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Course No Cours Title Course Planner Lectures Tutorial Practical Credits

MEC259 UNIFIED MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY-I 15878 :: Kulkarni Kamlesh Vasudeo

0 0 4 2

Sr. No. (Web adress) (only if relevant to the courses) Salient Features

8 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_mechanics Current research and development and brief information

9 www.nptel.iitm.ac.in Complex Problem solving Numericals

10 www.onesmartclick.com/engineering/fluid- mechanics.html For basics of Fluid Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics Lecture Notes, Fundamentals of fluid mechanics, Fluid mechanics solutions manual

Sr No Jouranls atricles as compulsary readings (specific articles, Complete reference)

4 International Journal of Applied thermal engineering., Elsevier

5 International Journal of Heat and mass transfer, Elsevier

6 International Journal of Fluid measurement and Instrumentation, Elsevier

7 Journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=FLM ( online journal of fluid machanics )

Lab Manual1Text Book:

Other Specific Book:Thermal sciences by potter and scott2

Introduction to fluid mechanics by Som & Biswas3

Relevant Websites

Other Reading

Format For Instruction Plan [for Courses with Labs

1 Approved for Spring Session 2011-12

*Each experiment of the lab will be evaluated using following relative scheme:Component % of Marks

J/E 20

WR 50

VIVA 30

List of experiments :-Lecture Number

Lecture Topic Pedagogical Tools Or Equipment Planned lab Manual

manual 1 To conduct a tensile test on mild steel/Cast iron/Aluminum Specimens and determine the following:- The yield stress, Ultimate stress, breaking stress, Young modulus of elasticity, Percentage elongation, Percentage reduction in Area.

Tensile Testing Machine, Test specimen Not Applicable

manual 2 To determine the impact strength of a specimen of M.S/Cast Iron by Charpy / Izod test.

Impact testing machine Not Applicable

manual 3 To Conduct torsion test on Mild steel/Cast iron specimen to find out modulus of rigidity.

Torsion testing machine Not Applicable

manual 4 To determine the Stiffness of the spring and modulus of rigidity of the spring wire.

Spring testing machine Not Applicable

manual 5 To find out the value of coefficient of discharge through a venture meter & orifice meter.

Venturi and orifice meter setup, Differential Manometer

Not Applicable

manual 6 To Verify Bernoulli’s equation experimentally. Pipe flow setup, Bernoulli’s Apparatus, Differential Manometer

Not Applicable

manual 7 To determine the losses due to friction in a pipe (Darcy’s friction). And to determine the loss of head in the fitting at the various flow rates (Loss coefficient for pipe fitting).

Friction Losses in the pipes apparatus,Minor loses apparatus

Not Applicable

Mid Termmanual 8 To determine the Reynolds Number and hence the

type of flow (laminar, transition, turbulent).Pipe flow setup, Differential Manometer Not Applicable

manual 9 To determine the coefficient of Pitot tube and to plot Velocity profile across the cross-section of pipe.

Pipe flow setup, Differential Manometer Not Applicable

manual 10 To study various types of links and mechanisms. Various types of links and mechanism Not Applicable

2 Approved for Spring Session 2011-12

manual 11 To study Gyroscopic effect of a rotating disc.and experimental justification of equation T=I w wp For calculating the gyroscopic couple

Gyroscope setup Not Applicable

manual 12 To plot the n-Q (follower displacement vs angle of cam rotation) curves for different cam follower pairs. And to study jump phenomenon.

Cam follower Apparatus Not Applicable

manual 13 Determination of characteristics curves of sleeve position against speed for governors. Determination of characteristics curves of radius of rotation against controlling force for Hartnell governor.

Hatnell governor Not Applicable

Spill Overmanual 14 Revision Not Applicable

manual 15 Revision Not Applicable

3 Approved for Spring Session 2011-12