

 

MECHANICS OF SOLIDS LAB

 

Mechanics of solids is the branch of continuum mechanics that studies the behaviour of solid materials, especially their motion and deformation under the action of forces,temperature changes, phase changes, and other external or internal agents. The Mechanics of Solids Laboratory is a facility dedicated to the structural testing and design of components and materials.

Lab In charge: Mr.J.Suresh, Assistant Professor

Name Of The Technical Staff: Mr. K. Suresh

  • LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

  • Estimate young‟s modulus of wood/steel materials Direct Tension test on Universal Testing Machine (UTM)

  • Bending test on simply supported beam steel.

  • Bending test on simply supported beam Wood. 

  • Bending test on cantilever beam Steel

  • Torsion test

  • Brinell‟s hardness test

  • Rockwell hardness test

  • Test on Tension springs.

  • Test on Compression springs

  • Compression Test on wood.

  • Charpy Impact test.

  • Izod Impact test.

 

 

 

 

 

METALLURGY LAB

 

The main objective of this laboratory is to learn about the properties of various materials like metals, ceramics, glasses, organic plastics, polymers etc. Metallurgy deals with the science technology of heat treatment of metals and alloys. Instrumentation deals with the basic knowledge on mechanism of an instrument.

 

Lab In charge: Mr. V.V.N.Sarath, Assistant Professor

Name Of The Technical Staff: Mr. V V Ragavulu

  • LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

  • Preparation and study of the Microstructure of Al

  • Preparation and study of the Microstructure of Cu

  • Preparation and Study of the Microstructure of Gray Cast-iron.

  • Preparation and Study of the Microstructure of Stainless steel

  • Preparation and Study of the Microstructure of Brasst

  • Preparation and Study of the Microstructure Malleable Cast Iron

 

 

FLUID MECHANICS & HYDRAULIC MACHINES LAB

 

The purpose of this laboratory is to reinforce and enhance our understanding of the fundamentals of Fluid mechanics and Hydraulic machines. The experiments here are designed to demonstrate the applications of the basic fluid mechanics principles and to provide a more intuitive and physical understanding of the theory. The main objective is to introduce a variety of classical experimental and diagnostic techniques, and the principles behind these techniques.

Lab In charge: Ms. Mandiga Amrutha, Assistant Professor

Name Of The Technical Staff: Mr. T V V S Ramesh

  • LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

  • Impact of jet on vanes

  • Performance test on Pelton wheel-constant head

  • Performance test on Pelton wheel-constant speed

  • Performance test on Francis turbine-constant head

  • Performance test on Francis turbine-constant speed

  • Performance test on single stage centrifugal pump

  • Performance test on multi stage centrifugal pump

  • Performance test on Reciprocating pump

  • Calibration of Venturimeter.

  • Calibration of Orificemeter

  • Determination of Friction factor for a given pipe line

 

 

 

 

PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY LAB

 

Production Technology is subject which provide a position to set up and operate production dealing with Welding, Casting, rolling, plastic moulding etc. The main objective of the laboratory is to understand different manufacturing techniques by studying different processes in Production Technology.

Lab In charge: Mr. Srimanthula Srikanth, Assistant Professor

Name Of The Technical Staff: Mr.V.Murali Krishna

  • LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

  • I.METAL CASTING:

  • 1.Pattern Design and making – for one casting drawing.

  • 2.Sand properties testing – for strength and permeability

  • 3.Mould preparation, Melting and Casting

  • II.WELDING:

  • 1.Manual metal arc welding – Lap & Butt Joints

  • 2.Resistance Spot Welding

  • 3.Brazing and soldering

  • 4.Gas cutting.

  • 5. TIG/MIG Welding

  • 6.Gas welding

  • III.METAL FORMING AND POWDER METALLURGY:

  • 1.Blanking & Piercing operations and study of simple, compound and progressive dies.

  • 2.Deep drawing and extrusion operations.

  • 3.Bending and other operations

  • 4.Basic powder compaction and sintering

  • IV.PROCESSING OF PLASTICS:

  • 1.Injection Moulding

  • 2.Blow Moulding

 

 

 

 

 

CAD LAB

 

Nowadays as the technology improving more and more we no longer require the use of protractors and compasses to create drawings, instead there are several classes that focus on the use of various software.This laboratory mainly deals with the detailed engineering of 3D models and/or 2D drawings of physical components using CAD software, but it is also used throughout the engineering process from conceptual design and layout of products, through strength and dynamic analysis of assemblies to definition of manufacturing methods of components. It can also be used to design objects.

Lab In charge: Mr. Godasu V N Santhosh, Associate Professor

Name Of The Technical Staff: Mr. Alli Mohan Shankar

  • LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

  • DRAFTING: Development of part drawings for various components in the form of orthographic and isometric representation of dimensioning and tolerances scanning and plotting. Study of script, DXE and IGES files.

  • PART MODELING: Generation of various 3D models through protrusion, revolve, shell sweep. Creation of various features. Study of parent child relation. Feature based and Boolean based modeling surface and assembly modeling. Study of various standard translators. Design simple components. Generative drafting exercises.

  • Import CAD model into analysis software and carry out the following

  • a) Determination of deflection and stresses in 2D and 3D trusses and beams.

  • b) Determination of deflections component and principal and Von-mises stresses in plane stress, plane strain and Axisymmetric components.

  • c) Determination of stresses in 3D and shell structures (at least one example in each case).

  • d) Estimation of natural frequencies and mode shapes, Harmonic response of 2D beam.

  • e) Steady state heat transfer Analysis of plane and Axisymmetric components

  • Packages to be provided to cater to drafting, modeling & analysis from the following:Micro Station, CATIA, Pro-E, I-DEAS, ANSYS, NISA,CAEFEM, ABACUS etc.

 

 

 

THEORY OF MACHINES LAB

 

Theory of Machine Lab may be defined as that branch of Engineering-science, which deals with the study of relative motion between the various parts of a machine, and forces which act on them. The main objective of Theory of Machines lab is to impart practical knowledge on design and analysis of mechanisms for the specified type of motion in a machine. Demonstration exercises are provided with wide varieties of transmission element models to understand machine kinematics. Various experiments with governors, gyroscopes, balancing machines and universal vibration facilities are available to understand machine dynamics.

Lab In charge: Mr. A Udaya Bhaskar, Associate Professor

Name Of The Technical Staff: Mr. Ch. S. Pradeep Kumar

  • LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

  • To determine whirling speed of shaft theoretically and experimentally.

  • To determine the position of sleeve against controlling force and speed of a Hartnell governor and to plot the characteristic curve of radius of rotation.

  • To analyze the motion of a motorized gyroscope when the couple is applied along its spin axis.

  • To determine the frequency of undamped free vibration of an equivalent spring mass system.

  • To determine the frequency of damped force vibration of a spring mass system.

  • To study the static and dynamic balancing using rigid blocks.

  • To find the moment of inertia of a flywheel.

  • To plot follower displacement Vs cam rotation for various Cam Follower systems.

  • To plot slider displacement, velocity and acceleration against crank rotation for single slider crank mechanism/Four bar mechanism.

  • To find coefficient of friction between belt and pulley.

  • To study simple and compound screw jack and determine the mechanical advantage, velocity ratio and efficiency.

  • To study various types of gears- Spur, Helical, Worm and Bevel Gears.

 

 

THERMAL ENGINEERING LAB

 

The objective of this laboratory is to introduce the student to the fundamental and industrial theories of working of IC engines, modes of Heat transfer, principles of refrigeration and air conditioning etc. The Thermal Engineering Laboratory is equipped with several test facilities for doing research within thermal processes for energy conversion.

Lab In charge: Mr. Sunil Raj Musinada, Associatde Professor

Name Of The Technical Staff: Mr. G.Soma Raju

  • LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

  • I.C. Engines valve / port timing diagrams

  • I.C. Engines performance test (4 -stroke diesel engines)

  • I.C. Engines performance test on 2-stroke petrol.

  • Evaluation of friction power by conducting morse test on 4-stroke multi Cylinder petrol engine.

  • Determination of friction power by retardation and motoring test on IC engine.

  • I.C. Engines heat balance.

  • Economical speed test of an IC engine.

  • Performance test on variable compression ratio engines.

  • Performance test on reciprocating air compressor unit.

  • Study of boilers

  • Dis-assembly / assembly of Engines.

  • Load test on 4 – stroke single cylinder variable compression ratio petrol engine.

  • Performance test on Refrigeration test rig.

 

 

MACHINE TOOLS LAB

 

The main objective of this laboratory is to provide basic concepts of measurements by using different techniques and knowledge on different machines like lathe, shaper, planner etc. The student will be in a position to take up assignments in inspection of mechanical components in a medium to large manufacturing unit.

Lab In charge: Mrs. Pasikanti Gayathri, Assistant Professor

Name Of The Technical Staff: Mr. B.Dora Babu

  • LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

  • 1.Introduction of general purpose machines

  • Lathe

  • Slotting Machine

  • Drilling Machine

  • Tool and Cutter Grinder

  • Milling Machine

  • Tool and Cutter Grinder.

  • Shaper.

  • Cylindrical grinder.

  • Planing Machine.

  • Surface Grinder.

  • 2.Plain turning and facing operations on lathe. (To be discussed)

  • 3.Step turning and taper turning operation on lathe.

  • 4.Thread cutting and knurling operation on lathe.

  • 5.Drilling operation on lathe

  • Fundamental operations on

  • 6.Drilling and tapping.

  • 7.Shaping and planning.

  • 8.Slotting.

  • 9.Milling.

  • 10.Cylindrical surface grinding.

  • 11.Grinding of tool angles.

  • 12.Introduction of CNC machine tools

 

 

HEAT TRANSFER LAB

 

Heat Transfer laboratory provides knowledge about modes of heat transfer and also provide different applications on parallel and counter flow heat exchanger and heat pipes. The student gains knowledge about the modes of heat transfer like conduction, convection and radiation.

Lab In charge: Dr. Dharmalingam R, Associate Professor

Name Of The Technical Staff: Mr. G. Suresh

  • LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

  • Determination of Overall heat transfer co-efficient Composite Slab Apparatus

  • Determination of Heat transfer through a lagged pipe.

  • Determination of Heat Transfer through a Concentric Sphere

  • Determination of Thermal Conductivity of given metal rod.

  • Determination of Heat transfer in pin-fin

  • Determination of Heat transfer in forced & natural convection apparatus.

  • Determination of Parallel and counter flow heat exchanger.

  • Determination of Emissivity of a given surface .

  • Determination of Stefan Boltzmann constant.

  • Determination of Heat transfer in drop and film wise condensation.

  • Determination of Critical Heat flux.

  • Study of heat pipe and its demonstration.

  • COP of VCR System with Capillary and thermal expansion valve.

  • Determination of thermal conductivity of liquids and gases.

 

METROLOGY & INSTRUMENTATION LAB

 

The Metrology and instrumentation Laboratory course is designed for measuring and gauging instruments for inspection of precision linear, geometric forms, angular and surface finish measurements. The student can learn the measurements with and calibration of instruments. They also understand the machine tool alignment test. Instrumentation lab introduces the students with the theory and methods for conducting experimental work in the laboratory and calibration of various instruments for measuring pressure, temperature, displacement, speed, vibration etc.

Lab In charge: Mrs. Anusha Srikanth Bh,Associate Professor

Name Of The Technical Staff: Mr. T.Baskhar

  • LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

  • Measurement of lengths, heights, diameters by vernier calipers, micrometers, slip gauges etc.

  • Measurement of bores by internal micrometers and dial bore indicators.

  • Use of gear tooth vernier caliper for tooth thickness inspection and flange micro meter for checking the chordal thickness of spur gear.

  • Machine tool alignment test on the lathe.

  • Machine tool alignment test on drilling machine.

  • Machine tool alignment test on milling machine.

  • Angle and taper measurements with bevel protractor, Sine bars, rollers and balls.

  • Use of spirit level in finding the straightness of a bed and flatness of a surface.

  • Thread inspection with two wire/ three wire method & tool makers microscope.

  • Surface roughness measurement with roughness measuring instrument.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIMULATION LAB

 

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a branch of fluid mechanics that uses numerical analysis and data structures to analyze and solve problems that involve fluid flows. Computers are used to perform the calculations required to simulate the free-stream flow of the fluid, and the interaction of the fluid (liquids and gases) with surfaces defined by boundary conditions. With high-speed supercomputers, better solutions can be achieved, and are often required to solve the largest and most complex problems.

Lab In charge: Mr. Godasu V N Santhosh, Associate Professor

Name Of The Technical Staff: Mr. M. Venkata Krishna

  • LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

  • Writing Programs in C and MATLAB for the following:

  • Solution of Transcendental equations

  • Solution of Simultaneous algebraic equations

  • Numerical differentiation and Integration

  • Solution of Ordinary Differential Equation

  • Solution of a Tri-diagonal matrix using Thomas Algorithm

  • Solution of Partial differential equations related to

  • i.Elliptical Partial differential equations

  • ii.Parabolic Partial differential equations

  • iii.Hyperbolic Partial differential equations

  • 7.Solution of 1-D and 2-D heat conduction with (Finite Difference method)

  • i.Constant temperature boundary conditions

  • ii. Constant heat flux boundary conditions

  • iii. Convective boundary conditions

  • 8.Solution of Incompressible Navier-Stokes equations (Finite difference and Finite Volume methods)

  • 9.Solution of Inviscid incompressible fluid flows.(Finite difference and Finite Volume methods)

PART-B

 

  • Using ANSYS-FLUENT solve the following problems of heat transfer analysis:

  • Steady state conduction

  • Lumped heat transfer
  • Convective heat transfer – Internal flow (study both velocity and thermal boundary layers)

  • Convective heat transfer – External flow (study both velocity and thermal boundary layers)

  • Radiation heat transfer– Emissivity

 

 

 

 

 

CAM LAB

 

Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) uses geometrical design data to control automated machinery. CAM systems are associated with computer numerical control (CNC) or direct numerical control (DNC) systems. These systems differ from older forms of numerical control (NC) in that geometrical data are encoded mechanically. Since both CAD and CAM use computer-based methods for encoding geometrical data, it is possible for the processes of design and manufacture to be highly integrated. Computer-aided design and manufacturing systems are commonly referred to as CAD/CAM.

Lab In charge: Mr. Sunil Raj Musinada, Associate Professor

Name Of The Technical Staff: Mr. A.Siva Krishna

  • LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

  1. Study of various post processors used in NC
  2. Machining of simple components on NC lathe and Mill by transferring NC Code / from a CAM package.
  3. CNC part programming Entry and
  4. Practices on CNC Turning
    1. Programming for facing
    2. Programming for Turning
    3. Programming for Linear and Circular
    4. Programming for Facing
    5. Programming for Multiple Facing
    6. Programming for Grooving
  5. Practice on CNC Milling
    1. Programming using linear and circular
    2. Programming using Sub-Program.
    3. Programming for Mirroring
    4. Programming for Circular Pocket Milling
    5. Programming for Rectangular Pocket milling
    6. Programming for Drilling

Automated CNC Tool path & G-Code generation using Pro/E/Master CAM

 

 

 

 

MECHATRONICS LAB

Mechatronics is the synergistic integration of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics, computer science, and control theory for the design of intelligent systems. Mechatronic systems are used in automotive systems, aerospace systems, consumer electronics, and robotics.

Lab In charge: Mr. Ganna Nagarjuna Varma, Associate Professor

Name Of The Technical Staff: Mr.S. Bapi Raju

  • LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

  • PLC PROGRAMMING

  • a. Ladder programming on Logic gates ,Timers & counters

  • b. Ladder Programming for digital & Analogy sensors

  • c. Ladder programming for Traffic Light control, Water level control and Lift control Modules

  • AUTOMATION STUDIO software

  • a.Introduction to Automation studio & its control.

  • b.Draw & Simulate the Hydraulic circuit for series & parallel cylinders connection

  • c.Draw & Simulate Meter-in, Meter-out and hydraulic press and clamping.

  • MATLAB Programming

  • a. Sample programmes on Matlab/SIMULINK

  • b.Simulation and analysis of PID controller using SIMULINK